Synth Pop

Five essential Minimal Wave excavations

Five essential Minimal Wave excavations

Iced gems.

Jun 7, 2025

‘Wrong’: Depeche Mode’s antidote to bubble-gum pop

“The wrong tune played ’til it sounded right..”

Apr 17, 2025

Circuit des Yeux - 2025 - Dana Trippe

Circuit des Yeux – ‘Halo on the Inside’ album review: reborn and ready to dance

The artist re-emerges in style.

Mar 13, 2025

'Ghosts'- The most audacious song to reach the Top Ten

‘Ghosts’: How did Japan create the most audacious song to reach the top 10?

An unforgettable chart hit.

Mar 11, 2025

Exploring Der Plan and their pioneering electro-schlager synthpop

Exploring Der Plan and their pioneering “electro-schlager” synth-pop

Real visionaries.

Mar 10, 2025

'Dazzle Ships'- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's confounding classic

‘Dazzle Ships’: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s confounding classic

A haunting gem.

Feb 11, 2025

Martin Dupont - French Electro Band - 1980s

Five Martin Dupont songs to listen to before you die

Excavated gems…

Jan 30, 2025

Wildes- The art-pop duo resurrecting the Neue Deutsche Welle - Far Out Magazine (02)

Wildes: The art-pop duo resurrecting the Neue Deutsche Welle

Excellent underground pop.

Dec 18, 2024

Sofie Royer - 2024 - Jasmin Baumgartner

Sofie Royer – ‘Young-Girl Forever’ album review: mellow meditations on girlhood

Synthy discussions of modern love and bedroom ghost towns.

Nov 14, 2024

‘The Lone Ranger’- how the world’s longest word gave us an early synth-pop anthem

‘The Lone Ranger’: how the world’s longest word gave us an early synth-pop anthem

An unexpected hit.

Apr 16, 2024

The 10 greatest synth-pop albums

The 10 greatest synth-pop albums

A musical epoch.

May 11, 2023

Tennis share new single ‘Let’s Make a Mistake Tonight’

Tennis shares a new track.

Jan 11, 2023