Ollie Wride – Never Live Without You
The UK based Ollie Wride is back on the dance floor with his new bodacious single, “Never Live Without You!” […]
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Envy the 80’s with “Jealous,” from The New Division
The New Division, aka the Los Angeles based John Glenn Kunkel, has released the sensational synthy new wave single “Jealous.”
Molchat Doma – S Krish Nashih Domov
“…Almost every track on this album feels iconic in a familiar, but also foreign way. Although it is sung entirely in Slavic, the sad, nostalgic themes still resonate deeply – the sonic accomplishment surpassing language itself.”
“Orphans of the Smog” New Video from Death of Lovers
It was mid afternoon in Tucson, AZ when I spotted a post on Instagram about the new video from Philly shoegaze outfit DEATH OF LOVERS.
Album Reviews
Scandroid – Self-Titled
It’s obvious within the first few minutes of Scandroid’s eponymous debut to realize that this album is from a higher league.
Album Reviews
Occams Laser – Force Majeure
Occams Laser claims the intention of creating “sounds which take you back to a post-apocalyptic version of the 80s where
This Month In Retro: August 1980
This Month In Retro is a monthly article where we look back on the current month as it happened during
Album Reviews
SWAGBOT – Butterflies & Barbiturates
Why has it been the best summer for synthwave album releases? Seriously. Butterflies & Barbiturates by SWAGBOT makes my job as a reviewer so easy. The album is, first and foremost, strange. The songs are all varied wonderfully while still maintaining a consistent sound, but that sound challenges genre classification. “demons in the dressing room” has new wave all over it, “natural high” contains many elements from chiptune music, “laying in the rain” has such an odd and forceful beat, and “perspective” feels similar to Crystal Castles. In fact, that is probably the closest anchor I can even compare Butterflies & Barbiturates too. Think Crystal Castles meets synthwave.
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Void Vision – Sub Rosa (2014)
VOID VISION – SUB ROSA Mannequin Records (2014) Review by Sam Haine – I’ve been following Void Vision as