In a dark time, the eye begins to see… If your tastes for electronic music stretch to a more folk-inspired palette, then Kat Bryan’s Music For The End Of The World is a debut album that deserves your attention. As … Read More

Synth-pop Wonderland. With winter looming on the horizon, an opportunity to pore over a collection of tunes – which also includes some TEC favourites of old. Whether you like your music to be euphoric pop or more reflective moments, there’s … Read More

Good sailors always return… Back in 2015, a-ha surprised everyone by doing a volte-face on their then-retirement to return with new album Cast In Steel (see TEC review). That album presented the band in a more mature light and seemed … Read More

Return of the loneliest girl… Since 2011, Princess Chelsea has served up four albums of engaging indie pop with her fifth album, Everything Is Going To Be Alright, ready to keep that legacy going. The New Zealand musician also has … Read More

Geodynamic pop A sense of perspective is sometimes a necessary thing to appreciate a body of work. At times, its true nature may not reveal itself when exploring its individual parts. A good time then to delve into Dubstar’s new … Read More

Classic synth-pop duo serve up a new helping… Some things are just too predictable, the reaction of cynicism from some quarters that followed Soft Cells’ full return to our world after the ‘one night only’ O2 extravaganza certainly fell into … Read More