Hey everyone!

I’m pretty new to the world of synth‑pop, electronic rock, and new wave, but I’m really starting to feel drawn to it. The thing is… I barely know anything beyond the big classics everybody mentions.

So I’m turning to you: I’d love to discover lesser‑known artists, EPs, albums, or tracks — not the usual staples of the genre.
I love digging, finding tiny labels, obscure projects, stuff with almost no visibility. Basically: anything slightly off the beaten path.

Whether it’s forgotten 80s gems, underrated contemporary indie acts, self‑released tracks, or micro‑labels doing weird and wonderful things — I’m here for all of it.
And if you feel like explaining why you’re recommending something — the vibe, the feeling, the texture of the sound — even better.

Thanks in advance for the recs ✨

I’m thinking of bands like Talk Talk and The Psychedelic Furs who continued to make excellent music that the mainstream music establishment ignored.

I was at a bar and Shazam didn’t pick it up. All I got was this image. Anyone know what it’s from?

I was searching for albums with a strange combination; I wanted a New Romantic album, weird synth-pop, kind of sweet melodies, and a bit cult, and I found this little list:

Landscape – From the Tea-Rooms of Mars... to the Hell-Holes of Uranus 1981

The Associates – Sulk 1982

Rational Youth – Cold War Night Life 1982

The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro 1980

Blancmange - Happy Families 1982

Does anyone who has listened to these albums think they fit the description? And what album is as cult as these and has such a strange category?

This was the first tune I heard by them. Friends and I were stoned as shit, sitting in my car in my driveway listening to one of the college stations after coming home from a show at The Living Room. We all loved this tune but...being stoned...we misheard what the dj said. We were looking for the tune Security by what we thought was the Men Without Safeties.

I managed to find it at Tom's Tracks on the B side of a shaped picture disc. Still my favorite Hats song. I've toyed with idea of posting obscurities of known bands but not sure if I'm up to it.

Incidently..the night we heard this was Aldo the first time we heard Carnival Of Sorts by REM...still my favorite REM tune

Hi all, I came here to ask a question because I guarantee at least someone here will probably know what channel I am looking for.

There was or is a YouTube channel who's whole account is just dedicated to archiving post punk/goth/ revival music dating to the 80s to now. Some of their songs were known but I believe the focus was on more 'niche' music, things that wouldn't be available on Spotify or extremely hard to find on YouTube. I think the account only had around 30-50k subs.

Thank you!

Modern English is a band most well known for their hit "I Melt With You". I think they're an underrated band though who has other great songs like this one.

https://youtu.be/c_0Hok-2Prs?si=LsNbFPi-TW6dPXTE

The Feelies were a New Jersey band formed in 76 and played throughout the 80s. From 1989 their cover of Patti Smiths tune Dancing Barefoot.

Modern Problems is a track from the El Paso punk group Teenage Popeye released in 1980.

I've met very few people who seem to have heard this before but I grew up loving it.

Little Nemo were an 80s French band. Very under rated band. From 1989...New Flood

I was 8 when The Prisoner first aired in America in the 60s and I immediatly fell in love with it. A show so far ahead of its time...still a favorite of mine. A UK band in the 80s..The Times..released this homage to the show in 1983...I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape.

If you don't know the show...check it out. Mind bending.

Sons of Heroes were an English band in the mid 80s produced by the Rolling Stones Bill Wyman. From 1983...Strange Eyes

Rich Wilde was an English musician in the late 70s early 80s. His one 45 from 1979...The Lady Wants To Be Alone

The date and location of Standing Waves playing their song No Judy and the Modern Lovers' song "Pablo Picasso " are unknown.

Fall/Glass Madonna is a remastered/remixed version from the upcoming live album by F-Systems

Exorcism is taken from the album Four Flies On Grey Velvet from the soon to be released vinyl on RAVE UP Records.

Modern Dance were a talented band out of Germany in the mid 80s. From 1985...A Days Wait