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19 déc. 2023 · Synthpop Fanatic is a blog that covers new and classic synthpop music. Read the reviews of the 25 best synthpop albums of 2023, from OMD to Depeche Mode, and discover new artists and songs.
- 25 Current One – “Never Go Back”
- 24 Prayers Feat. Robert Harvey – “Black Dove”
- 23 The Weeknd – “Gasoline”
- 22 Rue Oberkampf – “Hope and Fear”
- 21 Beyond Border Feat. J:Dead – “Jump Into The Fire”
- 20 Ashbury Heights Feat. Madil Hardis – “A Cut in A Place”
- 19 Video L’Eclipse – “Signals”
- 18 Promenade Cinema – “Spellbound”
- 17 Matte Blvck – “Midnight & Angel”
- 16 Zynic – “My Darkness”
This year, Swedish artist Current One, my pick for best new act of the year, released his debut album, a collection of exquisite synthpop tunes called Praeludium. Markus Enström, the man behind Current One, makes bright, infectious synthpop, but my favorite track from Praeludium, “Never Go Back,” goes dark—both literally and figuratively. Markus dr...
This song shouldn’t even be here. The abrasive rap verses and cringe lyrics about street life (“I keep a razor blade under my tongue”) wouldn’t normally appeal to me, but I’m always interested in artists that expand synthpop beyond its traditional palette. Prayers does that to the extreme, combining darkwave sounds with their Mexican heritage, a st...
We know pop superstar The Weeknd loves the darker side of ’80s music—he’s sampled Siouxsie and the Cocteau Twins, covered The Smiths. So it really shouldn’t surprise anyone to hear him drop his voice into a deep, low register and affect a British accent as if he was resurrecting Ian Curtis himself. Or that he’s singing a mainstream pop song about O...
Three DJs formed the German project Rue Oberkampf, so it’s no wonder they have the knowledge and skill to create innovative dance music that elevates clubgoers out of the fog and blinking strobes. On “Hope and Fear,” an addictive single from their second album Liebe, they achieve a miraculous balance between hard-charging techno and delicate synthp...
I love it when two of my favorite new artists join forces. For their thrilling song “Jump Into the Fire,” German duo Beyond Border tap English act j:dead, who makes his third and final appearance on this list. Both acts are at the very top of their game here. Beyond Border’s beats are thick, the synths electrifying, and Jay Taylor’s voice sounds bo...
Dark synth act Ashbury Heights has been steadily cranking out tracks for a project they call Ghost House Sessions. The fifth song in the cycle, “A Cut in a Place,” features guest singer Madil Hardis, who previously appeared on their 2020 song, “Wild Eyes.” The track explores loneliness and isolation with uplifting arrangements and the type of intel...
Swedish newcomers Video L’Eclipse emerged in 2021 with a phenomenal debut called Predicts that nearly topped my best albums list for its rich, densely layered electronics and heart-wrenching vocals. They only released one song in 2022, but it proves Predicts is not a fluke. “Signals” picks up the pace and adds chaotic media samples about psychosis ...
English duo Promenade Cinema heads for darker enclaves without sacrificing the band’s unique style of sophisticated and grandiose synthpop. “Spellbound,” released just in time for Halloween, opens with a haunting organ that’s broken by twinkling keys, and later finds Emma Barson practically levitating as she howls, “You’re a piece of the board now....
San Diego trio MATTE BLVCK returned this year with their first new music since their 2020 debut, I’m Waving, Not Drowning. “Midnight & Angel” is a gorgeous, yet sinister, mid-tempo nocturne that remains imminently compelling with repeat listens. The song’s opening pitter-patter reveals the band’s sharp command of electronic percussion and lays the ...
“Misery loves company. I’m dying here in your friendly fire” might just be my favorite opening couplet of the year. The aptly named “My Darkness” is, lyrically, the gloomiest track from Zynic’s 2022 album Best Before, but the German artist cleverly melds it to a bouncing beat and classic synthpop melody. That contrast makes it all the more compelli...
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Listen on Spotify: Synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, electro, EBM. ONLY SONGS RELEASED IN 2020!
This month's Synthpop Fanatic cover artist is Apnoie, the new solo project from Dance My Darling keyboardist Aleksandra Snork. Apnoie has released a handful of dark and alluring singles this year, including: Magic Stuff, Hyena Signs, and Ivory Tower. Her debut album is out tomorrow. #synthpopfanatic #synthpop #darkmusic #electronicmusic # ...
