SoCal synth-pop duo Junior High (aka Michael Deakers and Josh Ottum) celebrates the sounds and emotions that are inextricably linked with the emergence of the synthesizer, the warmth and nostalgia of a pastel-colored windbreaker, sailboats, and the unapologetic lyrical positivity of the 1980′s. In an age thick with irony and emotional distance, Junior High is a sincere, catchy, and highly danceable breath of fresh air. This is music made by instinct. And these instincts say, “Pretend you are 13 and you’re alone in your bedroom dancing in front of the mirror!” The catchy single “PSA” incorporates 80s grooves with a modern touch – integrating nods to Michael Jackson and soundtrack composers Harold Faltermeyer and Giorgio Moroder.

Junior High is pleased to share their video for “PSA,” throws a visual aspect on the party-time track. Gold lamé, ray-bans, vibraphone, breakdancing and special f/x straight out of an 80s Saturday morning Public Service Announcement–this band knows how to have a good time. Watch “PSA” below. (more…)

Tags: 80\'s, Junior High, Southern California

Cloud9 (Mike Gazzo) is a young up-and-coming electronic music producer from Essex County, NJ, now residing in Baltimore, MD. His signature dirty dutch synth with the upbeat and rhythmic drums creates a euphoric range of sounds that is guaranteed to make you jump. The sampling of popular songs and viral videos gives the listener an instant connection, guaranteed to put them on cloud nine.

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Less than two weeks after the video release of “Starworshipper“, Futurecop! continues building buzz in their tunes with the music video release of “The Only Way” featuring Keenhouse.

Released through The Sleepover Party, a Brooklyn-based indie label, “The Only Way” has a dance-pop vibe that can get anybody dancing and singing along to the chorus. The video is pretty interesting too! Listen to “The Only Way” below.

Watch “The Only Way” video below. (more…)

Tags: Futurecop!, Keenhouse, The Sleepover Party

New song from Passion Pit! This is the 1st track off their album, Gossamer, dropping July 24th. The track will be available for download on iTunes May 8.

Read below for upcoming tour dates from Passion Pit. (more…)

Tags: Gossamer, Passion Pit, upcoming album

Here’s Futurecop!‘s first official music video! Not only does this song make you feel like your back in the 1980′s yet, but the person who directed this video, AJ from Saint Motel, did a great job making the video feel like your having some party experience with 80′s nostalgia.

Stream “Starworshipper” ft. Diana Gen & Starrset.

Watch the video below, it’s hot. (more…)

Tags: 80\'s, Debut Music Video, Diana Gen, Futurecop!, retro-futuristic, Starsett

Hailing from New Orleans, Youth Sounds is proud to introduce their new single, “Burn Out.” Their nostalgic flare doesn’t just refer to the lyrics but also the sparkling synth and Erika Mejia’s gentle vocals. Although they are bilingual (they offer the track in Spanish too, as “Sin Ti,” which seems more appropriate actually), they blend their musical and cultural influences to create breathy dreampop full of structural hooks – think M83‘s track, “Where The Boats Go” off of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming!.

Youth Sounds has also launched a Kickstarter campaign to partner up with friends and fans in raising funds to record their new album, Favors. Stream “Burn Out” below and purchase it on iTunes.

Tags: dreampop, New Orleans, Youth Sounds

1st, shout out to Hunter Reece of Mister Mistress for the slick cover art above! Our 6th edition of Best You Never Heard is here! This time we contacted each artist and asked permission to put their song on bandcamp, which is where we intend to release all our mixes from now on.

With Best You Never Heard 6: Spring Fling we once again selected artists that as of April 1, had less than 5,000 facebook fans and hadn’t been signed by major record labels… yet!

Listen and download the 15-track Best You Never Heard 6: Spring Fling below.

Tags: Ain't No Love, Best You Never Heard, Black EL x Durkin, Carousel, Codes, Dangerflow, Dean Risko, Dizz, DownBeat Keys, DVBBS, Luck-One & Dekk, Mac Sharks, Mike Ballz, Polaris At Noon, Solidisco, The Chevin, Tic Tic Boom!, Travi$ Scott

This week Futurecop! released their EP for the single, “Starworshipper” which has such a fun 80′s sound. I would categorize it as synth-wave pop/dream-wave pop.

The official release date for this EP single is April 24 but we wanted to let you stream and download 1 of the remixes to “Starworshipper”.

Previous: Taylor Swift – a (robot) Love Story (Futurecop! remix)

Tags: dreamwave, Futurecop!, Starworshipper EP, synthwave

After the success of their 77777 mixtape and subsequent vinyl single last year, Joywave is back with their debut release: Koda Vista. The seven-song EP will be released digitally in March but to hold you over, Joywave has released the first single off it, “True Grit”. “True Grit” has a darker sounding, atmospheric pop track that really reminds me of a song out of the 80′s pop scene. It showcases the band’s penchant for addictive songwriting; it’s a synth laden jam that builds around Daniel Armbruster’s arresting vocals.

Listen and download Joywave‘s “True Grit”.

Tags: Joywave, Koda Vista, Rochester, single, upcoming album

It’s time to get funky with some new Das Tapes video, I believe their debut music video. It’s a must-listen song, “This Party”, which is off their self-titled EP (iTunes).

Stream and buy the song “This Party” below.

Music video below. (more…)

Tags: Das Tapes, Das Tapes EP