“Gorgeous Blondes take aim at Chillwave, but probably miss!”
Synth dreams and cinematic reveries: Song for a Gorgeous Blonde takes aim at Chillwave and ends up somewhere gloriously ambient, downtempo, and reggae-tinged, while their instrumental Söndagsbiltur drifts through cinematic and proggy reverie like a Sunday drive in a borrowed '54 Chevy. Darkwave duo Ex-Hyena deliver brooding originals and bold remixes on Details Fade, and Robots in Love weaponize guitars and electronics into one emotionally charged language on Convergence. Killer Haze round things out with five tracks of retro synthwave — sometimes dreamy, sometimes dancey, all good vibes.