SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: File under 'damn catchy'. … [Read more...]
Alphaville – A Victory of Love
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC - Alphaville are a little bit underrated compared to others of the era, and this song is a good example. … [Read more...]
Peking Duk – Stranger ft. Elliphant
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: What's not to like about a dog-driven video? The song isn't too shabby either. … [Read more...]
L D R U – To Be Free
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: great scenery, great music! … [Read more...]
Mark Ronson, The Business Intl – Somebody To Love Me
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: Combine a faux clip of Boy George in the early 1980s and a real vocal from him in 2010 and you have a pretty powerful song. … [Read more...]
Regurgitator – ! (The Song Formerly Known As)
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: It's fitting that we feature this ditty from Regurgitator given it's only a week since Prince died. It's an open homage to Prince and it achieves that brilliantly. The clip isn't too shabby either. … [Read more...]
The Lightning Seeds – Perfect
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: 'Rabid' is probably the best word to describe our love for the Lightning Seeds here. Perfect is one of a dozen songs I'd like to feature, but the clip for this one made it the pick. It also comes from my favourite Lightning Seeds album, Jollification. So Mr Broudie - how about a tour Down Under? … [Read more...]
When In Rome – The Promise
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: As an unadulterated eighties tragic I'm ashamed to say I haven't actually come across this song before, but it was a Top 20 hit in the US in 1988 and it's a pretty damn good song. As always with this era: a big hair warning. … [Read more...]
The Stranglers – Skin Deep
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: The Stranglers are one of my favourite bands of all time, and Skin Deep is one of their best known songs. Let's do a poll: who wouldn't love to have Hugh Cornwall's voice? … [Read more...]
Hellberg – Synchronize
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: Hellberg is the performance moniker for Swedish producer Jon Hellberg. Synchronize is his latest release, with Aaron Richards on vocals: … [Read more...]