This is a place dedicated to synthwave music and discussion. Music that evokes feelings of sunsets, boulevards, neon lights, and futuristic cityscapes. Surf the New Retro Wave and live the '80s dream!

For the record, we are not affiliated with NewRetroWave, LLC.

Rules:

• Search before posting, no reposts within 3 months

• Use the "Artist - Title" format, any additional information should be put in the comment section

• Posts must be about synthwave music, refer to our definition of the genre

• No low quality content, it may be removed if it's not valuable for the subreddit (trailers, samples, demos)

• Images are only allowed in text posts, no low effort content such as art, aesthetics, merch, setups, etc.

• Have fun, be kind, and rewind. This is a hassle free zone. Enjoy the community, engage, and share!

Filter by flair:

• Bandcamp
  
• Spotify
  
• Youtube
  
• Soundcloud
  

Featured content:

• Synthwave Events Calendar
  
• Freewave's Synthwave Essentials Chart 4.0 Part 1
  
• Beyond Synth with Andy Last
  
• Vehlinggo News and Reviews
  
• Starfarer's Synthfam Site
  

Playlists:

• r/newretrowave's Music
  
• Nightride FM
  
• Neon Fawkes's Synthwave 101
  
• Xennon's Synthwave Sounds
  
• Color Theory's Vocal Synthwave Retrowave
  
• PuhJayJay's Synthwave/Dark-Synth
  
• Dimi Kaye's Night City
  
• Patrick Spence's Synthwave/Retro 80s Electronic
  
• Miles Matrix's Cyber Blade Punk Runner 2077 in The Shell
  
• Iron Skullet's Synthwave/Retro Electro
  
• Spotify's RetroWave/Outrun
  
• Neon-O-Tron's MEGA-List
  

Music sources:

• neros77
  
• Drive Radio
  
• Neon Nights
  
• Synth Heaven
  
• NewRetroWave
  
• Nightride.FM
  
• ThePrimeThanatos
  
• LuigiDonatello
  
• The 80's Guy
  
• Karate King
  
• The 80's Emperor
  
• Synthwave Collective
  

Synthwave Explained:

• Iron Skullets "What is Synthwave?"
  
• Freewaves "Synthwave Styles"
  

Social Media (Follow and support the artists):

• Neon Fawkes Twitter List
  
• Neon Fawkes Bandcamp List
  

Similar subreddits:

• r/outrun
  
• r/80sElectro
  
• r/futuresynth
  
• r/synthwaveproducers
  
• r/RetroWaveVinyl
  

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