“REPLACED BY ROBOTS RETURN WITH - THE HUMAN TOUCH - THESE ARE LOVE SONGS”
Synthesizers crackle and pulse with dark intent: SOFT RIOT's Crux channels early '80s DIY synth spirit into a strategic balance of space, rhythm, and mild psychedelia — think Fad Gadget meets early Simple Minds with a Ballardian twist. The Mystic Underground's We Could Be Fugitives turns up the tempo to maximum dancefloor ferocity, a clarion call to "take your lover by the hand and run." Chris of Wilderness' Weeks Like Worms dives deeper into sonically dense electronics and paranoid panopticon lyricism, built in two raw takes with sampled guitars and xylophone. Glass Dolls' Old Friend offers Montreal bedroom pop-post punk about love, loss, and grief, while Pete Rafle, Songsmith's Let's Pretend! rounds things out with full-band charm — and yes, a song called "Frog Sex Party."
“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? ❤️🐸❤️”