This edition of SYNTHWAVE BOPS drifts through neon dreams and analogue ghosts. It’s all cinematic tension and pulses. Today’s list features two new artists we’re really excited by: Max MacReady and Ula.
Max Macready – Holding Pattern
Max Macready turns hesitation into radio static – cinematic, aching, and alive
Max Macready’s Holding Pattern feels like a transmission caught halfway between decades. Anchored by a pulsing bassline and washed in analogue synth warmth, it’s a track that balances restraint and release. The production feels tactile and human, the kind of retrofuturism that comes from knowing how much emotion lives in imperfection. Vocals hover like coded messages through the ether, and every melody flickers with sci-fi melancholy. It’s a stunner, with a story underneath the surface – of connection delayed, of longing suspended in time – and the song never quite lets you go. It’s lush, introspective, and quietly devastating, like a forgotten VHS tape still humming with static.
Ula – Danger
Ula blends menace and magnetism into a fierce synth-punk pulse
Driven by a biting square-wave bass and snarling synths, Danger is minimalist, sharp, and unflinchingly confident. Ula strips her sound down to something elemental – every tone deliberate, every silence charged. The track walks a line between performance art and pop, mocking manipulation while reclaiming power through rhythm and poise. Her voice really cuts through the mix with power – it’s unflinching, slightly theatrical and definitely hypnotic. The production’s simplicity amplifies its impact – metallic percussion, claustrophobic space, and a sense of menace that turns into liberation. It’s synthwave reimagined for a darker, sharper age: all tension, no filler, built to hit like an poppy electric jolt.
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