Six Months Of Superb Synth - Vocal Synth Singles

by Karl Magi

In the final part of my six-month roundup, I’m recapping the vocal synth tracks that stuck with me over the past six months. These songs made an impact on me although it must be said that 2025 has been chock full of tremendous music and it’s been tough to narrow things down.

Star Madman – Human

Star Madman’s Human is is one part haunting reflection and one part defiant roar. Crushing bass supports a delicate, aching melody, while her voice flows with emotional nuance and frustration. Piano glimmers above the throb and spectral synth wends around lyrics that ask painful questions about our identity, purpose and humanity’s repeated failings. Is being human still meaningful in a world ruled by fear and apathy? She doesn’t know anymore and her lack of knowledge embodies the truth. Despite the existential collapse, her voice rises with defiance, carrying the weight of a world she refuses to ignore.

Color Theory – Where Tigers Are Said to Roam

Where Tigers Are Said to Roam by Color Theory glows with an adventurous spirit, driven by skipping synth arpeggios and a warmly pulsing drumbeat. His unmistakable voice carries the hopeful melody with emotional clarity, capturing a need to step beyond rumor into experience.

A xylophone-like taps and starlit textures lend elegance, while the thudding bass pulses below, supporting the dreamy drift. The track speaks to the need for firsthand discovery urging us not to settle for second hand tales, but to chase the truth ourselves, no matter how elusive or risky. In the end, the narrator calls us into the wild unknown, where facing ourselves is the most dangerous act.

Seersha – Running in the Dark (Steal the Night)

Running in the Dark (Steal the Night) pulses with the thrill of rebellion and the ache of inevitable loss. Seersha’s smooth, emotive voice flows through radiant synths and gliding drums, her words dripping with longing and disillusionment. Guitar lines add sharpness and hope as the chorus crests with emotional power.

This is a song about promises made in darkness, about chasing meaning while knowing it can’t last. We believed, the narrator whispers, maybe foolishly as the memory of a thrilling love reverberates through the neon night. Now her debts are paid and the morning has come, but she’s still haunted by what could have been stolen under cover of night.

Just Scott – Just Breathe

Just Breathe by Just Scott dives deep into the emotional turbulence of anxiety and self-doubt, set against a bed of synth and Shred Krueger’s dynamic guitar. The melody pulses with warmth and ache and Just Scott’s emotive voice imbues every word with vulnerability.

There’s light in the darkness, with sparkling synths and hopeful guitar solos that carry a sense of lift. Lyrically, the song chronicles an inner war in his foggy head, racing thoughts and a desperate plea for release. Yet, through each breath and beat, a sense of perseverance shines through. The clock ticks and his heart continues to fight.

Timecop1983 & Josh Dally – Before The Lights Went Out

Before The Lights Went Out is soaked in nostalgia and regret. A pulsing bassline and glimmering arpeggios cradle Josh Dally’s aching voice as he revisits the wreckage of lost love. Each line bleeds with the desire to undo what can’t be undone, Josh Dally’s voice soaring above glistening synths and echoing drums.

A soulful sax rises like a ghost from the past, entwining with Josh Dally’s plea for a final chance. The music is glowing, but the lyrics hurt as he says, “I kill the lights, chase the quiet, but shadows start a real riot.” Even as he longs for resolution, the narrator is pulled back into the memory of a lost love, holding on to the last spark before the lights fade completely.

Don Eastland – Young Boy

Don Eastland’s Young Boy flows with an aching blend of struggle, longing and the tender pain of self-reflection. The trembling vocals rises out of synth waves and massive drums, steeped in Memory Design’s high quality production. There’s both power and fragility in his delivery, his vocals drifting above cascading synths and thunderous drums as if fighting to prevent things from slipping away.

A heart-piercing cry echoes through the flickering lights and low end swells, carried by a search for meaning. The narrator speaks to a younger self, reflecting on the weight of experience, on chasing shelter through storms and questioning what any of it was worth. The emotional core glows in lyrics like, “Tell me in the end, what we found?” in an attempt to stitch together the fragments of the past.

Mayah Camara – Boyfriend

Boyfriend by Mayah Camara unleashes dangerous nocturnal energy with its pounding, exotic percussion and razor-edged synths. Her sultry, powerful vocals embody the mysterious narrative of a spectral predator who emerges in the moonlight, seductive and deadly.

Brass-like synths shine through the dark, while the rhythm drives forward with relentless urgency. The lyrics drip with gothic tension: blood on the windows, unnamed lovers and ghostly eyes all conjure a being who will haunt but never belong. Camara sings with fire, revealing that this isn't a romance it’s a warning. “He will be your pain,” she warns, “but he will never be your boyfriend.”

GMNI88 – Behind Your Eyes

Behind Your Eyes is a wrenching journey through betrayal and rebirth, cloaked in rich sonic textures and heartbreaking honesty. GMNI88’s voice carries the weight of truth and loss, each word trembling over thunderous drums and Manuel Trabucco’s mournful sax. Glistening synths and deep bass reflect the shifting emotional terrain from tender hope to painful awakening.

Lyrics like, “I'm broken, but hoping” and “Our love was built on pretty lies” mark the path from confusion to release. In this soundscape of shattered illusions, the narrator finds clarity and, ultimately, strength. It's a song about letting go, even when your heart still wants to hold on.

Palm Lakes – Motorcycle at Night

Motorcycle at Night by Palm Lakes is an intoxicating ride through desire, pulsing with romantic momentum and velvety synth-pop warmth. Anthony Sahota’s voice pours out with soulful yearning above the thumping low end, wrapped in reverberating jazz organ.

As MonLee Mane’s backing vocals soar and Wil Schade’s sax explodes like headlights in the dark, the track builds to euphoric heights. The narrator is driven by love, tearing through the night to reach the one who fuels his passion. Every lyric pulses with urgency from the roar of his engine to the ache in his heart as he urges his lover to surrender. They ride the dream together, chasing the heat of the city and the fire of the night, unwilling to let go of each other.

Jesse Mach & Arcade Ocean – Silver Screen

Jesse Mach & Arcade Ocean’s Silver Screen exudes longing and blurred reality, where distance echoes in every glowing synth and sparkling guitar riff. Bright notes burst forth as Arcade Ocean’s impassioned vocals reach skyward and Jesse Mach’s guitar carves emotion into the atmosphere.

The melody soars, pierced by fragile hope, as trickling synths and resonant solos blur dreams and truth. Our narrator drifts helplessly into a filmic fantasy, eyes locked on a screen where desire lives but never lands. He rewinds emotional scenes like a tape stuck in his memory, unsure if the connection he feels is real or just a flicker in the static. Still, somewhere in that haze, he swears he feels their touch.

All The Damn Vampires & Mint Simon – Leaving Los Angeles

Leaving Los Angeles expresses sharp edged heartbreak and a blurred haze of self-protection. Mint Simon’s voice swims through silky synths and echoing drums, full of tragic soul. Waves of sound wash over glowing bells and bittersweet sax, while Mint Simon delivers lines that cut deep with quiet devastation.

The narrator’s leaving not because they stopped caring, but because the light became too hard to bear. The narrator says, “I’ve been darkened tonight.” The storyteller returns, knowing love still lingers, but feels too numb to reach for it again. There’s emotional tension in every breath, suspended between saying goodbye and a hope that they’ll find their way back again.

Sandor Gavin, Sleepless Nights & LaVahn – Kiss of Gold

Kiss of Gold by Sandor Gavin, Sleepless Nights & LaVahn melts into a sensual slow burn, radiating heat and gravity as it describes a love that pulls with cosmic force. A jazz organ whispers with tender warmth while Sleepless Nights’ guitar flickers, joined by a funky disco beat and LaVahn’s velvety voice dripping with hunger. The soundscape simmers while Sleepless Nights’ guitar glides coolly, synths flashing with brightness and LaVahn's voice pouring out pure desire.

As the groove tightens, the guitar and organ swirl around a radiant bassline, culminating in a silky, jazz-tinged solo. The narrator is locked in orbit around the irresistible subject, caught in a gravitational dance, eyes meeting like constellations, each kiss like a meteor lighting up the sky. The metaphor of celestial seduction echoes through the final refrain: a golden kiss that makes everything feel right.