Three years after Machines of Loving Grace, Denver’s very own Brood Machina have come back with a score to settle and a darker, meaner sound to settle it with. Borrowing from 16-bit scores, Death Rite Cabal is an action-packed record that brings its own twist to
Need an extension on your summer break? London’s Duett has got you covered with their new record ‘Leisure’, an effervescent output of good vibes delivered with a vapory veneer. On what may be his most accomplished record to date, Ben Macklin delivers a funky, chilled
What was the first track you ever listened to in the synthwave/retrowave genre? Was it a track by Kavinsky, Tesla Boy, College, or Electric Youth? Odds are that it was and while you may not have known it at the time, you were listening to the artists
Strap in, Cyberpunk fans! Darksynth producer DEADLIFE is back a vengeance, with his debut record on FiXT Neon Records. After releasing a string of singles teasing this long-awaited follow-up to City of Eternal Rain, the British producer finally dropped the new album on August 6th.
Synth demon Alex is keeping a busy schedule, it seems. Over the past week, the Edinburgh based artist dropped 2 singles and one full EP on his Bandcamp page. The first release is a full EP that sees ALEX push his sound to new extremes. ‘Death
From the darkest depths, the behemoth of darksynth depravity emerges once more. Rites of Love and Reverence marks the sixth full-length release by Michigan-based producer Gost. Having established his moniker amongst the most successful in Synthwave with Behemoth, Gost has since broken free from the stylistic
Some sad news has struck the Retrowave scene today, as electropop powerhouse Chromatics have just announced their separation after a successful 20-year run. The announcement was relayed on Instagram in a post signed by Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller and Nat Walker. Though the post did
From The Goonies, BMX Bandit and Rad to Stranger Things and Stephen King’s IT, Bikes are essential components of eighties culture. Nothing brought freedom, excitement and adventure to an eighties kid quite as a shiny two-wheeler did. On his newly released sophomore concept album ‘CODENAME
Monowoman’s third full-length album ‘In Eternal Sleep’ is yet another reminder from Neon Retro Records never to underestimate the chops of Russia’s retrowave scene. Presenting itself in very familiar colours with its Blade-Runner-meets-2814 album art, this album will most likely fly under the radar of
The Godfather of horror John Carpenter has teamed up with Glaswegian Synthpop act CHVRCHES for a remix of their newest single ‘Good Girls’. The (somewhat unlikely) collaboration came into fruition as part of the promotion of CHVRCHES’ upcoming fourth album Screen Violence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypUwRjH9sAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du4kNAyjVCg In turn, the band
Toronto pop/R&B superstar Abel Tesfaye is back with a new retro-infused single titled 'Take My Breath'. It's been a little over a year since The Weeknd released After Hours and its Synthwave megahits 'Blinding Lights' and 'In Your Eyes', and it looks like the Canadian artist is
Brooklyn-based synth artist Diamond Field made a grand full-length debut last Friday with a shiny, star-sprangled self-titled album. Self-described as “21st Century ‘80s Music”, Diamond Field is an album that lives up to its purpose and album cover color scheme. More than yet another nightdriving