Lux is the new full-length album from Brooklyn's Sub Rosa, released on Rad Girlfriend Records
Lux is the new full-length album from Brooklyn's Sub Rosa, released on Rad Girlfriend Records. The record documents a band that bridges eras of East Bay-inspired punk and the textured, melodic sensibility of New York's DIY underground. Originally active in the late 1990s, Sub Rosa has long maintained a connection to that lineage through their ties to Aaron Cometbus, who briefly played with the band and later repurposed their song "Shine" for the new Pinhead Gunpowder record--an unbroken thread that links Lux to decades of shared punk history. Across the album, Sub Rosa balances direct, rhythmic songwriting with a sense of atmosphere that feels unforced and lived-in. The songs are grounded in melody and structure rather than style or nostalgia, showing a band focused on communication over presentation. There's a continuity between the earliest Sub Rosa material and what appears here; Luxsounds like a group that never needed to chase trends, only to refine what was already theirs. The connection to Cometbus isn't incidental--it's indicative of the band's place within a larger community of writers and musicians who view punk as an evolving craft rather than a fixed sound. That sensibility runs through Lux: concise, unpretentious songs that carry emotional weight without exaggeration. For listeners who follow Rad Girlfriend Records, Lux fits naturally within the label's catalog. It offers the same kind of authenticity and thoughtful songwriting found in the other artists on the roster. Sub Rosa's music appeals to those drawn to punk that values substance over posture--music that acknowledges its roots while continuing to move forward. Lux is the sound of a band that has something to say, delivered with clarity and purpose, and finding a home on a label that continues to champion punk's most enduring voices.
Track Listing
Regret Opie's Song (I Eat a Little Cat Food Every Day) Trust the Science Diamond Tell All the Kids Swim Out Glass Menagerie Raise the Stakes Foundling Day The Light in the Fridge (Has Gone Out) Ozymandias
