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 for 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 trippy guitars and humming keyboards.