Genre: Modern Synthpop
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About Modern Synthpop
Inspired and influenced by eighties and early nineties bands such as Depeche Mode, Alphaville, and OMD; this new wave of bands cross over genres into electronica, dance, top 40 and alt-rock while maintaining the synthesizer as the main instrument in it's music. Acts like The Killers, La Roux, Lady Gaga, and Muse have had success in the mainstream with airplay and exposure, while others like Hurts, Frankmusik play to the independent scene. Acts like Calvin Harris, LMFAO and Kesha use the consistently use the synthesizer in their music. Read more on Last.fm.
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Inspired and influenced by eighties and early nineties bands such as Depeche Mode, Alphaville, and OMD; this new wave of bands cross over genres into electronica, dance, top 40 and alt-rock while maintaining the synthesizer as the main instrument in it's music. Acts like The Killers, La Roux, Lady Gaga, and Muse have had success in the mainstream with airplay and exposure, while others like Hurts, Frankmusik play to the independent scene. Acts like Calvin Harris, LMFAO and Kesha use the consistently use the synthesizer in their music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.