Today is a great day to share the second single off of Alana Yorke’s upcoming LP, Destroyer, called “All The Flowers.” Alana Yorke channels the deepest of feelings in a beautiful, picturesque song about dealing with all the things that coincide with a loss.
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Today I’m so excited to introduce everyone to a great band called Faulty Cognitions, who are providing an early listen to their new single called “Your Inheritance.” Faulty Cognitions are a brand new quartet from San Antonio, TX, and they announce their arrival with a chiming, subtly melancholic guitar line – brand new yet instantly familiar. When speaking on his band’s new single, lead vocalist Chris Mason shared, “‘Your Inheritance’ is a story about power and privilege.” If you’re enjoying the early listen, please consider pre-ordering their new LP Somehow, Here We Are that releases on April 12th via Cercle Social Records here.
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Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the latest single from Kate Clover called “Here Comes The Love Bomb.” Taken from her upcoming LP, The Apocalypse Dream, out everywhere music is sold on April 5th, Clover commands the song from the first notes and never lets up on this raucous single. If you’re enjoying the latest track, you can pre-order Kate Clover’s new record here. I was also able to catch up with Kate for a brief interview below.
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Today is a great day to share the news that Grant Summerland has returned with a new single and the announcement of a brand new EP, entitled Unnatural History II. Summerland is sharing his lead single, “The Ballad of Captain Chup,” that showcases a harsher guitar and ambient sound presenting a darker and more mature soundscape for the much loved pop-punk melodies soaked in reverb. If you’re enjoying the early listen to the new single, please consider pre-ordering the EP here. I was also able to catch up with Grant Summerland for a brief interview below.
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Today is a great day to share the latest single and lyric video from Jose Lobo called “Nuevos días (versión alternativa).” On this great-sounding new track, Lobo channels his love for sweeping instrumentation and big hooks. Lobo shared:
’Nuevos días’ is a song written right before the year ended back in 2020 to 2021. It is a song that predicts the year will come silent and asks to know already what lies ahead, impatiently and at the same time it questions the notion of planning the year ahead because in my mind no matter how hard I tried to plan everything what brought me the most joy tended to always be a surprise. This new version comes with voice recordings that are extremely personal and further set the song in a time period of my life. With electric guitars and a bigger production, the song hopes to emulate the turmoil my mind and that of many others can sometimes enter during the winter season.
I was also able to catch up with this talented artist for a brief interview below.
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Today I’m so excited to share with everyone the latest single from songwriter Christian Parker, a cover of The Byrds’ classic, “Ballad Of Easy Rider.” This cover that comes from Parker’s upcoming LP, Change Is Now, spans The Byrds discography and comes on the heels of Parker’s 2023 tribute album of Sweethearts. Christian Parker shared, ”I first heard the ‘Ballad of Easy Rider’ when I was 16, which changed my life. It was such a great message, and as a teenage kid searching for answers, it came at the right time. I knew this was my anthem, and to this day, it is my favorite song ever written.” If you’re enjoying the early listen, you can check out the rest of Parker’s discography here.
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Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the latest single from Indiana pop-rock duo, As Good As It Gets, called ”Stay (Be Honest).” On this up-tempo rock song about facing those difficult conversations in relationships, the band captures the spirit of the Drive-Thru Records-era of music with a sound that strays somewhere between Something Corporate and Foo Fighters. The band shared, ““Stay (Be Honest)” is a song about love, fighting, friendships, breakups, and marriage. Growing up as kids in pop-punk and emo bands, we wrote a lot of songs about breakups–this one is about staying together by two guys in healthy marriages, but it still packs the pop-punk punch we refuse to let go of.” If you’re enjoying the early listen, please consider purchasing the band’s music here.
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Today I’m thrilled to share with everyone the latest single from pop singer-songwriter, Sophia Dashing, called “Does Love Have To Be This Way.” This piano-driven pop ballad is filled with cathartic songwriting and emotional vocals, documenting the multifaceted emotions endured after heartbreak and the moments of difficulty with love through past relationships and family trauma. Dashing shared:
”Does Love Have to Be This Way” is my most vulnerable single yet. I am so happy this song is out, and I truly hope others can connect with the raw message in the song. It took me truly getting out of my comfort zone to release this song, but I know I’m not alone. As humans we naturally can relate somehow someway with feeling insecure towards love / relationships / heartbreak at any point in our life. I hope me being real within the lyrical content of this song can help people feel less alone! I’m so grateful for music and how it’s healed me in so many ways. Thank you for checking out my new single!
If you’re enjoying the early listen, you can check out Sophia Dashing’s other music here.
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Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the latest single from Seattle punk rock band, LYSOL, called “Padded Cell.” The track comes from the band’s new EP, Down the Street, following 2021’s Soup for My Family. The four piece lineup of Anthony Gaviria, Xtine Lundberg, Chad Ringo Bucklew, and Noah Earl Fowler waste no time on this EP, with all four tracks clocking in at two minutes or less. It’s perfectly executed hardcore punk with a touch of Pacific Northwest guitar rock in the mix. LYSOL have yet again kicked down a steamroller of a record that matches their power as a live band. If you’re enjoying the latest single, please consider purchasing the band’s EP at their Bandcamp page here.
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Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the latest single/visualizer video from Brooklyn rock band, Slow Fiction, called “Monday.” On this electric new single, Slow Fiction showcase why they’re a rising band in the alt-rock scene. The band shared about the new single, “The moment just before the storm hits. Built up, frenetic energy that exists in your mind, with the knowledge that it can surely come spilling out at any point. Pretending to have internal peace gets exhausting after a while.” If you’re enjoying the latest track, you can pre-order their new EP, Crush, here. I was also able to catch up with this band for a brief interview below.
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Today I’m excited to bring everyone the latest single from indie-pop synth band, Space Fight, called “Is It All.” On this vibey lead single from their upcoming EP, Hyperspeed, the band channels their love for big hooks and dazzling vocals in a crowd-pleasing package. Band member Miles said, ”Allem Iversom’s lo-fi remix of ‘Is It All’ embellishes the 80s synthy goodness of the original, seeming to transport us through time to the synth-soaked sounds of yesteryear. The track was produced by Allem Iversom and Space Fight, mixed by Iversom, and closes out our Hyperspeed EP with a sense of longing, a nod to the past, and a tinge of uncertainty towards the future.” If you’re enjoying the latest track, please consider visiting their Bandcamp page here. I was also able to catch up with this talented band for a brief interview below.
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Today I’m so excited to introduce everyone to Joe P, an ultra-talented singer-songwriter who is releasing his latest single called “Shadow in the Sun.” Joe P shared, “When I dreamed of recording my first single for my first album on a major label, I didn’t imagine I would be recording the vocals in my basement ten feet away from the water heater but there’s a magic that comes from hoping no one upstairs uses hot water while simultaneously pouring your heart and soul into a vocal performance. I will always record vocals like that.” This artist is currently on tour with Cold War Kids, and is a marquee songwriter to watch as this year unfolds. If you’re enjoying the latest single, you can purchase it here.
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Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone a really cool cover of an Olivia Rodrigo track by Smooth Brain called “Good 4 U.” On this electric-charged cover, Smooth Brain channel the original spirit of the song and a few twists and turns along the way too. The band shared, “We’ve been playing “good 4 u” live – with a fun twist – since our inception, and we’re thrilled to finally put it out. If you’ve been to a Smooth Brain show before, you know how much these songs mean to us, and how much fun we have playing our version of Olivia Rodrigo’s hit single.” If you’re enjoying the early listen, you can check out the band’s Facebook page here.
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Today is a great day to share the latest single from songwriter Kim Richey called “Floating On The Surface.” Her vocals have been featured on Jason Isbell’s acclaimed Southeastern, Trisha Yearwood’s Everybody Knows, and Reba McEntire’s Starting Over. Richey shared, “This song is different from all the other songs on the album in that we decided to use the demo. Roger Nichols and I wrote this around a cool guitar line that Roger came up with. He engineered and played everything. I sang all the parts and played percussion (my secret favorite thing.) We tried re-recording it with the band while tracking songs for this record. We tried replacing the fake drums with real drums. We messed around with the vocals. Finally, producer Doug Lancio decided we weren’t going to beat the demo. Sometimes a demo has some sort of magic sauce that you just can’t recreate.” If you’re enjoying the latest single from Kim Richey, please consider purchasing the track here.
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Today I’m excited to share with everyone the latest single from pop singer, Madeline Rhodes, called “Bailing on Your Birthday.” On the first single from her upcoming LP, The Brothel, Rhodes channels slick pop hooks paired with a great vocal performance.
It was my best friend’s birthday and I was having a terrible depressive episode,” Rhodes recalled on the track’s origins. “I called her after the party had already started and told her I wasn’t coming. She was pissed and I was like ‘it’s not always about you!!!’…on her birthday. Rude. But also kinda true? I wrote this song as an explanation for my absence at her party. I hope that when she hears it, she forgives me.
I was also able to catch up with this talented songwriter for a brief interview below.
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