Come watch the YouTube premiere of our new single ASHES AND BRINE.

The song officially drops on Tues 2/24, but we'll be listening to it early at 9 PM EST on MONDAY 2/23.

After that, WFIT 89.5 FM will be playing the song on Keller Radio so tune in directly after at WFIT 89.5 FM or WFIT.org
(We'll post a link in the premiere chat so you can head right over.)

This song is a bit of a departure from our previous releases. I'd say that fans of Disintegration-era The Cure or late-90s Malice Mizer might particularly…

Greetings! I hope that 2026 is treating you well. Our first song of the new year Ashes And Brine drops on Feb 24. Do us a favor and pre-save it at the links below. This one is for fans of Disintegration-era The Cure, late-90s Malice Mizer, or atmospheric koto music.

Pre-save on Spotify or iTunes:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rhonevalleyrogues/ashes-and-brine?ref=release

Thanks to everyone who tuned in for the YouTube premiere of our new song last night. And a huge thank you to WFIT 89.5 FM in Melbourne, FL, and Steve Keller for playing it on Keller Radio.

It's out now on all the streaming platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music.
Please like, share, comment, and add it to your playlists! It really does help the song reach a wider audience.

Below is the coverart by Malthus Wolf.
Check out some of his other work at ArtStation and DeviantArt.
Malthus's illustrations…

Greetings! The Rhône Valley Rogues have a new song, In The Nightshade Grotto, coming out next Tuesday 10/28.
You can pre-save it on Spotify here:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rhonevalleyrogues/in-the-nightshade-grotto

Also, the night before, Monday 10/27, I'm hosting a watch part at 9 PM on YouTube. And doing a short Q&A afterwards.
https://youtu.be/HQ3jV6_Vq8k

I'm really proud of the atmosphere we achieved with this one, as well as the koto work. If you're a fan of gothic rock, early 2000s visual kei, or…

Greetings fellow Rogues and Decantidates,

Thank you again to everyone who showed up to the premiere of Amid Whispers And Secret Numbers.

We've just released a lyric video for the song HERE so give it a watch to see what lyrics you misheard and which you got right:

Please take the time to leave a comment on the YouTube video. It's a cliché but it genuinely helps us reach more people by letting YouTube know that we're worth sharing with a wider audience.

Likewise, if you haven't yet added Amid Whispers And Secret…

Greetings fellow Rogues and Decantidates,

It's been a month since the release of our single Villain Arc and I wanted to extend my sincerest thanks. The kind words, comments, people hanging out on stream for the YouTube premiere of the song – all of that combined to make it our best song release yet.

As requested, we have released a lyric video for the song.

Please like, subscribe, and leave a comment! It's a cliché but it genuinely helps us reach more people by letting YouTube know that we're worth listening…

Greetings! We're happy to announce that the Rhône Valley Rogues' new single "Delinquent Flair" is now available worldwide:

SPOTIFY
YOUTUBE

The artwork was done by the very talented Malthus Wolf:
ARTSTATION / DEVIANTART

I'd be ever so grateful if you'd add it to your playlists on Spotify, and leave a like and a comment on YouTube. And please share it with your friends, post it to any relevant music groups, visual-kei-adjacent pages, etc. that you frequent. (Please don't spam it, but do share the song if you're a…

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Last weekend, I boarded the shinkansen to Nagano city to finally take my junshihan exam. Nagano was an especially fitting location for the test since it's the birthplace of my koto school, Seiha. Even on the train, I was squeezing in some last minute review.

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