20 years old today: Pet Shop Boys’ Very It’s certainly more unabashedly pop than the music I normally write about or post here, but Pet Shop Boys’ Very turns 20 years old...
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SINCE 2010
Pet Shop Boys: Electric (x2) I was hesitant to include Pet Shop Boys here since they are such a pure pop outfit, but they’ve always been pretty close to my heart. What a relief,...
Fairmont: “Old Ways” (Automaton, 2012) Jake Fairley’s project as Fairmont released a pretty nice album last year, totally under the radar for me. I stumbled onto it a few weeks ago...
Atom™: HD (Raster-Noton) Uwe Schmidt outdoes himself yet again with a cheeky but brilliant album of slick electronic pop that veers pretty far left of center. It’s certainly one of...
Depeche Mode: “My Little Universe” (Delta Machine, Mute 2013) Track 5 on the latest DM full-length is probably my personal favorite, because it sounds new and seems to sidestep the...
Elite Gymnastics: “Here, In Heaven” (RUIN, Acéphale 2011) Everything old is new again. There’s something so classically 90s about Elite Gymnastics’ blend of breaks, pop hooks...
Es: “Haamut Sun Sydämestä” (Kesämaan Iapset, 2009 Fonal)
It & My Computer: “Sur Une Cigarette” (Creme Organisation, 2002) Classic Dutch electro-pop from the Creme Organisation label… an old favorite.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Jimmy Edgar: Majenta (Hotflush) Jimmy Edgar has never really gotten a fair shake in my opinion. He seems too goofy and pop-inclined for the serious heads, but he’s perhaps also too...
Laurel Halo: Quarantine (Hyperdub) Finally, Laurel Halo’s debut album has arrived, curiously on Hyperdub, the UK bass music label responsible for delivering unto us such acts as...
High Places: “Sophia” (Original Colors, Thrill Jockey 2011) I never got a chance to give props to High Places’ last album, which earned a slot in my admittedly bloated and not very...
KMFDM: “The Unrestrained Use of Excessive Force” (What Do You Know, Deutschland?, Wax Trax! 1986) KMFDM went on to become almost a parody of itself in the 90s, chanting their name and...
Royal Oaks: Hopscotch EP (Self-released) I first met Benjamin Oaks in Portland in 2009 after living here for about a year. We hit it off over cocktails and a conversation about Wolfgang...
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