Trauma Ray are a heavy, shoegazey band from Fort Worth who released their debut album Chameleon in 2024. Today they're back with the scorcher "Hannibal," which serves as the lead single to their February-bound EP Carnival.
"Hannibal" splits the difference between Failure's spacey alt-rock and Alice In Chains' straight-up grunge, interweaving pretty melodies with some tough guitar breakdowns. Vocalist Uriel Avila says of the song in a press release:
It’s a song about the feeling of doing your best as an individual yet still falling short in the eyes of those you hope to make proud. A lot of it stems from internal battles I faced growing up with my father, role models, and religion. Some of it comes from more recent experiences of being put under the microscope by my peers. It’s a gut wrenching sensation that I was able to tie lyrically to the visceral mood of the instrumentation that kicks off the track and begins the journey through Carnival’s overall theme.
Watch Elliot Truman's video for "Hannibal" and see the full Carnival tracklist below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "carousel"
02 "Hannibal"
03 "Méliès"
04 "Funhouse"
05 "Clown"
Carnival is out 2/20 via Dais Records.
