From Aqua to Pop Trash

From listening to Aqua‘s “Back to the 80s” in the last post, I was reminded of another really cool song about the 80s, “80s Girl” from Pop Trash.

Pop Trash - "80s Girl" single

“80s Girl” is from Pop Trash’s self titled debut which came out in 2005.  Heavy on the keyboards and synthesizers, with lush guitar and layered vocals, Pop Trash totally have the 80s synthpop thing down. Pop Trash’s name is taken from the album titled Pop Trash by 80s band Duran Duran. They had a small internet buzz for awhile, then kinda faded away… but, I hear that they may be working on new material!  Between 2005 and the present, the members of Pop Trash have been working on other bands, including Nikki Blonde (who also sounds very 80s) and Evil Love Drones.  Here is their song “80s Girl”  enjoy!

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Universal Poplab

Ok, so I was lookin through some music blogs again tryin’ to find new bands to post and I came across a review of Elegant Machinery’s “A Soft Exchange” on Synthpop Reviews.  Last week I posted a video from Elegant Machinery and if you haven’t checked them out, scroll down and take a listen. In the review, the bands Universal Poplab (sweden) and Midnight Resistance (germany) are mentioned.  Both are great examples of modern synthpop that owes a lot to the synthpop of the 80s. I haven’t yet found a video for Midnight Resistance, but here is Universal Poplab’s  “New Baby Boom”, enjoy!

Frankmusik

I was checkin out other blogs looking for new bands and came across this gem, Frankmusik.  I found Frankmusik on a post on The New Wave Diva, who credits a Mr. Billy Suede for turning her on to this great little British pop artist.  Check out this video for the song “3 Little Words” off of his debut album “Complete Me.”  Very 80s and very fun!!  The video for “3 Little Words” reminds me of a scene from the 80s movie “Big” with Tom Hanks where he is dancing on the giant keyboard.  Frankmusik has also remixed material from other artists such as Lady GaGa and the Pet Shop Boys.

Here’s a couple more pure pop fun vids from Frankmusik, enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8hXlOh9Ro0

No Doubt “Don’t Let Me Down”

Ok, here is the No Doubt song that I had mentioned in an earlier post. “Don’t Let Me Down”  from the album Rock Steady which Ric Ocasek helped to produce. Now listen to this and tell me that you don’t hear The Cars!!

Written by Stefani, Kanal, Dumont

Produced by No Doubt, Ric Ocasek, Stent

From the album “Rock Steady”

Released December 11, 2001