Subgenres of Synthwave (music genre)

 What are the different subgenres of Synthwave (Retrowave) music? 

What are the synthwave subgenres?

1. Outrun (Drive)
2. Chillwave
3. Vaporwave
4. Synthpop
5. Synthfunk
6. Darksynth
7. Dreamwave
8. Cyberpunk
9. Sweatwave
10. Businesswave

A neon retrowave sunset with shades of pink and yellow.

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These are a lot of the main genres of Synthwave music, but this list is by no means exhaustive. There are many more subgenres, and new variants are being created every day! Retrowave music is truly the genre that keeps growing and evolving. And keeping the 80s alive!

See also

• My thoughts on the Retrowave music movement
• What are you listening to? (Synthwave meme)

What are you listening to? Synthwave (funny meme)

 What are you listening to? Synthwave. What is that? Here, put on my headphones. Man, I love this meme. For all of us Retrowave lovers, we can really relate to this. That moment when you show someone synth for the first time. 😅

A meme featuring an image from the film "Flight of the Navigator".

They want to hear Synthwave

So you hand them your Walkman headphones and let them listen to the music. And then they fall in love with it. This is how Synthwave music lovers are born, right here. This meme is super funny and relatable. 80s forever! I really love many forms of electronic music. Shoutout to NRW Records for leading the movement.

My thoughts on the Retrowave music movement

My thoughts on retro wave music (also known as synthwave). It's a whole movement. It's an entire genre of electronic music. I love it so much. I have been fascinated by it ever since I first heard about it, around 2011. When the movie Drive came out, is when it started getting popular. I truly love this music. The 80s forever!

You might also like: Thought Beings - Hazy (my thoughts and song review)

I've been in love with retro wave/synth wave for a long time now. I got super into it around 2016…that's when my passion for the genre really took off, even though I had already been into it before.

Who's leading the movement?

The YouTube channel "New Retro Wave" is amazing; they are the leading channel for retro wave music. They have so many new artists on there all the time.

Retrowave music is amazing!

There are so many incredible synth-wave songs on there. Synth-pop, synth funk, retro wave, etc. All of that stuff is gold.

Synthwave is my favorite music

I truly love this music so much. It's a whole vibe. The 80s never ended, we just went into an alternate timeline where it just continues on forever!

If you believe in my theory, raise your hands. There are so many people who love retro-wave music that it has become really popular.

The movement is growing

Who would have thought it would become such a huge movement? And I never dreamed I'd find a genre of music that I loved as much as this. 

I never knew that 80s music would become its own genre, which in itself is just amazing and fantastic. And it's definitely popular among a large group of people, and growing every day.

See also:

• What are you listening to? Synthwave. (funny meme)
• Subgenres of Synthwave (music genre)

Thought Beings - Hazy (my thoughts and song review)

This song is "Hazy" by Thought Beings. This is a truly amazing retro-wave song. There are so many of them I love, but this one is truly amazing. Not to mention, it has Jennifer Connelly in the picture! 

How can you not love her?  

I love how a lot of retro wave videos use her in the video or the image. It's awesome. So fitting for the music.

This is one of those tracks that you just sink into. It really takes you to another place.

Very well composed, and you can tell the artists know what they're doing.

This is a certified retro 80s classic…give it a listen!

I first got into Retrowave around 2012, I think, it was when the movie "Drive" came out. That's a certified classic.

I don't see how anyone couldn't love that movie. 

It's awesome

I got super into Retrowave/Synthwave around 2016.

It's been an amazing journey so far. I really love that music. It makes me so happy. This track is one of my favorites. It's so good.

If you love Retro, check out Hazy by Thought Beings. What an amazing song. I think you'll be happy you gave it a listen. Let us know what you think in the comments.