Somewhat similar to Grey Does Matter, Neon Machine play a blend of Power Pop and New Wave. Based in Denmark, the four members of Neon Machine (Lars Vangen Christensen, Kim Bonfils, Morten Johansen, and Claus Rosenblad) present only 3 songs on this debut EP, but have since released two singles Independently (that are only available as imports). 
This is excellent New Wave music. The songs combine the guitars and electronics very well, and I haven't heard this good of modern New Wave music since the Probe album. Very, very strong hooks, and the blending of synths into the guitars is done extremely well.  About the only weakness here is the occasional tendancy for the vocalist to overuse his vibrato a bit, but that's the only issue I could find. It's a shame this band is unsigned, as all three of the tracks are very, very impressive.
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