Memory Emotion

True to its title, Electric Youth’s *Memory Emotion* is an album of unapologetically nostalgic pleasures. On their second LP, the Toronto *Drive* soundtrack alums take you on a dreamlike journey through the history of synth-pop, forging the neon-lined path that connects the vintage circuitry of Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder, the big-tent pomp of New Order and Pet Shop Boys, and the after-hours electro of the Italians Do It Better label. But where Bronwyn Griffin’s airy, alluring voice is the undeniable focal point of the strobe-lit salvo “The Life” and motorik indie-pop gem “Now Now,” the ecstatic Italo-house odyssey “Higher” showcases producer/partner Austin Garrick’s willingness to venture beyond the parameters of pop.

Five years after the release of Electric Youth's debut album, Innerworld, and nearly a decade after they broke through with the single "A Real Hero," Memory Emotion proves that the duo's dreamy synth pop -- or is it synth-heavy dream pop?

It is possible to relive the exact moment that came to define Electric Youth's career. Fire up the 2011 film Drive, and skip to the scene in...

The shimmering pop of Electric Youth has always been heavily enmeshed with film.