What The Music?!

In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Dreem Weapons – Angels of Rain
a UK alternative rock band blending heavy riffs, atmospheric textures, and emotionally charged songwriting into a powerful modern sound.

Feverjaw – We Exist In Transit
tackling lyric themes of mental health and how depression can hit at any time. While heavy in themes, the track is also hopeful with a positive message that better times can be found.

Linda From Work – Seeing Red
a fierce, high energy blend of rock edge and melodic sensibility that’s angry, fun, and most of all, honest.

Whitworth – San Francisco Sunday
After flying to Oakland to produce an album for other artists, Whitworth found himself in a budget motel in San Francisco on the night of the Superbowl. This inspired him to write “San Francisco Sunday”.

Lucky Salvadori – Luna
a Latin Pop journey that fuses reggaeton and cumbia with 1980s synthesizers and space guitars.

Rooskin – Long For Nothing (I Got You) (Live & Acoustic)
Love this band! Heard this acoustic version and had to ply it for you!
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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Lethal Limits – Trippin
blending sharp power pop hooks with 90s punk grit and melody.

None the Younger – Off the Range
A Western-rock concept album inspired by LeFevre’s move to Colorado. Shaped by open mountain ranges, winding highways, and quiet towns, the album leans into airy reverbs, twangy guitars, and melodies rooted in western progressions.

Sweet and Lonely – Promises
The instruments are tied together neatly with the raspy croon of Nick Elstad’s vocals, inspired by vintage textures, pop melody, and blending genres.

Alonette – Uneasy
a surf-rock-tinged tune about letting go of dreams that never fully bloomed and learning to admire them from a distance, brushing off the ash, preparing quietly for a new beginning.

Bellefolie – Modern Apathy
Her debut album Beautiful Madness explores alienation, emotional overload and the struggle to remain human in an overstimulated world.

The Casbahs – Leaves
A Love Letter To Autumn
https://www.instagram.com/thecasbahs_

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Song 1 – Feeling Sideways
an anthem for the imposters, the daydreamers, and everyone currently “wearing confidence like jackets three sizes too wide.”

TASTE TESTORS – I’m Gonna Be Buried In The Hollywood Cemetery
This is a fast, catchy, short song about the coolest cemetery in the world.

38 Coffin – Little Devil
The Seattle-based surf-garage punk band—known for their high-energy performances, retro horror aesthetics, and signature “surf-noir” sound—once again delivers a track that’s as infectious as it is irreverent.

Chico Detour – Christo’s Ghost
Some Surf Rock for you!

Baileigh Jane – Who Are You
began as a folk song driven by a haunting fingerstyle guitar hook. Over time, it evolved into an alternative R&B track shaped by nostalgic soundscapes and soulful harmonies

Veronica Fusaro – Alice (ESC Version)
telling the story of a woman whose personal boundaries are gradually crossed. Rather than living in Wonderland, Alice exists in a reality where boundaries are crossed under the guise of affection, exploring different forms of violence — not only physical, but also psychological — including manipulation, control and abuse of power.

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Sick Shooters – Heartbreaker Soulshaker
These young guns aim straight for the throat: catchy, raw, and relentless.

Omar Velasco – Pinch Me, Pretty Mama
a moody, sultry indie-blues love song, a fever dream, a raw submission to the mystical powers of love.

Victoria Reed – Honey In Your Hands
Rome, Italy

Whitworth – Love Is A Hard Thing (Live)
he song explores heartbreak and friendship under the guise of a simple piano tune.

Lost Trends – Interest Free
diving headfirst into a fresh sonic landscape of hip-hop beats, bouncing basslines, funky guitars, and razor-sharp political rap lyricism.
The result is an irresistible hybrid that blurs genre boundaries and demands movement

DD Island – Easy Fix
the second single off DD Island’s debut record “Setting Sun”. On the soulful side, it pulls from sonic elements of Motown and 60’s northern soul.

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Human Potential- Do You Remember Albert?
the solo project of Andrew Becker; an award-winning filmmaker and former drummer for both Dischord Records’ band, Medications, and Brooklyn provocateurs, Screens.

Merwulf- Snowflake
a minimalist post-punk and indie trio from Portland, Oregon, known for a sharp, rhythmic sound that feels both raw and deliberate.

DD Island – All the Same
It reflects on recovery from addiction and how to avoid the traps set along the way.

Alex Coley & Afterlove – It’s Over (acoustic)
this song points at the moment there is no turning back. Re-imagined with support from the beautiful voice of Claire Hunter, “It’s Over” returns to its original sound, confessional and raw. The soundtrack to your morning coffee, a lullaby, or a long sombre drive

Lucha Luna – Camino por la Noche
a new Seattle duo mixing latin percussion, heavy bass, punk vocals and reggaeton flows into an energetic expression of joy and rage.
Their album “BRILLA BRILLA” is a boisterous explosion of cumbia, 808s, experimental psychedelia and punk vibes.

Starting Early – Bethesda
a fresher than fiction sound.

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Grayson Graham – White Shoes
a vulnerable folk-pop track about hesitation and self sabotage. Its stripped back production and standout vocals make it feel cozy and familiar, while its brutally honest lyricism cuts to the bone.

FERAL – Secrets
Chainsaw guitars, pounding beats, and zero chill.

ITCHES – Fake Smile
an irresistibly upbeat, sing-along track with just the right amount of mischief.

FUCKFUCKFUCK – Bad Habits
Think garage-punk so primitive it hurts, marinated in ‘70s hard-rock boogie sweat, then served raw and screaming.

So Good – Give Me My Presents
Coming in under two minutes running time, this explosive soon-to-be Christmas hit will be heard everywhere over the festive period this year.

Victoria Reed – Tender Stuff
Good Stuff!

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Hard Maybe – Cry
Hailing from Seattle, HARD MAYBE is a genre-bending neo soul/funk band with a sound described as a “fusion style completely their own.”

None the Younger – Moonlight Lullaby
the song feels like a warm embrace, gently serenading us under the moonlight.

Sleepy Soul – Wannabe
sharing the raw feeling of feeling like an impostor – smiling through the chaos and pretending everything’s under control.

Rooskin – Everything’s A TV Show
Have you ever thought about how all good fictional stories are spread out into TV shows instead of films nowadays? It even feels like every aspect of our own lives present themselves as something that could be filmed, viewed and judged.

Band of Gaels – It’s Christmas
a group of Irish artists who have come together to collaborate on this original Christmas seasonal song.

Bobby Mahoney – Smoke and Drive
The song just screamed nostalgia to me

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Ramonda Hammer – Eyelash
tears through the exhaustion of a toxic relationship

Cedarsmoke – Going Under
The track wrestles with belief and idolatry, fusing distorted guitars and electronic loops into something both anxious and hypnotic.

Primitive Heads – Beak Wyatt!
the band is built on riffs that refuse to sit still and lyrics that read like jagged poems from a fever dream.

Uitwaaien – Glass In The Rearview
fast, sharp, and unapologetically urgent.

Clare Perrot – Biting On The Hand
Clare’s playful reckoning with regret and self-sabotage, capturing the human habit of circling back to what hurts, even when it no longer serves any purpose.

M O S E S – Supreme
unleashed their new album CAPITALISE this.

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

The Empty Page – When We Gonna Run?
the song is about preparing to get the hell out of here – and fast; the lyrics capture the grief/urgency of fleeing a former home.

Denim Haircut – Ni Modo
an anthem for everyone tired of hearing people complaining all the time.

Solid State Radio – Two Little Wires
about the aftermath beyond the apex of a relationship, when it finally explodes in a fury of smoldering lust and a crumbling rubble of dreams once held together, but now absolutely gone forever.

Alex Little – Sounds Like a Deal
Sparked by her reaction to a documentary on The Jerry Springer Show, the track channels outrage into wiry garage-rock riffs and unflinching lyrics.

Pigeon Pit – Go … Beat Me To Death!
Her lyrics trace a life lived across the anarchic punk scene of surf-town Santa Cruz, chemical escapism in Seattle basements, cross-country freight train rides through queer counterculture, and even time spent teaching kindergarten.

Emi Pop – Amigos Vampiros
a Puerto Rican-born, Seattle-based musician blending catchy Spanish melodies with her own twist on Puerto Rican rocanrol and power-pop.

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In this episode of “What The Music” we’re cracking open the computer and playing some submissions you sent in!

Here’s who we played:

Death Sells – Party
Noise rock from the Netherlands.

Alone Kitty – Stay The Same
Band out of Toronto

Mathilde Widding – Good Grief
Nordic Soul songstress

Amity – To Make A Man
hard-hitting toxic masculinity anthem

Edwina Van Kuyk – Feels So Right
It’s an anthem about tuning out external opinions and creating from intuition.

Jeff ‘The Fish’ Lefroy- The Search For Paradise
it’s a broad sound all wrapped up in his own unique style, and accessible mix of Blues, Rock, Soul, and Funk.

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