You’l like Count Me In by For Tuesday especially if you’re in the mood for dark lo-fi indie rock. After a few listens, I was hooked, and I wasn’t sure what I was listening too, but I liked it. I’m searching harder than ever in sea of blandness and it’s refreshing to hear music from artists that are willing to take chances. The Pheonixville indie bedroom artist says, “it’s taken “years to get just right and thematically, it’s a track about being stuck in traffic on your commute home- reflecting on the road to get here and the road ahead.” The new single is marks the third single of 2020. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invader Playlist.

Look out for Ruben and the track Dear God. It opens up with “Oh dear God Put me out of my misery Take this heart How did you get me like this Huh? This pretty much describes 2020. You may not of heard of Ruben here in the states, but he the 25 year old is huge in Norway. The singer songwriter grew up on an island called Bjarkøy with only 300 people. Influenced by the likes of Bebe Rexha, Sia and Sandro Cavazza, Ruben has garnered over 2 million Spotify monthly listeners and landed on Spotify’s Chill Hits and Norway’s Top 50. Give it a listen.

You’ll soon need proof of a vaccination or a covid test if you want to see a live show.

Pfizer just announced they have a covid vaccination with a 90% efficacy rate which saw a jump in stock price. But we may see the prices tumble with Ticketmasters recent announcement of mandatory covid testing.

Ticketmaster will check the coronavirus vaccination status of concert-attendees prior to shows. Customers will use their cellphones to verify vaccination or whether they’ve tested negative for the virus within a 24- to 72-hour window.
Three separate components will be involved. The California-based company’s digital ticketing app CLEAR Health Pass and testing/vaccination distributors like Labcorp or CVS.
The ticket holder is responsible for instructing a lab to send over the test results to companies like CLEAR Health Pass which would then verify the fan’s status to Ticketmaster. Anyone who tests positive or doesn’t get screened won’t be granted access to the event.
Will fans stay home or go through the process of testing and vaccination. That’s a big question.

Check out this cool downtempo/chill track Bonnie Doon by Zerbin. It stuck out to me at least, and maybe it’s because I’m in a coffee house mood. Jason Zerbin aka Zerbin no doubt has a knack for songwriting as he is best known for the tracks New Earth and Worlds on Fire which found itself on popular campaigns and TV’s Grey’s Anatomy and So You Think You Can Dance. Bonnie Doon’ is the first single from Zerbin’s coming full-length. He’s landed on Spotify’s Radar Canada, The Other List, and Starbucks Coffeehouse. Give it a stream….

Check out the track Distractions by the synth pop act KTJ & CARLY. The singer-songwriter duo consist of Katie and Carly Haynes, and they’re identical twins. The latest track comes off their debut EP, Identity. The band first made waves with their debut song On Your Mind in 2019 and a performance at The Hotel Cafe in LA. The duo picked up features including EarMilk and PopWrapped. Give the track a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.