The Amplifetes
Polished Swedish electropop built on vintage analog gear. High-gloss melodies with a warm, psychedelic edge for late nights and neon-lit city streets.
Polished Swedish electropop built on vintage analog gear. High-gloss melodies with a warm, psychedelic edge for late nights and neon-lit city streets.
The Amplifetes sound like the intersection of a high-end fashion runway and a dusty vintage synthesizer museum. There is an unmistakable Swedish precision to their songwriting, where every hook is engineered for maximum impact, yet the sound is never cold or sterile. Instead, it is saturated with the warmth of analog tubes and the grit of classic mixing consoles, giving their electropop a physical, tactile quality that many digital-first artists lack.
What truly distinguishes them is their background as elite producers. You can hear the 'producer's ear' in the way they layer sounds: a psychedelic guitar lick might be buried just beneath a thick synth lead, or a drum machine beat might be processed to sound like it was recorded in a cavern. They manage to bridge the gap between the raw energy of 60s rock and the rhythmic pulse of Chicago house music, all while maintaining a sleek, modern pop sensibility.
Start with their self-titled debut for a masterclass in indie-dance crossover. Tracks like 'It's My Life' and 'Somebody New' showcase their ability to craft massive, stadium-ready choruses that still feel cool enough for an underground club. If you want something more atmospheric, 'Where Is The Light' leans further into their analog obsession and psychedelic influences.
The Amplifetes is a 4-piece band from Sweden. Influences range along a broad spectrum, including 60s psychedelia, the Electric Light Orchestra, The Ramones, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, and Chicago Trax Records. The individual members have had success as songwriters and producers, working with artists such as Kelis, Britney Spears, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, and Grandmaster Flash. The band has been active since 2008. In 2010, they released their eponymous debut album. Four singles were taken from this album: "It's My Life", "Whizz Kid", "Somebody New", and "Blinded By The Moonlight". Following this, the band toured extensively over Europe for two years. Early summer 2012 saw the first sign of post-debut activity, as their new song Where Is The Light was launched, together with an accompanying internet video game. The full follow-up album Where Is The Light was released in early 2013, with cover artwork supplied by Storm Thorgersen and the additional singles "You/Me/Evolution" and "You Want It". The Amplifetes and their music have appeared in Vogue Italia, Gaffa magazine, Virgin Radio live, Empreintes-digitales, It´s Pop, Kulturnews, Zeromagazine, and Fred Perry Subculture. The Amplifetes music have been used in various soundtrack areas. The appearance of "It's My Life" in an advertisement for the Roberto Cavalli credit card starring Milla Jovovich and "Somebody New" in a Garnier Fructis promotion and the TV-series 90210 are some examples. After a 10 year hiatus the band made a comeback in 2023 with the new single "Spin It".
Shares analog warmth, studio polished, layered dense (production style); electropop, synth-pop (subgenres)
Shares electropop, synth-pop, dance-pop (subgenres); energetic, confident, playful (moods)
Shares analog warmth, studio polished, layered dense (production style); energetic, confident, playful (moods)
Shares synth-pop, electropop (subgenres); processed, harmonized, deadpan (vocal style)
Shares electropop, synth-pop, dance-pop (subgenres); deadpan, harmonized, processed (vocal style)
Shares electropop, synth-pop (subgenres); energetic, confident, playful (moods)
Shares electropop, synth-pop, dance-pop (subgenres); studio polished, layered dense, maximalist (production style)
Shares electropop, dance-pop, synth-pop, maximalist (subgenre)
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