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A roundup of recent RGV music releases, featuring a home-themed cumbia mixtape, some ambitious art-rock, and soul-stirring singer-songwriters.

ariadne mila - maybe

One-sided love and shallow displays of affection are as resonant as the pop beat and heavy atmosphere in Ariadne’s latest bittersweet single.

In Shades - Fields

Post-hardcore/emo band In Shades is back after three years. They’ve dropped their jagged prog-rockisms in favor of a cleaner, more accessible sound, while keeping their biting edge.

Italia - Dedicado a Brownsville, con amor

Inspiration flows freely in this fast and loose home-themed mixtape, from the corrido blues of “No He Olvidado” to the blaring cumbia anthem “Puro 956”. Italia shows that her best singing is in Spanish (especially in the opening “Si tu te vas”) and drops some swift, cascading raps as well.

Toro Bravo - Taurobolium

Texture, tonality, and dynamics get a jolting shakeup in the grooving, psychedelic math-rock debut of Toro Bravo.

Cat Bully Club - Hollywood Beach (ft. Jacob Jenni)

Carlos Zamora is mostly known as the owner of the Sauce House venue, but don’t sleep on his music project. There’s a fun kind of angst in his jangly guitars and the signature indiscernible croon of guest singer Jacob Jenni.

Angel Corsi - Only You

“We were young, full of grandeur and dreams, but no followthrough,” Corsi sings as he reflects on the hopes and lies of a young love (with a twist at the end). The folk guitar strums, the vivid imagery, and reverberated vocals create an immersive trip to a starry-eyed past.

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