Independent music has seen a surge of synthpop sounds entering its domain. This retro-sounding musical genre pulls muses from the synthesizer dominated days of the ‘80s and brings it into the modern age with current technology in electronic music.
As with many unique forms of music, electro pop began as an underground form of music. However, this musical style has slowly seeped into the mainstream with its fun and infectious beats and lyrics. The Hangout Fest line-up has a plethora of synthpop sounds for the sandy masses. Comprised of Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian, Capital Cities could be considered one of the groups at the forefront of this scene. According to member Simonian, the number of synthpop acts making it into the mainstream is a result of the genre coming into its own.
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