Giantess' "You Were Young" and Boston electronic music

This time last year, I was all about the Passion Pit EP I had on a dodgy burned CD-R, and my obsession clearly was the catalyst for them becoming all famous (Ha!). Now, another local synthpop act I've pegged for stardom is ruling my domespace, with a pill show coming Feb. 27.

They're called Giantess, and their jam 'You Were Young' is the feel-good hit of the winter. Seriously, if this shit doesn't warm your heart and melt all the ice outside, nothing will. Got that Passion Pit vibe, and will probably encite a thousand dance parties from here to San Francisco.

But it got me thinking. Now that Passion Pit are huge and Giantess soon will be, there's suddenly this blossoming synthpop and electronic music scene in Boston. Vets Freezepop and Lifestyle have held shit down for years, but now comes Chester French, Matters & Dunaway, Coralcola, Andre Obin, and even Big Digits. Not all have the same sound, mind you (and yes I know Coralcola is Worcester and M&D are RIP), but Boston isn't just a garage rock city anymore. Dance lives.