Neon, marble and a staircase to somewhere else. Thought Beings have delivered Ritual, a ten-track album released on 25 September 2026 through NRW Records, the label home of NewRetroWave.
The label did not hold back, calling it “a neon drenched Dreampop masterpiece, and supreme vocal spectacle” and “a must listen for all Synthwave and Dreampop lovers.” Bandcamp buyers seem to agree: according to the release page, Ritual peaked at number one on Bandcamp’s top album sales charts for retrowave, synthwave and synthpop alike.
Thought Beings describe themselves as a collective of artists, musicians, singers and songwriters run by founding members Orion, Lemon and Amos. Before landing at NRW, they released singles such as Sigil through Aztec Records.
The album opens with Dream, a late-night lyric about a lover met in a dream who vanishes “like a glitch in the timeline.” Sky High, which NRW presented as the second single, follows, before the title track, Ancient Heart, Crossing Over and Come Within.
The closing run keeps the dance floor in view. Last Fight settles every battle with the line “Dancing is the answer to the last fight,” Dive jumps into the deep end of a new love, and Still Here closes the record by tuning through the static.
Thought Beings wrote, recorded, produced and mixed the album themselves, with mastering by Rob Murray. The cover art is by Mizucat: a pastel goddess bust with a staircase rising from her mouth, framed by broken columns, palm trees and pink suns on a neon grid.
Bandcamp – https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/album/ritual
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/album/3B51wNBZp28SYU6udLtwZf
Stream – https://thoughtbeings.lnk.to/ritual
Thought Beings – https://thoughtbeings.bandcamp.com/
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