Live Out Your Synth Pop Dreams with Google's Moog Doodle The Atlantic Wire Every now and again Google's homepage Doodle rises above the level of novelty, and the fully functional Moog synthesizer they have planned for tomorrow, is certainly one of the more notable in recent memory. The synthesizer is already live on homepages ... This Date in Music History: May 23Cincinnati CityBeat
M83's synth-pop shimmer thrives at the Riv Chicago Tribune The setting suited M83's epic buildups and '80s synth-pop shimmer, complete with colored lights and columns that pulsated neon hues in synch with the rhythms. It was as if the appropriate venue finally caught up with the arena-destined sound.
No Longer a Joke, SF's Still Flyin' Turns Out a Seriously Gorgeous Indie-Pop Album SF Weekly (blog) By Ian S. Port Tue., May 22 2012 at 11:17 AM Having had dozens of synth-pop bands who ape the sounds of the '80s for one long, lame "ironic" joke, there's now another good one doing it for serious. And SF's Still Flyin' even started as a gag -- with ...
SYNTH-POP: French Horn Rebellion (5/12) Rochester City Newspaper By Jared Bennett on May 9, 2012 French Horn Rebellion plays Saturday, May 12, 7 pm at the Greek Lawn at RIT. PHOTO PROVIDED Before the Perlick-Molinari brothers began recording together as French Horn Rebellion, younger sibling Robert occupied ...
Neon Trees preps dance-punk hits for Lansing's Loft Lansing State Journal Pop-driven dance-punk band Neon Trees brings together new wave and synth-pop sounds on their latest full-length, “Picture Show.” With catchy hooks, racing drum-machine-aided beats and huge choruses, it's no wonder the band's singles “1983,” “Animal” ...
Beach House delivers reverb-soaked synth-pop Charleston City Paper by Devender Sellars A week ahead of the release of its new album, Bloom, the Baltimore indie band Beach House entertained a full house for its first time in Charleston at the Music Farm on Sunday night. I recognized the popularity of Beach House by the ...
SYNTH POP: Future Islands (5/4) Rochester City Newspaper By Andy Klingenberger on May 1, 2012 Baltimore synth-pop trio Future Islands released its third album, "On the Water," in late 2011 to solid reviews. The outfit separates itself from the morass of its genre through lead singer Samuel Herring's distinct ...
Zebra & Snake: 'London Is Still The Mythical Capital Of Pop' This Is Fake DIY Helsinki synth pop duo Zebra and Snake release their debut album 'Healing Music' this week. Fresh from their gigs at The Great Escape, singer Tapio tells DIY about how they went, and how Zebra and Snake got together in the first place.
The Last Days of Disco: Abebe Remembers Donna Summer and Robin Gibb Vulture She kept recording, making great singles well into the eighties; how hard could it be for her to slip into synth-pop, or freestyle, outgrowths of a whole genre of pop she'd helped create? She wouldn't perform “Love to Love You Baby” anymore, though, ...
Legendary synth pop band Ultravox announce first album in 28 years Epworth Bells Seminal electro pioneers Ultravox have issued the artwork for their first new album in 28 years, 'Brilliant' which is released on May 28 through EMI. The legendary quartet of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross and Warren Cann have created an album ...
