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Designers of Sleep – “You Know”
Country: Ireland
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: “I had a lot of fun writing and creating this single, it’s about those who think they know it all, its kind of a sarcastic song.”
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Tristan Rene – “Light Up Garden”
Country: Canada
Genre: Indie Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: “Light Up Garden” was born from a guitar melody one summer ago in Mallorca. Tristan was sitting on the terrace of his father’s house, singing and playing guitar without any real intent. Lo and behold, the rest of the song came to him when he was alone again in Montreal. “Loneliness is the truth behind my music,” Tristan affirms.
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Mike Hewlett and the Racket – “The Great Divide”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: The Great Divide was written about the current state of our world. A lot of times it seems like the world is on fire and we’re all just sleepwalking into oblivion. This is part call to action, part reconciling everything within myself while experiencing existential worry and trying to understand how we all handle the changes of the world differently.
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The Jack Knives – “The Time We Had”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: Lead singer Si Short reflects on the inspiration behind the single, stating, “This song is a cathartic expression of the pain and reflection that comes with realizing the time lost with a loved one. It’s about acknowledging the darkness that lingers when a genuine connection was never established.” “The Time We Had” is a testament to The Jack Knives’ ability to infuse genuine emotion into their music while maintaining the signature intensity that has garnered them a dedicated fan base.
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Tamra – “Flood”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: Medicine in the waterway / Infection in that same vein / Drainage out in the halls / Fades in to clouds and aerosols. It’s the view from the band’s latest single Flood, a song that watches the tenuous barriers between self-help and self-destruction wash away—thrashing in a sort of up-tempo tranquility: the last seconds of consciousness before drowning. Like the rest of Light Reading, it’s a track driven by distorted guitars that barely dodge familiarity, just exceeding recommended dosages for inversion, repetition, and strange major-key saturation. Cut with synths that oscillate between peripheral and obviously present, they blend with a rhythm section not immune to its own idiosyncrasies. When the vocals come in, the entire compound is personified. It’s young Van Morrison against young Modest Mouse. It’s the melodic, melancholic reverence of Astral Weeks—iridescent and almost out of place in the electric, erratic landscape of The Lonesome Crowded West.
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Nico Hedley – “I Just Wanna Be Alright”
Country: US
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: In “I Just Wanna Be Alright,” nods to Semiotics, a Kay Ryan poem, and the lyrics of David Berman, and the Stone Roses erupt into a simple and direct cosmic plea: “I just want to be alright.” This wording pops up throughout the album—an unintended pattern, Hedley claims—which frames happiness as a slippery, illusory concept.
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Nick Carver & the Mean Street Butchers – “Smoke Alone”
Country: Australia
Genre: Alt Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: Like witnessing a storm brew on the horizon, ‘Smoke Alone’ riffs along with an ominous intensity. Ebbing and flowing with a cool, calm and composed demeanour, it’s never rowdy but carries an edgy feel, enriched with tasteful blues licks, dissonant chords and a swaggering rhythm. Carver’s gritty, whiskey-soaked vocals add a coarse texture that ties this entire track together – a song that serves as the last hurrah in the early hours of the morning when only a few souls remain.
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Waterfront – “Keeping You Alive”
Country: Canada
Genre: Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: “Keeping You Alive is about giving out and supporting someone close who only takes, takes, and takes, leaving you drained. The song itself has helped both reshape and reinvigorate who we are as a group. We’ll always hold this one close to ours for that.” Lead Singer Dan Sequeira
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The Commoners – “Devil Teasin’ Me”
Country: Canada
Genre: Rock
Words From the Artist/PR: “Devil Teasin’ Me” captures self-reckoning wrapped up in rock ‘n’ roll. The song strikes hot and smolders before it erupts into a sonic inferno that epitomizes the band’s signature crisp tones and rich production, established on their critically acclaimed second studio album, Find A Better Way, (Gypsy Soul Records, 2022).
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Ryan Wayne – “Bonafide Drifter”
Country: Canada
Genre: Folk
Words From the Artist/PR: In the wake of a powerful dericho that ripped across the North Eastern United States, leaving much of the region without electricity, my wife and I were embarking on a road trip to the Blue Ridge mountains and Asheville, North Carolina, our young daughter in the back seat. As day turned to night, we passed a number of hotels that were closed due to the power outage and a number of gas stations, also closed. Gas tank running low, sleepy, countless deer on the shoulders, and desperately in need of a room, we finally found a place accepting cash only. With a flashlight, we made our way to a room and then out to the parking lot I went, where an opportunistic man in a tank top and trucker hat was pumping gas from a large barrel in the back of his pickup truck, by hand, with a lit cigarette dangling from his lip – $10 a gallon. This song attempts to capture that adventure.
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