Chillwave, aka glo fi, proper noun Generally down-tempo to mid-tempo (i.e. 80-120 bpm) danceable American indie/electro-pop style; usually made by solo artists with a laptop or small outfits; predominantly influenced by Eighties analogue and electronica, late Eighties/early Nineties shoegaze (hence the ‘nu … Continue reading →

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Can’t get enough of this cover of Wave Machines‘ mini-smash by new British pop chanteuse Joyce, who is apparently so fresh off the starting blocks, she doesn’t even have a web presence at the time of writing this…   And yet, … Continue reading →

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