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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. 

Denisse Takes – “Exhale”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “Exhale is a song about addictions and how they can lead you to believe that you’re nothing without them. The addiction in the track isn’t defined. Whether it’s a substance, a relationship or a behavior – at the end of the day, it’s up to the listener.”

Sam Varga – “Long Way Back”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “I was with someone special for a long time, but deep down, I always knew it wasn’t right,” he shares. “One day, you wake up miserable, wondering how you got there. I think we’ve all been in something we knew wasn’t for us. The longer you stay, the harder it is to leave—and the longer it takes to find your way back. It’s like missing your exit on the highway and watching it disappear in the rearview, getting further and further away. Eventually, you have to tear yourself away to save yourself.”

Liotta Seoul – “Pine Barrens”

Country: Germany

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “This is the perfect song for a liberating break-up. Also, it is well suited for summer car ride with the windows down. Ideally, you listen to this track on the ride home after breaking up with someone.”

Maz & The Phantasms – “Factory Hell”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “The track fuses RATM-style political fire with their signature “continental synth surf” approach – massive industrial punk drums colliding with fuzzed-out guitar and science fiction synths that sound like the soundtrack of a 1980s robot-hell. “This song was aimed to paint a picture of modern hell,” says Maz. “As someone who was raised religious, I was always fascinated by the different artistic and cultural interpretations of hell throughout history: a place of endless, repetitive torment and punishment. Industrial animal farming seems to be the closest to that now. It’s where machinery interferes with life on a mass scale – creating both mechanical coldness and flesh-and-blood suffering.”

Problematic Jam – “Strange Case”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “‘Strange Case is a track from our new album Origins. Origins takes us back to the early days of the trio, before they became known as Problematic Jam. During this period, the band members were part of a group called Problematic Haircuts. This album is a collection of tracks that were created and performed by the trio during that formative time.”

Lucy’s House – “No Further Questions”

Country: Australia

Genre: Post-Punk

Words From the Artist/PR: “Post-Punk, with Electronic elements. It’s a song about free will.”

Lola Kinsey – “Your Parents Don’t Like Me”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “This is Lola Kinsey’s 3rd single off her debut Album Come of Age (Summer of 2025). This song dropped on all platforms 4/18 accompanied by her first music video. This song debuted live at SXSW in Austin March of 2025.”

Michael Dillenger – “Catch-22”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Metal

Words From the Artist/PR: “Catch-22 was inspired by Michael Dillenger’s fascination with the video game CyberPunk 2077. As a singer-songwriter, recording artist and a dedicated gamer, he celebrated the release of his song by live streaming a 3-hour live gaming session on Twitch @Dillenger7777, combining live game play with playing “cyberpunk” music tracks that have inspired his own musical journey. He promoted his record release as being streamed live from “The Afterlife,” a nightclub contained within the game.”

Teens In Trouble – “August”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: ” Packed full of ’90s rock goodness, it’s a rollicking tune with double choruses, influenced by indie rock greats including Weezer, Jeff Rosenstock, and Adam Sandler.”

Talk Heavy – “Die 4 U”

Country: Australia

Genre: Punk

Words From the Artist/PR: “The latest single, Die 4 U, was written in response to a falling out due to a miscommunication. “It’s about realising you’ve put so much effort into someone who isn’t giving the same effort back, hitting what feels like a point of no return, and finally accepting they might not care as much as you do,” tells the band. In true alignment with their influences, the track showcases the band’s ability to balance high-energy pop-punk with introspective lyricism. “We wanted to channel some of our all-time favourites like Blink-182, Motion City Soundtrack, and +44, while also pulling from recent favourites, like Cloud Nothings and Guided By Voices, especially in the guitar layers and melodic phrasing.”