RGV Music Roundup: 03/06/25
New roundup of RGV music featuring ethereal art pop, gamer-themed breakbeat music, and ambitious metalcore.
annu - EXPERIENCE
An immersive full album experience with art pop grandeur, relaxed downtempo beats, and rich ambient textures. Its musings on life, time, and love are complemented by annu’s lilting ethereal voice.
Coven Of Guilt - Coven of Guilt
Two sides of this stunning goth/dark-wave project, with the beautifully scenic gloom of “Leave Everything at Home” and the punchier heavier masquerade of “Garden of Teeth”.
Shriek x Detchibe - PlayOnline™
Slick breakbeats, glossy synths, and meticulous production shine through on this retro gaming-inspired adventure.
Cannon the Dealers - At Least The Weather’s Nice
Indie rockers CtD condense the essence of their scruffy energy and catchy songwriting into 10 moody, yet fun, minutes.
Saint Naive - You Did It
For a lo-fi bedroom indie EP, its teeming with heart and an interesting sonic palette, being both quirky and sobering in its profoundness.
Shattered Stories - The Sweet Recital
Blasting through with their brand of propulsive and thematically intense metalcore is a relatively new band that combines raw power and ambitious arrangement.
Everlasting Ripples - find your spark.
Lengthy ambient passages full of crackling background noise, light pianos, and brooding drones that bring an air of mystery and inspiration.
Crust Fund - Body Cutting Guides
Desolate droning episodes filled with sporadic cynical utterances that give a chilling effect. The harsh cascading trance of “Johnny Head Wound” is an instant highlight of the Crust Fund discography.