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bachmaninoff · Post by **bachmaninoff** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:55 am

Stellar Dreams, FM Attack, Nina (not the 99 Luft Balloons one), Electric Youth - not in that order.

imrae · Post by **imrae** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:40 am

Is "vocal synthwave" a particular subgenre or just synthwave bands that heavily feature vocals? For the latter check out Confrontational. It has a fun gothic/horror vibe and I find the mixing less fatiguing than e.g. Perturbator, Dan Terminus

https://confrontational.bandcamp.com/tr ... ne-of-fire

an-electric-heart · Post by **an-electric-heart** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:02 am

I asked my friends this on Facebook about a week ago. I think I could get into synthwave if it was pop structured with vocals, but I only ever hear instrumental stuff.

kvotchin · Post by **kvotchin** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:47 am

Scandroid is another.

AdvancedFollower · Post by **AdvancedFollower** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:55 am

an-electric-heart wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:02 am I asked my friends this on Facebook about a week ago. I think I could get into synthwave if it was pop structured with vocals, but I only ever hear instrumental stuff.

There's plenty of "popwave", e.g. Ollie Wride/FM-84, The Midnight, Michael Oakley, The Bad Dreamers, LeBrock and so on.

crimsonwarlock · Post by **crimsonwarlock** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:52 pm

The Midnight

EDIT: already mentioned

AdvancedFollower · Post by **AdvancedFollower** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:15 pm

crimsonwarlock wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:52 pm The Midnight

EDIT: already mentioned

They deserve a second mention

There will always be those who accuse them of "selling out" just because they're so successful, but they do make some very well-produced and catchy tracks. Definitely one of the most accessible synthwave acts and probably a gateway drug into synthwave for many.

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:25 pm

Gunship.

GUNSHIP!!

Surely, the first band that comes to mind is GUNSHIP!!

an-electric-heart · Post by **an-electric-heart** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:27 pm

AdvancedFollower wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:55 am
an-electric-heart wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:02 am I asked my friends this on Facebook about a week ago. I think I could get into synthwave if it was pop structured with vocals, but I only ever hear instrumental stuff.
There's plenty of "popwave", e.g. Ollie Wride/FM-84, The Midnight, Michael Oakley, The Bad Dreamers, LeBrock and so on.

Cool, I'll check them out. I was recommended a few bands, I haven't actually had a chance to listen. I'm thinking that that's the way my music might be heading in the future.