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This year's list was hard. So many artists released amazing albums this year, it was almost physically painful trying to rank them. Because of this, we have a tie for #2 - and several honorable mentions. Please take a moment to listen to all of them

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“Be afraid. Be very afraid.” These quoted words from The Fly resonate beyond the film. In fact, most people likely don’t even know the origin of the quotation. Still, despite the warning, director David Cronenberg invites the audience to view something beyond horror and science

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From Russia with synths comes a fresh, young producer on his way to shake the retrowave scene. 22-year-old Saint-Petersburg-based artist The Crucifix has just released his sophomore full-length Psychopunk 2165, a cyberpunk neo-noir concept record blending the chaos and violent side of retrofuturistic sci-fi-themed darksynth

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Top 10 Synthwave Album Art of 2022 10. Simulation Heat by Midnightout Album Art: ? Simulation Heat by Midnightout 9. Lovers Lake by Lovers Lake Album Art: Nibera Visuals @nibera_visuals Lovers Lake by Lovers Lake 8. Virtual Vega by Evertt Album Art: The Real Theory @the_real_theory Virtual Vega by Evertt 7. Earthwalker by Clyde Shelton Album Art: Clyde

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Louisville’s Vaporwave MVP has sent through his best wishes for the coming year by dropping a couple of tracks. Glitchy, funky and drenched in 80s’ corporate culture kitsch, ‘On the Telephone’ will have you dancing then drooling all over the living room floor as your friends

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Russia's own Starfounder has topped the tail-end of 2022 with the third instalment in the Vengeance series. A moodier addition to the series, Vengeace III is marked by a sense of awe and menace that will keep you on edge throughout its ten tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn95m6uIrvM&ab_channel=Starfounder Vengeance III by Starfounder Favorite

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