We're living in the golden age of musical fetishism. Call it the byproduct of Jack White's obsessively vinyl/analog warpath or call it resistance to the way digital distribution has dehumanized the ...

But that’s OK as long as the raw material is strong, and this saga of post-punk, pre-New Romantic gadget-pop was often fascinating and sometimes even thought-provoking. Not that they didn’t try to ...

'80s synth popper Howard Jones, whose hits include New Song and What is Love, insists that rock music has fallen into a predictable pattern which he has been trying to break for decades. Howard Jones ...

On 8/29, Rhino releases Serene Velocity, a best-of collection from blissful synth-poppers Stereolab. You can stream the whole thing here: REAL | WIN MEDIA Serene Velocity Tracklist 01.

Moody synth-poppers from Philly, whose contributors include members of Xiu Xiu and Prurient, make an impressive full-length debut. Save this story Save this story If vampires are as cool as I'm told ...

It's not exactly on a par with the 10th anniversary of Nirvana's "Nevermind," which was celebrated with much media fanfare late last year. Maybe it doesn't even rank with the Electric Light ...

Factory Records, the Manchester, England-based label behind Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays, also gave us a whole host of lesser-known bands. Last year’s compilation Fac. Dance: 12″ Mixes ...

Oracular Spectacular Brooklynites MGMT recently stopped by KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and performed a set that included a cover of '80s Danish synth-poppers Laid Back's "Roger" (you might've ...

The Flaming Lips covered Emerson Lake & Palmer, Passion Pit tried out two new songs, and electronic-music pioneers Tangerine Dream made their only U.S. appearance of the year at the annual Moogfest ...

Scottish synth-poppers CHVRCHES are hitting the road hard with the upcoming drop of their new album Love Is Dead, out May 25. See the band's newly announced North American tour dates for this fall ...

On their debut LP, the wistfully romantic Swedish synth-pop duo of Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings, Club 8, the Legends) and Henrik Mårtensson are charmingly beholden to the 1980s. Fortunately, ...