#modern synthpop

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Tesla Boy — Fantasy In the five years since their first release, Tesla Boy have managed to create some of the finest pop tunes ever conceived.

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Juveniles — Fantasy Of all the modern, disco-vibed synthpop bands out there, the big two for me are…

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Melotron − Endstation im Labyrinth

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The synthpop group Melotron stands out in my mind for its near-exclusive use of German lyrics. Too often, I think European bands give in to pressure to sing in English, even if their audience is not primarily comprised of English speakers. As a listener, this can disrupt my enjoyment of the music in a few ways. There is the possibility for…

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Vision Talk − Elevation

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The Swedish synthpop group Vision Talkwas formed in 2007 by Krister Petersson and Richard Flow, and the band’s music reflects the two men’s varied musical pasts. Before embarking on the Vision Talk…

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Seabound − Torn

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I want to follow up on yesterday’s post by talking about another Frank M. Spinath project: Seabound. Like Edge of Dawn, Seabound features a blend of EBM and synthpop, though a simple genre…

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Looking At The Stars by

Sally Shapiro from 2009's 'My Guilty Pleasure'

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M83 - Steve McQueen

M83's 'Steve McQueen' from 2011 'Hurry Up We're Dreaming'

This has to be my favourite release of this year, I just can't get enough of it.