From the tumultuous political nightmares to the unexpected stock market takeovers, this first month into 2021 certainly wasn't the first breath of fresh air we had been naively hoping for. With all of its frantic twists and turns, History has not been keeping still lately
With memories of concert halls and live performances slowly but surely slipping away into our nostalgic collective unconscious, UK Vaporwave duo Donor Lens have hammered the final nail in the coffin with an album on which live music meets it's A E S T H
Fixing Me With Love by Sunglasses Kid & Primo the Alien One of perhaps the most exciting trends in synthwave these past few years has been a greater emphasis on rhythmic elements and an almost optimistic tendency from the vocalists in the scene. “Fixing
Synth-fam, it’s that time of year. The end of 2020 is nigh. We’re leaving it behind on a high note and looking back on the community we’ve built together. We all love our die-hard classics, our fan favorites, and trustworthy Go-To’s that we set on
10. Waveshaper - The Disk Hunter The Gothenburg Synthwaver takes us on a night cruise through a majestic technopolis. Listen to The Disk Hunter 9. Powernerd - Destroy to Create Powernerd suits up in chrome battlegear and delivers an action-packed EDM-meets-Synthwave EP full of electrifying basslines and punchy beats. Listen to Destroy
Honorable Mentions Dan Terminus – Feral [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJti6_oiR1A[/embed] Danger – 04:42 Still Free [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i9hpysvjnU[/embed] Jean Frais – Touch [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aenu1RIBdwA[/embed] Korine – Cruel [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQ5JLY_LmM[/embed] Top 10 Retrowave Music Videos of 2020 10. Trevor Something – Can You Feel it? [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWKVKGxOCzg[/embed] 9. Meteor & Magic Dance – Ready to Fight [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qpY8S5wors[/embed] 8. LeBrock – Interstellar [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oZizivLk70[/embed] 7. Jessie Frye ft.Timecop1983 – Faded Memory [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB-l1ijtRoo[/embed] 6. Mecha
City Pop fans are being treated to an early Christmas this year. Mariya Takeuchi’s viral hit ‘Plastic Love’ is finally available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. Listed amongst 41 other tracks on a compilation album titled Expression (originally released in 2008), this new addition
Washington, DC-based duo Technophobia is back on the scene with a brand new record out! Titled Some of Us are Looking at the Stars, this sophomore record follows up and expands on the old-school Darkwave and Industrial sounds that made 2016’s Flicker Out as standout
Carbon Killer is finally here and ready to blow your face off with his electrifying strain of retro-tinged electro-rock. No more than three years since having started the project, the mysterious masked avenger has made a spectacular entrance onto the Retrowave scene, wielding a transparent
Strap in and ready yourselves for overdrive - Cosmic Hero 2 by Earmake was released October 2020 and is finally getting the spotlight it deserves. We’re delving into the 2nd chapter of Earmake’s Cosmic Hero, which was released back in 2017. What lies in wait
Whip out those shades and grab your backpacks, boys and girls, it’s back-to-school season and time to vibe with the coolest kid on the block. The Sunglasses Kid is back in business and ready to rock your world with his Sophomore album. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpv2Ck3_w8c[/embed] As with his debut
† Expect something different † The unstoppable Roller Mobster is back! Carpenter Brut released a new music video for a Southern Gothic influenced track named 'Fab Tool'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_aUIls1fwQ[/embed] The song features David Eugene Edwards of Wovenhand and 16 Horsepower fame, who lends his distinctive post-punk Americana preachings to