You hate it or love it - but there is no in between when it comes to straight forward bubblegum pop bangers. Sugar candy for your ears and feet, those kind of songs are loud and filled with positive power. Lyrics can explore the wide and mostly difficult world of love, dreams or celebrating yourself.
Cinematic synthpop project Man Without Country were almost on their way to become 'the next M83' but mastermind Ryan James had to learn the hard way that there's no such thing as instant success. This is the story of how and why he carried on anyway.