It’s been a long winter over here in Europe. So what better than some neon textures and sharp lyrics for this week’s selection. From high-gloss satire to noir-tinged atmospherics and cavernous slow burns, these tracks show how elastic modern synth pop can be. Let’s go 🪩
Gravité Fresq – Reality Is Premium
Gravité Fresq deliver a sleek, sardonic synth pop statement built on driving basslines and dangerous digital age tension
Reality Is Premium, opens with polished synth stabs and a pulsing bassline that locks into an immediate, dancefloor-ready groove. The production is crisp and high-gloss, pairing 80s new wave textures with sharp, satirical lyricism. My fave kind of vibe.
Gravité Fresq lean into corporate dread and modern absurdity, framing the so-called subscription era as both spectacle and trap. The track pushes further into electronic territory, sharpening their post-punk instincts into something club-focused yet intellectually barbed. This is essential stuff.
Chroma Noir – Black Rain
Chroma Noir craft a brooding synth pop cut with a touch of hope in the darkness
Black Rain, surges forward on driving rhythms and shimmering synth layers, quickly establishing a nocturnal, rain-slicked atmosphere. A distinctive saxophone line slices through the electronic backbone, adding drama, lift and a whole lot of 80s heart.
Chroma Noir, formed in Santiago, channel the darker shades of 80s pop with a contemporary edge. Their blend of intensity and melody positions this single as a confident step deeper into shadowy, synth-led territory. A brilliant synth pop moment.
Deptford Sound Collective – Give Me. Give Me . Give Me, I want it all
Deptford Sound Collective deliver a flamboyant, disco-leaning synth pop anthem with an essential message for our times
Give Me. Give Me . Give Me, I want it all, bursts in with bright keys and a four-to-the-floor pulse that nods to 80s disco excess. Beneath the camp energy and bold hooks sits a clear message of unity and resistance.
Deptford Sound Collective, based in London, bring together musicians and activists with a taste for theatrical protest. This is an important song for 2026, and it’s great to see the release reframing classic dancefloor soundsas a vehicle for solidarity, pairing satire with an unashamedly pop-forward sound. A great listen, and we’re keen to here more from this act.
Flowers For Juno – Message to Lana
Flowers For Juno explore dangerous, dark edges of synth pop with incredible atmospheric results
Message to Lana, moves at a deliberate pace, built on saturated low end, smeared textures and cavernous reverb. The vocals are heavily processed, functioning as another instrument within a thick, immersive haze. Exactly what I want from great synth pop, basically.
Flowers For Juno operate at the intersection of gothic rock and synth-driven experimentation. This track resists easy hooks in favour of mood and scale, expanding their palette into something more abstract and sonically enveloping. It’s a banger, and definitely check it out if you like your synths dark and gothic.