Synths, shadows, and new wave swagger: NYC duo The Mystic Underground deliver Drowning, a pulsating lament of unrequited love that's equal parts menacing and enticing, while SOFT RIOT's Crux balances minimalism, mild psychedelia, and DIY synth spirit in the vein of Fad Gadget and early Human League. Melbourne's Modern Ideas finds beauty in plastic dreams and electric romance, and David Von Beahm's Half Life gets deeply guitar-driven and introspective about mortality and mid-life choices. Montreal's Ways of Hiding rounds things out with post-punk new wave grit.

New Wave releases

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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This Is How It Hurts by Modern Ideas cover art

“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”

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