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.  

Buddy Wynkoop – “Relatable”

Country: US

Genre: Post-Punk

Words From the Artist: “”Relatable” Is our first single off our upcoming freshman LP. It has an angular style reminiscent of DEVO and Television.”

Vincent Draper and The Culls – “I Got Yr Light”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: I Got Yr Light is a song that explores themes of paranoia and social anxiety, as well as the need for love and the desire to provide support to those you hold dear. The vibe is rocking and infectious with attitude to spare. It starts as a simmer with a distorted Rhodes piano that sets the mood, and soon boils over into heaps of fuzzy bass, distorted guitars, and huge clamoring drums that keep you banging your head.

Smaller Hearts – “Belts And Braces”

Country: Canada

Genre: Indie Pop

Words From the Artist: “Belts and Braces” is about coming to the realization that too much careful planning can actually be counterproductive. There’s an intentional urgency in the bass line; the keyboard part sounds like an alarm, to mirror the anxiety of overthinking. Then, the song comes to a decisive and confident conclusion.

VIQUEEN – “Ride or Die”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: Wife/wife band leaders wrote “Ride or Die” about throwing a party with different people from every aspect of their lives there. The friends/family that can be thrown into any situation and connect and thrive are the real homies- the ride or dies. It’s about fun, love, and positivity in any situation.

Alec Ray Sherman – “One Night”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: This song is a high-energy pep talk, encouraging the singer to embark on a one night stand after a tough breakup. The instrumentation is a little outside the norm of the current pop music gamut with its analog horn section and crunchy electric guitar sound, but the catchy hooks and infectious rhythms are timeless and will have you humming and dancing along in no time. We wanted the song to feel like a grittier SNL-style band, to lend itself to that organic feel. Its lyrics offer a reminder to seize the moment and enjoy life’s unpredictable journey instead of being down in the dumps about it. For those feeling down and need a pick-me-up, this track could be just what you need to help you get back on your feet.

This Sinking Ship – “Epicurean Paradox”

Country: Australia

Genre: Punk

Words From the Artist: “This is the first single of our first EP. It is a tribute to the paradox attributed to the greek philosopher Epicurus, which postulates that in a world full of injustice and evil, the idea of a god that is at the same time all-powerful, all-knowing and loving is not possible.”

Halfloves – “C U Later”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: While a dark and sensual tension fills the verses, the soaring chorus of “C U Later” the new single from Halfloves gives a blissful farewell to what might have been and opens the door to a future yet unknown.

Jacob Shipley – “Waiting”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist:  Have you ever been stuck in a relationship with someone who doesn’t really like you all that much? Who leaves you on read, never says “I love you,” and doesn’t show up when you ask them to? “Waiting” places us in the center of this – the struggle to leave someone that treats you terribly when all you want is for it to work out. It is a song for the softer hearted to let out their anger and frustrations.

D’Ambrosia – “Sweet Maybe”

Country: Canada

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist: “‘Sweet Maybe’ is meant to convey the experience of a reluctance to commit, in our current culture of dating apps, casual hook-ups and on-again off-again relationships,” said vocalist Kim D’Ambrogi (she/her). “This song is from the perspective of the recipient of that ‘sweet maybe,’ with the tenuous balance between the hope and frustration of what that word represents. It can be enough to keep us holding on but not enough to feel fulfilled.”

Double Rider – “Cold, Cold Morning”

Country: Canada

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist: “It’s a melodic song that gives the listener an atmosphere of falling in love but the person you love has no idea; which makes it cold like the chill of the morning,”