It’s very easy to get stuck in a music rut. Check out songs and EPs recently released by smaller artists.
Peter Raffoul – I Just Wanna Be Ok
“I Just Wanna Be Ok” follows Peter Raffoul‘s “Bad For Me” single which has quickly become his most-streamed release. This new single and the 3 before it are all released on Peter’s own label, House In Blue.
Peter Raffoul is an alternative singer-songwriter originally from Leamington, Ontario and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. This song was co-written with his brother Billy who released his debut album on Interscope Records in 2020.
Peter has seen tremendous growth since the release of “Bad For Me” last month. With several Instagram Reels gaining hundreds of thousands of views (and one with over 1 million views), Peter’s following has exploded with over 45,000 new fans last month alone.
Conor Burns – Atherton
Conor Burn‘s Atherton EP is the culmination of several months of singles from the Bay Area artist and features the new track “Might Go Back To Atherton” which is about returning to his hometown after spending some time in Los Angeles. “This body of work is me in music form. The good, the bad, the scary, the pretty, the ugly.” said Conor Burns
The Atherton EP is Conor’s exploration of self. It also finds him exploring a mix of genres including dark pop, electronic, and alternative.
Cliffdiver – IKEA Strikes Back
CLIFFDIVER‘s second single on SideOneDummy Records, “IKEA Strikes Back,” is out along with a music video. The Tulsa band’s new album Exercise Your Demons featuring this song and the previously released single “New Vegas Bomb” is due out May 6th.
The music video follows CLIFFDIVER on their epic journey to the Battle of the Bands competition where they are overthrown by none other than fellow Tulsans Hanson.
The band announced a US tour with Carpool and Goalkeeper this summer which also includes a performance at New Found Glory’s Sticks And Stones Fest in Worcester, Massachusetts and a hometown album release show.
