Bromsen take us on a neon-fuelled ride with new single 'Data Highway'

Berlin’s Bromsen duo has always thrived on tension, the friction between flesh and machine, memory and future. And their latest single 'Data Highway' sharpens that duality into something both playful and unnerving. Teaming up with veteran producer Robert “Reatsch” Eydner, the track arrives like a rush of light through a dark tunnel, its synths flickering between retro warmth and digital chill.

From the first pulse, there’s no mistaking that this is music built for motion. The bassline throbs with a cyberpunk swagger, while Richard’s synth layers shimmer like billboards flashing in a rain-slick cityscape. Over it all, Karlo delivers a vocal performance that feels equal parts rallying cry and confession, an anxious plea for connection in a world of constant scrolling. When he intones lines about drowning in signals, you hear both the thrill of being plugged in and the exhaustion of never unplugging.

The song’s power lies in its contradictions. It’s sleek and futuristic, but grounded in raw urgency. It leans heavily on vintage synthwave tropes but never feels like pastiche. Reatsch’s production polishes the edges without sanding down the grit, giving the track the dynamic lift needed to cross from underground clubs to festival stages.

What makes 'Data Highway' particularly striking is its sense of narrative pacing. The verses simmer in a claustrophobic hum, capturing the paranoia of hyperconnectivity, before the chorus opens into widescreen release, delivering a rush of neon air that mirrors the fantasy of escape through endless acceleration. It’s a clever structural move where the music itself embodies the seduction and trap of the digital highway.

With drummer Bon Schmelke now in the fold, Bromsen’s future output promises even more force in the live setting. But as a studio piece, 'Data Highway' already hints at how far the band has come, where their knack for threading human vulnerability through shimmering electronics is becoming something signature.

At its core, this is a reflection of our own uneasy dance with technology; propulsive, seductive, and just a little bit terrifying. In other words: a perfect soundtrack for driving headlong into the bright blur of the future.