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. 

Skitzo Calypso – “All By Myself”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: This song was written after a car accident that nearly killed my wife. Going to dinner that night, I saw a man eating alone and thought, “That could be me…all by myself.” It’s high paced rock n’ roll song.”

Batterfly – “Medusa”

Country: US

Genre: Garage Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “MEDUSA can be interpreted in multiple ways touching on her history through myth and culture into the contemporary. The song can be a perspective on the modern woman and the desires and nerves that accompany her much like the desirable Medusa prior to Athena’s curse on her. As Medusa turns those who gaze on her into stone, women can stop us in our tracks. She is one to be celebrated as all women are so we wrote a celebratory song to all the wonderful women of the world. You’re all goddess and all monster and we love it! MEDUSA therefore is an upbeat rock song that, just as its interpretation, combines a nostalgic surf rock with a modern rock n roll sound. It is an anthem people can dance and sing along to, loudly. “

When On High – “What Is The Color In You?”

Country: Sweden

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “This is the first release from When On High. Hitting hard. We’re putting out a single every month of 2025, finishing with a full 12 song album by the end of the year. We’re drawing from the 60’s all the way to now. Trying to create a new rock. Maybe we all do? But this is our take.”

Empty Heaven – “I Don’t Understand It”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “”I walk out that door, and still, I hit a wall.” Sometimes, it does not matter how good circumstances are, how many blessings you have. If you are held down by something on the inside, like a weight in your chest, the whole world looks one way: impossible and sad. It can be overcome with time. But when one is in the thick of it, it’s deeply confusing. One can be forgiven for only being able to say one sentence: “I don’t understand it.””

Amy Abts – “Lit”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “‘Lit’ is Amy Abts’ triumphant return, a 90s grunge anthem soaked in lo-fi haze and raw resilience. Light, Cranberries-esque vocals drift over fuzzy guitars, while a fuzzed-out horn section, ignites the mix with surreal energy. Think Mazzy Star’s dreamy melancholy meets Hole’s gritty edge, with lyrics of spilled cups and burned bridges painting a stupor of lost dignity. Hailing from Minnesota’s indie scene, Abts has been a creative force for 34 years, from Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival to basement demos with Low’s Alan Sparhawk. Her career was derailed in 2007 by trigeminal neuralgia, a cranial nerve disorder requiring brain surgeries, but she’s back with a new album that channels her battles into electrifying soundscapes. Produced with a nod to retro grit and modern flair, ‘Lit’ blends nostalgia with a fiery, speaker-shredding punch. Amy’s story and this track’s genre-bending soul make it a standout for listeners craving authenticity and edge.”

Shell Games – “Please Don’t Sink My Battleship”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “It’s 1995. Faux fur and platform shoes are in. Starbucks introduces the Frappuccino. Toy Story is the most popular movie. Forrest Gump wins the Oscar for Best Picture and the 49ers win the Super Bowl. Everyone around you is dancing a new dance called the Macarena, but you don’t really care about any of this because you are in your very first relationship and it is all-consuming. This song takes a childhood board game and turns it into a metaphor for a toxic relationship. It has a nostalgic 90s rock feel with fierce verses and energetic, anthemic choruses.”

Peter Landi  “Turn Back Now”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “Alternative rock singer-songwriter Peter Landi unveils his latest single, “Turn Back Now”—a driving, atmospheric track that blends nostalgic storytelling with compelling simplicity. Built around just three repeating chords, the song manages to evolve dynamically, keeping listeners engaged through subtle shifts in rhythm and phrasing.”

proFESSional – “In The City”

Country: UK

Genre: Punk

Words From the Artist/PR: “Fresh from a successful run of shows supporting the Levellers and The Luka State, proFESSional, unleash their high-energy love song to city living, ‘In The City’, taken from their upcoming LP out this Autumn 2025. “It was inspired by Mark E. Smith and The Fall”, lead singer Mani explains. “I turned on YouTube to watch their concert and literally half way through the initial song Mark nonchalantly throws out “in the city” and something clicks in my head and in 5 minutes I had almost written the whole track”.

The Gromble – “Favorite Joke”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “First release of 2025. Energetic, Indie/Pop/Alt/Synth Rock. Full Band enters at 0:23. Pre-Chorus into Chorus Hook at 1:23 – Very Catchy Rhythm and Beat. Lyrics feat. topics of relationships and growth. Mixed by Jon Joseph (Illumaniti Hotties, etc.)”

Vista x64 – “Decapicone”

Country: Switzerland

Genre: Post Punk

Words From the Artist/PR: “Vista x64 is spacing between alternative niches in a seamless collage of kaleidoscopic influences. The somewhat familiar post-hardcore skeleton laid atop of a stubborn refusal to surrender to traditional song structure, calls to its aid unexpected elements for the purpose of the theme faced. Electro-acoustic gestures, screeching horns, howling synths, and mingled field recordings, come together to expand the band’s vocabulary.”