China Girl – David Bowie
Far from the glossy brilliance of her 1983 rebirth, China Girl started life. First penned in Berlin in 1977 during Bowie's collaboration with Iggy Pop
1901 – Phoenix
Early in 2009, when 1901 showed up, it felt as though someone had captured the sense of a rooftop summer and sent it revolving via a synthesizer
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
The pulse is immediate. A creeping synth bass, a dash of urban claustrophobia, then Neil Tennant's voice slithers in like a narrator viewing it all from a steamed-up car window
Party Monster – The Weeknd
Like headlights going across smoke, the synths gently sneak in. Released in 2016 on Starboy, Party Monster slowly sets its scene
Björk – Born of ice and sound
Her first visit to a Reykjavík studio was when she was eleven. Her voice already combined sharpness with something wild and unfettered
Phoenix Festival 1996 – The Prodigy
Under the July sunshine, the 1996 Phoenix Festival blazed hotly and vividly, but The Prodigy really set the field on fire.
Digital Love – Daft Punk
Released as the third single from Discovery in 2001, Digital Love is the instant. Wide open to the stars,
Dare – Human League
Dare, an album released by The Human League in the fall of 1981, went beyond simply expanding the possibilities of pop
To Be Honest – Christine And The Queens
To Be Honest that comes not as a blast but as a gentle, graceful descent. Feeling less like a pop song
Never Let Me Down Again – Depeche Mode
Beginning with a rumble, like an engine restarting in the dark. Then comes the mechanical but somehow alluring chugging synth line, drawing the listener into movement before the first word is sung.