We checked out London ElectroPopper frYars’ 60s-infused The Power early last month. Now the track is available for you to check out with your eyes too,
The lead track from frYars’ Radio PWR EP gets the video treatment courtesy of some grainy footage and a nice line in black & white.
frYars’ Radio PWR EP is released 21th October.
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Chvrches appear to be releasing videos in reverse order to singles. So here we are, a couple of months after their stunning first album The Bones Of What You Believe was released, with the video for their début song, from summer last year, Lies.
The clip was directed by Sing J. Lee. Like the Recover video it’s pretty Sci-Fi, and seems to have been put together by someone who actually got the song, a rarity these days.
Chvrches début full length record, The Bones Of What You Believe, is out now.
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We weren’t going to feature any more reMixes of Goldroom’s excellent Embrace. We love the song, we’ve loved one or two of the reMixes, but there’s too many now, it’s getting tedious. However, we haven’t heard from German producer Kelek in a while, over a year actually, and his take on Embrace is actually significantly different, or at least different enough, that we’re giving it a one-time-only pass.
Kelek reMix is an energetic, Disco fuelled, retro Pop extravaganza. Rolling with a 80s Disco bassline and a smooth piano hook, this mix a breezy and fun. Immediately accessible, Ariela Jacobs vocals take on a new R&B twist when paired with Kelek’s vintage electronic Soul vibe. A bit New Wave-y, slightly French Touch-y, Kelek has done a sterling job of stamping his mark on the track. Check it out.
♫ Goldroom – Embrace (Kelek reMix)
Goldroom’s Embrace EP is out now.
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“This ain’t New York, This ain’t Vegas, But we’ll go wherever this night takes us” begins UK SynthPop heroes Strangers’ ode to London town. It’s November, which means there’s just this tune, and then December’s tune, until then end of Strangers free-track-a-month project. Now, we haven;t got a crystal ball or anything, but we’ve got our fingers and toes crossed for December’s contribution to be a cover of Wham!’s Last Christmas. Just sayin’.
Shimmering 90s beat meld with rich 80s synths in one of Strangers finest tracks to date. A love song both to a person and to a city, David’s urgent, dramatic, vocals lend the track a cinematic quality as the track rushes along, taking you with it. That’s not to say it’s a fast tune, it’s isn’t (gliding over a mid-tempo, slightly R&B, rhythm) but it’s theme of running-into-the-night drives the song’s emotional core and gives the layers of warm synth work a frantic quality. A big, inspiring, track. This one is Power-SynthPop at it’s finest.
Strangers’ London Lights is available for download now.
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Well, here’s a fresh slice of bliss to drop in out Inbox. Ayer is the collaboration between Brooklyn based singer Danny Schmittler and Noosa album producer Mickey Valen. They’ve only got one song to their name so far, but that one song makes a hell of an impression and gives us a taste of what to expect on their début EP, due for release this winter. Which is fitting, as their songs seems to have a winter vibe to them, check out Circle Down.
Taking it’s cues from vintage synth sounds but implementing them in a most definitely contemporary way, Ayer deliver a particularly New York brand of ElectroPop. Both the vocals and music come across as heartfelt and honest. Waves of crisp synths and a beat with a Disco swing compliment a dramatic piano line with a light Funk. Ayer’s vocals have a unique tone and the ability to deliver both passion and groove. An impressive début from these guys, we’ll be on the lookout for more.
Ayer’s début EP is due out later this year.
Check out more from Ayer on SoundCloud.
Burbling ElectroPop and witty lyrics are the order of the day on Brooklyn singer/songwriter Empress Of’s new tune. Tighter, and der we say it, more Poppy than her previous outings, Realize You is full of breezy catchiness, irresistible charm and a wicked tongue.
The liquid flow of multiple rolling apreggios and rising airy pads for the core of this beautiful Pop tune, a Pop tune which really shows off what Empress Of could achieve. The combination is clean and crisp electronics, tight with just enough experimentalism to be interesting, and Lorely Rodriguez painfully clever lyrics, delivered as a sweet lament, is such a winning combination it cannot be understated. As ends to the week go, this one is pretty special.
♫ Empress Of – Realize You
Empress Of’s Systems EP is out now.
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Katy B’s pretty incredible new single, 5am, was finally sees it’s pushed back release at the beginning of next month., coming equipped with this storming club track as it’s B-side. I Like You sees Katy teaming up with German melodic House producer, HotFlush’s George FitzGerald, to mix up her sultry vocals with some tough beats.
I Like You delivers truck loads of pulsating dancefloor groves and dirty, buzzsaw synths that provides a nice counterpoint to Katy’s husky, but sweet, vocals. This is definitely a late night jam, smokey and grinding. Slightly left-field but with a solid core in both club music and Pop. Everything we’ve heard from Katy’s forthcoming sophomore album, Little Red, so far has been pretty special and I Like You just adds to that impression. The follow up to a début is always tricky, but Katy B seems to have nailed it. We’re looking forward to hearing more.
♫ Katy B – I Like You (Produced By George FitzGerald)
Katy B’s 5am is released 4th November.
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In all honesty we just weren’t that keen on RAC’s, MNDR and Kele featuring, Let Go, in fact much of their output ever since they transformed from reMixers extraordinaire to major label Indie-Pop outfit has fallen a bit flat in our opinion, it;s not bad, it’s just not particularly inspired. Being big fans of MNDR, we really wanted to love Let Go, we just weren’t feeling it. However, we very much are feeling this reMix of the tune from New Your Indie-ElectroPop heroes Holy Ghost!, so there’s always that. I wonder if RAC know that the RAC is actually a thing in the UK, like the AA.
So, Holy Ghost! do what Holy Ghost! do best, injecting the track with a ton of their raw synth Disco. Twisting analog lead lines and thick, bouncing bass permeate every second of the track. MNDR’s vocals in particular fit beautifully with Holy Ghosts! NYC groove, moreso than in the original, we’d absolutely love to hear more of a Holy Ghost!/MNDR collaboration. The result here is a smooth and breezy, but definitely urban, slice of synthesizer funk, heave and robust, that’s as playful as it is pumping.
♫ RAC (Feat. Kele & MNDR) – Let Go (Holy Ghost! reMix)
RAC’s Let Go is out now.
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Well, this is, without a doubt, the Poppiest thing that Dreamwave OG Touch Tone has released to date. The LA based producer get’s right involved with the catchy sing-a-long anthem Modern Living from Philadelphia Indie outfit Work Drugs and delivers a full on ElectroPop, one which could quite easily chart.
Pairing up Touch Tone’s Robo-Pop with Work Drugs whimsical, typical, Indie vocals seems like a match made in heaven. With it’s saccharine, sin-a-long chorus (and lot’s of ‘”yeah, yeahs”) it;s the kind of tune that begs for waves of pin sharp arpeggios and comforting pads. Mash it up with a solid Disco beat and you have the recipie for Pop greatness. Alright, so the original song might be one of the most irritating things we’ve heard in a while, but in Touch Tone’s skilful hands you’ve got an ElectroPop juggernaut.
♫ Work Drugs – Modern Living (Touch Tone reMix)
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Sounding like a high-octane Julian, Better In The Dark is the new single from Australian/Swedish sisters Say Lou Lou. who seem to have settled down with Say Lou Lou, I think this is the longest they’ve ever been called on think, so it looks like it’s definitely Say Lou Lou to stay then. Out toward the end of next month, we predict Better In The Dark to do big things over the holiday, it’s got that wintery vibe.
An orchestral cacophony of screeching synths, hammered piano and gentle melodies, Better In The Dark is rush of emotion Pop. Say Lou Lou have got the knack of making big energetic track sound like they have the intimacy of a ballad, and they work that skill to it’s full effect right here. Better In The Dark has winter anthem written all over it, expect to hear this a lot, and not even get sick of it. Good stuff.
♫ Say Lou Lou – Better In The Dark
Say Lou Lou Better In The Dark is released 25th November.
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