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The Austin 100: Many Rooms

Jack Garland
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Courtesy of the artist

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Genre:Rock

Why We're Excited:Many Rooms' still, sad music is so quiet, it can feel almost invisible — like a fine mist that accumulates on your skin without you noticing. Brianna Hunt sings at a whisper, surrounding herself with the sparest of sounds, but there's still immense weight to her compositions: These are songs of faith, doubt and depression, made for those rare moments when every other stimulus in the world can be pushed aside.

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  • March 15: CU29 (720 Brazos St.)
  • March 17: Barracuda Backyard (611 E. 7th St.)
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