This was taken after I had a massive nose bleed - 32 - January 31,2019 - Santa Monica, CA
This week’s list gets our February started on the right foot. We have some Beach Slang, Daisyhead, Pup and more! Check it out now!
Music saves
-YourFriendMatt
Ventura, CA - Early 2019 - Shot on iPhone
The rain is over in LA! ⛈ Here is this weeks rock-alternative playlist to kick off your weekend including Cassettes, Tiny Moving Parts, Timeshares and more! Check it out now!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Telluride, CO - Fall 2018 - Shot on iPhone
Happy Friday! Here is this week’s installment of the 6-Pack. We have some new alternative tracks from Muncie Girls, Gold Route, Linebacker and more! Check it out!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Where you want to go? - Santa Monica, CA - Summer 2018
Friday! Friday! Friday! This week’s alternative-rock 6-pack playlist brings us new tracks from Super American, The Flats, Eyes Eat Suns, and Mom Jeans. It' feels like the 90’s are back, and I am okay with that. We also have some faster-paced punk-rock singles from The Home Team and Single Mothers. Check it out!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
8 Years - Brentwood, CA - Summer 2018
Happy Friday! This week's 6-Pack is riddled with new grooves, including singles by Boston Manor, Drug Church, and Better Off. We also have some new tracks from the newest addition to Hopeless Records, Stand Atlantic, a weird one from Graduating Life, and a fast-paced, pop-punk single from Midfield.
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Doodle on iPad Pro - Summer 2018
Happy Friday and I hope your week went well! We have some new Alkaline Trio, WSTR, and The Story So Far to help kick off your Labor Day Weekend! We also have some new Divided Heaven, Roseview, and Young Culture. Most of this week's music is all new to me and I am pleasantly surprised! Check it out!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Shot on iPhone X - From my Couch - Santa Monica, CA - 2018
Happy Friday! This weeks playlist is a story. It starts off poppy with some new tracks from With Confidence & Crooked Teeth, slows down with The Story So Far & Youth Fountain, and ends with some metal singles from Counterparts & Quiet Fear.
It’s been an odd week but these songs capture it pretty well!
Music Saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Ventura, CA - Take a seat - June 2018
It's Friday, and that means new music! This week we have a new track from Australian pop-punkers, Trophy Eyes, a pop-driven one from White Denim, and a rocker from Mom Jeans. I never liked Trophy Eyes, but the two new tracks they have on pre-release on Apple Music are catchy with just enough grit to still be tough. I would suggest giving them a listen. White Denim's new single 'It Might Get Dark' offers a pop-country feel to their alternative vibe; it's a great Friday song to crack open a cheap, light beer too. Mom Jeans always brings the feels. Their new track 'Sponsor Me Tape' gets to the point. Their lyrics always tell a story and do not leave much open to interpretation, which I enjoy.
We also have a new track from one of my hometown heroes The Menzingers, a slower country track from the newly formed (potential Anthony Green and friends group), Found Wild, and Homesafe.
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Drink or Park? - Koreatown - Los Angeles - June 2018
It’s Friday and I am free as a bird. We have some new We The Kings, Muncie Girls, and Restorations! This weeks list is a little all over the place, but sometimes that the way life is. This week marks the start of the last Vans Warped Tour, and although I am not able to attend I did look through the lineup. I was a little unimpressed. I figured the team would try to pull out all the stops and get some old heavy hitters like Blink 182, Descendents, or even try to get bands back together to play a few songs, but that is not looking like the case.
I did see that We The Kings was scheduled to play and found out they are still putting out music, and honestly, it still holds up. Their new single 'On My Love' delivers the catchy, pop-punk choruses we would come to expect from the band. Muncie Girls and Restorations have quickly become some of my favorites over the last few years and I am glad to see they are thriving. We also have tracks from Never Home, a raw one from Roseview, and a trippy one from another one of my longtime favorites and my hometown heroes, Vacationer! Check it out on Apple Music!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
New Jersey - May 2018 - Shot on iPhone
Another sunny Friday here in Southern California, and another Friday 6-Pack that powered my week. We have new music from Can't Swim. It seem like they can't stop (cheesy pun intended) putting out singles. We also have an acoustic track from the newly signed to Epitaph Records duo, This Wild Life. We also have some incredible new tracks from Pet Symmetry, Wolf Culture, Amarionette, and a super poppy one from Chief State! Check it out!
Music Saves.
-YourFriendMatt
This never gets old - on a Thursday - Santa Monica, CA - May 2018 - Shot on iPhone
Friday! Here are six new songs that got me through the week! Standouts to us are Toy Cars, Afterparty, and Limbs. Toy Cars has been a band I have been watching for a little while and their new full length 'Paint Brain' does not disappoint. Afterparty is new to me but their riffy single on this weeks list sets up the weekend just right. Limbs were brought to my attention by one of my friends who grew up with them in Florida. They have already signed to Equal Vision and have a big career in front of them in the metal scene.
We also have a catchy new single from Lake Street Dive, a slower one from folk-rock heroes Lucero, an alternative track from female-led vocal band Behind the Facade. Check it out!
-YourFriendMatt
Wednesday - May 2018 - Santa Monica, CA - Unedited - Shot on iPhone
What a week, but you did it! We have some new tracks this week from LA local Tennis System, The Seafloor Cinema, and Woes! I am always looking for new music and found out about Tennis System while standing in line at Record Surplus for Record Store Day 2018. Tennis System are local here in the LA area but I would keep my eye on the if I were you!
We also have new tracks from Luca, Northbound and FigureItOut! This weeks list will power you through your afternoon slump and get your to the weekend in one piece! Check it out!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Santa Monica, CA - Spring 2015 - Shot on iPhone 6
Another beautiful Friday and another 6-Pack to cruise into the weekend listening too. We have a new rock track from one of my all-time favorites, Jimmy Eat World, as well as LA locals This Wild Life and Tennis System. Check it out!
We also have a pop-rock track from World's Greatest Dad, a heavier single from Fake a Home, and vocal-driven single from Heart to Gold.
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Santa Monica, CA - 2018 - Shot on iPhone X
Stick with me. This week's list is a little all over the place, but so was the week. We have some new Hot Mulligan, which my friends and I are debating about it being the best release so far this year. We also have some new Punchline, a staple in my hometown. Good Old War also graces us with a new chill jam. This week's 6-Pack starts off soft and ends pretty hard. Like I said, its weird, I know.
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Morning Session - Shot on iPhone - Santa Monica, CA - March 2018
So many great releases! Such a great Friday!
Check out this weeks list including Hot Mulligan (Happy Release day!), McCafferty (Happy Release day!), Daggermouth, Vacationer and more!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Redondo Beach, CA - Winter 2018
We did it. We finished the week! Another Friday and another six poppy jams to send us into the weekend!
We got a new track from TX power pop trio, Waterparks. We also have a newly released single from UK rockers, Milestones. Their new album will be out shortly. This list also includes the pop-punk stylings of Yearbooks, Frontside, Household and one of my new favorites out of the mighty Chicago rock scene, Cup Check. This weeks list is packed with catchy hooks, somber lyrics and will get your toes tapping throughout the day.
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
Santa Monica, CA - January 2018 - Shot on iPhone X
Another Friday and another fast-paced six song power pack! I feel like 2018 is doing a great job of turning out some tremendous pop-rock jams! I have fallen in love with Spanish Love Songs; they have a very Menzinger type sound. We have some new Woes and Senses Fail, as well as some driving new tracks from Graywater, Homebound, and Letdown! This list is ready to take on the weekend and party.
-YourFriendMatt
January 2018 - Santa Monica, CA
Over a week into the new year. Where is time going?
So happy to share this weeks playlist. My very good friends Gold Coast FINALLY put out some new music! We also have an emotional track from Gleemer and a b-side from Hundreth, check it out!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
The holidays are over and we are all back to work, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have great music to listen too. This week's playlist starts off with the pop-punk stylings of Belmont and Original Sharks. We also have a new Brian Fallon off his new record 'Sleepwalkers." This list ends with a very weird tune by Bilmuri that reminds me of both NIN and The Cure. Very odd!
Music Saves.
-YourFriendMatt
New Orleans, October 2017
Great week for some new pop rock jams. We were lucky enough to see Dashboard premier their new track "We Fight" while living in Nashville and now its available for all to hear! We also have a new pop-punk single from Real Friends, as well as a great track from Stacked Like Pancakes dedicated to the "fearless" leader of these broken states, 45!
Music saves.
-YourFriendMatt
