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213. SOUVENIRS by Pale Blue Eyes

213. SOUVENIRS by Pale Blue Eyes

When the name of your band is the same as an excellent song by The Velvet Underground, you've already got big shoes to fill. And fill they do with this just released 2022 debut from the English trio. If you're a fan of bands like Joy

210. HOT FUSS by The Killers

210. HOT FUSS by The Killers

This 2004 debut album by the Las Vegas natives catapulted them to superstardom on the heels of multiple hit singles and positive critical reviews. The combination of alternative rock vibes mixed with synth heavy grooves gave the record a sound unlike anything else at the time. Couple that with lead

153. POLYDANS by Roosevelt

153. POLYDANS by Roosevelt

Roosevelt is the performance name of German musician Marius Lauber. I happened to stumble upon this 2021 record and have been listening to it for the last few days. Though dance/electronica is not exactly in my wheelhouse, the heavy synth and pop elements caught my ear, mainly due to

151. THE CARS (self-titled)

151. THE CARS (self-titled)

Continuing with the theme of debut albums that could be considered greatest hits [https://www.auditorymusings.net/play-deep-by-the-outfield/] in and of themselves, I'd like to take a look/listen at this 1978 record by that new wave/power pop band from Boston - The Cars. Growing up listening

123. SOUL VICTIM by Broken Up

123. SOUL VICTIM by Broken Up

This 2020 record first landed on my radar when the initial single (‘Long Long Long’) was released in late 2019. However, it somehow slipped through the cracks until I just happened to stumble upon it again recently. Part of Italy’s own darkwave/shoegaze movement, this guitar and synth heavy

100. WORKING MEN’S CLUB (self-titled)

100. WORKING MEN’S CLUB (self-titled)

This 2020 debut from the UK-based band is heavy on synthpop elements reminiscent of New Order while the pulsating beats would be welcome at any self-respecting rave. That’s not to say, however, that guitars are absent from this record - ‘White Rooms and People’ has the whole Chic/Nile

67. INCIDENTAL MUSIC by W.H. Lung

67. INCIDENTAL MUSIC by W.H. Lung

This 2019 debut album by Manchester, UK trio W.H. Lung (named after a Chinese supermarket) is worth a listen, even if it only consisted of the opening, 10 minute tour de force, ‘Simpatico People.’ But, there’s so much more. Synth-pop electronica a la LCD Soundsystem, this record will

59. REMIND ME TOMORROW by Sharon Van Etten

59. REMIND ME TOMORROW by Sharon Van Etten

Considered more guitar driven indie or alternative, Sharon Van Etten changed things up for this 2019 record, with heavy synths and deep bass lines. Prior to making this, her fifth album, she composed film and TV scores, acted, went back to school and had a child. In some ways, I

27. SUPERVISION by La Roux

27. SUPERVISION by La Roux

Originally formed as a synthpop duo but now essentially a one woman (Elly Jackson) act, this record definitely exudes synthpop but not in the same way as the previously discussed Tegan and Sara record. Rather, Supervision has a disco, Donna Summers/Nile Rodgers/Chic vibe percolating throughout. But, this is

23. HEARTTHROB by Tegan and Sara

23. HEARTTHROB by Tegan and Sara

Up until this 2013 record was released, identical twin sister duo Tegan and Sara were mainly known as a guitar-oriented indie pop and folk band. However, all that changed with ‘Heartthrob.’ Stating that Taylor Swift heavily influenced the style of this album, this is their synthpop masterpiece. Not only does

11. NIGHT TIME, MY TIME by Sky Ferreira

11. NIGHT TIME, MY TIME by Sky Ferreira

I only discovered this album a few years ago, though it was released back in 2013. I can't remember exactly how I happened to stumble on it, but I think the mixture of styles is what originally attracted me to the music. Variously described as synth-pop, indie rock,