New Music from The Reklaws, Olivia Lunny, Shawn Austin, The Used, Ruby Waters, and a bonus from Luke Combs
The New Music Spotlight is here with five new singles and a bonus track for you all to finish your week with and kick off your weekend.
We've got country, alt rock, and indie tracks from Canadian and American artists to share in this post - and we hope you turn them up and enjoy them.
Hit play, give them a listen, and tell us which song(s) you'll be adding to your playlists.
Ready? Let's go!
Artist: The Reklaws
Hometown: Cambridge, ON
Genre: Country
Related Artists: James Barker Band, MacKenzie Porter, Andrew Hyatt
Song: Where I'm From
Notes: We first got to hear Where I'm From in Toronto earlier this year, and now you all get to hear it too. The Reklaws give a taste of their lives growing up in the song and especially in the music video. The Canadian country stars continue to make big splashes with each new release and this one is going to do the exact same thing. Get ready to hear this one on the radio a lot.
Artist: Olivia Lunny
Hometown: Winnipeg, MN
Genre: Pop
Related Artists: Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, Edith, TESSA
Song: Think Of Me
Notes: After debuting on Billboard.com, Olivia Lunny's new single, Think Of Me is now available everywhere for our listening pleasure. The emerging Canadian pop star returns with a bop that asks if her former beau still thinks of her all these months later. It's a question we're sure she's not alone in asking from time-to-time. In talking about the song, Olivia told Billboard, "We've all been there, wondering to ourselves, 'Do you think of me?' I think a lot of us drive ourselves crazy thinking we're the only one going through a rollercoaster of emotion. The reality is we're all human and all experiencing these universal feelings of love and heartbreak." Enjoy!
Artist: Shawn Austin
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Genre: Country
Related Artists: Dallas Smith, Andrew Hyatt, Jojo Mason
Song: Send It My Way
Notes: Rising Canadian country music star Shawn Austin is here with his first release of 2020, and he's picking up right where he left off with Send It My Way, and we bet fans are going to eat right up. And it seems that the BC boy is just as big a fan of the song as we are, saying, "Send It My Way was one of those instant favourites for us... combining a great grove with light but deep meaning lyrics, we thought this one would be perfect to go along with a summer drive. I can't wait for the world to get its ears on it!" Turn it up and have fun.
Artist: The Used
Hometown: Orem, UT
Genre: Alt Rock
Related Artists: My Chemical Romance, Alexisonfire, Story Of The Year
Song: Cathedral Bell
Notes: The Used are back with another new one in Cathedral Bell and we're here for it. The song is a pre-release track from the band's upcoming album, Heartwork (April 24, 2020) and it's got us ready. Yes, the video is weird, pretty pretty weird - but that's part of the fun of the whole experience. Hit play and check it out for yourself.
Artist: Ruby Waters
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Related Artists: The Beaches, Mt. Joy, Tash Sultana
Song: Quantum Physics
Notes: Ruby Waters has a new EP coming this summer, and she's whetting our appetite for it with the release of Quantum Physics. It's a stripped down track that Waters supports in saying, "sometimes less is more" and adding that "the song is meant to be there for you when you need it." Listen now and be ready for more soon from Ruby Waters.
Artist: Luke Combs
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Genre: Country
Related Artists: Morgan Wallen, Dylan Scott, Jordan Davis
Song: Six Feet Apart
Notes: In a live stream this week, Luke Combs debuted Six Feet Apart (co-written with Brent Cobb and Rob Snyder) as a song that's personal to his life, but also connects with so many of us in this time of self-isolation and quarantine and social distancing. Well done by Luke and Brent and Rob.
