LatestPitchforkAug 24, 2026
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The Brooklyn musician’s synth pop remains almost uncannily retro, but a new emphasis on guitar and sharper-edged songwriting give his latest album a personality of its own.
Genre
Synthwave
Synthwave on LoudQuietLoud: about 70 artists, including Home, Carpenter Brut and Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein. It runs alongside outrun, chillsynth and darksynth.
Kavinsky
1.8M listenerselectronic · electro · french
Mr.Kitty
1.2M listenerssynthpop · electronic · 8-bit
Com Truise
1.1M listenerschillwave · electronic · lo-fi
Home
1M listenerschillwave · synthwave · vaporwave
College
641K listenerssynthpop · electronic · french
Carpenter Brut
514K listenerssynthwave · retro electro · electronic
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
505K listenerssoundtrack · synthwave · electronic
Perturbator
468K listenerssynthwave · electronic · synthpop
John Carpenter
458K listenerssoundtrack · electronic · instrumental
John Carpenter
458K listenerssoundtrack · electronic · instrumental
Electric Youth
367K listenerssynthpop · electronic · dreamwave
Black Marble
352K listenerscoldwave · post-punk · electronic
New Constellations
340K listenerssynthpop · indie pop · synthwave
Dance With the Dead
273K listenerssynthwave · electronic · synthpop
Gunship
271K listenerssynthwave · electronic · synthpop
Mitch Murder
238K listenerssynthwave · synthpop · electronic
Lazerhawk
237K listenerssynthwave · synthpop · electronic
Miami Nights 1984
232K listenerssynthpop · electronic · synthwave
Hotel Pools
221K listenerschillwave · electronic · synthwave
TR/ST
221K listenerssynthpop · darkwave · electronic
Power Glove
209K listenerssynthwave · electronic · synthpop
Lifelike
205K listenersfrench house · electronic · house
Magic Sword
198K listenerssynthwave · electronic · retrowave
Agar Agar
196K listenerssynthpop · indie pop · french
Makeup and Vanity Set
182K listenerssynthwave · electronic · chiptune
A.L.I.S.O.N
182K listenerschillwave · synthwave · electronic
FM-84
178K listenerssynthwave · retrowave · electronic
R. Missing
177K listenersdarkwave · dream pop · electronic
Admo
176K listenerssynthwave · electronic · retrowave
Milk & Bone
166K listenersindie pop · canadian · electronic
GosT
166K listenerssynthwave · electronic · darksynth
Futurecop!
151K listenerselectronic · electro · electroclash
NightStop
149K listenerssynthwave · electronic · finnish
c152
148K listenersambient · instrumental · electronic
FM Attack
140K listenerssynthwave · electronic · synthpop
Johnny Jewel
139K listenersambient · electronic · synthwave
Le Matos
128K listenerselectronic · synthpop · synthwave
Dynatron
119K listenerssynthwave · electronic · spacesynth
Coastal
108K listenersslowcore · post-rock · shoegaze
Emil Rottmayer
106K listenerssynthwave · chillwave · british
Forhill
105K listenerschillwave · synthwave · electronic
Lost Years
100K listenerssynthwave · electronic · synthpop
LukHash
97K listenerschiptune · 8-bit · electronic
Kalax
93K listenerssynthwave · retrowave · electronic
Narvent
90K listenerssynthwave · electronic · russia
Cold Showers
84K listenerspost-punk · indie · shoegaze
Jordan F
80K listenerssynthwave · electronic · synthpop
Neon Nox
75K listenerssynthwave · retrowave · electronic
Downtown Binary
72K listenerschillwave · synthwave · retrowave
De Ambassade
67K listenersminimal synth · synthpop · coldwave
TVAM
63K listenersgarage rock · psychedelic rock · shoegaze
RK
62K listenerssuomihc · digital hardcore · synthwave
L.A. Takedown
50K listenersrock · electronic · synthpop
Navjaxx
47K listenerssynthwave · electronic · mexico
Frequency
47K listenersmelodic death metal · heavy metal · power metal
Frequency
46K listenersmelodic death metal · heavy metal · power metal
Glüme
36K listenerssynthpop · electronic · dream pop
Earmake
36K listenerssynthwave · retrowave · electronic
Night Rider
32K listenersmetalcore · synthwave · heavy metal
Umberto
29K listenersprogressive electronic · electronic · psychedelic
Envotion
28K listenersprogressive house · electronic · progressive
Paladin
22K listenerspower metal · progressive rock · thrash metal
LGHTNNG
20K listenerssynthpop · electropop · synthwave
Causeway
17K listenerssynthwave · synthpop · multiple artists
Wolftron
13K listenersindie · rock · indie rock
The Hunt
11K listenerspost-punk · crust · synthwave
Dreamtime
10K listenersgothic rock · spacesynth · psychedelic rock
New Shack
10K listenerssynthpop · dream pop · synthwave
Slasher Dave
8K listenershorror synth · darksynth · synthwave
Annie Hart
7K listenersindie pop · dream pop · indie
Between Planets
4K listenerssynthwave
Espectrostatic
3K listenersprogressive electronic · synthwave · electronic
Yves Malone
1K listenerselectronic · experimental · soundtrack
Synthfreq
256 listenerstexas · austin · progressive electronic
Radio
On public radio, last 30 days
Last 30 days · via public radio playlists
| Rank | Album | Stations | Days on chart | Spins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KCRW, The Current | 1 | 4 spins |
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