Pale Dian (album release), the Stargazer Lilies, Daydream Twins

Shoegazing true believer Ruth Ellen Smith and her band Pale Dīan help keep the dream-pop flame burning brightly in ATX. Heralded by excellent, fuzzily melodic single “MeLt,” the trio celebrates the release of their long-awaited second album, Feral Birth, at psych-rock haven Hotel Vegas with a gang of fellow travelers. The Stargazer Lillies – the sweet yang to Pale Dīan’s spiky yin – bring their own brand-new LP, Cosmic Tidal Wave, to town from their Largo, Fla., home base. Even more overtly psychedelic, Austin’s Daydream Twins also wield new music in the form of their self-titled debut. —1283273