Happy Wednesday! This week’s #HAPPENS Alternative Artist Discovery is Arrows in Action. The trio met at the University Of Gainesville and relocated to Nashville in 2021. The band admits to being pretty funny and says, “Cheekbones is about falling for someone you’d do absolutely anything for, even if it feels dangerous. Vampirism felt like the perfect analogy for this dynamic. It allowed us to juxtapose these darker sounds and lyrics with others that kept the song in a really fun, danceable space.” Big thanks to Nick Bedding from Nettwerk for VIP Access. Get to know Arrows in Action on Artist Discovery Of The Week.

The Lumineers “A**hole (First We Ever Me)” is #1 Most Added this week on the Mediabase Alternative Add Board. Congrats to Karen Glauber, Ted Volk & The Lumineers team! It’s the follow up to the band’s #1 single “Same Old Song.” The Lumineers head out on their massive Automatic World Tour July 3-October 15, which includes stadium dates at Citi Field in New York (7/11), two nights at Fenway Park in Boston (7/17 & 7/18), Empower Field At Mile High in Denver (8/2), T-Mobile Park in Seattle (8/16), Soldier Field in Chicago (8/30), Comerica Park in Detroit (9/13), and Citizens Band Park in Philadelphia (9/17). Find the tour dates HERE.

David McGilvray checks in to share an update on Franz Ferdinand “Hooked” (now building inside the Top 20 on the Alternative Chart). McGilvray says, “Top 10 ranks on hooked at KTCL, KNRK and Alt Nation along with my fishing theme song of the summer.” He also points out that the band’s hit single “Take Me Out” is Shazaming following a global Rolex ad campaign that ran during the U.S. French Open.  

Edie Lundeen from Epitaph has just sent out the new Sleep Theory single “Gravity.” It has over 800,000 U.S Streams this week. Listen/Download & get Song Info on the latest new singles at the format on #HAPPENS Alternative Downloads HERE. 

Greg Dorfman from Atlantic has the eagerly anticipated Twenty One Pilots single “The Contract” coming tomorrow. Check out what’s coming up on Alternative Impacting Songs HERE.

New Music Friday Albums out this week from The Bug Club, The Dare, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and Queens Of The Stone Age.

Christopher The Minister had his hands on  a really cool female fronted version of “Lips Like Sugar” a collaboration of Kingston & GreyStarr, Devon Thompson with legendary guitarist Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses). Minister says, “I have been wanting to remake this song for many years. Echo And The Bunnymen were the soundtrack to my youth right up there with Love And Rockets. And to include one of my top 3 favorite guitar players was the universe coming together.” Check out Kingston & GreyStarr, Devon Thompson, Richard Fortus “Lips Like Sugar” HERE. 

Marty Whitney is returning to mornings on 91X/San Diego next Monday, June 16th. Get the scoop on Alternative News.

The Dandy Warhols and Kula Shaker announce a run of Fall U.S. tour dates. I have it posted up on Alternative Music Info.

Nation Of Language continues our trip down memory lane with their new single “Inept Apollo” featured below on this week’s #HAPPENS Alternative Video Spotlight. 

KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento had Dexter And The Moonrocks play a free show at Concerts In The Park last Friday. Check out the smiles on Alternative Photos.

ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS

New Albums Out This Friday 6/13

The Bug Club – Very Human Features (Sub Pop)

The Dare – What’s Wrong With New York?: Afters (Republic)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – King Island ((P) Doom)

Queens Of The Stone Age – Alive In The Catacombs (EP) (Matador/Beggars)

ALTERNATIVE IMPACTING SONGS

Impacting June 17, 2025

The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)

The Black Keys “No Rain, No Flowers” (Warner)

Lola Young “One Thing” (Republic)

Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)