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Everything this Scottish trio does is synth magic.   I had the pleasure of attending their first ever US show, here in San Francisco.  They played maybe 10 or so tracks...all were solid hits.

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Viceroy "Dream Of Bombay" (feat Chela) - OFFICIAL VIDEO (by chookietv)

Close your eyes and it's summertime.

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New tracks from The Postal Service?!

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I'm in love with supergroup JJAMZ (just learned they pronounce it Ja-Jams).  Their entire album is full of summertime bliss.  

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Everything Patrick touches is gold.  Listen to his EP on SoundCloud now.  He's Steve Winwood 2.0!!  There's even a sax.  A SAX!!!

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Charli XCX - You (Ha Ha Ha) [Official Video] (by officialcharlixcx)

This killer track gets a killer video.  Though I wonder if it would have legs without the sample from Gold Panda?

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JJAMZ - "Heartbeat " Official Music Video (by JJAMZband)

JJAMZ's entire album is fantastic from start to finish.  Some 80's inspired indiepop.  If you like this you should also check out Texas indiepoppers "The Royalty". 

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Synthy disco-inspired summertime pop from France!  Jupiter's entire album is worth a listen.

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One of my favorite dance-oriented tracks of 2012 has an awesome video worth checking out.

Sky Ferreira - Lost In My Bedroom" (Official Music Video) (by pitchforktv)

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Top 50 Electropop, Dreampop, and Indie Tracks of 2012

Electropop, dreampop, indiepop, dancepop, cheesepop, synthpop, 80's revival, new new wave, new new romantics, electric music for adults, music that sounds great with a glass of wine on a couch in a loft...this is what I'm into, and 2012 was a great year for my obsession. Here's my Top 50 tracks of 2012... (Subscribe to the Spotify playlist)  

#50 - San Francisco's chillwave hero.

#49 - Disturbing vocals about wanting to be a cripple. Fortunately much of it is in French.

#48 - Californians loves hearing other Californians sing about California.

#47 - Swirly synthpop.

#46 - Synths, drum machines...and heavy electric guitars. Rock.

#45 - None of the band members are from Tokyo, Denmark, nor Sweden.

#44 - Great follow-up to their 2010 hit "A Real Hero" you probably heard from the movie "Drive".

#43 - Drifting in and out, describes the sound perfectly.

#42 - Bleeps and bass. It's SWEET.

#41 - More bands from "Drive". More bone-shaking analogue synths.

#40 - Two Swedish chicks yelling in unison to dancepop. I love it.

#39 - Beyonce Knowles' sister teams up with Dev Haynes AKA Blood Orange. Anyone who teams up with Dev Haynes produces something fantastic.

#38 - If they would cut this track down from 12 minutes to 6, I've love it even more.

#37 - Sounds like MGMT with a female singer. That's a good thing.

#36 - Kinda reminds me of Kings of Leon, though they call themselves psychedelic synthpop.

#35 - Brooklyn-via-Oakland MNDR sings club hits from the late 90's.

#34 - Upbeat Texas indiepop rockers. I randomly chose a track here as their entire album is phenomenal.

#33 - Reminds me of all that mellow progressive 90's rock I loved as a teenager.

#32 - Finally a male singer on the list.

#31 - Haunting female vocals meets brash electronic sounds.

#30 - Your heart will start racing when that bass kicks in.

#29 - This is a big slice of cheesy dancepop, but a super unique sound.

#28 - I'm pretty sure Swedes are born with keyboards in their hands. These experimental-ish electrpoppers make electronic unique again.

#27 - The one electropop track everyone will love.

#26 - The singer is like 12-years old, but the dancepop sound is very mature.

#25 - The hottest unsigned Scottish band you've never heard of.

#24 - Retropop that sounds best sipping wine on a sailboat.

#23 - Swedes, are there anything they can't do?

#22 - Pop music infused with reggae beats.

#21 - These futurepoppers definitely have their own sound.

#20 - Warm and chill.

#19 - Dreamy dreampop from my hometown.

#18 - Finally more male vocals. Classic indiepop.

#17 - English indierockers.

#16 - Three sisters from Southern California make 80's-inspired pop.

#15 - All the fun of the 80's, in the 10's.

#14 - 50% New Order and 50% Joy Division but 100% San Francisco chillwave.

#13 - Someone put this one a movie soundtrack. Something starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

#12 - This is what I think Africa sounds like on a good day.

#11 - Heavenly afternoon drinking music.

#10 - If you don't love this track, you're full of hate.

#9 - Bubbly theme song to a fairy tale.

#8 - If you love Grimes and Purity Ring you'll love these young vocals and crushing synths.

#7 - It's impossible to listen to this 80's-inspired pop song without smiling and/or dancing.

#6 - Just haunting.

#5 - They have two drummers and an amazing singer.

 #4 - The most mysterious band of 2012. Sorry, not a band, but an "audio-visual experience" or something.

  #3 - If you love 50's and 60's surfrock, you'll love Denver-based Tennis.

  #2 - Just an epic tune that feels more like a short story.

  #1 - As a member of the Pure Bathing Cult, I can't get enough of this track. I'd call it dreampop, but they've really invented their own genre.

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Debut EP from LA-based White Blush AKA Carol Rhyu.  Very David Lynchian.  Dreamy, synthy, and minimal.   And awesome.

Try track #2 "Mirror" or #3 "Jolene".  

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Oakland-native MNDR on Letterman...with a strings section!!

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Oakland-native MNDR released one of my favorite albums of 2012.  Uplifting and dancey, with a thick slice of cheese, it brings back all those memories from late 90's euro dancepop.  

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This is the first time I've ever heard the words "Estonian dance-pop".  

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Swedish brother-sister electronic duo THE KNIFE to release first album in seven years come April.  Here's their weird trailer.  

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ELECTRO DIVA

Alejandra Deheza of School of Seven Bells

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LIVE

Phantogram - When I'm Small (Live on KEXP) (by kexpradio)