Thought Bubble
Shropshire trio strike gold
Reunion Island
US synthsters are alt-stars in the making
The Itch
1980s-inspired duo score big with debut
Cate Hortl
Club-ready synthpop from France
Crisp Wolves
It’s a Scandi affair
Dermabrasion
Bogs, ghouls and “electronic body horror”
The Twins ‘A Wild Romance’ (Hansa International, 1983)
The Twins were a synthpop group formed in Berlin in 1980, and unlike the twins of the Thompson variety, there were just two of them. Rather disappointingly though, they weren’t actually twins.
David Hale
Prog-soaked pop from American prodigy
Echo Juliet
Anna Meredith and Bonobo vibes
Obelisk Ruins
Boston collective tap into 80s DIY spirit