Sean Hess and Alex Staniloff – craft their hypnotic sound from a single dropping note that builds into a reverberating roar that crashes over you like a wave

Ethan Baechtold (bass

we were writing through-composed themes and rearranging the material

a dynamic duo whose music is rooted in cinematic soundscapes

consisting of guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner

TRAUMA RAY - Chameleon LP Postpunk Sean Hess and Alex StaniloffMINT GREEN VINYL. Since first bonding over Slowdive at a Texas karaoke bar six years ago, musicians Uriel Avila and Jonathan Perez have grown trauma ray into Fort Worths foremost flag bearer of crushing shoegaze. A five piece rounded out by bassist Darren Baun, drummer Nicholas Bobotas, and guitarist Coleman Pruitt, the bands debut album, 'Chameleon,' captures their evolving sound at an apex of majestic devastation. A fusion of downer hooks, gauzy