The post Iggy Pop Goes Synth Pop on New Single “Strung Out Johnny”: Stream appeared first on Consequence. Iggy Pop is back today with another new single called “Strung Out Johnny.” Likely to the ...

Sonically, the strident “Strung Out Johnny” has more in common with New Order and the Killers than Pop’s hard-rocking Stooges, thanks to its Peter Hook-style high bass line, vintage-sounding synth ...

Although there might have been other music produced or recorded in the 1980s, we may never know of its existence due to the cacophony of all of the various keytars, drum machines, and other ...

Lorde's comeback track What Was That hits like a jolt of electric blue after nearly four years of silence - a shimmering synth-pop burst that takes the heartbreak baton from Melodrama and sprints with ...

Lots of bands never get the chance to make a debut album and find a signature sound. Prinze George did reach that milestone, but what followed nearly drove them crazy. The New York trio finished ...

As with many strains of music, the ’80s U.K. synth-pop scene can be traced back to David Bowie. In 1976, Thin White Duke-era Bowie released Station To Station, which embellished his soul-boogie ...

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...