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Have A Nice Weekend

October 13, 2017 brian.gray Leave a comment

It is ACL again. I am going sans long lens and will be actually listening to bands with Nathan and an entire squad of randoms that come in town from round this great country. Get of my blanket, football in the beer tent, occasional runs to the front of the crowd to get sweaty and be dumb – festival things. We do get Day Wave.

UT/OU ManU/Liverpool #COYS

On to a shareable jam. Here is a lovingly crafted piece of synth pop by Empathy Test that has that darker vibe followed by that last-song-on-the-Depeche-Mode-record that had just a slightly uplifting message. The full length, Safe From Harm, is due November 17th.

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Time Travel With Empathy Test

November 6, 2014 nicole.baumann Leave a comment

When it comes to synth pop, it’s always hard to say no. So when I heard this new track from London’s Empathy Test and was immediately taken to the 80’s with its shimmery sound, I new I needed to share. While it does have a retro melancholy vibe to it– the band mentions Depeche Mode— it also has enough electronic detail to bring you right back to the present, a-la Chvrches and Purity Ring. Regardless of what bands “Here is the Place” is reminiscent of, they’ve already released their debut EP, Losing Touch, and are slated to release another, Throwing Stones, on Stars & Letters Records on December 9th of this year. Have a listen and get taken back.

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