Top 20 RGV albums of 2020

2020’s best albums from the musically diverse and ever-growing Rio Grande Valley.

Matthew RamosDecember 31, 2020

Top 20 RGV Singles of 2020

2020’s best songs from the musically diverse and ever-growing Rio Grande Valley.

Matthew RamosDecember 30, 2020

The RGV Music Community's Favorite Local 2020 Songs and Albums

Favorite local 2020 songs and albums selected by major figures of the Rio Grande Valley’s music community.

Matthew RamosDecember 23, 2020

Royal Angst - Fuchsia Motel (review)

The anthemic rawness of grunge gets revisited, with meticulous song-crafting and emotional weight that lives up to Royal Angst’s name.

Score: 8/10

Matthew RamosDecember 15, 2020

Weekly Roundup: RGV Songs and Videos 12/06

This week’s Rio Grande Valley songs and videos we’re glad to share with you. Enjoy.

Matthew RamosDecember 6, 2020

I Killed Techno! - Young, Dumb, & Dead (review)

I Killed Techno!’s Halloween album adds some cherishable oddities among his signature cyberpunk style and horror b-movie goofiness.

Score: 7/10

Matthew RamosNovember 27, 2020

Valley Swerve - ONI-ISM (review)

This horror-IDM fictional soundtrack is Valley Swerve’s magnum opus, masterfully crafted with modern ambient techniques and classic UK beats.

Score: 9/10

Matthew RamosNovember 21, 2020

Weekly Roundup: RGV Songs and Videos 11/13

This week’s Rio Grande Valley songs and videos we’re glad to share with you. Enjoy.

Matthew RamosNovember 13, 2020

Weekly Roundup: RGV Songs and Videos 10/28

This week’s Rio Grande Valley songs and videos we’re glad to share with you. Enjoy

Matthew RamosOctober 28, 2020

Weekly Roundup: RGV Songs and Videos 10/6

Here are this week’s Rio Grande Valley songs and videos we’re glad to share with you. Enjoy.

Matthew RamosOctober 6, 2020

That Guy Montag - Mdop, Vol. 1 (review)

Obscure worldly samples, pensive movie dialogue, and golden-age rap flows drive this enigmatic debut album that turns day-to-day musings into profoundly abstract statements.

Score: 10/10

Matthew RamosSeptember 26, 2020

PitchMod - Arcadia (review)

The aggressive IDM style of PitchMod’s latest EP is an experimental, percussive, and droning episode filled with gripping timbre. (Originally released March 24, 2020)

Score: 6/10