With TV soundtracks increasingly turning to nostalgic ’80s tracks, hear a playlist of essential hits and deeper cuts.

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

New wave softened the edges of punk with glossy synthesizers and the rigid yet danceable rhythm of drum machines.

Skies and sewers are uniting for a double record release party that will encourage matching track suits, '80s dance moves, and perhaps a Cure T-shirt or two. The Rochester-based electropop group Enemy ...

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The journey of Shannon Curtis’ music career has been a winding road with many stops along the way to her current destination of synth-pop and the Chameleon on Friday. Curtis, whether with a band or ...

THE GOOD: British electronic legends and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers Depeche Mode returns with its 15th (first in six years). THE BAD: Just bittersweet. “Mori” is the band’s first release since the ...

Billie Eilish knows how to orchestrate an audience. Her energetic synth-pop hits had the audience collectively jumping as if they were in a dance club. Minutes later, her intimate ballads drew them in ...