EXPAND YOUR PLAYLIST: JUNE 2024 – PART ONE
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Genres: Pop, Rock, Indie, Alt, Alternative, Punk, Indie Rock / Indie Pop

ON A LYRICAL JOURNEY – IN PLAYLIST FORM
THIS PLAYLIST!! Usually, I’m not a lyric person. I usually listen to the rhythm, the tempo and enjoy the overall feel of a song, but lately, the lyrics in these songs have cut through all that and tell a story and relay feeling and emotions that just elevates the songs in this playlist. In this June edition of the E.Y.P. playlist, we explore and go on a musical and lyrical journey with these songs I have come across that are lyrically intense and emotional.

These songs will make you laugh, it will definitely make you cry. They will make you think of your youth, of your youth that has passed, past choices, past regrets, sacrifices that were made and those that weren’t. These songs will also make you think about your past loves, those you still question about and those you realize were not meant to be. It’s a heavy playlist but one so stacked, we had to split it to 2 parts, with each being a 16-song playlist.
I hope you take some time and take a listen to this playlist, it’s one of our biggest and favorite playlists to make so far. It includes music by new and rising bands and artists as well as some established artists that don’t need our help, but I had to add because the music was so essential. If you enjoy this playlist, please like and share.

Hey everyone! This is Ed from Expand Your Playlist. Follow my journey as I scour the online interwebs and musical algorithms on a search for new music. Already 9 years into my mission, I’m on a search for seldom played artists, independent musicians, and new music that just needs to be played and listened to, as I try to Expand My Playlist without having to charge people to be in them or deny them for not having enough followers. Our playlists aren’t just an outlet to randomly place songs to get views, likes, or streams. Our Spotify playlists and blog posts are carefully curated to provide to you, the listener, the best playlist possible for you to listen to and discover new music so you can yourself… Expand Your Playlist!

In this jam-packed playlist, we have more music by bands and artists new to EYP, as well as some returning musicians, music by band who are staple artists to E.Y.P., and well as established artists that don’t need to be on this platform, but the music is good that we just had to share with you. All this and a whole lot more in this 6th edition of the Expand Your Playlist, Playlist for June 2024.

Thank You and Enjoy!
Ed Gomez
EYP Creator

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.

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

Song: “The Kill”
Album: Don’t Forget Me – (2024)
From: Easton, Maryland / Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @maggierogers
maggierogers.lnk.to/all/

NEVER FORGOTTEN
We have followed Maggie Rogers’ musical career since her viral 2016 Master Class video with Pharrell Williams as she attended NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, where she blew the mind of Pharell Williams and the world with her song “Alaska”. Fast forward to 2024 where she has had countless of hits, 4 full length albums, and is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award nominated producer/songwriter/performer. So even though she is not a brand-new artist, we still remember when she was, and appreciate her music and her road to get to where she is now. That is why we are featuring her and welcoming her back to EYP with her latest track “The Kill”, off her 2024 album “Don’t Forget Me”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Alaska” (2016)
“James” (2016)
“Split Stones” (2018)
“Give A Little” (2018)
“Light On” (2018)
“Celadon & Gold” (2020)
“Want Want” (2023)

Song: “Sick”
Album: Proof You Weren’t The Only One – (2024)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @chandlerleighton
hoo.be/chandlerleighton

NOT THE ONLY ONE
Coming on the EYP’s radar in 2023, Chandler Leighton has been one our must listen to artist with her style of indie/alt pop with her deeply emotional and deeply personal lyrics throughout her songs, especially in the song “Sick” and in her 2024 debut full-length album “Proof You Weren’t the Only One”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Monster” (2023)
“Extra Extra” (2023)
“ETA” (2024)
“Better On Mute” w/ Sophie Powers (2024)

NEW ARTIST ON EYP
Song: “It Gets Old”
Album: (single – 2024)
From: Costa Rica
I.G.: @gabrielabee
linktr.ee/gabrielabee

NEVER GETS OLD
Gabriela Bee is a part of The Bee Family (formerly the Eh Bee Family) who are Canadian internet personalities best known for their social media channels, which have over 33 million combined subscribers and well over 6 billion total views. Over the past few years she has been making and releasing music which consists of cover songs and original songs. This is one of her latest original releases, “It Gets Old”, which demonstrates her growth lyrically and as a musician. For more on her music, check out her IG and Spotify pages.

NEW BAND ON EYP
Song: “I’m On Fire”
Album: “(single – 2024)
From: Columbus, OH
I.G.: @silvisband
silvisband.com

FUEL TO THE INDIE-ROCK FIRE
We are always pleased to get music submissions and we were even more pleased when we got this submission from the Columbus, Ohio-based band Silvis with their song “I’m On Fire”, which showcases their indie rock music with their style of dreamy rock rhythms and melodic vocals.

Song: “TKO”
Album: Suburban Legend – (2023)
From: Burnsville, Minnesota
I.G.: @durrymusic
durrymusic.com

TKO LEGENDS
Not many good things have come out from the Covid-19 pandemic, except for the music of Durry. Hailing from Burnsville, Minnesota, Austin and Taryn’s musical story started when Austin and his wife moved in with his parents during that difficult time. Taryn was living there at the time, and when things were not happening at all in the world, they turned to music for help which spawned their creativity and also into them releasing their debut Indie/Rock/Pop/Punk album “Suburban Legend” in 2023. We became introduced to them with their first single off the album and a rising pop/punk anthem “Who’s Laughing Now”. We have featured that song off the album as well as the song “I’m Fine (No Really)”. And now they hit us with “TKO”, which is my favorite song off the album because the lyrics hit close to home with my occasionally low self-esteem. It’s a great song to scream in the car while driving… or parked.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Who’s Laughing Now” (2023)
“I’m Fine (No Really)” (2024)

NEW ARTIST ON EYP
Song: “OMG”
Album: (single – 2024)
From: London, England, UK
I.G.: @sukiwaterhouse

FEATURING… SUKI WATERHOUSE
So, besides the “lyrical” theme of this playlist, would also be the already established artists and names being on this playlist. But that’s the beauty of this playlist, we can feature whoever we want as long as the music is good, and we were blown away recently with the amazing performance at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival by actress, model, and singer Suki Waterhouse. This took us on a deep dive of her music, and we came across this track we enjoyed listening to called, “OMG”.

NEW ARTIST ON EYP
Song: “Covering Faces”
Album: (single – 2024)
From: Onalaska, Wisconsin
I.G.: @carliehanson
carliehanson.com

WE KNOW HER NOW
With all of the ways of listening to music these days and having songs stick to you after a few listens, I really love it when songs connect with you at first listen. And that is what happened when we heard “Covering Faces” by Carlie Hanson. As said on her IG page, she said that she wrote this song as a response to her former record label for dropping her, fueling her music and creativity as she dropped the lyrics “I really bet you wish you knew me now…”.

NEW ARTIST ON EYP
Song: “Your Mother’s Name”
Album: Your Mother’s Name (EP – 2024)
From: Austin, TX / Brooklyn, NY
I.G.: @susannah.joffe
linktr.ee/susannahjoffemusic

INTRODUCING… SUSANNAH JOFFE
Another song and artist that we instantly liked at first listen and wanted to share with you all was “Your Mother’s Name” by Susannah Joffe, off the 2024 EP “Your Mother’s Name”. She made her name early musically growing up in Austin, Texas, crafting and growing her Indie Pop and Indie Rock sound into what it is today, ever growing and changing with now being based in New York.

Song: “Kids”
Album: Me Again – (2024)
From: Boston, MA
I.G.: @sadgirlsloan
linktr.ee/sashaalexsloan

“ONE DAY BEFORE WE KNOW IT…“
“…Parents become the Kids.” These are the lyrics that broke me and just about all her fans and everyone over 40. If you dare to do so, please listen to this beautiful song about the parental circle of life. This is “Kids” by Sasha Alex Sloan from her 2024 full-length album “Me Again”. This is album is available everywhere now and highly recommended listening by us.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Is It Just Me?” (2020)
“I’ll Wait w/ Kygo (2020)
“Hypochondriac” (2020)
“Santa’s Real” (2020)
“Is It Just Me” w/ Charlie Puth (2020)
“Saving Me” w/ Topic (2023)
“Hero” w/ Alan Walker (2023)
“Me Again” (2024)

NEW ARTIST ON EYP
Song: “Ego”
Album: In Another Lifetime – (2024)
From: Springville, Utah
I.G.: @paigefishh
linktr.ee/paigefishmusic

INTRODUCING… PAIGE FISH
Hailing from Springville, Utah and at 18 years of age, Paige Fish has been building her music career. In 2022, she appeared on American Idol. Now in 2024, she has released her second EP “In Another Lifetime”, which is available now. We are happy to feature the song “Ego” off that EP.

EYP STAPLE ARTIST
Song: “This Ship”
Album: (single – 2024)
From: Los Angeles, CA / Nashville, TN
I.G.: @highlandkites
highlandkites.com

TRYING TO STOP TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD
Attempting to describe Highland Kites’ latest single “This Ship” can be done by the following lyrics off the song.

“I’m trying to stop trying to save the world
I’m trying to stop trying to be the girl
Who holds the weight of everyone and everything while my own ship sinks”

We have been featuring Highland Kites’ music since 2018 with veritable catalog of music featured since then. They have always been supportive of EYP and us of their music. So much so, that they are one of our EYP Staple Artist, which is a band or artist who we have featured on EYP more that 10 times.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Nothing To Say” (2018)
“I Didn’t Belong” (2018)
“Not Your Hero” (2018)
“Better Off” (2018)
“Friday I’m In Love” (2018)
“The Inside” (2019)
“Acting” (2019)
“Two Halves” (2019)
“What Love Is” (2020)
“Everyone You Know” (2020)
“Break Through This” (2020)
“Fences” (2021)
“Delicate Strings” (2021)
“Strength” (2023)
“Bombs” (2023)
“Still Trying” (2023)
“We Both Know It” (2023)

Song: “Tidal Wave”
Album: Turn To The Sun – (2024)
From: Bay Area, CA
I.G.: @prxzmusic
linktr.ee/prxzm

RE-INTRODUCING… PRXZM
We have been featuring the Indie/Electro Rock/Pop music of PRXZM since 2018. They return once again to EYP with their song “Tidal Wave”. off their newest album “Turn To The Sun”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Come And See Me” (2018)
“Queen Of Hearts” (2018)
“Where We Started” (2019)
“What It Means To Win” (2020)
“Slow Motion” (2020)
“Adrenaline” (2020)
“Stay” (2021)
“Eyes On You” (2024)

Song: “Famous”
Album: (single – 2024)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @madirindge
linktr.ee/madirindge

RE-INTRODUCING THE WORLD FAMOUS MADI RINDGE
It’s been a while since we have had the music of Madi Rindge on our playlists. She returns in 2024 with brand new music and an introspective look into her life with her single, “Famous”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“California” w/ Philly K (2016)
“Waste My Time” (2016)
“Just One” (2018)
“Fire” (2018)
“Perfect” (2018)
“7.13” (2019)
“We Can Slow” (2020)
“Lucky” (2020)

NEW ARTIST ON EYP
Song: “Nobody Else”
EP: Ways Parted – (2024)
From: Tampa, FL
I.G.: @spiderblush
linktr.ee/spiderblush

INTRODUCING… SPIDERBLUSH
Spiderblush is a 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. A published poet and now songwriter, she blends thought provoking lyrics mixed in with her style of indie pop and rock music. As part as an algorithms gift to us, the song appeared on our Spotify one day and we went on a deep dive on her music. This is “Nobody Else” of her latest EP, “Ways Parted”.

Song: “Over It”
EP: Over It – (2024)
From: London, England, UK
I.G.: @cassyette
linktr.ee/cassyette

6 YEARS LATER, TRINITY RETURNS TO EYP
Cassyette returns to EYP with her latest EP and Electro pop/rock single, both titled “Over It”. She debuted on EYP last year with her single “Boom”.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED SONGS
“Boom” (2023)

NEW ARTIST ON EYP
Song: “L’Amour De MA Vie”
Album: Hit Me Hard and Soft – (2024)
From: Los Angeles, CA
I.G.: @billieeilish
linktr.ee/billieeilish

ITS OVER NOW
Yes, we are aware that Billie Eilish is not a new artist with her several albums and Grammy and Oscar wins. She definitely does not need EYP, but many of the artists on these playlists and especially artists on this very playlist have been influenced by Billie’s music. You can tell by just listening. So, although she doesn’t need to be on this playlist, we loved this track so much that we added “L’Amour De Ma Vie” to the playlist because it’s a beautiful song about heartbreak, self-discovery and revenge, as it turns into a Weeknd style club banger. This is off her new album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”, available now.

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