Retro Pop Revival – Coma Talk & Markus Perttula, Cadre Cola, Color Theory, SYA-WØRD

Coma Talk teams with Markus Perttula on the upbeat new retro break through Prodigious.  There’s a frantic youthful desperation full of energy and built up angst.  It recalls the legacies of movies like Maniac and Footloose, where the trial and tribulations known to unrequited passion reign relatable.

Prodigious reflects those iconic soundtracks while also blending the auras of A-HA and the The Weeknd.  This is our kind of upbeat pop, fairly dark with lots of compositional movement and a relentless pump.  Markus Perttula delivers from start to finish.  

Hear Prodigious now on our Best New Synthwave Playlist.  

Cadre Cola drops an instant retro pop classic with their recent Say It.  The production style resonates with the synthwave scene while the vocals channel new movements in mainstream pop.  The vocal talent shines elite, strong enough to wade into realms of R&B and intoxicating when presented in this retro pop style design. 

The narrative adds to the allure.  A seductive friend zone tease full of temptation, you feel braced before the moment of lip to lip contact.  It’s electrified like that first ecstasy fueled sex experience between two former friends turned lovers.  Does it last?  It does in the aura of Say It. 

Cadre Cola are featured on our Best New Synthwave Playlist.  

Color Theory enwrapped us in lush appregiated design of his new single The Dark Room.  The illustrious synthwave producer uncovers inventive realms within this vibe.  It reflects the project’s cosmic ethos, returning the aesthetic to its proper futuristic roots.  With the threat of cookie cutter producers lock jamming the scene Color Theory presents a refreshing alternative impossible to replicate. 

Let it inspire you.  You won’t be able to replicate it, but in trying it might lead you into to new undiscovered retro worlds.  Stylistically Dark Room adapts the legacy of Kraftwerk into a retro wave framework.  It’s just one shade from Color Theory’s diverse stylistic palette, as his expansive catalog wanders into realms of retro pop and electro with impressive adaptability.  

The Dark Room is featured on our Best New Synthwave Playlist.

SYA-WØRD is a multi-dimensional project connected to the authors serial fantasy fiction series “SUMMER | PARADISIO.”  Their new single Fall From Grace is an emotive dramatic synthwave gem.  These kind of conceptual works amplify the styles cosmic sci-fi essence.  With UFO sightings on the rise and our understanding of the cosmos adding to the weight of our spiritual doom, Fall From Grace offers the proper theme song.  It’s an eclectic musical journey too, one that bridges the gap between Kavinsky and Prince effectively.  

Fall From Grace is featured on our Best New Synthwave Playlist.  

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