the rundown

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Native Love – “Summer Fever”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “Summer Fever is about how we all get a little crazier over the summer. Whether it be crime going up, clubs getting rowdy, or just generally talking your way into bad situations; summer can be the time where your frustrations rise to their boiling point (not unlike the weather).”


Dustin McKamie – “Last Night”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

From the Artist: “Indie Americana vibes. Morning vocals over black coffee and a conversation about your ex. It still hurts. I think Johnny Depp would like this track.”


Dr. Veers – “Everything Slowly”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “Everything Slowly draws on the band’s usual 90s influences but also crosses genres like funk and hip hop. Inspired by a clip from The Simpsons as well as personal experience, the song describes waking up and remembering nothing from the night before while the chorus emphasises the feeling of vulnerability as someone recounts the previous night’s events.”


Maximillion Thanksalot – “Who’s My Girl?”

Country: Canada

Genre: Punk

From the Artist: ” I think a lot of people can relate to having, at one time or another, been in a relationship with someone who brings to the table both intense passion and abject chaos. Those two elements can sort of swirl around each other until there develops a powerful vortex that can lift you to great heights and, moments later, send you hurtling toward the ground. There’s something alluring about these people, like a house fire, tragic yet hypnotically mesmerizing. They may be a white hot mess but, for better or for worse, they’re your white hot mess, your burning house of love.”


The Higher – “Free Ride”

Country: US

Genre: Pop Rock

From the Artist: “We really wanted to capture our favorite Vegas haunts, and have it vibe with the theme of the EP. Elvis hitching rides on motorcycles, cruising around downtown, having an impromptu karaoke performance is a night we’ve all had in the wonderland that is Vegas.”


BLYN – “YNML”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist:  “YNML or “you need my love” is written from the perspective of a person wrestling with the reality of political and social polarization, not only within society but within themselves. On an internal level, they feel pulled apart by different, and at times, opposing ideologies, not knowing how to mediate between them. In the midst of this, accepting that government leaders and policies drastically impact people and that change is needed in order to care for the marginalized and oppressed in our society. On one hand, this song is a protest against the powers that be, and on the other hand, a protest against the contempt and apathy within ourselves to actually take action.”


Goodnight Sunrise – “Friends Like You”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: ““Friends Like You” is about the type of friend who’s around when things are going badly so they can feel better about themselves, but who won’t show up to celebrate wins. It’s a heavy, riff-driven modern blues rock anthem featuring dual vocals, thunderous drums and Thin Lizzy style ‘guitarmonies’.” 


Bae Baracus – “Awards for Good Boys (Meritocracy)”

Country: Canada

Genre: Post-Punk

From the Artist: “Written in one-take this live of the floor electro-punk track is “inspired by the low bar that the Patriarchy sets for male behavior in general and the many, many circle jerks I have witnessed from the outside throughout my life.” says singer Dolly D. Also, much love to Shelby Lorman.”


Blake Hatch – “Tidal Waves”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

From the Artist: “”Tidal Waves is the first single off an upcoming EP by Blake Hatch (to be released in 2023). An indie-pop hit in the making, Tidal Waves knocks the listener off their feet with it’s provocative textures. Paired with Blake’s softhearted vocal delivery and idyllic lyrics Tidal Waves is a certified bop. Co-Written and Produced by Jake Huffman (McLovins, Sesame Street) the two artists spent a year in the studio developing the sound.”


HAYS – “Silhouette”

Country: Russia

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist:  “The story of the music in the Silhouettes Album spills out the long-boiled experience of this painful, but necessary process of identity transformation. Necessary to move on, necessary to rebirth. The breaking point to release all that had been accumulated throughout the years can be triggered by various events – the death or birth, loss or gain, found or lost relationship. The only way to get out of the darkness created in the mind is to follow the signs given by the heart. This is when the transformation of identity, through the released and processed pain, leads to the change of personality that now creates new personal reality.”


Oli Swan – “Millennial Pressure”

Country: UK

Genre: Indie Pop

From the Artist: “This was the first track written for the record and definitely set the tone for the rest of the music,” enthuses Oli. “It was written using an old Alesis drum machine from the late ’80s which features heavily on a lot of the tracks. It’s hard to say exactly what it’s about but I think it’s about a sort of modern guilt…feeling guilty for feeling disconnected or stuck in an era where technology has made connection so easy in principal” 


Jane’s Party – “It’s Been Years”

Country: Canada

Genre: Indie Pop

From the Artist: ““It’s Been Years” is a song about reflecting on a past version of one’s-self, as if peering through a window in time and reliving moments from a previous life. The song – a longtime staple of the band’s beloved and boisterous live shows – was penned well before 2020. But even still, those lyrics resonate a lot more powerfully in their current context, and their underlying ethos informed how – and to some extent, why – this new collection came to be. ” 


The Never Ending Fall – “Like She Does”

Country: US

Genre: Garage Rock

From the Artist: “With today’s music being fueled by heartbreak, in walks The Never Ending Fall with a bow and arrow, there to save the day with bright, energetic tracks driven by love and admiration for the unknown. Like She Does has been highly anticipated, coming off the backs of NEF’s recent popularity for their ‘Can It Kirkland’ TikTok videos”


Barefoot Engineering – “The New Norm”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

From the Artist: “This song is a reflection of the strain that the pandemic had on our mental states as individuals and as a band. Recorded and Produced in Indiananpolis, IN by Joel Lauver” 


Rats and Daggers – “Kees”

Country: Netherland

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “Cats are notoriously bad lovers, but we want em anyways. Kees, a song devoted to my cat, Kees.”


Carny – “I Don’t Want To Wait”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “”I Don’t Want To Wait” is a power pop anthem about the slow process of moving on from a finished relationship. With driving guitars and layered vocal harmonies, it takes after classic bands like the Beatles and the Cars while also paying homage to 90s alt rock.”