synth pop

Irish Synth Artist Host Releases New Single ‘Taste Of Your Love’ Ahead Of Debut EP Out Today

February 18, 2019

Irish synth-pop artist Host has released infectious electro-pop single ‘Taste of Your Love’ taken from her upcoming debut EP, due for release on 18th…

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Canadian Indie Pop Artist Dorine Levy Releases New Single ‘Troubled Faith’

December 22, 2018

Canadian-born indie pop artist Dorine Levy showcases her distinct voice in new release ‘Troubled Faith’.

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Calypso-Inspired ‘Normal’ New From This Human Condition Ahead Of Forthcoming EP

July 31, 2018

This Human Condition is back, with ‘Normal’, an electronic Calypso – Calypso-tronica if you like – inspired track, with the message that it’s okay not to be “normal”.

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Q&A With Synth-Pop Quartet Dead Ceremony

July 24, 2018

In conversation with synth-pop four-piece Dead Ceremony, they talk about their release ‘All This Noise’ and reveal more about their minimalist approach towards music.

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Amy Guess – ‘Never Come Back’

May 25, 2018

Canadian Alt-Pop artist Amy Guess is someone we at Essentially Pop are really excited about.

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LGBTQ Pop King Reigen Releases Heartfelt Cover of The Cranberries Classic, ‘Dream’

February 12, 2018

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer Reigen recently released a cover of Irish band The Cranberries’ classic song, ‘Dreams’.

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Victoria Celestine Releases New Single ‘Can You Hear The Echo’

December 16, 2017

Following the critical acclaim of her previous single ‘Carrying On’, the bilingual, multi-instrumentalist Victoria Celestine has released sparkling, electro-pop single, ‘Can You Hear The Echo?’, out via Yellow Brick Records.

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BEHIND THE CURTAINS – Blancmange Offer You A Peek Inside Their Unfurnished Rooms

November 27, 2017

When I was about nine or 10 and just starting to take a serious interest in music, my elder brother, in a rare show…

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JUST DESSERTS – Blancmange Frontman Neil Arthur On Striving For Simplicity In His Songwriting

October 11, 2017

Though frontman Neil Arthur is disarmingly modest about their achievements, Blancmange were one of the most successful bands to emerge from the experimental electronic…

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MUSIC FOR THE MASSES – Art And Consumerism Inspire New Album By Synth-Pop Pioneers OMD

September 1, 2017

Incredibly, OMD have been making music for nearly 40 years now and The Punishment Of Luxury is their 13th studio album.

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OMD – New Single ‘The Punishment of Luxury’

July 19, 2017

With their 13th studio album ‘The Punishment of Luxury’ out September 1st via 100% Records, synth-pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark release the new single and title track with an impact date of September 1st.

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BACK TO THE FUTURE – Synth pioneers Heaven 17 Perform 1981 Classic Penthouse And Pavement

November 2, 2016

For a little over an hour on Sunday a packed O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire was taken back in time to 1981 – when Dallas…

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MAN-MACHINE – Catford Indie Synth Guru Rodney Cromwell Channels Kraftwerk On New Five-Track EP

October 24, 2016

Happy Robots boss and one time Peel’s Festive 50 fave Rodney Cromwell releases a new 5-track EP on November 11. The Fax Message Breakup EP follows…

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Tracy Irve Release New Single ‘Town’

August 31, 2016

Alternative electronic pop/R&B duo from Gothenburg Sweden, Tracy Irve, release their latest single, ‘Town’, a groove heavy ambient style track with brilliantly pieced guitar,…