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The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward.
Synthwave is a genre of electronic music influenced by 1980s film soundtracks and video games. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The 2019 virtual reality game Boneworks heavily features the synthwave genre in its soundtrack, [27] which was composed by Michael Wyckoff. In 2020, "Blinding Lights", a synthwave-influenced song by R&B artist the Weeknd [28] [29] topped US record charts, the first song to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic. [30]
In 2020, the genre experienced a resurgence in popularity as 1980s-style synth-pop and synthwave songs from singers such as the Weeknd who gained success on international music charts. [181] " Blinding Lights ", a synthwave song by the Weeknd, peaked at number one in 29 countries, including the United States, in early 2020; and later became the ...
5 songs at launch. Extra 7 songs added from 2022-2023. Electro Swing Essentials 7 April 24, 2020 [20] 5 songs at launch. Extra 2 songs added from 2020-2024. [21] Pack also contains 5 Paid DLC songs. Cyberpunk Essentials 8 August 15, 2020 [22] 5 songs at launch. Extra 3 songs added in 2020. Pack also contains 5 Paid DLC songs. Synthwave ...
The album includes songs that are influenced by hair metal bands and heavy metal, specifically Def Leppard and Mutt Lange. [4] The band confirmed the album was a follow-up to their 2020 album Monsters , which is also part of a trilogy of albums starting with their 2018 release Kids .
The album deals with themes of romance, lost love and nostalgia within a backdrop of 1980s-style synthwave. [5] In an interview with Icon vs Icon, the band confirmed that Monsters is a thematic continuation of their previous album Kids, focusing on adolescence, closeness and alienation from the perspective of a teenager.