The truth is that synth-pop can be many things. Sure, it must be synth-driven, and the era begins in the late 1970s, but the ...

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

Human’s Lib topped the UK album charts in 1984. It spawned four singles, three of which entered the top 10, including the ...

The 1980s were an incredibly polarizing time for music fans, thanks in no small part to the vast differences in popular genres, which ranged from heavy metal to synth-pop to hip-hop. Frankly, in the ...

Skies and sewers are uniting for a double record release party that will encourage matching track suits, '80s dance moves, and perhaps a Cure T-shirt or two. The Rochester-based electropop group Enemy ...

The COVID pandemic stifled live music and kept most bands from getting together. One positive note: The Static Channel came into being. “We were basically born out of COVID,” notes Stephen Schoenfeld.

Few sub-genres of music are as timeless and inventive as the world of synth-pop. One could say that the electronic movement is having a renaissance in 2023—as it seems like every artist working today ...

Muted blue light cast down on the crestfallen face of Alan Thomas, the guitarist and main vocalist of the rising indie duo joan. As the eclectic sound of joan’s synth-pop music began to fill the space ...

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The local music scene in Huntsville, Alabama is primarily Southern rock, indie, cover bands and Americana. Some rap and R&B in the mix too. Meanwhile, Remy Neal is the city’s synth-pop unicorn. Just ...

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