Weekly Roundup: RGV Songs and Videos 11/13
Ok Robot - Justified
Pop-punk appeal and post-hardcore angst drive this oddly unsettling video that’s also oddly fun.
Nautilus vs. Pangolin - Burnga (feat. Joshua Lopez)
Too often instrumental progressive metal can sound like just a bunch of noodling around, but this RGV supergroup tastefully strings together some adventurous song sections.
Jae Lugo - Keep You Safe
Jae Lugo raps about parental responsibility with gripping conviction over a steady head-bobbing beat.
Italia - Love! Kill!
In the latest addition of her recent stint of making videos for her old songs, Italia shows her Halloween spirit in a cemetery setting as her coy vocals come with gruesome intentions.
Sylvia - You (feat. The Oddest Project)
There’s a strange allure to Sylvia’s full embrace of the cheesy and campy early 90’s.
That Guy Montag - Feel Like
The RGV’s pop culture rap junkie is back with a lead single for his upcoming album, and this time, he’s riding the wave of his confidence and laid-back nature as he finds ingenious ways to compare himself to everyone from Pablo Escobar to Austin Powers.
Bison - Sick
After the melancholic ambling and indiscernible grungy moans, is a cascade of guitar bursts and wailing that is powerfully mesmerizing.
Tommy Toxinz - Doom
One of the RGV’s most prominent figures in dark electronic music is back with a new album. He opens it with a foreboding introduction, cinematic strings, industrial intensity, and brutal dubstep drops.
Andres Sanchez - Streetlights
The sound of this album is very reduced, but the hauntilogical video game aesthetic is laser-focused, and bringing to mind niche (but influential) electronic projects — from Kraftwerk to Aphex Twin and James Ferraro.
Housebound Ska Collective - Welcome To The Black Parade
The goofiness and massive brass section of ska adds jovial and wholehearted vibes to My Chemical Romance’s emo classic. (Featuring the RGV’s Sadie Hernandez)
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