the rundown

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S.C.A.B. – “Why Do I Dream Of You?”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist: “Why Do I Dream Of You” deals with superficial infatuation. This particular situation led to a revealing dream that I talk about waking up from at the end of the song. After this dream, I was able to process the situation and slowly realize it was probably unhealthy. It was a conclusion I needed to come to myself (versus hearing from other people). “Green beams of steel whose coat decays and chips away at me” (a nod to Frank Sinatra) reflects feeling powerless and struggling to come to terms with the reality of the situation, but holding on to the idealization of us together.”


Nameless Ghost – “Head”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “Recorded during the frigid Canadian winter, indie-rock artist Nameless Ghost’s self-produced debut album “Under the Surface” was born from recent struggles with personal loss and mental health. The second single, Head, presents itself as an uptempo rock song that you might want to tap your foot to. But beneath this upbeat facade lies a person trying to grapple with the loss of a loved one and the realization that their memory will slowly fade with time. Perhaps not completely, but it will inevitably grow weaker in their absence. As a listener you begin to wonder, “is that the sound of my foot tapping I hear? Or is it the sound of my tears dripping onto the floor?”


Nostranders – “Unglued”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “Unglued is a song that came from our desire as a band to grow in our sound and explore new territory with what we could do stylistically. It all started with a simple breakup tune and the rest of the song fell in place with the band to become the upbeat, catchy post-punk song that it became.”


dip – “Kissing Booth”

Country: Australia

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “The first single off our upcoming album, Kissing Booth is a sassy grunge pop single about how modern politics are used to divided us. Our first release since becoming a trio, the energy matches our theatrical and intense live show thats been clawing its way through Sydney.”


Small Boy – “Why Am I Leaving”

Country: Norway

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “I try not to blame other people for my problems, the life you lead is entirely your responsibility. That song is an attempt to recognise that, and place the blame where it belongs. I’m the one leaving, why am I leaving, and do I have unreasonable expectations of how intimate you can be with someone? Also, you’ll never be as weird as the people you kiss.”


The Monochromes – “Graveyard Shift”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “The song is about a rock chick who is so focused on partying and living free she causes a wake of destruction in her path” 


Autumn Pyre – “Stuck”

Country: US

Genre: Shoegze

Words From the Artist: “”Stuck” highlights Autumn Pyre’s versatile songwriting ability with a blend of alternative rock, grunge and shoegaze elements that create a unique and compelling sonic tapestry. Not content to rest on the laurels of simply being a ‘punk’ band, their latest single boasts a deeply melodic chorus supported by a wall of lush guitar, bass and percussion. Singer / guitarist Giovanni Adiletta has a striking voice that wouldn’t be out of place on a mainstream rock record, with enough grit in his delivery to give each lyric a biting edge. While comparisons could be made to stalwarts like Joyce Manor, Audioslave and Nirvana, Autumn Pyre is clearly on a musical path all their own.”


Psych-O-Positive – “Red Knee Socks”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “A stream of consciousness journey through the nostalgic reverie of a Catholic schoolgirl torn between perfectionism and desire with crunchy guitars that sound like blades scraping against ice and whispering vocals that mimic an eraser rubbing across the page. Red Knee Socks is the new release from Psych-O-Positive timed to commemorate the 100th birthday of Jack Kerouac; it is equal parts poetry and indie rock greatness. It’s everything you don’t want to remember but can’t bring yourself to forget.”


Martyr For Madison – “The Depths”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “We wrote this song as a message to our drummer who was grieving from the loss of his mother. It was difficult for us to watch him go through that, and we wanted to make sure he knew we were there for him.” 


Von Veh – “Friction”

Country: Netherlands

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “the song is about standing on the sideline of someone’s depression.” 


SYLLO – “I Tried To Run”

Country: UK

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist: “I Tried To Run was written after I was hospitalised for psychosis during the height of lockdown. It is the most cathartic song I’ve ever written.”


Emiliano Ortiz – “Mess”

Country: US

Genre: Indie Rock

Words From the Artist: “‘Mess’ is about reminiscing how messed up you were in a past relationship, and hoping whomever you are no longer with is better off without you. “I hope your’e happy, way better without me, yea I was a mess then, and now it’s a song”. Heavily distorted harmony guitars fill up the the early 2000’s inspired emo production.” 


NONĒ Sunshine – “Everything She Said”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: ““Everything She Said,”is an atmospheric, post-grunge-adjacent track inspired by “Pine Barrens,” a critically-lauded episode of The Sopranos, heavily praised for its use of bleak imagery that represents the uncertainty of our own existence.”


Dead Parrot Society – “Class of ’94”

Country: Norway

Genre: Punk

Words From the Artist: “Class of ´94 is a fast paced pop-punk song hailing back to the California punk-rock of our youth. The lyrics reminisce of the days where even the stupidest things we did with our friends seem like happy times.”


Scentless Apprentice – “Silver Tongue”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist: “This song was recorded and mixed solo. All instruments are one take through to provide the same song thag would be played live. Self mixed.”