Plasterbrain packed ten tracks into 25 minutes and somehow made every single one count. StarVaders channels retro shmup energy through a modern lens, and the soundtrack nails that balance. "Tomorrow" opens with this warm synth melody that feels more contemplative than you'd expect from a shoot-em-up.
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Then "Primordial Supremacy" drops and suddenly you're dodging bullet patterns with your teeth clenched, all distorted bass and urgent rhythms. "Min's Shop" is the breather track, cozy and playful, the kind of thing that makes you spend too long browsing upgrades.
Even "Wet Hallowed Ground" finds this moody middle ground between atmospheric and propulsive that just works. Short album, zero filler. If you like your indie shmups with personality baked into the audio, this one delivers.