Sequencers locked and new wave hearts racing: Song for a Gorgeous Blonde's Avlägsna förmögenheter peers into "distant fortunes" with lush orchestration balancing hopefulness and trepidation. The Mystic Underground's We Could Be Fugitives cranks the tempo to dancefloor-ferocity, while SOFT RIOT's Crux channels early '80s DIY synth spirit through minimalist darkwave and EBM. Melbourne's Modern Ideas crafts cinematic garage synthpop where "plastic dreams and electric romance meet machines humming with human desire," and Chris of Wilderness's Weeks Like Worms dives into sonically dense, paranoid electronics sampled from live instruments with an off-kilter, panopticon-poking edge.

New Wave releases

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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Sad Saga of Supuestamente Jones by Oski XD Doski cover art

“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.”

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