Synths up, defenses down: NYC duo The Mystic Underground turns up the tempo and ferocity on We Could Be Fugitives — a dance-floor-destined clarion call to "take your lover by the hand and run away from your inhibitions." The heavily orchestrated Song for a Gorgeous Blonde peers into distant futures with equal hopefulness and trepidation. Montreal's Glass Dolls offers bedroom pop-tinged post-punk meditations on love, loss, and grief, while Kernfamilie II merges retro-futurist synth soundscapes with AI-generated dystopian caution. Pete Rafle, Songsmith rounds things out with full-band charm — including the miracle of amphibian reproduction via "Frog Sex Party."

New Wave releases

Weeks Like Worms by Chris of Wilderness cover art

“Described by one youtube connoisseur as CIA torture music, but I'm pretty sure they're wrong.”

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Crux by SOFT RIOT cover art
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“The early '80s DIY synth spirit comes alive with SOFT RIOT's Crux, combining synth-based post-punk, new wave, EBM, and more.”

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