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, ...

Ah, the ’80s! That glorious decade when big hair, neon colors, and synth-pop ruled the airwaves. It was a time when bands ...

'90s icons Smashing Pumpkins are back with new music for the first time since 2018's Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. The rockers have dropped two new songs, "Cyr" and ...

When you hear a rock song that includes the synthesizer, you can almost always guess that the song in question is from a certain era. Probably from the 1980s, give or take, the track is defined by and ...

Grandaddy have unveiled “Evermore,” another new track off their upcoming Last Place, the Modesto, California alt-rockers first LP in 11 years. Like its Last Place predecessor “Way We Won’t,” “Evermore ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Osees, one of the most consistently great live bands ...

After the electric guitar, no new instrument upended 20th-century popular music like the synthesizer. At first, the synth’s sounds were used to create ambient, otherworldly soundtracks or for epic ...