Lofi Girl is back and she made a synthwave friend<p>After a day-long absence, Lofi Girl has returned. If you missed <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
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yesterday’s news[/url], she went missing as part of an elaborate marketing campaign that saw the Lofi Girl team promise a “surprise” that would take the channel to “new heights.” In the end, that surprise turned out to be a new 24-hour livestream <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:YouTube;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=89f68c82-f255-44fa-8db9-03fec996b93a&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=YouTube&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI4OWY2OGM4Mi1mMjU1LTQ0ZmEtOGRiOS0wM2ZlYzk5NmI5M2EiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vbGl2ZS9NVlBUR05HaUktND9mZWF0dXJlPXNoYXJlIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJiMWZjYjRjMy1jZjRhLTQ0ODUtOGQ2Yy1kNTY3YTEzNmMwYTQifQ&signature=AQAAAUpLuxsq9hEXcfHDLYi_1Wa9ObGIap5Z0UyEDlfSONjB&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Flive%2FMVPTGNGiI-4%3Ffeature%3Dshare" class="rapid-with-clickid">dedicated to synthwave[/url] music, a subgenre of electronic music that seeks to emulate the sound and feel of classic sci-fi and horror soundtracks from the '80s. </p><div id="52df3bac534b478ab96e10fbe04fa3c4"><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;"><iframe src="
https://www.youtube.com/embed/MVPTGNGiI-4" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border:0;" allowfullscreen scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div><p>Naturally, the new channel has its own mascot, a character the community has taken to calling Lofi Boy. As far as we know, he doesn’t have a name, but like any good synth-loving fan, he has a mechanical keyboard, a retro beige PC with CRT monitor and what looks like a <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
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Sony Walkman[/url] for the rare moments when he gets to leave his room.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>As with the original Lofi Girl YouTube channel, you can find playlists featuring tracks from the Synthwave Radio station on <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YIe34rcmLjCYpY9wJoM2p">
Spotify[/url] and other music streaming platforms.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Lofi Girl is back and she made a synthwave friend
