Future Unlimited - With Saints

The empathy test in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is based on the premise that machines, no matter how advanced, lack compassion. But for childhood friends, Isaac Howlett (vocals) and Adam Relf (production), Empathy Test is all about wearing their hearts on their digital sleeves. With driving synth chords, punchy 4/4 beats and euphoric ‘80s melodies, the London-based duo take inspiration as much from modern acts like Chvrches and Purity Ring as they do from Vangelis and Depeche Mode. But far from sounding like just another ‘80s-electro reboot, Empathy Test have cultivated a mesmerizing and immersive identity which sets them apart from pretty much anyone else on the scene.

With an insistence on glorious hooks and instantly memorable vocal lines, Empathy Test are refreshingly unafraid to be pop music. Since self-releasing their debut EP “Losing Touch” in February, Empathy Test have picked up thousands of fans via sheer word-of-mouth and late-night tweets, and collaborated with Richard Swarbrick on numerous viral animation videos for ESPN and Liverpool FC. Empathy Test signed to Brooklyn’s Stars & Letters Records in the spring of 2014, with their follow-up EP “Throwing Stones” releasing December 9th, 2014.

Website → http://empathytest.com
Facebook → http://facebook.com/empathytest
Twitter → http://twitter.com/empathytest
SoundCloud → @empathytest

©℗ 2014 Empathy Test

Losing Touch

Throwing Stones EP

Empathy Test - Holding On

Tears

From the  Ath.Lon Limited edition double CD

Ath.Lon DELUXE bonus tracks

Treasure

Following on from her critically lauded 2013 album Crystal World, Marnie continues to develop her very own take on a modern pop sound through the release of Strange Words And Weird Wars, out on 2nd June 2017. 

Comprised of ten pulsating tracks, Strange Words And Weird Wars showcases the most impressive elements of Marnie’s incarnation as a solo artist along with those that made her band, Ladytron, one of the most respected pioneers in electronic music; soul crushing synths are wonderfully accented by hook-laden choruses as Marnie boldly explores up-tempo electro dream-pop.

The ability to effortlessly play with genres becomes more and more apparent as you work your way through what is such a sonically impressive record. Tracks such as album opener, the unashamedly melodic ‘Alphabet Block’, nods to contemporary pop artists; think an electro-pop fusion between La Roux and Kylie. ‘Girls’ expertly creates the immediacy of Ladyhawke’s best work, with ‘Electric Youth’ channeling 80’s mall pop; a glorious guilty pleasure and one of the stand-out tracks on the album. Introspection comes in the form of the shoegaze-inspired ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’, giving the air of an unreleased b-side from a cult vampire movie, while forthcoming single Lost Maps is a pop classic in the making; a single that should be heard on dance floors all over the world.

After moving back to Glasgow in September 2012, after many years living in London, Marnie continued to write music following the success of her solo project and subsequent album release in 2013. Influenced by life, love, loss, politics and all things 80’s pop, Marnie has created an album that has an intelligence and a depth behind what, on the surface, is a melodic contemporary pop record. With support having already come from tastemakers like Pitchfork, Pop Matters and Under The Radar, Marnie will be looking to build upon this through the release of her second solo record; an album that will rightly be deemed one of the most anticipated of 2017.

Strange Words And Weird Wars by Marnie is out on 2nd June 2017.

http://www.abadgeoffriendship.com/artists/marnie

Lost Maps

LEATHERS new single 'Day For Night' out May 8th on Northern Light Records. Watch the video on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHUkRY4YDcs

Day For Night

The first single from TORUL's new album "In Whole"

TORUL - Try (original)

From the upcoming album "Wild Insane" April 20th, 2018. all rights reserved © Starfield Music 2018
*written by Blake Voss
*produced & mixed by FM Attack

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Vandal Moon - The Bomb (feat. vverevvolf)

"Islands & Islands" by Misfit Mod (Stars & Letters Records, Feb. 19th 2013)

© Stars & Letters Records, 2013
℗ Sarah Ann Kelleher / Misfit Mod, 2013

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From REFINERY29: "Valleys is a glittery slow-burner that seems resigned to its own heartbreak. From the beginning, Kelleher relates the strength of her love ("I'll make you homesick / I'll make you different") while unsure of where it will lead next. As the track swells and Kelleher sings the words "Baby, it's alright," there's the distinct feeling that she's trying to reassure herself as well as her lover. While that may not sound like the love story you'd expect on Valentine's Day, we'll take Misfit Mod's heartbroken realism to chocolate and roses any day." - http://www.refinery29.com/misfit-mod



Misfit Mod - Valleys

from the  album "Inhale" [UNDO Records 2013]
for any info please contact info@undorecords.com

Inhale

single version

MARSHEAUX - To The End

Marnie - The Hunter

http://starsandletters.bandcamp.com

Stars & Letters is a Brooklyn record label specializing in electronic and indie music ★☆★ Bad Blocks, Black City Lights, Empathy Test, GPSYMTH, Misfit Mod, Ruane Maurice, Shocking Pinks, We Are Temporary

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Misfit Mod - Valleys

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