{"product_id":"trauma-ray_carnival_2026_mdl","title":"Carnival","description":"Fort Worth-based band Trauma Ray deliver their strongest, most intense, and most experimental compositions to date in their album *Carnival*, the fruit of a turbulent year. The meteoric success of *Chameleon*, their debut album released in 2024 on Dais Records, solidified the band's position in the current shoegaze revival wave, while also showcasing their versatility, allowing them to navigate between different scenes. In 2025, they notably toured with bands like Deafheaven, Loathe, and Touché Amoré. Blending incisive riffs and raw beauty, their sound continues to evolve, paying homage to the greats of the loud-quiet-loud style, moving from metal to grunge and shoegaze, from Slowdive to The Smashing Pumpkins. *Carnival* explores darker, more introspective themes, as if holding one's past up to a distorting mirror. An unsettling atmosphere emanates from these tracks, conceived in a very short period, proving that the band excels under pressure and when confronted with the darkest corners of their unconscious. Musically, the band readily acknowledges the influence of Failure's cult 90s tracks \"Undone\" and \"Stuck on You,\" as well as My Bloody Valentine's ubiquitous album *Loveless*: such is the beauty of Trauma Ray – five musicians who absorb, synthesize, and develop what they love. *Carnival* offers a brief and irresistible foray into darkness, within a band that continues to gain momentum.","brand":"trauma ray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56568027513176,"sku":null,"price":23872612.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0683950558717.jpg?v=1769712065","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/trauma-ray_carnival_2026_mdl","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}