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Recommended masterpieces and popular songs of Western electro-pop and synth-pop

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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and for over 18 years I’ve contributed to music magazines, disc guide books, mooks, and web media. As a writer my main field is Western music, but as a listener for over 35 years, I always try to keep my curiosity alive with the motto “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in bands, where I was a bassist who handled songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve played include bass, guitar, and piano. I began studying English in my mid-40s and continue to do so today.

Genres like electropop and synth-pop have a history spanning over 40 years.

If you start digging into their connections with so-called techno and dance music—or even the differences between electropop and synth-pop to begin with—you’ll find there’s no end to it.

Setting that historical background aside for now, we’ve researched and curated a wide-ranging selection of classic and contemporary electropop and synth-pop tracks from Western music, all centered around catchy, pop-oriented melodies!

You might even notice how genres connect across eras.

To music fans who are intrigued, we hope you’ll give it a read.

Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Songs of Western Electropop/Synthpop (51–60)

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A track included on Communion, the debut album released in 2015 by the British electronica duo Years & Years.

Olly Alexander has said it’s “a song inspired by a really bad relationship with an ex-boyfriend.”

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In conclusion

When you gather classic and modern masterpieces like this, you can really see how incredibly diverse the world of electropop and synth-pop is, even though we often group them together under one label.

The allure of shimmering synths and freewheeling electronic sounds is irresistible—once you’re hooked, there’s no getting out.

If this piqued your interest, please use this article as a guide and step into the vast world of electropop!