Synthpop Symphony W/Matt Williams
About Synthpop Symphony
Electronic dance music (EDM) shows are among the most exciting ways to experience your favorite DJs spinning the latest beats. However, there’s a glaring issue: nearly all of these programs cater exclusively to house, trance, and Top 40 pop hits.
Currently, there are no radio programs that celebrate the burgeoning indie appeal of Synthpop, Synthwave, and Electropop, while also paying homage to the iconic music of the 1980s with reimagined remixes and modernized covers. This is despite the fact that thousands of artists across more than 60 countries are actively creating music in these genres.
In addition, many legendary 1980s artists continue to release new music, embark on tours, and sell out venues worldwide. For example, in Los Angeles alone between 2022 and 2025, Depeche Mode, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, New Order, Gary Numan, Tears For Fears, and a Flock of Seagulls all unveiled new albums and performed to packed audiences over multiple nights. Even niche Italo Disco artists like Thomas Anders of Modern Talking sell out two-night engagements in Los Angeles every year.
The fanbase for this music is alive and thriving, hungry for new sounds, fresh artists, and nostalgic classics reminiscent of radio stations like KROQ, Live 105, and 91X in California. Yet, as electronic music has ascended to dominate the mainstream, this passionate audience has been left behind.
Worse still, the general public lacks an easy way to discover this music. The solution lies in bringing it directly to listeners—meeting them where they are. Affordable streaming, FM radio and satellite options are the most effective ways to connect with these audiences.
While companies like XM Satellite Radio honor classic new wave and indie rock, there is currently no equivalent radio program for electronic music fans to hear the latest from these dynamic artists. It’s time to fill this void and give this genre, and its dedicated listeners, the platform they deserve.
Synthpop Symphony W/Matt Williams
Synthpop Symphony 254 Counting Down The Top 30 Electronic Dance Tracks of 2024!
🎶 This week on Synthpop Symphony Episode 254, it’s time for my end-of-year countdown! Join me as I celebrate the 30 best new synthpop and dance tracks of 2024! 🎉
True to the eclectic spirit of Synthpop Symphony, this countdown spans a vibrant mix of styles, including legacy new wave, indie, electropop, synthwave, darkwave, Italo dance, dance pop, and so much more. It's the ultimate 2-hour showcase of the year’s best new electronic dance music—all brought together in one unforgettable episode. Don’t miss it!
Christopher Anton-Fade to Grey(Nick James Mix)(Dancing Ferret)
Magdalena Bay-Cry For You(Mom+Pop Music)
Anything Box-Heaven is a Place in Time(EndPop)
Purple Disco Machine-Beat of Your Heart(Sony)
Bending Grid-Forever-The Beast That Follows(Aisle 9 Remix)(Indie)
Blaklight-Blind Vision(Indie)
Issac Howlett-House Of Cards(Indie)
Eprin-Need You To Need Me(Artemas)
Empire of the Sun-Cherry Blossom(Astralworks)
Roubix-In Your Head(Pete Hammond Remix Edit)
TR/ST-Run(Dais Records)
Baltazaar-Obsession(Indie)
Telenova-Power(EMI)
O.A.G.-Running(Future Analog Remix)(Indie)
Sophie Ellis Bextor-Freedom of the Night(Polydor)
Cosmicity-Overblown(Pete Hammond Remix edit)(Indie)
Sophie and the Giants-Shut Up And Dance(Polydor)
Kontravoid-Losing Game(Artoffact)
Echo Image-Madsong(A Different Drum Records)
Dilemmachine & RogueFX-Back in Time(FiloFX Records)
Phantoms-Perpetual Motion(Universal Music)
Second Complex & Color Theory-The Curve(Indie)
Pet Shop Boys-All the Young Dudes(Richard X Remix)(Parlophone)
Lucca Leeloo-Forget The Self(Gateway Music)
Italoconnection & Bunny X-L’hacienda Edit(Blanco e Negro/Aztek)
MELØ-Don’t Feel a Thing(MELØ Music)
Tycho Brahe-Supernova(Indie)
Die Sexual-Need to Sin(A System Exclusive)
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark-Kleptocracy(Virgin)
Breath of my Leaves-Stay(Indie)