synth

  • bass

    Kwes. is a London based electronic pop singer/ producer his EP Meantime is set to drop May 1. Until then he has released this new track from the EP that should definitely peak your interest if you’re into this kind of music. The track features a lot of soft

  • 2012

    On its full-length debut, Kindness brings a fresh, ambitious approach to the most regretted sounds in funk, disco, R&B, synth pop, and more. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • The Mars Volta has released another new song from its upcoming LP. With the tracks released so far, this one included, they seem to have found a new focus, and that focus seems is far less self-indulgent. There is something immediately accessible about this song, but it still maintains the

  • Finding Reasons by New Build Here’s the first track to drop from the forthcoming New Build album, Yesterday Was Lived and Lost. The group comes straight out of the UK, and the album the song comes from should be out in March. They’ve also got strong connections to

  • Caught this song on the Fader, and I’m completely smitten with it. It’s from an anonymous California-based duo named Rhye. They’ve currently got a 12″ out on Innovative Leisure for the track streaming above. “Open” has a light, electronic groove that reminds me of the synth-heavy art

  • geri

    The release of this track marks the announcement of the debut Superhumanoids album. Yes! The title: Exhibitionists. Ooooo. After the release of its debut EP, I’ve been dying to hear this band take its blend of pop, indie rock, and synth pop to a full-length album. If “Geri” is

  • (This stream will be removed on Feb. 5th) Right here on the Needle Drop, we’re premiering a full stream of the new Steve Moore / Majeure, Brainstorm. It’s out via Temporary Residence. Though Moore and Majeure have made some considerable noise in the past with their respective solo efforts,

  • Nick Thorburn is trying to trick you; this is totally a song, a pretty good song at that. Islands is the project of the aforementioned Nick Thorburn (Mister Heavenly, The Unicorns) and this song is coming from the forthcoming album A Sleep and A Forgetting, which is slated for a

  • First track to drop from the forthcoming Perfume Genius album, Put Your Back N 2 It. It’ll be out in Feb. 2012 via Turnstile.

  • indie

    A new Handsome Furs video for the song “Serve the People,” which is off their latest synth-heavy album released earlier this year Sound Kapital. This is a side-project turned main-project for Dan Boeckner from Wolf Parade and his wife Alexei Perry. It is also the first Handsome Furs album released