Synth Pop from Be My Wife

Be My Wife arrives already dressed for the part; the name carries glamour, irony and a little danger, which feels fitting for the project created by Federico Nessi, an artist shaped by multiple cities and multiple selves. Paris-based, raised between Miami and Buenos Aires, Federico channels those layers into a world where post punk tension, minimal wave vibes and crooner drama meet under flickering lights.

The project takes its title from one of Federico’s favourite David Bowie songs, while also nodding to a film by silent cinema figure Max Linder. That dual reference says plenty about the creative terrain Be My Wife occupies, a place where pop mythology sits beside old cinema, humour shares space with heartbreak while the theatrical and the intimate are constantly in conversation.

Federico describes the project as emerging from a moment in 2023, a personal and artistic “Big Bang” that distilled years of creative development into one focused endeavour. Be My Wife feels like the result of accumulated vision finally given a name, drawing from the DIY spirit of twentieth-century counterculture movements including post punk, no wave, industrial and goth, while also embracing the charisma and emotional magnetism of classic crooners.

Last year the project introduced itself with two EPs, The Restless Pursuit and To Deliver A Feeling, each containing four singles and each track arriving with its own original music video and remix. The Restless Pursuit laid out the core musical language of Be My Wife with shoegaze textures merting new wave propulsion and avant-pop stylings, sketching a sound both nostalgic and sharply present.

To Deliver A Feeling expanded that output further, venturing into mythology, loosening genre boundaries while the emotional world of the project became more complex. Among the most memorable moments is “Another Light,” lifted from the sophomore EP, leaning into a more pop-focused sound that takes cues from 1960s girl groups while maintaining the project’s emotional context. The lyrics explore relationship cycles and honesty, themes old as pop itself but rarely exhausted when handled with care.

Set up by hazy vocalisations and the rattle of zappy synth shots, the pulse of drums injects a steady forward motion as buzzy instrumental tones form a smooth, bouncing groove. Flowing with memorable melodic leads and wailing synth textures, the track glows with shimmering synth pop energy wrapped in moody new wave aesthetic while catchy vocal lines glide through the intricate arrangement. Equally danceable and moving, “Another light” sees Be My Wife deliver an epic showcase of the project’s superb musical offering.

The track’s visual counterpart was directed by Paris-based duo Ecoute Cherie and filmed in a Luxembourg nightclub, placing Be My Wife exactly where the music often seems to live, somewhere between romance and artifice, movement and melancholy, spotlight and shadow. Be My Wife is now set to take that world on the road with a European and UK tour in 2026, coinciding with the vinyl release of The Restless Pursuit / To Deliver A Feeling.

Watch the music video for Another Light below

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