We take a listen to the latest local singles to hit Soundcloud, Spotify, Bandcamp, et al, and sum them up in one sentence. Simple enough? Here we go.

Lee Walter Redding, “All My Text Messages Are Verification Codes”

One of the singles from the new EP, Student Loan Forgiveness Program, this sees Redding once again work in lo-fi mode, with a weird guitar line, drum machine, and keyboards as he explores getting older and being on autopilot in a song which is as meditative as it is off-kilter and groovy.

The Touchdowns, “Paint the Roses”

Ryan Magnuson brought back The Touchdowns last year with a pair of singles and in September, we’ll get a full-length entitled The Movie The Ride, wth “Paint the Roses” the first single from it and — as the the new lineup features Aaron Swenson (Podstar) on

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