
Imagine: you linger in the mall long past closing, drifting under half-dimmed fluorescent lights while the smells of popcorn salt and pretzel butter hang in the air. Most of the stores are gated, the escalators still, the arcade sign flickering at the end of the corridor—but in ...
Listening to Cosmopolis feels like flipping through a half-remembered VHS tape of the 1980s—warped, glowing, and emotionally heavier than it first appears. Miami Nights 1984 leans hard into synthwave nostalgia, but this album isn’t just about retro aesthetics ...
If you grew up recording songs off the radio with your finger hovering nervously over the “stop” button, The Midnight feels less like a band and more like a time-travel accident you’re happy to ignore. The duo — Tyler Lyle on vocals and Tim McEwan on production — formed back ...
LukHash’s Home Arcade feels like someone cracked open a time capsule from 1989, wired it into a modern DAW, and said, “Yeah, let’s make this thing glow.” It’s pure neon energy—bright, buzzy, and unapologetically retro in that way Gen‑Xers don’t have t...
LukHash’s Home Arcade feels like someone cracked open a time capsule from 1989, wired it into a modern DAW, and said, “Yeah, let’s make this thing glow.” It’s pure neon energy—bright, buzzy, and unapologetically retro in that way Gen‑Xers don’t have t...
Some albums don’t start so much as appear, like headlights cresting a hill on an empty highway. Nothing by Hotel Pools is one of those records — a slow, glowing drift that feels like you’ve slipped into someone else’s late‑night drive. The first notes hum like dashboard ...
The cat puns! The synth-minded tails! The awesome (C)attitude! Synthriders are going to lose their minds to what Cat Temper, hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, has served up with his latest release! ...
Jon Anthony Thomas has done a very brave thing. He let it all go. Every single thing and this includes his spellbinding blips, bleeps, and glitches. The Ethereal Delusions that once was, well, is currently no more. Exhibit A is Gravis, this producer’s ...
What do YOU dream of? That’s the opening question in the debut EP from Simpler Times. Named Replicants, this EP is a pulse-pounding trip back in time to a Berlin dance floor from the early 1980s. Bowie-esque, think of his production on Iggy Pop’s The Idiot, and you ...
Corsair Hyperlane, the latest release from Ionstar, is not unlike a righteous journey through a distant galaxy. Hang on tight and don’t look back seems to be the message. With 6-tracks only, the mad skills of this producer demonstrate both purpose ...
Iconic. Groundbreaking. Hypnotic. Toss a dark suit jacket over your sunshiny yellow tee and let’s all get the feels with this brand-new release from Your Sister is a Werewolf as we hit the coast and rock out to some truly inventive instrumental jams. Mark my ...
No matter how many times it is said, the cosmic g-funk sounds of vaporwave are not dead. Fake news, y’all. That blissed-out merging of MALL MUSIC MUZAK, constant online consumerism, and sweet, sweet nostalgia is here for the long haul - especially now ...