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.

Long Live The Lights – “Far From The End”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “The latest release from Long Live The Lights, Far From The End is a high energy rock song about the stress that the coronavirus can bring onto a relationship, and overcoming the turmoils brought on by isolation. “


Belle & the Vertigo Waves – “Nothing to Protect”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

From the Artist: “This song was written in the depths of quarantine after our band missed out on a lot of big opportunities due to the pandemic. Nothing To Protect takes that situation and puts it into more of a breakup/relationship metaphor. It is brooding and angsty, while also high energy and heartbreaking. Its been compared to us as “if Taylor swift was in a rock band”… but you can be the judge of that.”


Splitworms – “Obsolescents”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “A sub 3 minute driving rock song, with a stalling oddly timed staccato verse leading into the payoff for the hook of the chorus. A song about spanning generations and being understood.”


Orochen – “House of Bones”

Country: Sweden

Genre: Rock

From the Artist: “Ever wondered how legendary British detective Doctor Morelle would fit in a rock song solving the mystery of the darkness you feel taking over your materially well-to-do life? House of Bones is a very personal reflection on the feeling of trying to escape from one’s own inherent darkness. It’s about not falling back into that darkness and the traps you must avoid on your path as you grow older. There’s a whisper in this house full of bones…” 


Simon Howard – “Not Like Superman”

Country: UK

Genre: Folk

From the Artist: “Dousing contemporary folk with pained Americana, singer-songwriter Simon Howard’s delicate storytelling shines amid his effortlessly heart-wrenching vocal. After a secluded Texan summer spent writing in Austin, Howard returned home to record his debut EP. After his song ‘No Evidence’ featuring on BBC introducing, Howard returns with his latest release ‘Not Like Superman’.”


Broke Royals – “Revivalism”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

From the Artist: “With producer Bartees Strange as their guide, Broke Royals have made their most self-assured album in the most uncertain time. Local Support is an album about being brutally honest, savoring small moments, and finding the strength to start over. “


Shady Baby – “Come to Life”

Country: UK

Genre: Indie Rock

From the Artist: “‘Come To Life’ is an angry response to feeling like people treated you like shit but you let them get away with it. Feeling both angry at them but also at yourself for letting it happen.”


JD and the Critics – “Down on My Knees”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist:  “New Rock Music by JD and the Critics. Cool guitar riffs with an edgy beat.” 


Native Love – “Wayward”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “This song is about realizing the freedom of the present moment and not being burdened by unnecessary stress.”


Superhead – “Everclear”

Country: US

Genre: Pop Punk

From the Artist: “Lead singer-songwriter Jason Frankel wrote “Everclear” about the initial electricity that comes from a budding relationship. “It’s such an exciting period between two people”, he says. “You’re in this constant frenzied state where you’re trying to get to know this person whilst keeping cool but internally, you’re already deeply infatuated by them. The band and I really tried to express that feeling of anxiety and elation here both sonically and lyrically”.


Bealby Point – “Try My Best”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “Bealby Point has spent the better part of two years with one goal in mind: capturing the most cherished memory of your favourite summer and turning it into the perfect sound. After releasing their debut EP in 2021, the boys are now ramping up for the release of their sophomore EP, recorded with veteran producer Matt Di Pomponio at the world-renowned recording studio, Hipposonic Studio. Their nostalgic and groovy single, “Try My Best,” is about empty promises and the idea that the phrase, however interpreted, is seldom actualized but rather used as a “get out of jail free card” or a sarcastic remark. The song plays with the theme of unrealized potential and being true to one’s self, discovering what they are able to achieve when they truly put their mind and heart into something they believe in.”


The Luka State – “Bring Us Down”

Country: UK

Genre: Rock

From the Artist: “Speaking on their new single, the band says, “Anyone who stands out in small towns like ours, anyone who wants more for themselves, more than this, they attract a lot of negativity. I think that’s something a lot of people can identify with. We’re about the ones who are trying to pick each other up, not drag each other down. This song is about putting haters in their place and doing it your own way. Something I think every growing band has to deal with. Being in a rock band is like rolling the dice every day and trying to win the lottery. It ain’t easy.”


Gravess – “Gravves”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From the Artist: “Catchy and fast garage/indie rock with dancy lyrics and drum beat and distorted guitars in a wholesome harmony that gives sounds from the good old Strokes days or Wavves days.”


Drew Sled – “Glass Maze”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

From the Artist: “An overall melancholy mood with flowing melodic instrumental between verses and a horn section exchanging riffs with guitar creating a unique flowing feel. The lyrics take a dive into time slipping away far faster than you may anticipate.”


Stevski7 – “Something Wrong You Said”

Country: Canada

Genre: Rock

From the Artist: “An original indie #rocksong of humble and devoted origins. Musically inspired by grunge, lo-fi alt-rock and bands like Audioslave. All vocals and instruments recorded/written by stevski7.”