Synth-Pop Top 20: The Best Synth-Pop Songs β August 2026
The Alternative One's Synth-Pop Top 20 for August 2026: Nation of Language, Boy Harsher, CHVRCHES, The Midnight, Depeche Mode and new darkwave names.
The Alternative One's Synth-Pop Top 20 for August 2026: Nation of Language, Boy Harsher, CHVRCHES, The Midnight, Depeche Mode and new darkwave names.
M83 from Antibes bedroom recordings to "Midnight City" and Fantasy: Anthony Gonzalez's vision, every album, the songs to start with and M83's dream pop legacy.
New wave and alternative rock share roots but not a sound. Compare their history, instruments, attitude and key artists, and see the bands that belong to both.
Future Islands from Greenville to Baltimore and "Seasons (Waiting on You)": members, every album, Samuel T. Herring and the songs to start with.
The Midnight, the synthwave duo of Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan: how they formed, Endless Summer to Heroes, the songs to start with and their fall 2026 U.S. tour.
The 1975 from Manchester to Being Funny in a Foreign Language: Matty Healy and George Daniel, every album and how they blurred rock and pop.
Archive of Ministry's 2025 Squirrely Years Tour revisiting their synth-pop era: the announced dates, Die Krupps and support acts, and setlist staples.
Depeche Mode from Basildon synth-pop to Memento Mori: members past and present, every era, Violator, the songs to start with and their influence.
New Order from the ashes of Joy Division to "Blue Monday" and beyond: members, every key album, the songs to start with and how they fused rock and dance.