“Makeup and Vanity Set” Archives

The synthwave icon releases a captivating ambient album that feels like the antithesis of everything he’s recorded to date.

The synthwave maestro has a few songs appear in Netflix’s hit sci-fi/horror/retro series.

In the video for Makeup and Vanity Set’s new single, an algorithm reveals a man’s darkest secrets.

One of synthwave’s finest concludes his Blade Runner-inspired series of EPs with a tribute to Rutger Hauer.

Some of Makeup & Vanity Set’s most ambient and surreal work in some time.

Ominous synth music, playful electronica, beautiful dark ambient, Swedish psych-rock instrumentals, and elegant emo.

Another solid, engaging release by one of the best musicians working in electronic music today.

The EP takes the band’s darkly cinematic sound out onto the dance floor.

Incendiary hip-hop, soaring shoegaze, aggressive indie-rock, poignant synth-wave, thought-provoking emo & atmospheric rock.

The film’s currently available to those who order ‘Wilderness’ but will become public later this year.

Wilderness represents a new benchmark for the dreamwave genre, a record that’s as soulful and sleek as it is synthetic and sinister.

Makeup & Vanity Set’s Matthew Pusti discusses his new album’s origins, its accompanying short film, the legacy of the ’80s, and much more.

Björk, The Declining Winter, Sufjan Stevens, and many more. Time to start saving up…

Not all of the remixers remain faithful to Makeup and Vanity Set’s sonic aesthetic, and thankfully so.

Live concert footage from New York’s lWlVl Festival.

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.

Tropical dub from Sweden, blistering post-rock, contemplative ambient jazz, emotional drones, an electronic journey through space, and more.

With 7.25.2148, Makeup and Vanity Set have crafted a darkly beautiful synthesizer journey.