“Described by one youtube connoisseur as CIA torture music, but I'm pretty sure they're wrong.”
Plug in and post-punk: Glasgow-based synth auteur SOFT RIOT drops Crux, a minimalist masterwork balancing darkwave, EBM, and Italo with "subtle humor and mild psychedelia" — channeling Fad Gadget and early Simple Minds. Melbourne's garage synth-pop project Modern Ideas makes its debut with "plastic dreams, electric romance, and machines humming with human desire" on This Is How It Hurts. Chris of Wilderness goes sonically dense and paranoid on Weeks Like Worms, resampling guitars and xylophones through hardware synths in two raw takes. Meanwhile, Oski XD Doski weaves lofi post-eggpunk and dark janglepop into a redemption tale on life's empty highway.
“Described by one youtube connoisseur as CIA torture music, but I'm pretty sure they're wrong.”
“Melbourne-based synth-pop/new wave debut single from Modern Ideas, the solo project of Wilding's Justin Stokes. RIYL: Depeche Mode, New Order, Pet Shop Boys”
“Sneak preview of our next album, this song blends lofi post(egg)punk energy with dark janglepop vibes to weave a tale of redemption on life's empty highway.”
“The title means Distant Fortunes, and this heavily orchestrated track envisions both the hopefulness and trepidation of peering too far into the future.”
“Nostalgic dreamy scene in a world of love and growth on why are we exist in the first place”
“This EP includes PRSongsmith's smash hit song 'Frog Sex Party.' Isn't that enough? ❤️🐸❤️”
“Synth-driven melodies, dystopian soundscapes, and retro-futurism merge with lyrics describing an even more unsettling future.”