Ninajirachi’s I Love My Computer captures something truthful about growing up shaped by screens and bandwidth. The album explores that strange intimacy we developed with our machines - the late nights, the secret discoveries, the way technology became less of a tool and more of a companion.

Tracks like “Fuck My Computer” and “iPod Touch” aren’t just bangers; they’re confessions about a relationship that transcends generations. Whether you learned HTML on Geocities or taught yourself production in GarageBand, there’s recognition here.

The production has a restless energy, shifting between euphoric and introspective, mirroring how the internet itself feels - chaotic, isolating, and strangely beautiful all at once. It’s a debut album that understands what it meant to have your world widened by a glowing rectangle - and I relate deeply to its content despite being at least one generation older than Ninajirachi.

Not my usual genre of listen, but it has been a regular spin since it came into my world.

Favourite Track: iPod Touch

Rating: 8/10

Neon Odin’s Allfather feels like mythology filtered through analog circuits and a CRT glow (much like myself). The album merges darksynth with handcrafted Nordic folk instruments - talharpa and nyckelharpa built by the artist himself - creating something that shouldn’t work but absolutely does.

Tracks like “Wield The Hammer” and “March Of The Jǫtnar” pulse with vintage synthesizers while maintaining an almost ritualistic weight. There’s a devotion here to both the Æsir and 80s electronics, and the combination taps into something primal about storytelling through sound.

This is retrowave that refuses to be purely nostalgic, grounding its neon-soaked atmosphere in actual craftsmanship and ancient narratives that really resonate.

Favourite Track: Wield The Hammer

Rating: 7/10