r/newretrowave↗
Surf the New Retro Wave and live the 80's dream!
Welcome to /r/newretrowave! This is a place dedicated to synthwave music and discussion. Music that evokes feelings of sunsets, boulevards, neon lights, upside down crosses, and futuristic cityscapes. Surf the New Retro Wave and live the '80s dream! We will be actively trying to reduce AI posts. For the record, we are not affiliated with NewRetroWave, LLC.
35k subscribers123 posts / mo in Sep 202675 authors / mosince 2013
r/newretrowave has 35k members (+6.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 123 posts a month from 75 people. Top topics: Synthwave & Retrowave, Electronic Dance Music Tracks and Featuring Artists and Remixes.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Synthwave & Retrowave1.9%
- Electronic Dance Music Tracks1.3%
- Featuring Artists and Remixes1.3%
- Doom Metal Depths1.1%
- Summer Dreams1.1%
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- Spotify
- SoundCloud
- DistroKid
- Apple
- Twitch
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