Retrowave is a musical sub genre that harnesses the inspiration and authenticity of 80's and early 90's music for today's generation.
Some consider Retrowave to be synonymous with Synthwave. Others attribute Retrowave specifically to the optimistic music with vocals within the Synthwave universe, while vocal free and chill tracks are attributed to Dreamwave instead.
Retrowave categorizes itself as a literal radio-station, crowd-pleaser music. While similar to dreamwave, retrowave takes a step further into the mainstream by featuring vocals and completing the good old 80's package to make it a instant success within the Synthwave genre. Great success has been achieved by artists like FM-84, The Midnight, and, on a welcome surprise to the world, The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights".