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SUMMARY:Holy Wave + Queen Serene
LOCATION:Hi-Dive
DESCRIPTION:**HOLY WAVE** In Ensenada\, Mexico\, where the Pacific horizon 
 cuts a clean\, unwavering line\, Holy Wave recorded their latest full -len
 gth\, i’m DADA\, a record that feels both expansive and newly concentrat
 ed for the subterranean pop four-piece. Stepping outside the United States
  was less a retreat than a than a shift in perspective\, creating distance
  to recognize a new sound that had been slowly taking shape among them. i
 ’m DADA quickly revealed its character: more propulsive\, more candid\, 
 and their most structurally deliberate work to date. Working alongside exp
 erimental duo Lorelle Meets the Obsolete at their studio El Derrumbe the s
 essions folded community into the album\, though its emotional core had al
 ready formed over months of pre - production. Half of Holy Wave is Mexican
 \, with roots in the El Paso border region\, so recording in Ensenada felt
  intuitive and relaxed. Joo Joo Ashworth\, mixing engineer and longtime fr
 iend\, also provided a pivotal presence helping crystallize the album’s 
 rhythmic language and subtly expanding the band’s sound. The songs began
  reflecting conversations about fatherhood and partnership\, breakups and 
 estrangement\, the queasy acceleration of AI\, and what it means to remain
  present and principled while the world lurches unpredictably forward. Thi
 s tension is not announced but absorbed into the music. Holy Wave stretche
 s their familiar sense of woozy atmosphere into something leaner and more 
 direct. There are more loops and samples woven throughout than before\, gr
 ooves that feel constructed\, cyclical\, hypnotic. Some tracks drift towar
 d dub’s elastic spaciousness\; others pulse with cinematic downtempo gra
 vity. There is a fresh sense of momentum throughout the record\, rhythms t
 hat pull forward\, dream-saturated textures\, sheets of fuzz\, and softly 
 suspended vocals. “dewey’s dirge” unfolds patiently: hazy guitars bl
 oom\, a softened motorik pulse moving steadily beneath. The vocals remain 
 submerged\, widening rather than exploding. It feels expansive andreflecti
 ve\, a comedown hymn that trades drama for immersion. “i’m DADA\,” b
 y contrast\, locks into a lean\, circular groove. A tight drum figure\, ru
 bbery bassline\, and clipped guitar phrase repeat until they begin to feel
  animate. Lyrically\, the song circles the complicated devotion of fatherh
 ood\, written in a brief pocket of rare solitude for a parent: Always lovi
 ng (Try to do what’s right) / Always learning (There’s never enough ti
 me). “s33.u.in/HAL” plays like a transmission caught midair\, faintly 
 mechanical\, immersive without ever fully resolving\, capturing the album
 ’s central sensation: the act of trying to communicate clearly through s
 tatic. If earlier Holy Wave records often felt defined by their sense of d
 rift\, i’m DADA feels newly grounded. The album doesn’t abandon immers
 ion\; it disciplines it. Grooves settle\, repetitions accrue weight\, and 
 the music is composed and unshaken amongst its heavier themes. What emerge
 s is not reinvention but a sharpening\, with Holy Wave sounding less like 
 a band drifting through atmosphere and more like one deliberately shaping 
 it amongst the chaos.\n\n**QUEEN SERENE** Queen Serene is a band based in 
 Austin\, Texas that formed out of a pandemic-induced bedroom recording pro
 ject by Sarah Ronan\, formerly of The Naked Tungs. The current lineup incl
 udes Matt Galceran sharing vocals and guitar\, Dale Pohly on bass\, and Ch
 arlie Cassells on drums. Sharing a love of meditative drones\, angular rif
 fs\, and motorik drums\, the band has evolved into their own sound over a 
 mutual admiration for bands like Wire\, My Bloody Valentine\, Can\, and Yo
  La Tengo. Their self titled debut was released in 2023 and was quickly fo
 llowed up by their second album "2" the next year- landing a write up in t
 he Austin Chronicle's top 10 albums of 2024.\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/e
 vent/dkpxgg-holy-wave-queen-serene-20th-nov-hi-dive-denver-tickets
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