Causeway - Anywhere (2025)

At the tail end of 2024, American synth-wave duo Causeway (AKA long-serving San Francisco sort Marshall Watson and studio buddy Alisson Rae) made their bow on Sprechen via a fine single, 'Dancing With Shadows'. Here they go one significant step further, offering up an expansive debut album, 'Anywhere'. Sitting somewhere between the stylish and moody analogue synth-pop of the Italians Do It Better, synth-wave and the more psychedelic corners of the nu-disco movement, the ten tracks on show - 'Dancing With Shadows' included - are atmospheric, retro-futurist and pleasingly varied in terms of tempo and intensity. Rae makes for a fitting frontwoman, with her superb delivery of her own potent lyrics standing out.