Hailing from Arizona, smokey64 is a fresh new name on the block whose first efforts are worth tuning into. From the infinite vastness of Bandcamp's ever-expanding catalogue, his debut full-length 1994 has emerged, hooking us instantly with its nostalgia-drenched 8-bit chillwave compositions. Throughout the record’s
Get your quarters ready, it's time for a bonus round of pure retro ecstasy! Arcade High has returned with a direct sequel to their 2016 album 'Kingdom'. Doubling down on the magical vibes that made the first instalment into a Retrowave classic, the Pittsburgh duo
LukHash's astounding sophomore NRW release "We Are Stardust" has been live for almost two weeks now, and so far the response from fans has been amazing. "We Are Stardust" peaked at #1 in the "All Genres" category of Bandcamp, as well as #1 in the
Gamers, retro-dreamers and hopeless romantics, you’re going to want to reach for your headphones for this one. Castroe is back in top form with a full-length album of retrofuturistic bliss. With its nine tracks and forty-minute runtime, Fall Into You is a concise album that
The latest stunning singles from LukHash, "Dying Breath (feat. Meredith Bull)" and "Code Veronica," are out now ahead of the upcoming album, "We Are Stardust!" No release date has been announced, but we do know the album should be coming out sometime this year. Marking LukHash's second
Le Matos scored the absolutely stunning original soundtrack to the cult classic "Turbo Kid," back in 2015 and now they've just released an EP, "Rise of Turbo Kid," ahead of the upcoming new Turbo Kid video game! Grab a listen to the chiptune filled EP
Terra Genesis is storming onto the soundscape with his debut album, "Aurorium!" This album is a fantastic tribute to classic 16 bit video game soundtracks. Especially - you guessed it - the Sega Genesis. Instead of relying on 80's sounds, Terra Genesis' "Aurorium" instead finds inspiration
A long time ago, when I first started writing about video games for NRW, I did an article about the amazing music written for the Genesis/Mega Drive and talked about how much I like sounds of the YM2616 chip that system uses. I still listen
The vigilante of synth, Street Cleaner, is back
LukHash's stunning "Transient Offworld" is finally here, exploding from speakers across the globe. It's hard to understate the amount of sheer innovation being put on the table by this album - not just in the fact that it was composed with a commodore64 - among
The second single from LukHash’s upcoming album, “Transient Offworld,” is here! “Paradigm Shift” is an intense and upbeat track that would make the perfect backing to any cyberpunk shootout – complete with a fantastic nostalgic melodic breakdown towards the center of the track. Continuing his trend
LukHash recently dropped the stunning single “Naomi” ahead of his next album – slated to be released on NewRetroWave! We’re extremely excited to welcome LukHash to our roster, and we’re loving their signature sound of glossy blend cyberpunk and synthwave mixed with chiptune. It gets even more