the rundown

Get your new music fix with these brand spankin’ new tunes from all over the world – you can also find these songs on our Limited Time Offer Spotify playlist. 

The Trainwreck – “I Died Last Night”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “Waking up after a drug overdose hurts. “I Died Last Night” by The Trainwreck dives deep into the emotional chaos of a self induced near-death experience, written the day afterwards by lead singer and guitarist Kirt Connor, blending vivid hallucinations with raw, adrenaline-fueled energy; capturing the frantic panic of speaking to both the devil and God at once. Thunderous drums from Josh Hansard fuel the madness, while a gritty bass courtesy of Alec Cripps and swaggering guitar riffs intensify the hallucinatory journey between life and death. It’s a relentless ride through fear, survival, and spiritual reckoning.”

Steel Wool – “Fading”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: ” A reverb-drenched ode to wasting away, “Fading” builds a hazy, atmospheric soundscape of modulation before erupting into an onslaught of feedback and noise.”

Tablefox – “Digging In”

Country: New Zealand

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “Tablefox’s latest single, ‘Digging In’, dives deep into the murky waters of self-sabotage. Frontman Clinton Bell puts it bluntly: “The voices in our heads often shape our fears and beliefs.”

Carousel – “1977”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “The song is about the lead singer’s grandmother having dementia. She was asked what year it was, and she told him it was 1977. Paul noticed that the current political climate in the UK wasn’t too dissimilar to the 1970’s, and tied in those ideas with his grandmother suffering from dementia and losing herself over time.”

The Tazers – “What’s The Fuss?”

Country: South Africa

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “Fuzz guitars, thumping bass and fiery drum fills. This upbeat tune is about how we’re moving too fast in modern society, with immediate communication driven by a myriad of devices which have not given us much other than trouble and society at odds with each other.”

Mxchael Jxseph – “Nostalgia”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: ““Nostalgia” confronts bitter sweet memories of the past and the conflict of missing something that ultimately caused pain. The internal battle of nostalgia—longing for a time that left scars, yet still feeling its pull. It’s an emotional journey through my turbulent rise to fame and the emotional cost of growing up in the spotlight. This song sounds like it is about a relationship with a love interest, but it’s really about the relationship I have with myself and my past as a young artist in the industry. There were good parts, there were bad parts, fear, regrets, great memories, and so many different emotions that are nostalgic to me until this day. This is the tribute to the younger me.”

The New Republic – “Lily.”

Country: UK

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: ““Lily” encapsulates The New Republic’s evolution, delivering a track that feels both nostalgic and forward-thinking. The song’s catchy yet emotionally charged melody is paired with poignant lyrics that explore themes of love, loss, and self-discovery. It’s raw, transparent, and intimate, marking an evolutionary step in their growing discography.”

Kylie Rothfield ft. The Rare Occasions – “Where The Diamonds Hide”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “The track is an uplifting indie pop-rock song about searching for a different path in life rather than following expectations, and finding value in nature, relationships, and self-love rather than money/material things.”

HLLLYH – “Dead Clade”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “While the original plan was for URUBURU to be the final Mae Shi record, it felt more like the first chapter of something new than the final chapter of the Mae Shi. In 2022, founding member Tim Byron set out to “get the band back together” and crisscrossed California, pitching the other former members of the Mae Shi on one final album. This new album would be built from spastic drums, guitars, hoots, hollers, claps, and candy-coated synths, like the band’s previous records. Like the Mae Shi, it would be arty, poppy, big, ponderous, and cheap. And his call to action was answered, with previous members Jeff Byron signing on as the de facto producer and engineer as well as singer and guitarist, as well as Ezra Buchla, Brad Breeck, and Corey Fogel all returning. You can hear the fruits of this labor on the first single “Dead Clade,” one of the interconnected stories of punk house party disasters on the upcoming album. “

The Last Post – “1999”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: The single, 1999, is prime pop-punk, bursting with syrupy harmonies, tenderly plaintive vocals, thick rubbery bass, chiming melodies, propulsive drums, and quickly-strummed acoustic guitars. It adorably chronicles the madness of teenage love, including the mix tapes that soundtrack it. You can feel the yearning of teenage romance with lyrics such as: It was 1999 and for the first time in my life/Things were feeling/Driving way too fast on the way to your house/Falling hard and staying up all night/Things were feeling right. “1999 is about the year I met my first love who would go on to become my wife. Twenty five years later, we’re still together and we have two kids,” Betz says. “It is filled with nostalgia, both in its personal lyrical content, but also in its sound. It is definitely influenced by the bands and type of music we grew up on, and fell in love listening to.”