Alunperin koetin kirjoittaa tämän arvion mainitsematta kertaakaan sanaparia "Depeche Mode", mutta kirjoitusprosessin edettyä tehtävä muodostui yhä mahdottomammaksi. Ruotsalaisen Lowen suurimmat yksittäiset innoittajat ...

Well, what DID you expect from The Vaccines? I tell you what. I am thoroughly impressed with this band. Last week I told you about The Horrors, and this week I've got their sister band. I mean brother band. Literally. Their guitar player is the younger brother of Tom Cowan (bass)from The Horrors. And like The Horrors, The Vaccines was also formed in West London. But VERY recently formed, despite sounding like a fully developed band. I compared The Horrors to Depeche Mode and The Smiths, while The Vaccines can be likened to The Strokes and Ramones. The ...

Format, Pet Shop Boys' new B-sides collection, shows how clever artists can make pop gold from a single's flipside The one-word titles of Pet Shop Boys albums always repay a second look and so it proves with Format, the name of their second volume of B-sides, covering 1995-2009. The B-side is a means of expression that owes its existence to outmoded formats: first the vinyl disc that needed both sides filling, then the CD single, which doubled or tripled the demand for extra music. During the 90s, when formatting went into overdrive, chart positions could be decided by how ...

Ace little pop track I haven’t been able to get out of my head all week. Swedish native Soso has created quite the unique blend of sounds, for me I get lots of Jan Hammer and Depeche mode... DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com

Edmonton's Cygnets is the culmination of many years of hard work, as songwriter and musician Logan Turner worked privately writing and recording hundreds of songs before deciding to explore a group dynamic. This collaboration was finally realized in close friends Chris Bruce and Dan Snow. Bringing textured, inspiring guitar work and bright, catchy synthesizer hooks, they compliment and enhance Turner’s ambitious songwriting style and singular, melodic vocals. Quite possibly the best British band who aren't actually British. Cygnets are one pogotastic, jumpy, synthpop band who take 80's new wave, The Futureheads, and maybe even Depeche Mode ...

Das schwedische Indie-Pop-Trio Miike Snow hat für den 16. März via Smi Cool/Sony Music sein Zweitwerk "Happy To You" angekündigt. Der Nachfolger ihres selbstbetitelten Debüts soll dabei in jeder Hinsicht professioneller und ausgereifter klingen und unter anderem Bläserensembles, sowie eine Kollaboration mit Sängerin Lykke Li beinhalten. Ansonsten bleibt das Dreigespann seinem Hang für einprägsame, piano-getriebene Pop-Songs zwischen Indie und Elektronik treu und dürfte es damit schaffen, den eigenen Bekanntheitsgrad noch einmal zu vergrößern. Mit "Paddling Out" gibt es bereits eine erste Single, zu welcher in Zusammenarbeit mit Regisseur Andreas Nilsson ein reichlich bizarres Video entstand, das verblüffend menschlich aussehende ...

HAYWARD GALLERY – NEW EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY INCLUDE RARELY SEEN FILM FOLLOWING DEPECHE MODE FANS AND A TALK WITH JON SAVAGE AND NICKY WIRE *JEREMY DELLER: OUR HOBBY IS DEPECHE MODE* *22 February – 13 May 2012* To accompany the exhibition Jeremy Deller: Joy in People, the...

Softly joking about his hit single, “Somebody That I Used To Know,” being lumped in between louder bands like Green Day and Linkin Park when played on the radio, Belgian-Australian experimental musician and singer-songwriter, Wouter “Wally” De Backer, or Gotye, wonders if radio audiences have the desire to turn up his song based on the softness [...]

The 80s synthpop masters just keep on coming ! Hot on the heels of confirmation of The Human League’s December show, we can now confirm that Blancmange will be coming to the Wulfrun Hall in May. Along with Human League, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Yazoo and OMD, Blancmange made edgy but...

If you’ve been paying attention to the NYC music scene (and you should be) you know that Brooklyn-based Australian transplants   WAZU   have been generating heaps of buzz as of late. And if you’ve heard their new single “ Murder 1 ,” you understand why. It’s synth-heavy, post-apocalyptic pop that tips its hat to dark wave gothic gloom while shimmering with a healthy dose of neon (Ziggy) stardust.  In 2011, WAZU released a series of self-produced singles, three of which were re-recorded, re-mixed, and re-mastered with legendary producer Kevin McMahon (Titus Andronicus, Real Estate, Swans, The Walkmen) and re-released as ...

Sunday.. Is there a day better suited to the enjoyment of slow burning Cascine magic? We received a little slice of aforementioned magic a few weeks ago, and it came in the shape of new Cascine signing RxGibbs , and his (soon to be released) EP Futures.  If you know Cascine, you should know what to expect here.. Gorgeous, lush and intricate synth soundscapes with a foot edging toward the dancefloor.    What I particularly like in RxGibb's work is the languid - almost ambient pacing of his synth work. Such a nice contrast to the enthusiasm in the beating drums. Feels ...

Having played festivals all over the world since releasing their first album Origins in 2006, The Horrors should be ready to rock this year's two weekends at Coachella. Their tour with Florence + The Machine this spring should spark a few new fans as well. Sounding like Depeche Mode and looking like The Cure, the boys in this English band were not even out of the womb when those bands were formed! Not to be confused with any small-town USA metal bands, The Horrors have been on music critics' radar for several years. Pitchfork named "Sheena Is A Parasite" (the ...

Die englischen Dance-Urgesteine Orbital präsentieren den Track "New France", der in Kollaboration mit Zola Jesus entstand. Das dazugehörige Album "Wonky" wird im April erscheinen und ist bereits ihre achte Platte ( motor.de berichtete ). Es handelt sich hierbei um die zweite Veröffentlichung des kommenden Langspielers, die erste erschien als Video "Never" schon Mitte Januar. Die Liedermacherin liefert dem Song die Vocals auf einem eher poppig-minimalistischen Klangteppich. Überzeugt euch an dieser Stelle selbst: Orbital - "New France" (feat. Zola Jesus) Inzwischen ist es acht Jahre her, dass das britische Duo Orbital sein letztes Album herausgebracht hat. Die kommende Platte wurde von Mark Ellis ...

Die Leipziger Synthie-Pop-Newcomer Here Is Why haben ein Video zu ihrer ersten Single "Waiting For The Sun" abgedreht. Der Song ist Vorbote des Debüt-Albums "HRSY", welches am 24. Februar über Riotvan/Groove Attack erscheinen wird. Darauf präsentiert das Quartett acht Songs aus eigener Feder, die sich musikalisch an der sinistren Magie des 80er New-Wave-Pops orientieren und dabei an Bands wie Human League und Depeche Mode erinnern. Dennoch bewegt sich die Musik des Vierers im Hier und Jetzt und ist stets darauf bedacht auch handfeste Ohrwürmer abzuliefern. Die neue Single gibt sich dabei treibend und euphorisch und auch im Video wird ...

"Vi vil starte optagelserne i marts," siger Martin Gore til GAFFA