8 more highly synthetic tracks more likely of interest to those stuck in 80’s new wave or 90’s dance club culture than anyone hanging out here with the punchbowl crowd.

The Sidewalks And The Sky

Patrick Wolf – His latest is adorned with a remodeled image worthy of A Flock of Seagulls member, and the music is equally authentic and inspiring new wave.

Romance – Another in a long line of gothy post-punk bands chasing after a golden ring that has long since tarnished, but I won’t complain until they are all uniformly terrible instead of intermittently so.

YACHT – The stutterstep pace would likely frustrate the faithful dancefloor denizens, but a building-crusher like Godzilla would find plenty of meaning in both the lyrics and the music.

Circle Vs. Square – If you still see a stack of quarters as an opportunity to hit the Galaga machine and not the washing machine, this faux arcade game tune will give rise to a smidge of nostalgia.

Grafton Primary – Now we’ve ventured into the serious electro dance territory, where the real goal is to become a soundtrack to a flashy luxury car commercial.

Kleerup featuring Lykke Li – Swedish dance means addictive fun in my dictionary and this album could be a top tenner, as it makes the electronic sound compulsively organic.

Penelope[s] – Wandering back towards a new wave and post-punk affectation, in both the vocals and the bassline I suppose it’s New Order meets Pet Shop Boys (or wasn’t that called Electronic?)

Silk Flowers – The most consciously lo-fi of the group and hence the most original in modifying the static form – which also translates to probably the least entertaining.

Thanks,
keith