The trend of NRW dropping devilish darksynth just in time for Halloween continues with "Frightmare"! This corrupt collab from Destryur and Figure is a chilling dive into the depths of driving basslines, hard-hitting beats, and discordant minor-key synth stabs that even John Carpenter himself would
It has been an honor to watch the synthwave genre grow and evolve over the past few years. We are continually astounded by the sonic innovation our community shows - and 2023 has been no different! There's a touch of every subgenre of synth in
Once every few years an album comes along that reminds me of why I started writing about music the first place. “Wavefinder” – the astounding collaboration between Sferro and Makeup and Vanity Set (MAVS), is definitely one such album. On the face of it, you wouldn’t
British singer/songwriter Ollie Wride announces his US solo debut at West Hollywood’s legendary Troubadour, having last sold out the venue as frontman with FM-84. He has penned some of synthwave’s most popular tracks including “Running in The Night”, “Never Stop” and “Stranger Love”, while his
It's official! Masebrothers new Movie "Dragon Cop" will have a live Premiere on the NewRetroWave YT channel this Friday at 1:00PM EST! This will be a live stream so make sure you attend to be one of the first to witness the greatness! You can
In the four years that have gone by, something cold, alien and deadly has been frantically cutting through the fabric of reality. As the night grows ever darker a brutal, systematic rhythm can be heard coming from a distance. A sound of metallic heels colliding against black
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
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
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
TOP TEN COLLABORATIONS OF 2022: Below is the list of our top 10 collaborations from this year from some of the best acts in the scene
Rising Synthstar Sierra has recently dropped a new collab track with fellow EBM producer Hippø & The Jacket. Titled ‘Last Breath’, this latest track brings the brutal EBM aggression to new heights with the addition of strings amidst the glitchy techno mayhem. If your heart
American Synthwave duo Causeway has marked the release of their full-length debut this month. Co-produced by Johnny Jewel and released via Italians Do It Better (formerly home to Chromatics), We Were Never Lost packs a generous serving of voluptuous synthpop, colourful sound textures and dramatic