Category: synthpop

  • A few remixes of HAIM’s wonderful tune that is “If I Could Change Your Mind” have surfaced recently and they’re all quite good. The Knocks remix is fantastic, for example. But it’s this MK remix that we keep going back to. It’s got a distinct ’90’s house vibe to it that makes the song sound…

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  • We’re not sure what we think about the above video — probably because Mike is having horrible headaches and severe eye pain lately — but the song is undeniably catchy with its soulful vocals, intriguing guitars and faint but warm synth, along with bass that alternates between funky and throbbing. There’s even a pretty darn…

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  • CLIENT has returned! Maybe you don’t know who they are. There’s Wikipedia for that. What we’re prepared to tell you is that new singer Client N brings new life to the group, igniting it with a spark not unlike that of Ladytron’s Marnie. And where CLIENT have tended to produce subtle electro/synth pop, the lead…

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  • Following the release of her super hot and steamy video for “Sexercise,” Kylie Minogue has now launched Sexercise.tv, which features several different videos for the bounce, bounce, bouncy song that’s sure to have gym memberships on the rise already.  Sexercize.tv was created by Chandelier Creative, a New York City based creative agency founded by Richard…

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  • “I’m gonna swing from the chandelier,” Sia sings enthusiastically during the massive chorus of her new single, “Chandelier,” which is without a doubt the best song she’s written during the past few years, which have seen her writing songs for a myriad of other artists with her solo career on pause.  We’ll be the first…

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  • Pop singer/songwriter Eemia is from the small town of Clitheroe in the North-West of England. When she was only 18 she moved to London and began working with various other writers and producers. In 2012 she performed at the Olympic Village, singing for the athletes throughout the Summer Olympics. She also worked as a background…

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  • sums it up perfectly. But, if you must know more, it’s very much in the vein of Tegan & Sara’s shiny latest album, Heartthrob, or Goldfrapp’s sultry pop, like on their Head First album. It begins with subtle guitar notes and dreamy, whispery vocals, more like Goldfrapp’s Seventh Tree, but once it hits the second…

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  • Kiss Me Once is Kylie Minogue’s twelfth studio album. It’s her first album since she parted ways with her long-term manager Terry Blamey and signed a management deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation imprint. Considering that the album has over 20 writers and at least a half dozen producers, it’s amazing that it sounds cohesive. You’d…

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  • PRESS RELEASE: LILY ALLEN TO RELEASE HER THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, SHEEZUS, ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS ON MAY 6TH ALBUM PRE-ORDER LAUNCHES TODAY March 10th, 2014 – Burbank, CA – British pop singer Lily Allen will release her third studio album, entitled Sheezus, on May 6th on Warner Bros. Records. An album pre-order launches today. Sheezus is…

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  • It’s not every day that high school students release an album. And it’s even less common for high school students to release a truly fantastic album with a serious wow factor. But that’s precisely what Ugly Bunny have done with their stellar debut, Tokyo You may recall Ugly Bunny from my very positive review of…

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  • I read a lot of artist bios and they tend to all sound the same after a while. It seems like they’re all about growing up in a small, rural town and then moving to New York City or Los Angeles to make it big in the music business. While it’s nice to read about…

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  • I must admit that I don’t know a whole lot about Florent Marchet. The only other album of his that I have is Noël’s Songs, which, as you could probably guess, is a Christmas album. I simply grabbed that one for the heck of it because, as my loyal readers must have figured out by…

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  • On her fourth solo album, St. Vincent – otherwise known as Annie Clark – has created a lusher, more fully realized take on the pristine pop of her last album, 2011’s Strange Mercy.  This is where heart-swelling melodies meet cool, unflinching beats.  Using two live drummers — Homer Steinweiss of the Dap-Kings and Midlake’s McKenzie…

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  • Dan Black and Kelis are both supreme talents with a knack for making electro-flavored pop. So, this pairing is a match made in pop heaven. And so, surprise, surprise, it’s heavenly. Pure sonic bliss. This remix of “Hearts” is by Louis The Child. It’s the first time we’ve heard anything by Louis The Child, but…

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