Emerging in the early 2010s on the internet, vaporwave originated with a cohort of millennial artists who reimagined the musical soundtracks of 1980s-1990s consumerism with an adroit mixture of irony and sincerity.
Music curator at the Alexander Turnbull Library Michael Brown undertakes a thorough study in his new book Eyeliner's Buy Now.
He joins Emile Donovan for a sonic journey through a page-turner.
'Eyeliner's Buy Now' is written by music curator at the Alexander Turnbull Library Michael Brown. Photo: Michael Brown
