EXPAND YOUR PLAYLIST – JANUARY 2024 PLAYLIST
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Genres: Pop, Rock, Indie, Alt, Alternative, Folk, Indie Rock/Pop

NEW YEAR, NEW MUSIC
Welcome to the first playlist of 2024 and the first playlist of “The Listening Station Playlist” series. We are entering our 9th year of bringing you new and eclectic music that is newly released, and new music that had been released years prior but it’s new to us and may be new to you. Thank you to everyone who has supported us with your follows, likes, reposts and to listening to our playlists in 2023. We are continuing to do the same in 2024 with more new playlists and more new songs and sounds for you to listen to, with new info and content on each band and artist for you to discover and (as always) to help you… Expand Your Playlist!

In this playlist, we are featuring music in the Alt/Indie Pop and Rock genres. Also in this playlist, we are featuring artists brand new to EYP and those band & artists who have been featured on EYP 10 times or more, making them “EYP Staples Artists & Bands”. If you like what you hear, please give the musicians your follows, likes, and comments. Also, if you like the music content we feature, we would greatly appreciate a like, follow, and comments on our content as well.

We hope you not only enjoy the music we selected for this playlist but that you enjoy our new format in which we are presenting these songs to you as you scroll below. If you have any questions or if you would like to submit music to be on a future EYP playlist, message us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (X) @eyplaylist or email us at expandyourplaylist@yahoo.com.

Thank you!
Ed Gomez

If you are new to EYP or if you missed the music in previous released playlists, catch up on what you have missed with links to playlists in this music series as they are posted below at the end of this post. Start your journey to new music as we try to help you…. Expand Your Playlist!

Note: Gold box color denotes first time Bands / Artists on E.Y.P.

Note: Blue box color denotes artists who have been featured on EYP for more than 10 times. These are our “EYP Staple Artists & Bands”.

PLAYLIST BREAKDOWN

Album: “Blondshell” (Deluxe Edition) (2023)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @blondshell
linktr.ee/blondshell

DELUXE BLOND
We start off our entire 2024 playlist with the track “Kiss City” from the New York born / Los Angeles-based Alt/Indie Rock artist Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell. In April 2023, she released her debut album “Blondshell”. Then in October 2023, she released the “Deluxe Edition” of the same album with five more songs.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Veronica Mars” (2023)
“Street Rat” (2023)
“It Wasn’t Love” (2023)

NEW TO EYP
Album: “Easy Way to Lose” (2023)
From: Brooklyn, NY
I.G.: @ray__bull
linktr.ee/raybullmusic

THE NEW THING RISES
New to Expand Your Playlist in 2024 is the melodic indie pop sounds of the Brooklyn, NY duo, Ray Bull. “The New Thing Dies” is off their 2023 EP “Easy Way To Lose”.

EYP STAPLE ARTIST
Album: (single)
From: Atlanta, GA
I.G.: @bathealone
linktr.ee/bathealone

CALLING HER BACK
Since 2020, we have been featuring Bailey Crone’s music, better known as Bathe Alone. This makes it the 12th song we feature from the Atlanta, GA. Alt/Indie – dream pop artist making her a part of our “EYP Staple Artist” category, given to bands & artists who have been featured on EYP more than 10 times. We are proud to feature her latest song “Call Me Back”, leaving us with the question we would like to ask her, “Did you ever call your grandma back?”. Listen to the song to see what we mean.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Calm Down” (2020)
“Curbside” (2020)
“Champagne” (2020)
“Limbo” (2020)
“Last Looks” (2021)
“Take A Bow” (2021 / 2023)
“Decades & Dreams” (2023)
“Awfully Quiet” (2023)
“In Your Wake” (2023)
“Missionary Ridge” (2023)
“Gemini” (2023)

NEW TO EYP
Album: (single)
From: New Jersey / Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @its.emei
beacons.ai/emei

EMEI WINNING
We love it when we come across new music and new sounds, out of the blue, that blow us away and takes us into a deep dive into their music that leave us asking the question, “Why didn’t we hear of this artist sooner?” As we had our eyes open in late 2023, it’s time to open you ear and ears to the music of Los Angeles-based indie-pop artist, Emei. Keep listening to future playlists as we feature more of her music, including music off her 2023 album, “Scatterbrain”. We decided to introduce her music to you with a song that’s not on the album but it’s still a great song she released in 2022, “Better People To Leave On Read”.

EYP STAPLE ARTISTS
Album: (single)
From: Sicily, Italy
I.G.: @gioliandassia
linktr.ee/gioliandassia

INFLUENTIAL FOREVER
Leading the way in our list of influential women are the music making, producing, record label owning (Diesis Records), Italian DJ duo, Gioli & Assia. They are another of our “EYP Staple Artists”, who we have been featuring their music since 2017 with their song “How Can I?”. They continue to blow us away with their indie electronic dance music with their latest track “Young Forever”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“How Can I?” (2017 / 2019)
“Starry Nights” (2018)
“Fever” (2019)
“Feel Good” (2019)
“These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” (2019)
“Blind” (2020)
“Habibi” (2020)
“Rollercoaster” (2020)
“Your Lullaby” (2021)
“Fire Hell and Holy Water” (2023)

Album: “The McCharmlys” (2023)
From: Santa Ana, CA
I.G.: @themccharmlys_
bio.site/themccharmlys

NEW BAND, OLD SOULS
Bringing back the old soulful, doo-wop style of Rock-N-Roll music from the 50’s and 60’s to the 2020’s, is the Santa Ana, CA. based band, The McCharmlys. With the name coming from an obscure reference from an old interview from The Beatles, The McChamlys, led by singer and songwriter Angie Monroy, made their EYP debut last year with their song “Awful Thing” from the debut self-titled album, “The McCharmlys”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Awful Thing” (2023)

EYP STAPLE BAND
Album: (single)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @wearervls
wearervls.com

EMERGING RIVALS
As the Los Angeles-based Rock band Rivals emerge as a top indie rock band performing today, we have been featuring their music since 2015 when they had no vowels in their name and were just RVLS. They are one of our “EYP Staple Bands” and we start off the new year with their latest track “Nobody Loves Me” with vocals and bad-assery from lead singer, Kaile Wolf.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“This Water Seems Shallow” (2015)
“Heathens” (2017)
“Over It” (2019)
“Lavenders” (2020)
“Fake Rich” w/ Elijah Witt (2020)
“Strawberries” (2021)
“They Won’t Love You” (2023)
“Man Eater” (2023)
“Barbie Girl” (2023)

NEW TO EYP
Album: (single)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @sluttonyband
linktr.ee/sluttony

THIS IS SLUTTONY
New to EYP is the all-female 4-piece rock band from Santa Cruz, California, Sluttony. Formed in 2021, they started in the college music scene in Santa Cruz and are expanding their reach all over California. Now based in Los Angeles, they hope to expand their music all over the country and the world with their upcoming debut LP, coming in spring 2024. But for now, they are expanding into a playlist on Expand Your Playlist.

NEW TO EYP
Album: (single)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @americanwoman_band
linktr.ee/americanwoman

AN AMERICAN WOMAN, IN BAND FORM
With our platform, not only do we spotlight bands on the rise, but also bands just starting off. In July 2023, lead singer Cera Carino and lead guitarist Elton Salanic founded the indie rock band, American Woman. So far, they have only released 2 singles, including this track “Out the Window”.

EYP STAPLE BAND
Album: “Over The Threshold” (2023)
From: London, UK
I.G.: @calvalouise
linktr.ee/calvalouise

LOS OPORTUNISTAS
Formed in London, England in 2016, but hailing from Venezuela, France, and New Zealand, Calva Louise has been ringing our ears with their multicultural – underground hard rock since 2018. They have continuously been on the rise, performing all over the world, releasing a ton of singles and 3 full length albums with their recent album “Over The Threshold” released in late 2023. Calva Louise is one of our “EYP Staple Bands”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Getting Closer” (2018)
“I Heard A Cry” (2018)
“Outrageous” (2019)
“Belicoso” (2019)
“Camino” (2020)
“POP(urri)” (2020)
“I Wish” (2020)
“Trial” (2020)
“Nine Lives” w/ Strange Bones (2020)
“Other Self” (2021)
“Third Class Citizen” (2023)
“Feast Is Over” (2023)
“Oportunista” (2023)
“Square One” (2023)

EYP STAPLE BAND
Album: “The Line” (2023)
From: Copenhagen, Denmark
I.G.: @foreverstillofficial
linktr.ee/foreverstill

DANISH ROCK FOREVER
In 2024, Danish metal-hard rock band Forever Still, kicked off the year by releasing their 3rd full-length album “The Line”. They have been featured on EYP since 2016 with their track “Break The Glass”. Since then, they have appeared nine other times on EYP with their music throughout the years, making this number 10 thus making the music by Maja Shining and Mikkel Haastrup a part of our “EYP Staple Bands”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Break The Glass” (2016)
“Save Me” (2017)
“Rewind” (2019)
“Perfect Day” (2019)
“Survive” (2019)
“Breathe In Colours” (2020)
“Can’t Begin To Explain” (2023)
“Blackout” (2023)
“Find A Way” (2023)

EYP STAPLE BAND
Album: “Night Owls” (2023)
From: Los Angeles, CA / Florida
I.G.: @thedollyrots
dollyrots.com

WAKING UP THE NIGHT OWLS
This year, we introduced our top category in our little musical world of the EYP Staple Artists & Band. The band that is the ultimate “EYP Staple Band” is The Dollyrots. Their punk rock music, and specifically, their song “Get Weird” was the first track that started our very first playlist in 2015. Since then, they have appeared 16 other times throughout the years in our various forms (playlists and podcasts) of EYP. The Dollyrots are a Los Angeles and Florida-based punk band composed of married couple, Kelly Odgen and Luis Cabezas. Every though we have been featuring their music since 2015, they have been making music since 2004. Since then, they have released a ton of single and 12 full-length albums, with the most recent “Night Owls” released in 2023.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Get Weird” (2015)
“Come And Get It” (2015)
“Be My Leia” (2015)
“I Do” (2017)
“Walking On Sunshine” (2017)
“Everything” (2019)
“Do You Love Me” (2019)
“Animal” (2019)
“Stay (I Missed You)” (2020)
“I Know How To Party” (2020)
“Make Me Hot” (2020)
“Too Fun For My Health” (2022)
“Hey Girl” (2023)
“Still Holding On” (2023)
“Tell Me” (2023)
“I Just Wanna Play Dead” (2023)

NEW TO EYP
Album: (single)
From: Nashville, TN
I.G.: @royalelynnmusic
solo.to/royalelynn

THE NEW COUNTRY ROCK
Blending the genres of punk rock music and country music, Royale Lynn does it seamlessly with her 2023 song “Six Feet Deep” which as gathered 5 million views on Tik Tok and Instagram. She has been releasing music since 2021.

EYP STAPLE ARTIST
Album: (single)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @leahculvermusic

WELCOME TO LEAHLAND
Leah Culver returns to Expand Your Playlist with another banger that will definitely get stuck in your head and have you bouncing off the walls with her latest single, “Crooked Teeth”. We were introduced to Leah Culver in 2015 when she was featured in Twofold’s track “Taken Back”. Since then, she as appeared on EYP 12 other times with her music, making Leah Culver an “EYP Staple Artist”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Taken Back” w/ Twofold (2015)
“Powerlines” (2016)
“Slow Motion” (2017)
“Woman Up” (2018)
“Get Going” (2018)
“Try Me” w/ Tabius Tate (2019)
“Fire Ants” (2019)
“Just Fun For Now” (2020)
“Passing Time” (2023)
“Chase This Feeling” (2023)
“Resuscitate” w/ On The One (2023)
“Deep Dive” w/ Frank Zummo, 93FEETOFSMOKE (2023)

Album: (single)
From: Brighton, England
I.G.: @weareyonaka
linktr.ee/weareyonaka

THIS IS YONAKA
Not an EYP Staple Band just yet, the Brighton-based rock band Yonaka is on their way of becoming one by releasing great rock tracks like their latest, “Predator”. This song gives us a glimpse of what if Blondie may have sounded like as a harder edge rock band and spitting out rap lyrics like singer Theresa Jarvis is doing in this song. This is definitely one for you Rock Playlist. In 2024, Yonaka will be on tour all over the world on their “Riot” tour with Cassyette.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Rockstar” (2020)
“Seize The Power” (2021)
“Panic” (2023)
“Welcome To My House” (2023)
“Give Me My Halo” (2023)

NEW TO EYP
Album: (single)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @omgtommiaura
linktr.ee/tommiaura

IT’S TOMMI AURA
New to EYP is the electro pop single “Audacity” by singer, songwriter, model, and creator of Tommi Aura. She has been releasing music since 2021. Look forward to more music by Tommi Aura on EYP in 2024.

NEW TO EYP
Album: “Out of This World” (2023)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @islajunemusic
linktr.ee/islajunemusic

MUSIC FROM OUT OF THIS WORLD
Also new to EYP in 2024 is the alt/indie rock music of singer and songwriter, Isla June. Creating music since 2018, she released her debut album “Out Of This World” in 2023 featuring this track “Spit You Out”. More music by Isla June is coming in 2024.

Album: (single)
From: San Diego, CA
I.G.: @glass_spells
linktr.ee/glassspells

HECHO EN SAN DIEGO
Anthony Ramirez and Tania Costello make up the synth-pop band Glass Spells. They are from San Diego, California, blending modern and retro synth-pop sounds with an injection of Latino and Spanish influence. In 2023, we had been featuring music from their 2021 album “Shattered”. In late 2023, they released this recent track “Hechizos”. We look forward to more new music from Glass Spells in 2024.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Thrills” (2023)
“Confessions” (2023)

NEW TO EYP
Album: (single)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @laexes
linktr.ee/laexes

TAKE ME AWAY
Making their official EYP debut is the Los Angeles-based alt/indie rock band, L.A. Exes. Technically they debuted on our Christmas Playlist with their track “My Favorite Time of Year”. Making music since 2021, the now trio band, released their recent song “Beach Goth” in 2023.

NEW TO EYP
Album: (single)
From: Nashville, TN
I.G.: @flightattendant_band
linktr.ee/flightattendantband

GIVING THE FIRST CHANCE
We are giving the first chance to Nashville-based indie rock/pop band Flight Attendant to appear on EYP with their song “Second Chances”. They have been making music since 2018, with their debut self-titled full-length album “Flight Attendant” coming out in 2022. In 2023, they released two new singles “Therapy Couch” and “Second Chances”.

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