{"id":2248129,"date":"2026-01-24T06:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2248129"},"modified":"2026-01-24T06:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:12:49","slug":"add-to-playlist-the-regency-styled-80s-synth-pop-revivalism-of-haute-freddy-and-the-weeks-best-new-tracks-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/add-to-playlist-the-regency-styled-80s-synth-pop-revivalism-of-haute-freddy-and-the-weeks-best-new-tracks-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Add to playlist: the Regency-styled 80s synth-pop revivalism of Haute &#038; Freddy and the week\u2019s best new tracks | Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>From<\/strong> Los Angeles<br \/><strong>Recommend if you like<\/strong> Erasure, Chappell Roan, Jade<br \/><strong>Up next<\/strong> Debut album Big Disgrace out 13 March<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Just when you think pop is finally moving away from the synth-heavy 80s sound, another thrilling new act comes along to say: \u201cNope!\u201d With shades of Erasure and a good dollop of theatre kid energy, Haute &amp; Freddy are the Regency-styled freaks sending a jolt through TikTok. Their latest single Dance the Pain Away is the year\u2019s first true banger, a dazzling sad-pop production that bursts through the January gloom, thrusts a spritzer in your hand and drags you to the dancefloor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The LA-based duo of Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp know their way around a classic pop structure. Between them they\u2019ve co-written for Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears and Calvin Harris, but writing for established and relatively vanilla acts pushed their own work to the other end of the spectrum. They favour maximalism: the orchestra hit, thunderous stadium drums and lyrics that emote wildly in every direction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"268b0ba0-0b55-4148-9bae-e2c1eb183423\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.VideoYoutubeBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div data-component=\"youtube-embed\" class=\"dcr-13aa88h\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/1BhJBoSILk4?wmode=opaque&amp;feature=oembed\" title=\"Haute &amp; Freddy - Dance The Pain Away\" height=\"480\" width=\"854\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">They may look as though they\u2019ve been thrift shopping in every era since the 1700s, but their sound is distinctly mid-80s Britain, filled with the ghosts of West End Girls\u2019 wavy synths, Smalltown Boy\u2019s winding bass, Erasure\u2019s knack for soaring crescendos. Yet none of their seven singles to date sound like a rip off: more a series of love letters. You do have to concede they <em>could<\/em> be a label team\u2019s meticulously constructed answer to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/sep\/20\/fame-is-like-going-through-puberty-chappell-roan-on-sexuality-superstardom-and-the-joy-of-drag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Chappell Roan<\/a>, right down to the Elizabeth I eyebrows. But there are some things you can\u2019t fake: these songs are as thrilling to hear as their saucy dress-up-box visuals are to watch. <em>Kate Solomon<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"this-weeks-best-new-tracks\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\">This week\u2019s best new tracks<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"71b789e7-987e-4ea8-8ad3-ca18ca07e8ad\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Wendy Eisenberg.<\/span> Photograph: Eleanor Petry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Wendy Eisenberg \u2013 Meaning Business<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>Ever curious, nuanced and compassionate, the experimental New York guitarist strikes into new territory: straight-up countrified beauty, where jubilant fiddle meets Jason Molina-ish flashes of darkness as they contemplate identity\u2019s impermanence. <em>LS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Remember Sports \u2013 Nevermind<\/strong><br \/>For anyone missing the crunchier side of Waxahatchee \u2013 or wanting more of what she did with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2025\/oct\/31\/snocaps-review-katie-allison-crutchfield-mj-lenderman-waxahatchee-brad-cook\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Snocaps<\/a> \u2013 this Philly band make perfectly wistful, twangy barnburners designed to tickle your indie-rock pleasure centres. <em>LS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Asake x Wizkid \u2013 Iskolodo<\/strong><br \/>Two of the biggest stars in African pop combine for a new EP, and Iskolodo is a highlight: a featherlight blend of classic Afrobeat, jazz piano, amapiano bass, ghostly salsa samples and gentle melodic chatter from the pair. <em>BBT<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Charlotte Plank \u2013 Crybby Blue<\/strong><br \/>Plank is one of the best vocalists in British dance; her Chemical Fashion was a great underrated gem of 2025. Her first single this year is another winner, confronting emotional blackmail with whomping speed garage. <em>BBT<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>James Welsh \u2013 Fret<br \/><\/strong>The producer FKA Ocelot \u2013 and remixer for everyone from Rob Zombie to Britney \u2013 switches to his own name for a sharp-edged, unusual electronic record about grief: Fret prickles and seethes unpredictably. <em>LS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Durand Jones and the Indications \u2013 Let\u2019s Take Our Time<\/strong><br \/>As ever, Jones and co sound as if they\u2019ve stepped through a portal from the wood-panelled, symphonic-soul 1970s, and their new one has Aaron Frazer singing of similarly old-school courtship rituals in a tender falsetto. <em>BBT<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Joshua Chiquimia Crampton \u2013 Ch\u2019uwancha\u00f1a ~El Golpe Final~<\/strong><br \/>Blending choppy distortion and bleating riffage, Crampton\u2019s guitar tone \u2013 last heard in his acclaimed sibling duo Los Thuthanaka \u2013 is so distinctive you can clock that it\u2019s him playing in the opening seconds. (Available <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/joshuachuquimiacrampton.bandcamp.com\/album\/anata\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">only on Bandcamp<\/a>.) <em>BBT<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Subscribe to the Guardian\u2019s rolling Add to Playlist selections on Spotify \u2013 or transfer it to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/118249\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Apple<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.tidal.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360004689717-Import-playlists\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Tidal<\/a> or other services<\/p>\n<figure id=\"2f7cdf2d-a308-4e7d-b679-0d5bc5b9034c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.SpotifyBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"SpotifyBlockComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;embedUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/48kgn15Mrg6XC859pVtZj5?utm_source=oembed&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:352,&quot;width&quot;:456,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Add to playlist: the Guardian\u2019s favourite new tracks&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:10,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3},&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Spotify&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;inline&quot;,&quot;isTracking&quot;:false,&quot;isMainMedia&quot;:false,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Spotify&quot;,&quot;sourceDomain&quot;:&quot;open.spotify.com&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/48kgn15Mrg6XC859pVtZj5?utm_source=oembed\" title=\"Add to playlist: the Guardian\u2019s favourite new tracks\" height=\"352\" width=\"456\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.theguardian.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Los AngelesRecommend if you like Erasure, Chappell Roan, JadeUp next Debut album Big Disgrace out 13 March Just when you think pop is finally moving away from the synth-heavy 80s sound, another thrilling new act comes along to say: \u201cNope!\u201d With shades of Erasure and a good dollop of theatre kid energy, Haute &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2248130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Add-to-playlist-the-Regency-styled-80s-synth-pop-revivalism-of-Haute.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2248131,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248129\/revisions\/2248131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}