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Synth Pop

A woman with long blonde hair leans against a glass shower door etched with a swan and water design.

by Elizabeth Jakaitis | October 8, 2026

V.V. Lightbody Turns the Present Into a “Period Piece” The Chicago musician's new album blends folk, samba, psych rock and synth pop to ask how closely we can examine our lives without pulling ourselves out of them.

Madame Reaper poses in a shadowy room with a fur coat.

by Craig Bechtel | August 14, 2025

Don’t Fear Chicago’s Madame Reaper: Kira Leadholm on Her Second Record

by Robert Rodi | January 14, 2022

A Sheen of Synth: A Review of Safety Town’s “Fake It”

by Craig Bechtel | August 21, 2020

From Title to Track: A Review of James Swanberg’s “The One and Only”

by Robert Rodi | March 16, 2019

No Choice But to Listen: Arresting New Albums from Kate Schell and William Steffey

by Ashley Perez Hollingsworth | June 15, 2018

Glad to Be Gloomy: A Preview of Night Riots at Subterranean

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