Synth pop is more or less the sound that defined the '80s. Inspired by trendsetters like Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk, it's pop music built around a single instrument, the synthesizer — from the ...

At the beginning of his career, it looked like British synthesizer wizard Vince Clarke feared long-term commitment. He quit Depeche Mode a month after the band’s debut album was released in fall 1981.

Erasure have shared a second track, “Shot a Satellite,” from their upcoming album The Neon, out August 21st. The song, reminiscent of old Hi-NRG tunes with sci-fi synths and a disco beat, tells a ...

Writing an album from the same source material as your last one isn’t usually a surefire recipe for stoking expectations, but Erasure are not a normal band. Like the rest of us, Erasure found ...