Album Review: Riki- Riki

Ulysses Luevano

Riki is the first debut album by American synthpop Riki, It was released on February 14, 2020. Amazing album, Top-notch 80's inspired new wave/synthpop with just the ethical amount of goth, Ideal music soundtrack for hot summer nights, and neon city lights. This album will provoke you, it's exciting. The sounds were mixed so that the senses intensify their delightful brill sensations,  Riki traverses bravery, physicality, and romance across eight timeless synth-pop/new wave canticles, every segment from the resonant to the lead is distinctive and will get inside your mind and the vocals are super angelic and dreamy, a perfect aesthetic, she captures the quintessence and this artist is influenced by nostalgic synthpop new wave groups & musicians like Depeche mode, Pat Benatar, Madonna, Bananarama & Xmal Deutschland and also the spirit of the 80s obscure Italo-disco genre as well, but I genuinely appreciate the artistry on display, I highly recommend this record, If you enjoy this music genre, I rate this album 10/10.

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