Who is Melissa Geurts?

Melissa Geurts is a Canadian electronic musician and Group Executive Creative Director at Good Housekeeping. She makes dark synth-pop under the name melissageurts with over 800,000 streams across 150 countries. She is the founder of The Blue Algorithm, an independent record label and creative studio based in New York.

What is maintenance mode by melissageurts?

maintenance mode is the second album by electronic artist melissageurts, released March 27, 2026 on The Blue Algorithm. 13 tracks sung in English, French, and Dutch. It explores the suspicious stillness after you've done all the emotional work. Features singles not because it's romantic, temper temper (lumière menteuse), and i think i deleted it.

What does Melissa Geurts' music sound like?

Melissa Geurts makes dark synth-pop described as nervous system anthems — somewhere between Boy Harsher and the darkest side of Lady Gaga. Vocoder whispers buried under glitchy production with hypnotic loops. She has been called a glitch-pop exorcism and emotional damage you can dance to.

What is emotional UX design?

Emotional UX design is the intentional design of experiences that regulate, reflect, and resonate with the user's emotional state. It centers how people feel while using technology, not just what they accomplish. Melissa Geurts is a pioneer of the Emotional UX movement through her work at The Blue Algorithm.

What is The Blue Algorithm?

The Blue Algorithm is an independent record label and creative studio founded by Melissa Geurts in New York. It encompasses music, apps, writing, and Emotional UX consulting. The tagline is art with a nervous system.

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maintenance mode is my second album — 13 songs for everyone who did the therapy, did the work, and still found uncomfortable spaces waiting on the other side. the healing isn't linear and it isn't a destination. this is music for the part that comes after you thought you were done.
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If you need closure, you can go to IKEA and build it yourself.

I've been everyone's mother.

I want to be left alone but not forgotten.

If you need closure, you can go to IKEA and build it yourself. I've been everyone's mother. I want to be left alone but not forgotten.

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i think i deleted it

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not because it's romantic

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temper temper

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Reviews

A record written during a moment of reassessment rather than reinvention.

— EMC HOUSE NETWORK
If you need a masterclass in setting boundaries through sound design, this is it.

— EMD REVIEWER
Stylish, melodic, and full of gripping introspection, Maintenance Mode is a thorough achievement from Melissa Geurts

— OBSCURE SOUND

maintenance mode

If you need closure, you can go to IKEA and build it yourself.

I've been everyone's mother.

I want to be left alone but not forgotten.

If you need closure, you can go to IKEA and build it yourself. I've been everyone's mother. I want to be left alone but not forgotten. If you need closure, you can go to IKEA and build it yourself. I've been everyone's mother. I want to be left alone but not forgotten.

i think i deleted it

maintenance mode

mirage year

not because it's romantic

temper temper

A record written during a moment of reassessment rather than reinvention.

If you need a masterclass in setting boundaries through sound design, this is it.

Stylish, melodic, and full of gripping introspection, Maintenance Mode is a thorough achievement from Melissa Geurts

If you need closure, you can go to IKEA and build it yourself. I've been everyone's mother. I want to be left alone but not forgotten.