Holy Wave

The Texas psychedelic combo Holy Wave take a restrained approach to their music, sounding like they have only just woken up as the tapes start rolling. Mixing sleepy shoegaze, reverb-baked garage rock, and slowly creeping psych, the quintet staked out a quiet claim as one of the more satisfying bands of their era. Their early records, like 2011's Knife Hits, leaned more toward the garage rock side of the equation; they soon started adding more vintage synths to the mix, and by the time they hit the 2020s, albums like Interloper and Five of Cups were balanced equally between tr...