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.

Mars County – “Killer On The Run”

Country: Portugal

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “With a stomping beat, a fiery slide guitar, desert style percussion and bluesy vocals, Mars County presents this song written about a dangerous car chase between Lady and the Killer.” 


Bright Falls – Come of Age”

Country: Ireland

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “This song was all about fear, fear of the unknown, fear of change and fear of being alone. I needed this to be a great moment of desperation for the protagonist.” Said McCormack. This is captured with the powerful chorus of “Gone is the light, I hear the refrain, ‘I’d marry the past, but you don’t believe in yesterday’.”


Ramona Marx – “Lockdown”

Country: UK

Genre: Punk

From The Artist: “The track was written during Lockdown, as the title suggests, fed up with the political state of the country during and post-Covid. Lyrically we dissect the issues which the working class faced in and around Lockdown whilst the government danced around Downing street enforcing laws that seemingly did not apply to them. “


Sub Cultures – “Smoke Room”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “Following on from the success of their previous single ‘Peeping Andrew’, Sub Cultures are due to release their new spikey, punk-fulled tune, ‘Smoke Room’ on 09/09/2022. Produced by Gethin Pearson (Charlie XCX, Jaws, Crystal Fighters, Walt Disco) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (1975, Wolf Alice, Placebo, Liam Gallagher, Sam Fender), we believe that this may be the song that propels the Welsh /Gloucestershire quartet, kicking and screaming into the mainstream.”


Rats and Daggers – “Mississippi”

Country: Netherlands

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “A heavy song from the side RATS of our upcoming EP: RATS and DAGGERS. Sludge guitar riffs intertwined with punchy lyrics that criticises people pretending that the refugee crisis isn’t a problem that addresses us all. Just because we are lucky to have born in one place shouldn’t mean we should just play hide and seek whenever people in need come along. FFO Rage Against the Machine, Korn and Guano Apes.”


Daarling – “Metamorphosis”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “Sometimes you’ll find yourself outgrowing your mentors and those same people who were there to help you grow end up becoming the same people trying to hold you back. Change is a vital and unavoidable part of life and not everyone around you may be ready to accept those changes.”


The Stanchions – “End of Time”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “A heavy up tempo rock song with heavy driven guitars and powerful drums. The main solo turned out to be somewhat of a tribute to the inspiration to the guitarist, broken into parts. The song itself came together quite quickly when we started working on it, with the intro solo inspiring a vocal melody later on”


The Sleeplings – “June”

Country: Denmark

Genre: Folk Rock

From The Artist: “In June, a personal story about, on and off, living far away from one’s beloved is told. A subconscious stream of imagery from a schism of separation and the light of reunion. On the compositional side, June springs from the chromatic guitar riff that defines the chorus. Together with its gloomy passages, the song emerges with a grandiose and contrast-filled expression supporting the lyrical theme. It’s slow rolling folk rock of a particularly Nordic character, but the influence of later Beatles and perhaps Radiohead is also undeniable.”


Elm Sun – “Veins”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “Veins is a story about a destructive relationship between two people who’s bad habits lead to vicious cycle of drug and alcohol abuse.”


Fear The Lions – “Miss Those Days”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist:  “This song started as a tribute to a close friend that was lost due to mental health issues, and wound up encompassing so much more. As the world continues to spiral with mental health on the rise, it seemed important to create music that cut through the nonsense that is our political landscape. We the people of this country need real change not false promises by those we elect. We don’t need a show of dishonest behaviors. Just do what you say and stop pretending. This world needs leaders that understand the costs burdened by so many. Leaders who are ready to stand on the front lines of change and leave their politics behind. Finally, our hope is that this song might help someone in need, and let them know they are not alone. That there are people that have experienced true loss, and our hearts break collectively.” 


The 925 – “Think Twice”

Country: Belgium

Genre: Garage Rock

From The Artist: “This song is about someone who lies a lot because he thinks that that’s the only way people will love him. People are fed up with his lies and ask him to think twice before he speaks.” 


My Cousin’s Girlfriend’s House – “Going”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “Produced and mixed by Pete Zen (Jet Jag, Hang Tight) at Landmine Studios in Ewing, NJ., ‘Going’ is a whimsical tune with bouncing rhythm, melodic instrumentals and an infectious vocal hook. The lyrics highlight the pain of admitting your mistakes and stagnant growth as a person while remaining optimistic about the road ahead and the uncertainty of the future.” 


Taxes – “Frozen Lake”

Country: US

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “It’s not all sunshine and roses, though, and Taxes’ new single, Frozen Lake, proves it, singing mournfully and uncertainly about relationships in his past that he now recognizes were toxic, drawing comparisons to walking farther and farther out onto a frozen lake even though everyone warns him to stop.” 


Audrelane – “CMC”

Country: Canada

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “A hard rock song with drastic twists and turns that brings the listener from blistering guitar riffs to melancholy choruses filled with nostalgia. Themes in “CMC” range from those of self doubt and complacently to thoughts of hope and mindfulness.” 


Dr. Peel – “Push It”

Country: UK

Genre: Alt Rock

From The Artist: “This is my lead single for my upcoming second album. Its stripped down raw garage rock tune. Hints of some retro vibes then into some full on energetic fuzz with a catchy chorus.”