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Featured playlists

The home of late-night synthwave, outrun, and darksynth

Start with the mixes listeners actually use: fast highway outrun, neon city dreamwave, darker club pressure, and warmer sunset retrosynth.

Outrun

Neon Wedge

Fast, melodic outrun built for late highways, glowing lane markers, and clean analog leads.

42 tracks • 2h 31m

Night city

Glass District

Dreamier synthwave for rain-lit streets, reflective pads, and slow movement through downtown at 2 AM.

36 tracks • 2h 08m

Dreamwave

Afterglow Grid

Softer textures, slower drums, and vocal-leaning cuts for work sessions, train rides, and after-hours focus.

28 tracks • 1h 47m

Sunset drive

Signal Coast

Warm retrosynth, light guitar, and bright choruses for open roads, ocean air, and the last light of the day.

31 tracks • 1h 56m

New releases

This week’s albums, EPs, and singles

Recent drops from across the scene, updated for listeners who want the newest synthwave without having to dig through feeds and labels.

Album • Synthwave

Vector Heat

Chrome Avenue

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EP • New Retro Wave

After Image

Velvet Vector

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Single • Darksynth

Knife Horizon

Static Phantom

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Essential artists

Artists worth following beyond a single listen

Start with the names that define the sound: melodic outrun, vocal dreamwave, and the darker cyberpunk end of the spectrum.

Mitch Murder

One of the clearest entry points into melodic synthwave: bright leads, crisp drums, and classic driving energy.

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The Midnight

A gateway name for modern synthwave with vocals, huge choruses, sax, and a strong late-night nostalgia pull.

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Perturbator

For listeners who want heavier pressure: darker synth textures, club energy, and cyberpunk tension.

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FM-84

Big-hearted outrun with uplifting hooks, bright atmospheres, and anthems built for open-road listening.

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