Album: Scaled and Icy Artist: Twenty One Pilots Genre: #AlternativeRock #PopRock Sub-Genres: #SynthPop #ElectroPop Label: Fueled By Ramen Non-Airable Tracks: N/A ​ Description: After the release of their two newest singles “Level of Concern” and “Christmas Saved the Year” in 2020, Twenty One Pilots has come forth with another single, along with the announcement of this sixth studio album debuting this year. The release of “Shy Away” shocked old and new fans alike, as the band

Album: Horizons Artist: Bag Raiders Genre: #RPM Sub-Genres: #Electronica, #Synthpop, #SunshinePop Label: Modular Recordings Pty Limited Non-Airable Tracks: NONE Description: One of the things that I love the most about the music industry, is its unpredictability. From the listeners’ perspective, this unpredictability might come in the form of an artist or band, experimenting with a style that may seem strange, but very lovable. From the artists’ perspective, this unpredictabi

Album: Visitor Artist: Michelle Blades Genre: #Alternative Sub-Genres: #SynthPop Label: Midnight Special Records Non-Airable Tracks: NONE Description: I prefer the sound of her vocals on tracks such as “Literally” and “Ring”, rather than the opening track “Politic!”. She has a very soft voice with nice vocal range. This is a good album to put on if you want to relax or maybe focus on work. “Ring” has a nice guitar solo in it that one can really get in the zone to. A lot of he

Album: Dalliance EP Artist: First In Flight Genre: Alternative Sub-Genres: #Synthpop, #80s #rock Label: Self-Released Non-Airable Tracks: None Description: Officially formed in 2016, First In Flight produces a lot of fun songs by experimenting with groovy synthesizers, a steady drumbeat, and epic guitar riffs.  The Dalliance EP is their newest release that features four songs–all which are different from one another. Track 4 (Darling I’m Blind) is slightly more “hard-core” th

Album: Outer Peace Artist: Toro y Moi Genre: #Synthpop Sub-Genres: #Chillwave, #House Label: Carpark Records Non-Airable Tracks: 3, 5 Description: This album is, unfortunately, boring. So boring, in fact, that I struggle to come up with anything meaningful to say about it. Chaz Bear’s stint as Toro y Moi has been crammed full of derivative and samey sounding productions that all invoke the feeling of listening to Animal Collective and Ariel Pink for hours while watching one o

Album: “Dead and Gone” (Single) Artist: DRAMA Genre: #RPM Sub-Genres: #Synthpop, #altpop, #RnB Label: Drama Music Non-Airable Tracks: N/A Description: This song is the kind of track that needs to be played as you drive into the sunset with your windows down. The humming bass progression that provides the foundation of the song gives it a constant forward motion, and the soft, yet powerful, vocals create a calm, introspective mood. The chorus lyrics are a bit repetitive, but t

Album: Cherish The Light Years Artist: Cold Cave Genre: #DarkPop Sub-Genres: #Synthpop, #DarkWave Label: Matador Description: Integrating synth music of the 1980’s with some Dark Wave gives you Cold Cave. Given that Dark Pop is not my type of style, it presents these dark vibes with pleasant and catchy melodies of the synths. Aurally speaking, it is a mixture of Harmony and Discord in which creates a balance. Listening through the album I had a interesting first impression w

Album: Crush Hi Artist: Airhead DC Genre: #Alternative Sub-genres: #Synthpop, #Indiepop/#indierock, #experimentalpop Label: Danger Collective Records Non-Airable Tracks: NONE Description: This album grew on me as I listened to it. At first, it seemed a bit discordant, with a blend of soft indie vocals, hard-hitting bass drum, and eclectic mix of electronic background music that didn’t seem to work together. However, as the album continued, I began to appreciate the creativity

Album: Power of Two single Artist: Mr Twin Sister Genre: Synthpop Sub-Genres: Psych-pop, Disco, Sophistipop Label: Domino Recording Company Non-Airable Tracks: None Description: These two new songs from Long Island indie pop band, Mr Twin Sister, are stellar and fantastic slices of disco-inspired pop. “Power of Two” is a groovy, smooth pop ballad strung along by a strong bassline and interesting keyboard section. Lead singer Andrea Estella’s vocals spin the song into airy and