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 and Soundcloud playlists.

Alex Henry Foster – “Calling Out!”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: Foster describes the song as an entanglement of emotional layers. In one sense, it’s a reaction to “a social stream collectivizing our individual frustration and powerlessness.” In a polarized society of black or white, “‘Calling Out!’ is about breaking that monochromatic view of ourselves and the world we live in.” On another level, “Calling Out!” is something instinctive throughout our lives that calls us to shed the cacophony, a “conscious awakening that keeps arising throughout our journey and calls us to get out of our self-imposed affective blur.” Against the chaotic soundscape, the answer is simplistic: “freedom only involves us letting go.”

ELROD – “I Am, I Am”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “This is the first track off my EP – “Alchemy Practice (Tapes)”. I recorded these 5 songs to tape in my home studio in a Hail Mary attempt to be as anti AI as humanly possible.”

themindwillnotletgo – “wildfirehurricane”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “A “Bonnie and Clyde” type story, very cinematic feel. 2nd single from the 9 song album, burnout”

Daysick – “Therapy Is In Session”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: ““Therapy Is in Session” is the third chapter of Daysick’s upcoming narrative driven concept album. Told as a conversation between a patient and his therapist inside a hospital for the criminally insane, the song follows a mandatory therapy session centered around the violent crime that led to the patient’s incarceration. While the therapist urges him to confront what happened, the patient insists he’s innocent, believes he’s being framed, and argues that he’s done everything required to earn his release.”

Great Demise – “LOSE YOUR FACE”

Country: US

Genre: Garage Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: ““LOSE YOUR FACE” is a callout to those who push religious ideologies onto others but don’t practice what they preach. To lose your face is to lose the facade these types of people put up to hide shame, guilt and insecurities. The track’s chaotic instrumental verses feature an onslaught of drum passages thrusted forward by cutting guitar riffs before exploding into a driving chorus that makes the songs message clear: bigots are usually all bark, no bite.”

Alvie & the Breakfast Pigs – “We Want Change”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: “The song captures the anger, emotion, heartbreak, and exhaustion that come from watching people lose their lives at the hands of those sworn to protect them. Inspired by the movement sparked after the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, it’s about refusing to stay silent and believing that justice and accountability should apply to everyone. It continues today with ICE attacking our cities.”

Hollow Minds – “You Can’t Help But Say It”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

Words From the Artist/PR: This track is all about the stress of messing things up in relationships. Its alt rock, with QOTSA/royal blood vibes, mixing a soft vocal with gritty thick guitar. Our tracks always aim for a big dynamic between the chorus and verse to create a lot of tension and release.

Brendan Miller – “Spoiled Rotten”

Country: US

Genre: Skate Punk

Words From the Artist/PR: “Spoiled Rotten is one of two singles that I’m using to promote my album, Hopesick. I produced the album completely on my own after a bit of success with my One Week Record, released by Joey Cape of Lagwagon. Although I enjoy the singer/songwriter challenge, I wanted to return to my roots of loud, fast-paced, driving music.”

The Secret Plan – “Godstar TV”

Country: US

Genre: Garage Rock

Words From the Artist/PR:  “This song is part of our album we just released in August. While the other songs are very high energy, pissed off punk – this was our take on a slower, grungier sort of feeling. We live near a bayou, in the slums of Houston because its the only affordable place for artists to live, and we wanted to emanate the slow, murky movement of the water that surrounds us as we struggle to make a living and make music.”