Mama’s Broke present “Build it Up”, the third single from the Nova Scotian duo of Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria’s forthcoming album Reunion, out August 28th via Free Dirt Records and Forward Music Group. “Build It Up” is a meditation on memory, change, and the things worth holding onto. “As roads become highways and forests disappear, we are reminded of the cost of losing what we value most. Communities, traditions, and landscapes, survive only when we choose to nurture them”- Mama’s Broke.
Like “Build It Up”, the songs on Reunion don’t preach or prescribe; they reflect, holding up a mirror and leaving space for something else to take shape. The album reflects a world coming apart in plain sight, tracing fractured communities, the erosion of shared ground, and the growing awareness that the systems we were taught to trust no longer hold or deliver the promises they were meant to keep.
Mama’s Broke have forged a style carried across landscapes rather than tied to one. For over a decade, the pair have been in near-constant motion, bringing their folk-without-borders approach to small clubs, DIY spaces, and everywhere in between. This tradition is continued with their biggest tour yet which will see them play across Canada and the US. Speaking on the upcoming dates the pair explain, “This album is named Reunion because it’s so much about coming together and galvanising against the forces that attempt to keep us isolated and afraid. This album is meant to be experienced in a room of people, not on the internet.”
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Carthage, North Carolina's Scarlet Tantrum returns with "Rumors," a confrontational slice of alt rock built for anyone who's ever caught a "friend" talking behind their back. This is the sound of receipts being pulled out in real time.
The track digs into betrayal in its most modern form: gossip as currency. Scarlet Tantrum doesn't hold back on the record's defining line, "Spreading rumors for the fame like it's do or die," a direct shot at anyone willing to trade loyalty for a little attention. It's petty, it's personal, and it's exactly the kind of energy that makes for a great rock song.
Musically, "Rumors" leans into Western-tinged electric guitar work that runs through the verses, adding a Southern rock edge that sets it apart from typical alt-rock fare. Then the breakdown hits, and Scarlet Tantrum flips the switch entirely, a gritty vocal fry delivery that trades the song's early bite for something darker and more aggressive.
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"Time, Time” is a driving, horn-laced rock & roll single from Sheffer Stephens — loud guitars, a hard-charging rhythm, and loose swagger from the first hit. Fast, bright, and full of motion, the track rides a deep rock & roll groove with the lift of a full band in stride. Beneath the surface, the lyrics quietly circle memory and the strange mercy of time
Sheffer Stephens makes roots-forward rock & roll with a loose spirit, a restless pulse, and a classic spark. His songs blend traditional rock & roll charm, glam-rock swagger, hypnotic grooves, and choruses that land quickly, familiar without feeling stuck in nostalgia.
With loud guitars, vivid melodies, and arrangements that often turn unexpectedly cinematic, Stephens’ work moves between indie rock, stripped-down Americana, and soul-tinged rock & roll while keeping the focus on feel. Recent singles “Magic” and “Time, Time” point toward a forthcoming full-length album built on movement, raw charm, and the strange electricity of the present moment.
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| Photo - Georgia Zimmerman |
For Yorkshire (England) songwriter, producer and self-described "glitter-coated bedroom-pop auteur" Mollie Coddled, falling apart has become a productive place to begin. Today, she releases new single 'The Art Of Falling Apart', the first taste of a new project set to be announced later this year.
Reintroducing Mollie Coddled as one of UK indie-pop's most singular young songwriters and producers, 'The Art Of Falling Apart' opens with a spoken-word diary entry before slipping into a shimmery, daydream-like dissociation - weaving together glowing Juno synthesisers, chorus-soaked lead guitars and towering vocal harmonies.
Self-written and produced by Mollie before being mixed by Lee Smith (Holly Humberstone, Griff, Chloe Qisha), the track pairs stream-of-consciousness lyricism ("How is everyone staying sane? / And they're not academically a train wreck?") with bright, synth-laced production.
On the new single, Mollie Coddled said: "I work in cycles of manic to depressive. For me, hitting rock-bottom is the only way to regain my lust for life; it’s the only time I start to feel better. The Art Of Falling Apart isn’t for clean girls who go to the gym and get A’s on their school work, it’s for the people forgetting to eat and shower, bed-rotting until 4am and then going “why the f... am I so tired” every day!” Humour has long been Mollie's way into difficult conversations. Intrusive thoughts, uncomfortable truths and everyday catastrophes are filtered through off-kilter pop hooks, self-deprecating wit and an unwavering refusal to take herself too seriously.
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