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"Leave Me Alone” is the newest track from Culture Wars, who originate from Austin. It is featured in the new film, “Bill And Ted Face The Music” and the soundtrack as well. It will be on Culture Wars upcoming 2021 EP. Lead Singer Alex Dugan said, “The perfect song for telling everyone to eff off in 2020. Written out of an Airbnb in Austin, TX, the song originally was written half about a toxic ex and half about a toxic ex producer (gossip!). As 2020 reared its ugly head, it quickly applied to much more. Song pairs best with tequila or champagne. Cheers!”

“True Crime” is the latest track from DREAMERS. It features the dark-pop provocateur DeathbyRomy. The track was co-written and produced by Joywave’s Dan Armbruster and Sir Sly’s Jason Suwito. DREAMERS lead singer/guitarist Nick Wold said, "This is a love song that takes place in New Orleans, a city I’ve fallen in love with after years of doing shows there. That place is like a jungle and so seductive, where the thick liquid heat and mixture of life brings out your animal nature. It has a decadent mix of Louisiana Voodoo, French, Spanish and West African flavors and people play music outside everywhere you go. As we bounced through the streets one night we met a male witch who taught us how to do an incantation asking the Santeria spirit Elegua for anything we wanted – we partook in the ritual and this song is inspired by that delirious encounter. I was in a relationship at the time and experiencing some conflict, and while I can’t share my exact wish, the ritual was an attempt to resolve it. That night inspired the song, which is about the terrible things – the “crimes” – that we can do to each other in the name of love."

The 23-year-old Cleveland-born singer, KennyHoopla, recently teamed up with one of his biggest inspirations, pop punk icon and music industry legend Travis Barker on his latest track, “ESTELLA//.” Travis reached out over Instagram to write together, and soon after, they wrote “ESTELLA//” in Los Angeles. “I loved Kenny’s music from the moment I heard it and showed everyone it," says Barker. "We connected and kept talking about working together. About a month ago we got in the studio for a few hours and it was magic. That’s when we wrote 'ESTELLA//,' rest is history.”

"James Crow” is the brand new track from Austin singer-songwriter and multi-media artist Mobley. He explains, “I want to draw people in with that serotonin hit you get from a catchy, well-crafted song. But once they’re in, I want to implicate them in all of the grim, unsightly realities of what’s going on in our country. As they’re singing along, it’s like ‘What did he say? What am I chanting right now?”