{"id":414888,"date":"2025-11-30T10:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414888\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T10:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:46:33","slug":"novulent-is-headlining-and-launching-their-first-festival-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414888\/","title":{"rendered":"Novulent Is Headlining and Launching Their First Festival in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shoegaze is a genre that remains very much alive and well in Texas. trauma ray, flowerbed<\/a>, Glare and plenty more<\/a> have given us an abundance of melancholic melodies to drown out our sorrows with. It\u2019s hard to pinpoint exactly why the Lone Star State has become such a hotspot for the genre, but Novulent thinks it\u2019s simply a result of everyone pushing back against the state\u2019s mainstream country music culture that they grew up with.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think collectively people in Texas were like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna start a shoegaze band, that\u2019s gonna stand out!\u2019 and we all ended up lowkey doing the same thing, and ended up creating this community on accident,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n

Novulent (who identifies as they\/them) is the latest breakout star from Dallas, thanks to a steady stream of quality tracks, a few viral hits and a small push from fellow Texan, Megan Thee Stallion<\/a>. The Houston rapper used Novulent\u2019s song \u201cscars\u201d as the background music on a post with pictures from her trip to Japan, and the track went viral.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt happened insanely quickly,\u201d Novulent says. \u201cIt was blowing up right when I\u2019d started college. I was 19, and it was so weird trying to tell my mom, \u2018Yeah, I\u2019m gonna drop out because this song I made just blew up\u2019 right after getting into school.\u201d<\/p>\n

We got to talk with them over Zoom ahead of their inaugural NOVMAS FEST, a new annual rock festival that\u2019ll kick off on Nov. 29 at Puzzles Deep Ellum. The Halloween-themed event features performances from Kwasi Kao, an Atlanta-born artist, as well as local hardcore bands Rosasharin, Dead Butterflies<\/a> and Bleeding Truth. This is a stacked lineup for any headbangers out there, so be sure to dress up and pop out.<\/p>\n

Originally, Novulent aimed to become a tattoo artist, but they quickly fell in love with music after toying around with BandLab at 17. They\u2019d always had an urge to sing, but were initially too shy, so they started out making dreampop with lower, more atmospheric vocals, then later shifted to the heavier sound you hear now.<\/p>\n

\u201csaviour\u201d opens up VOL. I with Novulent singing ethereally over brooding guitars and drums that are surprisingly rhythmic and in the pocket for this style of music. One of their newer tracks, \u201crip,\u201d is an ironically upbeat-sounding song with big, bright riffs that nicely contrast its lyrics dealing with uncertainty in love and past failed relationships. After beginning with gentle, resonant plucked chords, the beat drop in \u201csoul ties\u201d feels like falling backwards through a glass table into an 80-degree pool \u2013 the guitars swell to atmospheric levels as sharp snare hits and crash cymbals wash over Novulent\u2019s low, almost guttural roar.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A common trait of Novulent\u2019s music is that their songs are very short and to the point. Instead of overstaying their welcome and looping a chorus three times, Novulent leaves the listener wanting more every chance they get.<\/p>\n

Their most popular track to date, \u201cscars,\u201d features Novulent\u2019s light, distorted voice over a lax, melancholic riff with near-dead drums that push the track forward. Really, our only complaint is that the song only lasts a minute and a half, but that\u2019s what the repeat button is for, right? It\u2019s Novulent\u2019s favorite song that they\u2019ve made, but not just because of its popularity.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018scars\u2019 basically explains the whole origin of how I became Novulent and decided to take music seriously; friendship betrayals, relationship betrayals, everything,\u201d they explain. \u201cWhen I made \u2018scars,\u2019 nobody cared about it, but I always liked the song. It\u2019s whatever; usually, the artist\u2019s favorites never end up blowing up. Then it randomly did and became my most-streamed song by a mile.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old quickly claims Deftones as their favorite band, a surprisingly divisive statement in the shoegaze scene considering the band\u2019s undeniable success and impact within the genre. Novulent still remembers watching Dragon Ball Z: Cooler\u2019s Revenge as a kid and going crazy when \u201cChange (In the House of Flies)\u201d came on. This fairly common Gen-Z pipeline from Dragon Ball to Deftones is what led Novulent to fall in love with the genre and further explore other styles of rock.<\/p>\n

Aside from music, Novulent is an avid gamer. Their all-time favorite title is Persona 5, an action-packed JRPG that usually takes around 100 hours to complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019ve beaten the game four times now,\u201d they say casually about a feat that surely took them no less than three weeks of pure playtime.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons Persona is so well-beloved by fans is its spectacular soundtrack. From bass-slapping acid jazz bangers like \u201cLast Surprise\u201d to low-key, rainy day music like \u201cBeneath The Mask,\u201d there\u2019s a little bit of everything to love, which is something Novulent has drawn inspiration from for their own music.<\/p>\n

\"\"The flyer for NOVMAS FEST.<\/p>\n

Courtesy of Interscope Capitol<\/p>\n

\u201cI love how [Lyn Inaizumi] sings and how dynamic the tracks are in general,\u201d Novulent says. \u201cThat\u2019s why I don\u2019t stick to one type of sound, I like exploring. If I\u2019m gonna make a more shoegaze song, I don\u2019t want it to be basic, cookie-cutter shoegaze, I\u2019m gonna add other elements to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

To keep things fresh, Novulent employs a special method to help determine when a track is ready for release. After making a song, they won\u2019t listen to it again for a month or two. This way, the next time they listen, it will be with fresh ears, and they can hear the song without any of the post-creation bias.<\/p>\n

\u201cReal music is music that lasts a long time, not something that just hits in an instant,\u201d they say. \u201cIf it doesn\u2019t pass my own test, I just don\u2019t release it at all. I can\u2019t expect other people to enjoy it if I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their unwavering criteria for quality have made the creation of their latest project, VOL. 3, a longer process than first expected, but Novulent knows it\u2019s well worth taking the extra time to put out something they\u2019re truly proud of.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d had 12 or so tracks made for it, then whenever I heard my peers in the scene drop their music, people like Wisp, quannnic, Midrift, I listened to my own album and scrapped it entirely,\u201d Novulent says without a hint of regret. \u201cI reworked the entire thing because I realized it was nowhere near the quality my peers around me are making.\u201d<\/p>\n

This level of dedication and high personal standards is a crucial element in what has led to Novulent\u2019s success. Despite their darker, moody aesthetic and young age, they speak about their craft with a soft, free-spirited wisdom that even some of the most seasoned rockers may never grasp. We couldn\u2019t be more pleased to have Novulent putting on for our city, and we\u2019re definitely looking forward to dressing up for NOVMAS FEST this weekend.<\/p>\n

NOVMAS FEST featuring Novulent with special guests Kwasi Kao, Dead Butterflies, Rosasharin and The Missing Peace will take place on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. at Puzzles Deep Ellum, 2824 Main St, Dallas. Tickets are on sale starting at $33.78 at eventim.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shoegaze is a genre that remains very much alive and well in Texas. trauma ray, flowerbed, Glare and…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":414889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,132130,1596,24726,14838,12079,358,132131,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-414888","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-concert-previews","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-deep-ellum","12":"tag-local-music","13":"tag-nightlife","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-touring-artists","16":"tag-tx","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115638252353077028","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}