I’ll probably get in trouble for calling New York City’s Nova Social a synth band. But I was never that good at describing music.

What I can say is that the band, fronted by David Nagler, takes me back to the 1980s (without wallowing in nostalgia) and the songs hypnotize me. Check out the performance below from last month’s Interview Show in Brooklyn.

And if you live in NYC or know someone there, the band plays Joe’s Pub on Wednesday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m.