Synth Pop GENRE ARCHIVES
Enter Shikari – A Kiss for the Whole World
Enter Shikari are a band known for their use of synths, political lyrics and considered the pioneers of the genre ‘electronicore’.
VRSTY – Welcome Home
VRSTY have played around in the genre-bending arena with huge new album Welcome Home, to varying results.
Calva Louise – Popurri
Calva Louise have amassed themselves tonnes of praise, high profile fans and a decent following. However, new EP Popurri is nowhere near as eclectic or unique as people would have you believe.
Delain – Apocalypse & Chill
On 7th February Dutch outfit Delain release 16 track record, Apocalypse & Chill. Not only is it the name of the record but a good bit of advice too. Anyway, Delain are, Within Tempation Martijn Westerholt on keys, vocalist Charlotte Wessels, guitarist Timo Somers, bassist Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije and Joey Marin de Boer on drums.
Bandaid Brigade – I’m Separate
Punk supergroup, Bandaid Brigade release their debut album “I’m Separate” on the 21st January. The architects are members of Pears, Street Dogs and The Gamits collectively, Zach Quinn vocals, Brian Wahstrom, keys and vocals, Paul Rucket drums and guitarist Chris Fogal. The album was recorded in Denver and co-produced by Fogal himself.
NOT ENOUGH – TO L-VE
Polish quintet NOT ENOUGH's debut EP sees them attempt to copy the commercially successful template laid down by the likes of Bring Me The Horizon and PVRIS. The synth driven rock music has elements of modern metalcore but sticks to clean vocals for the majority. The EP lacks any real punch and even the heavier bits just pass you by. Ultimately the template used to create this EP is overdone and ultimately boring. Its hard to find anything that stands out of note good or bad.
The Black Queen live @ Bush Hall
[Photo: William Pavli] The Black Queen put on a captivating show at Bush Hall. Despite touring their most recent record Infinite Games, they favoured their debut, Fever Daydream. While both records are equally as magnificent, it seems odd that the older record was favoured in such a way. Perhaps this was due to Fever Daydream […]
The Black Queen – Infinite Games
With Infinite Games, The Black Queen are now so much more than a side project. With The Dillinger Escape Plan’s end, The Black Queen rises, building on their brilliant debut with a more challenging engaging piece of art. Infinite Games is a passion project that brings in influences from every corner of the musical spectrum, […]
LANY have unveiled their latest single ‘Thru These Tears’
LANY have released their brand new single, Thru These Tears, through Polydor and Interscope. This is the first track to be taken from the LA-based indie trio’s second album, Malibu Nights (due later this year).
CHVRIOTS – This Is Not A Test
This is not a test...or is it? Manchester based Spook rock band CHVRIOTS have just dropped their debut EP 'This is Not A Test'
Jayce Lewis releases new video!
Jayce Lewis has announced he will be releasing new album Million Part 1 out 27th October! First single Shields has just been released with a music video starring late Darth Vader actor David Prowse in his last ever appearance! Jayce Lewis will also be touring the UK in October with Gary Numan! Sep-30 Tramshed Cardiff, United Kingdom Oct-02 O2 Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth, United Kingdom Oct-03 […]
Fall Out Boy release new single The Last Of The Real Ones!
Fall Out Boy have released epic new single The Last Of The Real Ones taken off M a n i a out 19th January! On the new track, Pete Wentz said “That kind of love you feel for someone because of their glitches, not in spite of them… where you feel the vacuum of them everywhere… and your heart just feels […]
Depeche Mode release video for Cover Me
Depeche Mode have debuted an intriguing music video for their track Cover Me. The band’s Dave Gahan has said “A big surprise for me was how ‘Cover Me’ ended up being. I always heard this idea of the song being in two halves. The song is here and then you kind of get in the spaceship and go somewhere else.” […]
Aiming For Enrike share new single MARION JONES
Norwegian duo Aiming For Enrike have shared their latest hypnotic single Marion Jones taken from upcoming album Las Napalmas!