Mercy Land pens a homage to discovering Kid A with their new single. It’s more complex than just Kid A, the single is a curious reflection on a coming of age construct.
Dressed in nostalgic bliss, the band tags an influence of post punk and new wave while staying within the modern synth pop canon.
Their duet recalls an influence of Human League or more recently The XX. Her voice is elegantly adaptive while his lands emotionally classic. We’re super into it.
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Fiora caught our attention with their new single I’m Still Here. You can trace this aura of influence back to the movie Drive and retro pops first revival.
An element of Kavinsky and College seeps into view as the cinematic companion video mirrors life complex romanticism.
In tandem with those comparisons, the song is refreshingly minimalistic and honors the singers entrancing presence. It’s a hypnotic affect, one that conjures memories of an instinctual era known to your subconscious. It’s called The Eighties.
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8mm gets an impressive Techlash remix for their single Never Enough. The updated vibrant design lands epic.
Techlash brings an influence of industrial to match the dark 80s pop sentiment. It compliments what was already there while enhancing the framework with a sort of electrical sonic chemistry.
It feels like a machine within the rapture; when the matrix gets destroyed and we are all exposed as sexually deviant computers. It has that kind of violent eroticism, an affect that’s enhance in the closing sections adaption into hard rock. Very cool.
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WILDIVE pulled us in with the catchy appeal of their recent single Thunder.
An effective blend of new wave and post punk, the new single emits the aura of an authentic band performance while lending itself to the world of new wave pop. In that way it mirrors the classic organic aesthetic and the genius known to trailblazers like New Order. You can also hear that in the guitar and bass approach to the arrangement.
The synths are more buried and offer an atmospheric layer that emulates the vastness of existence. The singers emotional affect mirrors that conscious, seemingly in awe of the reality of the magnificent. Whether it be the object of his affections or the rumble of Thunder, awe is at the root of this energy.
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