synth-pop

“It used to be about expressing something universal,” says Claire Evans, an artist, writer and musician best known for being half of the synth-pop duo Yacht.

The Dominican American synth-pop hero will tease new songs from his sixth studio album, “Georgie,” a tribute to his late father.

“It used to be about expressing something universal,” says Claire Evans, an artist, writer and musician most known for being half of the synth-pop duo Yacht.

But the turning point came when she hooked up with British producers Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, of the band Heaven 17, to record a synth-pop version of the Temptations' 1970 hit Ball of Confusion.

As fans discovered her debut album, Roan also released a standalone single - a sarcastic slice of synth-pop called Good Luck Babe, which became her breakout hit.