Walking through the club is like stepping back 30 years in time. Moving among the people dancing to songs by bands like Erasure and Anything Box, one could be forgiven for mistakenly thinking a time ...

Brooklyn-based indie synth-pop band Nation of Language, returned to the High Noon Saloon in Madison Oct. 16, touring following the release of their latest album “Strange Disciple.” The small venue was ...

A party that's moving to bigger digs and more parking Credit: Photo courtesy of Robert Ehlinger In 2009 a young fan of underground ‘80s synthpop had a dream. Robert Ehlinger wanted to create an ...

“Imaginal Disk” is Magdalena Bay’s newest album, and the duo of Matt Lewin and Mica Tenenbaum performed the album in its entirety alongside older fan-favorite tracks like “Killshot.” (Jason Pham / ...

Queer-fronted Canadian trio Ghost Love specialize in moody, atmospheric synth-pop reminiscent of 80s titans Depeche Mode, and their newest single “Iconic,” which premieres today, is another banger.

If you want a vision of the future of music, imagine a man pounding a clenched fist against his own head – forever. He’s wearing a button-down shirt drenched in sweat. Occasionally he screams at the ...

The synthesizer might well have been invented before the 1970s; indeed, early, and frankly ridiculous claims to its origins go back hundreds of years, but more sensible suggestions cite the 1960s as ...

New York Synth-Pop/New Wave duo The Heroic Enthusiasts release their latest single 'Tears Run Rings' in collaboration with legendary producer Stephen Hague (Petshop Boys, New Order, Blur) via Meridian ...

Fans and writers always tie singer and songwriter Hannah Lew's dormant band to her current one and perhaps rightfully so; Grass Widow set the post-2010s post-punk scene on fire. But over the four ...

One of my favorite new artists of the year, Japanese Breakfast blends elements of shoegaze, power pop and even early-2000s emo in her work. She sounds as much like Evanescence as she does Miracle ...