Tesla Boy Essentials

An irresistible dance force from Moscow, Tesla Boy flirt with the West and sing in English, but the contrast only adds to their synth-pop-loving mystique. Taken with the brightly coloured ‘80s electro-pop craze—all glittery disco splashes and New Wave edge—Tesla Boy released Modern Thrills and The Universe Made of Darkness in 2010 and 2013, respectively. With a sound that's unabashedly euphoric and touched with New Romanticism, they're acutely aware of where the charm lies in the case of sonically adventurous bands like Depeche Mode, and conjure their own kind of dance-floor alchemy.