Update: New Electronic Pop – An Independent Music Playlist on Spotify
Our Electronic Pop Playlist on Spotify, representing the more immediate, accessible and sensitive sides of independent electronic music gets its first update of 2020. It currently begins with two great new tunes from Canadian artists Allie X and Jessy Lanza, with the former being joined by Mitski. The collaboration from UK pair Matt Warwick and James Greenwood […]
Tracks of 2019 Series: Electronic Pop – An End of Year Independent Music Playlist by Indie30 on Spotify
If you’re into your genres that coalesce around the broad term Electronic Pop — synthpop, downtempo pop, independent R&B, Balearic, chillwave, lounge, soft rock, nu-disco, neo-funk, neo soul + beats and hip-hop influences — and want to hear the best that 2019 had to offer, the 900 or so fine musical exhibits we’ve playlisted during […]
TOPS RELEASE NEW VIDEO, NOW TOURING
Check out the new video for ‘Marigold & Grey’, the fourth track shared by Montreal pop quartet TOPS from their latest record Sugar At The Gate. Bright and nostalgic, it’s old postcard visuals of the band at a carnival simultaneously reflects and deflects from the kaleidoscope of emotions present in the lyrics. Laura-Lynn Patrick directs. […]
TOPS SHARE VIDEO FOR ‘FURTHER’
TOPS have shared a new video for the ultra-delicate slow burner ‘Further’ starring Montreal artist Ellise Barbara alongside band members Riley Fleck and Jackson Macintosh. Jane Penny again directs. Further TOPS (CAN) From the album, ‘Sugar At The Gate’, Arbutus. TOPS Facebook Official Video
NEW TOPS SINGLE, FURTHER
Listen to another gem from the soon to be released Sugar At The Gate, the new album from Montreal pop outfit TOPS. The understated yet raw emotion of ‘Further’ is below while the album sees release on June 2. Order it here. Further TOPS (CAN) From the forthcoming album, ‘Sugar At The Gate’, Arbutus. […]
TOPS SHARE DAYGLOW BIMBO
Montreal’s TOPS have shared the second track from their forthcoming album Sugar At The Gate. Unlike the sparkly ultra clean sounding ‘Petals’, new track ‘Dayglow Bimbo’ sees David Carriere fuzz up proceedings nicely taking cues from 90s psych and dream pop with more than a dose of shoegaze thrown in. Jane Penny’s bittersweet vocals suitably […]
TOPS VIDEO FOR PETALS
Our current number one track, ‘Petals’ by Montreal pop quartet TOPS just scored a video. Vocalist/keyboardist Jane Penny directs. Their new album, Sugar At The Gate is out June 2. Petals TOPS (CAN) From the forthcoming album, ‘Sugar At the Gate’, Arbutus. Out Jun 2. TOPS Official Official Video [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lguSVD7piyo[/embedyt]
PROMISE KEEPER ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM
Promise Keeper, the new project of Mood Rings frontman William Fussell is set to release the debut self titled album he’s been working on since his 2015 move to London. Last week he shared the first new single to come from it, ‘Endless Motion’. Giving more than a nod to the Canadian soft pop scene, […]
TOPS TO RELEASE THIRD ALBUM
Montreal pop trio TOPS have announced a June release of their third album to be called Sugar At The Gate. The first single is ‘Petals’ where bass, keys, drums and songwriter/guitarist David Carriere’s arrangements effortlessly and breezily circle around Jane Penny’s rather yearning and quite forlorn lyrics. There has always been bittersweet forces at dispostional […]