Burning Flame

Retrovision: The Sugarcubes - Regina

2026-06-01T19:27:00.000+02:00

Released in 1989 on The Sugarcubes' second album, Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, "Regina" perfectly captures the band's quirky and unpredictable charm of the late 80s. The song managed to top the the UK indie charts, but fared poorly in the mainstream charts outside of Iceland. The video for “Regina” was directed by Óskar Jónasson and Þorgeir Gunnarsson.

WAW: Tove Lo - I'm your girl right?

2026-05-31T20:50:41.616+02:00

Tove Lo has released a new single "I'm your girl right?" which will be featured on her upcoming album Estrus which is announced for September. The video was directed by Fernando Nogari and it was filmed in a former monastery outside São Paulo, Brazil, and features more than 70 dancers.

The Twilight Sad - Designed to Lose

2026-04-27T20:29:40.386+02:00

A month ago The Twilight Sad released their seventh studio album It's the Long Good Bye, their first in five years. Beginning of this year, the band started promoting the album with the second album release, "Designed to Lose" that you can listen below if you haven't so far.

WATCH: Duran Duran - Free To Love

2026-04-24T11:08:15.407+02:00

Duran Duran is back with a new single "Free to Love" This leans into a glossy retro aesthetic, blending disco-funk grooves and vintage-styled visuals and also brings the collaboration with Nile Rodger and his signature rhythmic guitar and the nostalgic feel.

Theo Vandenhoff - Wong Kar-wai

2026-03-08T18:56:00.000+01:00

Earlier this year Theo Vandenhoff released a new single titled "Wong Kar-wai" which was premiered with the music video below. The song is taken from their debut album, Saviour on the Spilled Blood and it is scheduled for release on April 10, 2026, via Artoffact Records.

Instant Hit: Rupert Hine - I Hang On To My Vertigo

2026-03-07T19:34:00.002+01:00

“I Hang On To My Vertigo” is the opening track from Immunity, the 1981 synth-pop album by British musician and producer Rupert Hine. The song was written by Hine and he performed most of the instrumentation himself, using keyboards, synthesizers, and studio processing techniques that were relatively advanced for the time. Though not a major chart hit, the song became one of the most recognizable pieces from his solo catalogue and later appeared on retrospective collections such as Unshy on the Skyline.

SRSQ - Born Alone, Die Alone

2026-02-14T10:18:00.000+01:00

SRSQ has revealed a new single "Born Alone, Die Alone" marking a powerful start to 2026. The track was produced by both Ashlyn and Daniel, mixed by Mike Kriebel, and mastered by Carlos Ramirez. This single is available on Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms.

Tempers - Who Says

2026-02-05T21:42:00.000+01:00

Tempers have revealed a brand new song "Who Says" that will be featured on their upcoming album Delusions which is set for release end of April this year.

hemlocke springs - w-w-w-w-w

2026-01-24T20:05:00.001+01:00

Hemlocke Springs has returned with a brand new single titled "w-w-w-w-w". The bedroom-pop anthem is built around well known jittery synths and DIY art-pop sensibilities, channeling the atmosphere into a sharply defined hook. Below is the official visualiser.

Retrovision: The Stupid Set - Hello, I Love You

2026-01-18T12:43:00.001+01:00

Originally recorded by The Doors, "Hello, I Love You" was reinterpreted in 1981 by the Italian minimal-synth/post-punk act The Stupid Set. Their version was conceived as a response to the emerging styles and aesthetic shifts of the new decade, filtering the song through a colder, more mechanized sensibility. The accompanying video extended this idea, aligning the track with contemporary visual aesthetics and early explorations of new media and technology.

Kim Gordon Announces a New Album Play Me

2026-01-15T21:31:00.000+01:00

Kim Gordon has just announced her third solo album, Play Me, set for release on March 13, 2026 via Matador Records. It follows her 2024 record The Collective and continues her evolution as a solo artist blending experimental rock and beat-driven grooves. Alongside the album announcement, Kim Gordon released the lead single “Not Today”, video below.

Next Wave: A Thousand Mad Things

2026-01-13T22:37:00.003+01:00

Highlighted in our first Next Wave presentation of 2026 is A Thousand Mad Things, a project by British musician William Barradale, founded in 2023. Writing and performing everything himself, William draws from 80s synth-pop and new wave, pairing sharp melodies and layered atmosphere with a striking vocal range reminiscent of the great male voices of the era.

While he has already been quite active — releasing several singles and an EP last year — we only recently stumbled upon his music. One thing is clear, though: A Thousand Mad Things feel very much here to stay, making for a strong statement at the kickoff of 2026, with hopes for a full-length album on the horizon. Below is the video for this debut single "Wide Awake".

Zanias - The Spire

2026-01-11T10:59:00.001+01:00

In October 2025, Zanias released her fifth studio album, Cataclysm, followed by a series of singles. “The Spire” is her most recent release, with the accompanying music video premiering on YouTube earlier this month.

Best of 2025 - The Album List

2026-01-06T13:04:00.005+01:00

Happy to share our year-end list. This year, the album selection is shorter than usual, while our singles list expands to the customary top 50. Although there were several strong releases, few emerged as defining statements of the year. Still, as ever, the most compelling moments came from artists embracing transformation—through comebacks, reinventions, and subtle evolutions that kept their image engaging. Happy New Year!!

01. Pulp - More [Rough Trade]

Their first album in twenty-four years, More proves that Pulp has succeeded where most bands fail: they’ve returned not to relive past glories, but to thoughtfully extend their story. Jarvis Cocker and the gang gently pull at the past, revisiting the wry observation and the swooning orchestration that defined their peak, yet filter it all through a lens of mature reflection. The result is a reunion that feels essential, a collection of songs that are both comfortingly familiar and quietly surprising. It doesn’t try to be a new Different Class again; instead, it offers something perhaps more valuable reinventing the band in the 20s.

02. Allie X - Happiness Is Going to Get You [AWAL]

In less than a year, Allie X has followed the dark stylish Girl with No Face with a brand-new studio album that boldly reinvents her once more. Happiness Is Going to Get You retains her signature, meticulously crafted synth-pop foundations but brilliantly expands its texture, introducing organic piano textures that add warm humanity to her crystalline electronic world. This sophisticated evolution is matched by a striking visual transformation, a avant-garde homage to the legendary Klaus Nomi. More than just a sequel, this is a daring next act: a record proving Allie X is in a relentless, in her artistic journey.

03. The Horrors - Night Life [Fiction Records]

Night Life is the sixth release by The Horrors and their debut on Fiction Records, arriving seven years after their fifth album, V. Once again, the band operates in the shadowy realm of post-punk, delivering a confident and compelling statement from a group that fully understands the dark allure of its chosen terrain. Since Skying (in 2009 undiscovered), every album has successfully charted on our year-end list, cementing The Horrors as one of the most consistent and long-standing favorite bands on Burning Flame.

04. Heartworms - Glutton for Punishment [Speedy Wunderground]

Glutton for Punishment is a debut album by Josephine Orme who records under the name Heartworms. Prior to this she released one EP and several singles in the last two years. Her music is rooted in post-punk, but also blends goth, industrial and coldwave. Orme’s voice is commanding rather than confessional, turning restraint into power and tension into atmosphere. Stark, focused and deeply immersive, this is one of the most compelling dark post-punk statements of the year.

05. Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory [Jagjaguwar]

Sharon Van Etten’s new collaboration with The Attachment Theory, her long-time backing band, now fully credited collaborators, marks another thrilling delivery. This album bridges the brooding introspection of her earlier work and the bold synthscapes of Remind Me Tomorrow with new-found confidence. Slow nocturnal synth-driven tunes retain a deep eighties moodiness, yet are offset by bouncy post-punk elements. The result is a record that feels intimately raw landing less as a retro homage and more as a vital, contemporary chapter in the new wave tradition.

EPs of relevance:

Mothermary - Non-Duality

The WAEVE - Eternal

NightCrawl - Cold War Feeling

NightCrawl - Strange

Automelodi - Cavallo

Other albums not ranked:

Wolf Alice - The Clearing

The Hidden Cameras - Bronto

Men I Trust - Equus caballus

Men I Trust - Equus Asinus

Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful

Jenny Hval - Iris Silver Mist

The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

Shura - I Got Too Sad for My Friends

Tame Impala - Deadbeat

Saint Etienne - International

Kim Wilde - Closer

Yndling - Time Time Time (I'm in the Palm of Your Hand)

Jenny Hval - Iris Silver Mist

Stereolab - Instant Holograms on Metal Film

Lilly Allen - West End Girl

Geoffrey O'Connor - I Love What We Do

Best of 2025 - The Singles List

2026-01-03T18:53:00.007+01:00

Happy to share our year-end list. This year, the album selection is shorter than usual, while our singles list expands to the customary top 50. Although there were several strong releases, few emerged as defining statements of the year. Still, as ever, the most compelling moments came from artists embracing transformation, through comebacks, reinventions, and subtle evolutions that kept their image engaging. Happy New Year!!

01. Rosalia ft. Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain

02. Geese - Au Pays du Cocaine

03. Night Tapes - Storm

04. Damiano David ft. Suki Waterhouse- The Bruise

05. The Waeve - Eternal

06. Allie X - Happiness Is Gonna Get You

07. Noah Cyrus, Fleet Foxes - Don't Put It All on Me

08. Pulp - Spike Island

09. Tame Impala - Dracula

10. Wolf Alice - Just Two Girls

11. Shura - Recognise

12. Agnes - EGO

13. Ghost Cop - All Souls Day

14. NightCrawl - Lost Highway

15. Andy Bell feat. Dot Allison and Michael Rother - I’m in Love with The German TV Star

16. Ladytron - I Believe in You

17. The Weeknd - Open Hearts

18. Lord Huron feat. Kristen Stewart - Who Laughs Last

19. The Horrors - Ariel

20. The Horrors - Lotus Eaters

21. Lily Allen - Pussy Palace

22. Pulp - Got to Have Love

23. Heartworms - Extraordinary Wings

24. Lana Del Rey - Henry, come on

25. Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Afterlife

26. Polo & Pan — A Different Side of Us

27. Agnes - Balenciaga Covered Eyes

28. Tunde Adebimpe - Somebody New

29. Haute & Freddy - Shy Girl

30. Allie X - Is Anybody Out There?

31. Coco Rosie - Cut Stitch Scar

32. Hallows - Find A Way

33. The Last Dinner Party - Sail Away

34. Wet Leg - Pokemon

35. Archive - Look at Us

36. David Byrne - T-Shirt

37. Debbii Dawson - You Killed the Music

38. Perfume Genius ft. Aldous Harding - No Front Teeth

39. Twin Shadow - Permanent Feeling

40. Normal Bias - Holy

41. Mothermary- For You

42. Altai - On Your Own

43. Nation of Language - Inept Apollo

44. Automatic - Mercury

45. Yndling - Before It Gets Dark

46. HAAi - Can’t Stand to Lose

47. The Hidden Cameras - Brontosaurus Law

48. Broncho - Funny

49. Minuit Machine - Party People

50. Tennis - Weight of Desire

Hercules & Love Affair ft. Hips & Lips - Crossed Lines

2025-12-20T13:35:00.001+01:00

Hercules and Love Affair have released a brand new EP titled Someone Else Is Calling and "Crossed Lines" is already the lead track from the EP which includes guest vocals and collaboration with Hips and Lips.

Instant Hit: Neon Judgement - Chinese Black

2025-12-14T15:31:00.002+01:00

"Chinese Black" was one of the songs that was featured on the Neon Judgement's EP 'A Man Ain't No Man When He Ain't Got No Horse, Man..' which was released in 1987. It was one the most iconic underground tracks of that time that combined dark synth lines with post-punk and helped define Belgian/European EBM/coldwave sound of the 80s.

WAW: Archive - Wake Up Strange

2025-11-28T19:58:00.004+01:00

Archive have premiered the video for their new single "Wake up Strange" which is taken from their album Glass Minds which is out in February next year. The video was directed by Maxim Kelly.

Retrovision: Psyche - Eternal

2025-11-27T22:17:00.000+01:00

Canadian dark-synth pioneers Psyche entered a defining stage of their career in the late 1980s, and "Eternal" perfectly captured that momentum.” Released as a single in 1989, the song originated from their third album, Mystery Hotel (1988).

David Byrne - T-Shirt

2025-11-23T20:26:00.002+01:00

David Byrne has relesed a brand new single titled simply "T-Shirt". The song is taken from the new album Who is the Sky which is out now.

WAW: Odonis Odonis - Work it Out

2025-11-11T21:57:00.000+01:00

Odonis Odonis have revealed a new video for the song "Work it Out" which is was directed and edited by Constantin Tzenos. The song is featured on their brand new self titled album which out this month.

MOTHERMARY - Feel

2025-11-08T20:11:00.002+01:00

Following their debut album from 2022, I am your God, electronic twins MOTHERMARY are back with brand new EP titled Non-Duality. It features four new songs including "Feel" for which they also recorded a music video.

The The - Unrequited

2025-11-07T20:24:00.003+01:00

The The has revealed a new single titled "Unrequited" which features guest vocal Gillian Glover.

WAW: Mika - Modern Times

2025-11-01T20:03:00.001+01:00

British–Lebanese singer‐songwriter Mika has returned with a brand new song and video "Modern Times". The video for the song was directed by Rupert Höller.

WAW: ROSALÍA - Berghain feat. Björk & Yves Tumor

2025-11-01T18:24:00.001+01:00

ROSALÍA has released a brand new single titled "Berghain". A packed 3 minute master piece features a collaboration with Bjork and Yves Tumor. The official video for the songs was directed by Nicolas Méndez.