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The American Hotel System – “Tripping”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist: “In the spring of 2021, I experienced an emotional breakdown. The weight of the previous 18 months finally gave way and I felt like my spirit collapsed in on itself. I made the decision to finally start therapy and was officially diagnosed with OCD, something which I had been fairly certain of for most of my life. One of the major things I started working through were violent intrusive thoughts, most of which involved my wife. I began to fear myself and worried that these thoughts were a reflection of some shadow deep within my heart. For a time, these thoughts made me fear even looking at my wife (“then my thoughts overcome me, it’s overwhelming to me when I see your face”). I wanted nothing more than to be close with her during this season of emotional and mental stretching, but the early stages of working through the OCD made this incredibly difficult (“You’re what I desire while I’m walking this wire, but my thoughts keep tripping up until they fall”). I believe we all have pushes and pulls in life – the things in our past that push us forward and the things in our future that pull us towards tomorrow. As I’ve worked through therapy, the pain in my past has become something I can take joy in as it pushes me forward. In the end, it’s love that sustains me through the trials of life; that is what keeps me moving forward in even the darkest of times.”
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Matthew Lowry – “All My Friends Are Selling Out”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist: “I wrote this when literally all but one of my closest friends pretty much stopped playing music and moved along to regular life. Careers, families, stagnation in the music industry led to it. I wrote this fun little song in 20 minutes or so. When I was putting songs together for this album, I got all of them to be a part of it.”
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Tablefox – “Only a Matter of Time”
Country: New Zealand
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From PR: Tablefox’s new single ‘Only a Matter of Time’ speaks to the narrative of people versus the system. Singer Clinton Bell wanted to explore the idea of how people band together in tough situations. It’s about when the power of many fight back to take on any system of oppression, persecution or exclusion.
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The Okay Greats – “You and Me”
Country: US
Genre: Skate Punk
Words From the Artist: “This song will be the debut release as a band under this name. The song itself is about the struggles in every relationship I’ve ever had and is not about a singular person, but about the collective of experiences with multiple friends, partners, co-workers, family, etc.”
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Vanstones – “Sleepy Northern Town”
Country: Canada
Genre: Folk Rock
Words From the Artist: This song is about feeling stuck in your life, and everyone around you has opinions about how to change things but nothing they say seems to work for you. It was inspired by lyricist’s Sarah’s struggles with anxiety and her experience growing up in a small town. The imagery is inspired by the band’s location in the Yukon (northern Canada) and the railroads in the area. Musically, the song features Vanstones signature blend of modern and traditional sounds – vocal harmonies, acoustic fingerpicking, dynamic percussion, and melodic electric guitar work.
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Tiblinski – “Skull”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist: This is the lead single for a short collection of songs called “Negativity”. It’s all tongue in cheek celebrations of dark topics including murder ballads, frustration, solipsism, and generational trauma.
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CR and the Nones – “The Long Game”
Country: US
Genre: Indie Rock
Words From the Artist: “I wrote this in the middle of Covid. I lost my job, was losing my relationship, I was broke and desperate to hold onto something stable. I was riding in the car down the Jersey Turnpike watching the airplanes land and take off at the airport and the song came to me.”
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Harold’s Last Chance – “Last Chance”
Country: US
Genre: Skate Punk
Words From the Artist: “The song is about a struggle with anxiety as we get older and have more responsibility. At some point you have to deal with it and stop feeling sorry for yourself”
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Um, Jennifer? – “Girl Class”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From PR: Um, Jennifer? Is a punk-tinged indie pop duo based in NYC. Fig and Leah met at a party in Brooklyn. Leah wanted to hook up with Fig’s friend. Now they make music together for nobody except the vengeful god, Jennifer. Jennifer thinks their music sucks. “Girl Class” was born out of craving community within trans girlhood. It’s about unbecoming and becoming; being molded by expectations of femininity. Ultimately, it’s the realization that despite the noise, there is no one way to be a girl.
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Jesse Detor – “Muse”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist: Muse is a 90’s inspired grunge song that plays with ideas of girlhood, adoration, and pleas for attention in a relationship. It’s raw, vulnerable sound calls to mind PJ Harvey among other angry women of rock.
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