DeathByRomy photographed at Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on Oct. 5, 2023. Mike DeWald/STAFF. It’s tough to pin down Romy Flores, better known as DeathByRomy. The 24-year-old singer channels goth and dark pop into her style and her sound, which has elements of industrial rock, electronica and…

Clockwise from top left: BAILEN, August Eve, Altin Gün, WHIPPED CREAM, PUP, Kailee Morgue. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to…