Popidiot

Popidiot is an Estonian-Finnish electropop group of two mad scientists

Matti Juhani Peura and Hendrik Luuk working together with guitarist

and record label owner Rein Fuks (the songwriter of estonian noisepop group

Pia Fraus). The group caused quite a bit of fuss among the estonian media

and music experts with the debut album "1111", originally released in 2006,

owing to their controversial name, sincere electro-cowboy eclecticism and

synthpop appeal. The album featured the song "Love vulture", which became

an absolute favourite among the estonian indie scene and internet-addicted

teenagers hanging out in myspace. The long-awaited second album entitled "Antenna of Love" will

be released on February 24th 2009, the Estonian Independence Day, on

a small indie-label Seksound. It is a cross-over album with indie guitars and

pop vocals layered on electrodance beats and synthpop base. It's full of

great songs, all killers, no fillers. Name your favorite synthpop,

electropop or indiepop sounds and you find them here. Popidiot's sound

is heavily influenced by synthpop classics like New Order, Human League or

Depeche Mode in a way similar to contemporary electropop acts like Hot

Chip, Cut Copy or Regina. Popidiot is also a popular live act having

supported artists like Pet Shop Boys and Klaxons in Estonia. Already before

its release, "Antenna of Love" is expected to establish a new standard of

dance pop - at least here in Estonia.



Popidiot - Hanging on Friday (Music video)

Directed by Heleri Saarik



Popidiot - Logic (Live at ETV Eesti Ekspress)