May 30, 2022 Music Makeup and Vanity Set and Stranger Things, Together at Last The synthwave maestro has a few songs appear in Netflix’s hit sci-fi/horror/retro series.
Sep 19, 2020 Music “Algorithm” by Makeup and Vanity Set In the video for Makeup and Vanity Set’s new single, an algorithm reveals a man’s darkest secrets.
Apr 21, 2020 Music Roy by Makeup and Vanity Set (Review) One of synthwave’s finest concludes his Blade Runner-inspired series of EPs with a tribute to Rutger Hauer.
Oct 19, 2017 Music Trackless by Makeup and Vanity Set (Review) Some of Makeup & Vanity Set’s most ambient and surreal work in some time.
Sep 29, 2016 Music In Rotation: Makeup & Vanity Set, C418, Secret Pyramid, Dungen & American Football (Review) Ominous synth music, playful electronica, beautiful dark ambient, Swedish psych-rock instrumentals, and elegant emo.
Apr 16, 2016 Music Wavehymnal EP by Makeup and Vanity Set (Review) Another solid, engaging release by one of the best musicians working in electronic music today.
Apr 4, 2016 Music Makeup & Vanity Set Announces New Wavehymnal EP The EP takes the band’s darkly cinematic sound out onto the dance floor.
Jan 3, 2016 Best of Opus Music My Favorite Songs of 2015, Part 3: Kendrick Lamar, Lightning Bug, Luxury, Makeup & Vanity Set, mewithoutYou & Native Lights Incendiary hip-hop, soaring shoegaze, aggressive indie-rock, poignant synth-wave, thought-provoking emo & atmospheric rock.
Apr 10, 2015 Movies Joey Ciccoline’s Eidolon Short Gets a Haunting Teaser The film’s currently available to those who order ‘Wilderness’ but will become public later this year.
Apr 8, 2015 Music Makeup & Vanity Set’s Wilderness Is a Synthesizer Music Tour de Force (Review) Wilderness represents a new benchmark for the dreamwave genre, a record that’s as soulful and sleek as it is synthetic and sinister.
Mar 31, 2015 Best of Opus Interviews Finding a Path Through the Wilderness: An Interview with Makeup & Vanity Set Makeup & Vanity Set’s Matthew Pusti discusses his new album’s origins, its accompanying short film, the legacy of the ’80s, and much more.
Jan 22, 2015 Music 2015 Is Going to Be Such a Great Year for Music Björk, The Declining Winter, Sufjan Stevens, and many more. Time to start saving up…
Oct 7, 2014 Music 88:88 Remixes by Various Artists (Review) Not all of the remixers remain faithful to Makeup and Vanity Set’s sonic aesthetic, and thankfully so.
Sep 29, 2014 Music Watch Makeup & Vanity Set Tear It up in Concert Live concert footage from New York’s lWlVl Festival.
Mar 14, 2014 Music Makeup & Vanity Set Venture Into the Wilderness The new album deals with “loss and grief and humanity in the face of technology” and will be accompanied by a short film directed by Joey Ciccoline.
Jan 2, 2014 Best of Opus Music My Favorite Songs of 2013, Part 2: Club 8, Sigur Rós, Infinity Shred, Makeup and Vanity Set, and more Tropical dub from Sweden, blistering post-rock, contemplative ambient jazz, emotional drones, an electronic journey through space, and more.
Apr 4, 2013 Music 7.25.2148 by Makeup and Vanity Set (Review) With 7.25.2148, Makeup and Vanity Set have crafted a darkly beautiful synthesizer journey.