Neo Dimes release debut album ‘Alone’ on vinyl, cassette and digital
Denver project Neo Dimes release debut full-length “Alone” on vinyl and cassette May 19, 2026, with digital to follow. Darkwave, neo-industrial, synthpop.
Denver project Neo Dimes has released “Alone,” a ten-track debut full-length album spanning darkwave, neo-industrial, alternative rock and synthpop. The album arrived on vinyl and cassette on May 19, 2026, with the digital release scheduled later this month later. Neo Dimes is the solo project of Denver-based musician Stephen Edmunds.
“Alone” addresses digital-age isolation, algorithmic control, surveillance capitalism, online extremism and the experience of aging into a world shaped by technology. The record mixes neo-industrial, alternative rock, darkwave and synthpop.
The album’s artwork is built around a visual narrative: each of the ten single covers functions as a chapter, representing themes of paranoia, persuasion, control and acceptance, which combine to form the final album cover.
Edmunds commented as follows on the album’s intent: “I recently lost a career right as my daughter came into the world — a world where she has fewer rights than her mother did and where tyranny is creeping into every facet of life. We’re addicted to the technology in our pockets that opens us to the world by consuming us entirely. It’s omnipresent and inescapable, and I’m pissed off.”
Several tracks were released as singles ahead of the album. “Beasts” addresses what Edmunds describes as the radicalization of young men in the wake of the collapse of the American dream. “Angels” casts digital connectivity and surveillance as a modern substitute for guardianship. “Don’t Think” addresses manufactured consent and propaganda. “Trigger” connects personal experiences of addiction, anxiety and isolation. Note that a music video for “Trigger,” directed by Ty Borkowski, was also released.
About Neo Dimes
Neo Dimes is the solo project of Stephen Edmunds, a Denver, Colorado-based musician. Edmunds has spent most of his life as a musician, starting with guitar in hardcore and metal bands before moving into shoegaze and experimental music. The Neo Dimes project developed over approximately seven years, during which Edmunds worked through the production and compositional process largely through self-teaching.
The project made its first public appearance in late 2024, when Edmunds contributed a remix of “Careful What You Wish For” by Highlands. The first original Neo Dimes material appeared in late 2025, with the single “Angels” released on October 30, 2025, followed by “Beasts” on December 9, 2025. Further singles, including “Don’t Think,” preceded the album’s release.
Edmunds cites Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and Deftones as primary influences, with The Cure, Joy Division, Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody Valentine and The Prodigy also cited as formative references. “Alone” is the first full-length release under the Neo Dimes name.
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