Pop pulses with feeling and fire: Modern Ideas crafts Melbourne garage synth-pop where "plastic dreams, electric romance, and machines hum with human desire" — pure Depeche Mode-meets-New Order DNA. Elly Kace conjures a tender, fierce mysticism on The Seventh Gate, casting spells through strings, analog synths, and intimate conversations with the beloved dead. Safiro debuts with Azure, a debut pop album tracing the full arc of a first love and its heartbreak, while Bene Magdala Sisters deliver a glitchy, club-ready manifesto where sacred ritual meets unapologetic queer power.
Pop releases
“Daisy is a soaring pop/singer-songwriter ballad intricately woven with cinematic strings, describing the complexities and bittersweet hardships of leaving a long-term relationship.”
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“Cult Berlin/Malmö duo CJ&WB (Calamity Jane & Wild Bill) celebrate almost 10 years on the road with their fourth full album, NO COMMENT, a playful, upbeat, weird, funny, and touching 16-track synth ...”