With ‘Zero After You’, DiarBlack delivers a dark synth pop track about emotional liberation. Crisp, varied and promising.
OVRGRWN impresses with ‘Heaven In Your Arms’: a modern synth pop hit with an 80s vibe, sensual vocals and extreme catchiness.
Violent Vickie finally convinces: ‘High’ is a perfectly constructed dark pop track with a fantastic voice for quiet enjoyment.
With “Unlovable,” Blackbook deliver a disco storm that whips forward with EBM hardness. A liberating blow that gilds hatred.
Away from the guitars: Why the Balduvian Bears' new synthesiser-heavy song reminds me of early The Cure. Short and weird!
Leipzig:Void delivers a hard dark wave club track with ‘Last Dance’. Lively melodies meet harsh beats.
With ‘Good Fiction’, Girl As Wave delivers a trip from witch house gloom to soft dark pop. A melancholic synth pop highlight.
Soviet reinterpret the Cetu Javu classic ‘Situations’: A fresh electro pop earworm with great artwork and modern polish.
Gloomy, mysterious and pleasantly unique: Shadow Colonies surprise with ‘Ghost Waves’ with rich synthwave sound and witch house vibes.
With “The Great Collapse”, LAHO delivers a future pop smash hit somewhere between Apoptygma Berzerk and Assemblage 23. Powerful & danceable!
With "Arm's Length Away," Hatif deliver the perfect symbiosis of dark wave and EBM. Extremely diverse yet wonderfully straightforward!
Dead Lights surprise with "(The Edge Of) Dusk": Melancholic synth pop, soft vocals, and a fascinating, humble reinvention.
