Sub Rosa
Lux
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.