Pink Opaque

The name of the band is Pink Opaque
The genres of our music are synthpop, indiepop, electropop
The band was formed in this year AD2024
The members of the band live in Sheffield, Yorkshire

The members of the band are Danielle Cope (she/her; lead vocals, tambourine and a bit of keyboard) and Pete Green (they/them; keyboard, backing vocals and a bit of guitar)

For fans of Bis, Deerful, Erasure, Figurine, Hannah Diamond, Helen Love, The Human League, Icona Pop, Pipas, Red Sleeping Beauty, Saint Etienne
Not for fans of The Doors

[sometimes I wonder
if I wonder too much]

Danielle and Pete met in the mid-2000s when Danielle was in The 10p Mixes and Pete was on a solo tour supporting MJ Hibbett. The two later played together for a few years in The Sweet Nothings (whose most recent gig was in January 2020). It was fun.

In 2024 Pete had a bit of a divine revelation about musicmaking while watching a show at Sheffield’s small but perfectly formed Hatch venue. Before the night was over they’d already started writing a song in their head which later became the first Pink Opaque tune, ‘Mirrorball’.

The revelation? Automation, liberation. Focus on what you’re good at and dump all the dreary stuff that gets in the way. Generative AI, obviously, can burn in hell; but if guitar playing is hard then there’s knack all wrong with laptop pop as a route to creating ace tunes. That and the fact that Danielle is way better than Pete at singing.

Released in December 2024, Pink Opaque’s first single I Wanna Be Like Lauren Laverne was the result: written, arranged and recorded in a couple of days, and a kick-ass synthy stomp as glittery as you’ll find this side of an imaginary collaboration between Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Shampoo.

The duo started playing live a few weeks later and intend to do so as often as possible from now on.

The point, ultimately, is joy as praxis. The darker it gets outside, the more brightness Pink Opaque are determined to create, through 70s disco vibes, 80s synth tones, 90s dance beats, timeless indiepop hooks and a sparkly guitar. It’s good honest electronica from Yorkshire with a glittery face and a messy human heart. We call it futurepop.