Home » The 1975 Channels the ’80s Through Synth-Pop and Groove. Arts, Music The ... The build-up to this album was all about how Healy was channeling the ’80s by putting together a big lineup of synth ...

Few synth pop songs in the 80s were as addictive and just fun as Gary Numan’s 1979 hit “Cars”.It’s funny to think such an upbeat and groovy synth pop tune could be inspired by road-raging ...

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark -- or more simply, O.M.D. -- is Exhibit A in New Wave's final evolutionary leap toward synth-pop. While many people had only just heard the Sex Pistols two years ...

The then-radical synthesizer was the foundation his best-known songs. His 1983 album, Human Lib, reached No. 1 in the U.K. and No. 59 in the U.S., and spawned the hit songs "New Song" and "What Is ...

80s synth-pop pioneers Men Without Hats release new music, set to play Anaheim by: Marc Sternfield. Posted: Dec 14, 2023 / 03:28 PM PST. Updated: Dec 15, 2023 / 07:03 PM PST.

Gardens &Villa is one of those bands that’s at once of the moment and of the past. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based indie rock quintet’s sound is evocative, at times, of ’80s synth pop with ...

In America, ’80s-style synth-pop may be a familiar thing, but in Taiwan, it’s still something fresh and exciting. That’s partly because of Sunset Rollercoaster, the Taipei band that has ...

DAVENPORT — Josh Duffee was just 3 years old in 1982. The Moline native and classic-jazz drummer is premiering his new synth-pop cover band, Class of '82, Friday night to ...

Since the early ’80s, the band has consistently produced music without failing their fan base. This legacy continues in their most recent album “Spirit,” which came out Friday. “Spirit,” wrought with ...