Florence-based synthwave duo Out Run step into more intimate and fragile territory with their latest single, “Heart Shaped Glass”, a hauntingly beautiful track that blends 1980s nostalgia with a modern, cinematic edge. Known for building evocative electronic landscapes, the pairing of vocalist Ginevra Abbarchini and multi-instrumentalist Lawrence Fancelli once again demonstrates their gift for sculpting soundscapes that feel timeless, dreamlike, and deeply emotional.
Following the breakout success of “Monster”, which surged past one million streams in under a year, “Heart Shaped Glass” takes a more delicate, introspective approach. Minimal analogue synths, hushed basslines, and airy textures give the track its skeleton, while Abbarchini’s whispered vocals carry it into a place of fragile intimacy. Silence itself becomes an instrument, punctuating the track and allowing the emotions to breathe.
“At its core, Heart Shaped Glass is about the paradox of being seen yet misunderstood,” Out Run explain. “We wanted to create something fragile and raw, like glass breaking but never disappearing.”
The result is a song that balances melancholy with beauty, synthpop balladry with electro nostalgia. It evokes the wistful glamour of Chromatics and the shadowy dreaminess of Cocteau Twins, yet pushes forward with what the duo describe as their “80s 3.0” aesthetic, an imagined past that feels familiar but reimagined for today’s world.
As they prepare their debut EP and craft immersive live shows, “Heart Shaped Glass” stands as a poignant preview of what’s to come: music that shimmers between eras, carrying both memory and invention, fragility and strength. With this single, Out Run continue to prove themselves not just revivalists of retro sound but visionaries shaping a cinematic, retro-futuristic world of their own.
