synthpop
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Jesu and Sun Kil Moon’s contribution to the 30 Days, 40 Songs campaign is a progressive synth piece that contains a bit of political and technological commentary, but mostly focuses on Mark’s recent experience tributing Lou Reed. The song will presumably appear on the duo’s sophomore record
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Atlanta indie veterans of Montreal continue a weak album streak with Innocence Reaches.
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Canadian pop songstress Carly Rae Jepsen comes through with a surprisingly pleasing EP of leftovers from her latest album, Emotion.
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It turns out that the B-sides of Carly Rae Jepsen‘s last album, Emotion, do just as well to capture the bliss of 80s dance-pop as the tracks that made the cut. Here’s a highlight.
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Crystal Castles did a new thing, and I don’t much care for the thing.
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Prolific indie pop songster Hot Dad offers his hot take on Pokémon Go, flexing his extensive Poké-knowledge in the process.
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Under his DJ Windows 98 handle, Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler pays tribute to the recently departed Alan Vega with a remix of Suicide’s 1979 single “Dream Baby Dream.”
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Blood Orange makes an ambitious return with Freetown Sound.
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From the debut collaborative EP by DâM-FunK & Nite Jewel, out July 1 via the former’s Glydezone imprint.
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Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and producer Olga Bell delivers an interesting blend of art pop and electronic music on her latest record.
