Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Band co-founder Alex Westaway, told The Verge that nostalgia was a huge inspiration for the group, but rather ...

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If you grew up with “The Goonies,” “Super Mario Bros.” or Cyndi Lauper, you may hear something familiar in synthwave. This niche electronic-music genre, inspired by the sounds of 1980s pop, movies and ...

For years Perturbator has been at the heart of the burgeoning synthwave scene that has crept into the heavily-guarded world of denim and leather. Here we talk to the man himself about why his ...

"Creating music that sounds like a soundtrack to the movie of your life has always been a goal for me" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Despite its retro fetishism and insular network of artists, the so-called synthwave genre, a future-focused sound undeniably indebted to the pop culture of the Reagan era, is pulsing forward with a ...

Put on your aviators and strap in as we blow your mind with just shy of a dozen synthwave production info-nuggets When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Neon lights. Fast cars. Moody atmospheres. Violence. Synth tunes. These are the hallmarks of the Outrun aesthetic, a general subgenre born out of synthwave music and 80s movie visuals. Outrun is hard ...

Over the past few days, fans of YouTube channel "Lofi Girl" have been frantic over a mystery taking place on the popular relaxing music stream. This morning, the mystery was solved: Lofi Girl has ...

When it comes to the Magic Sword marketing machine, there’s plenty of power under the hood. The three masked, cloaked musicians — The Keeper (keyboards), The Seer (guitars) and The Weaver (drums) — ...