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

Let's Pretend! by Pete Rafle, Songsmith cover art

“This EP includes PRSongsmith's smash hit song 'Frog Sex Party.' Isn't that enough? ❤️🐸❤️”

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Kernfamilie II by Kernfamilie cover art

“Synth-driven melodies, dystopian soundscapes, and retro-futurism merge with lyrics describing an even more unsettling future.”

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