PC: Philip Mendoza

Seems like electro pop has been in steady flow as of late. Lots of bands are starting to pick up on the indie/electro fusion, which is good news for us. I love this stuff! Very much of a pick-me-up when you need it, and always a helping hand towards the betterment of your day.

First up is the rather fresh sound from Belgian solo artist Expo. Reminiscent of Cut Copy’s In Ghost Colours, but with a voice that suggests of a more seductive Jamie XX. He’s only got two tracks out as of now, “Right Here With Me” and “I Don’t Mind.” Both are really strong tracks, but I prefer the former. “Right Here With Me” yearns for a love out of reach, but stays hopeful. The dreamy synths still manage to stay bouncy, and the piano at the end couldn’t have brought it all together more beautifully. You can’t help but sing with the chorus as it takes you to a better place. The guy’s got an EP set to release at the beginning 2012, and he doesn’t have many Facebook fans yet so help him out and spread the word!

And this may be a bit of a nostalgic treat for most of you. I don’t think I could count the amount of minutes that I put into Transatlanticism in my preteen days. That album will forever reserve a special place in my heart for Death Cab for Cutie. In this remix, C+A+D favorites Cut Copy take the funky jam and throw a tribal spin under that oh so familiar voice of Ben Gibbard. Such a trip to so vividly see a band’s transformation through the times as that of Death Cab’s. They seem to have comfortable nestled their way in to today with a remix EP in our horizon titled Keys and Codes. They’ll supposedly be releasing one song a week until the November 22nd release date. This…..I can deal with. Welcome back into our lives Death Cab!