There’s nothing to hide in Bedroom Pop (E&E-039) as dreamy, tender indie-inspired tracks balance pop synths and warbly guitars with charming vocal hooks.

Backpack Beats builds off hip-hop beats from genres like trap, old skool, and trip hop to create a colorful collage of mysterious, mellow, dramatic, and dreamy scenes.

Featuring singular vocal hooks, simple lyrics communicate not-so-simple thoughts and feelings over a lush pop atmosphere.

Nocturnally inspired and emotionally rich synth pop soundtrack that simultaneously conjures retro vibes while fueling futuristic dreams.

More present than ambient, more free than chill-hop, more jazzy than funky, taking elements of each to find the distinctly warm, floating sound of Lo-Fi Beats.

Combining the drama of an orchestral score with the raw and organic nature of bedroom recordings, Sentimental Skies (E&E-034). brings intimate, dynamic storytelling to life.

Seemingly disparate instruments come together and amplify the emotion of the pedal while providing an additional driving force on Steel Surreal.

Indie Folk Pop (E&E-032) is a soundtrack for moments of introspective adventure that accompany stories of wanderlust and movement.

To help define more of these elusive sounds of the Chill, Synth, and/or Wave subgenres, I stopped by Eyeballs & Eardrums to listen to Vaporwave. Tracks from this album have shown up in so many of our playlists and searches that I knew I would find some answers.

Covering a variety of emotional, dramatic territory, the indie sounds of Fragile Indie Folk provide an effective vehicle for storytelling.