If you were to look at a map, Portland, OR looks pretty far away from the Midwest, but you wouldn’t know that listening to Mauve. Portland’s resident fifth wave emo rockers formed during the pandemic and emerged from the other side with a rock-solid collection of songs in the vein of bands like Riley, Origami Angel and Remo Drive. Making a name for themselves playing across the Pacific Northwest in backyards, basements and bars that the members aren’t even old enough to drink in, Mauve quickly established themselves as part of a new class of bands emerging from Portland’s bustling post-pandemic music scene. Throughout their debut album, About The Weather, that is released today via Really Rad Records, you’ll hear jittery guitar taps and sticky vocal hooks perc...