COVER STORY

ASBEST INC. make muscular synthpop for end times

Their debut album, Pandemonium, arrives on October 30.

LATEST STORIES

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY — OCTOBER 16, 2026

DEVISION REDUX

Rage + Your Hands On My Skin

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LUCY DREAMS

Live at Wiener Konzerthaus

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WHOLE

Thing

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FLARE DIMENSION

Sad Girl Sad Boy

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PLATRONIC

Fortress Of Fools (The Emperor’s New Clothes)

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KLACK

“Dot Dot Dot”

IN STRICT CONFIDENCE

“Fever”

IAMTHESHADOW

“Bending Time”

SEPTEMBER 2026

New Music

Catching up with MIND.IN.A.BOX

MIND.IN.A.BOX

Retaliation

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10 best songs of September 2026

Essential Releases

SOFT VEIN

All We’ve Known of Heaven

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THE SOUND VEIL SOCIETY

Things We Kept

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TANIA CASSETTE

The Death of Me

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ACTORS

“Youth”

AUGUST 2026

New Music

The 25 best synthpop songs of 2026 (so far)

10 best songs of August 2026

Essential Releases

LIGHTS OF EUPHORIA – Future Unknown

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DIGITAL ENERGY – Echoes of Tomorrow

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PIXEL GRIP – Percepticide: Remixed

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SIMON CARTER feat. RUINED CONFLICT

“They Want Control”

JULY 2026

Interview

Swedish duo RYMDVERKET shoot for the stars

RYMDVERKET

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“Some people might think pop is one of the easiest genres to sing, but it really isn’t. It’s definitely a challenge, but it’s so much fun.”

— Linda Ganters, RYMDVERKET

10 best songs of July 2026

Essential Releases

MAD MISSION – Into Orbit

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CATHERINE MOAN – CM Ultra

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WHEN IN ROME UK – “Human Nature”

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BOY HARSHER

“Hard Beat”

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