Name: Houston by Single Audio Channel in Listening Post: Batch 553
Duration: 3 min 49 s
Description: This song is for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. I’m sure we all go through moments of isolation or disconnection, but it’s important to remember that those very differences are what make us unique. Houston is about realizing that standing out is a strength, not a weakness.

Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 553

"A Good Color On You" showcases Phantom Pink's undeniable talent as a songwriter and his ability to craft deeply emotive and thought-provoking compositions. His haunting vocals, accompanied by delicate acoustic arrangements and ethereal soundscapes, transport audiences to a realm where introspection and vulnerability intersect.

Written from a dystopian mindset drawing from his hometown Portland, OR, these songs represent the sad injustices and overall feeling of melancholy as modernity weighs down on young people.

Bloodbath

Every Stage of a Genuine Heartbreak

Partners in Crime

Ebb & Flow

This song is for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. I’m sure we all go through moments of isolation or disconnection, but it’s important to remember that those very differences are what make us unique. Houston is about realizing that standing out is a strength, not a weakness.


Houston

Weirdo

A Sunday Afternoon (half step down)

Columbia

Time Abroad

"RUN AWAY (but it’s different)” is a quiet, aching love letter to second chances and soft escapes. In this intimate reimagining of his breakout single, DEAR DAO strips the song down to its rawest form—blending hazy textures, cinematic minimalism, and late-night vulnerability into an ethereal indie-pop experience.

Each version feels like a different chapter of the same dream: slowed and reverb-soaked like you're driving through memories at 2 a.m., or delicately acoustic like a whisper from a distant part of yourself. Layered with nostalgic sadness and flickers of hope, this project captures what it means to long for freedom, connection, and a place that feels like home—even if it’s just in someone else’s arms.

RUN AWAY (But It's Slightly Reimagined Because I Couldn't Let Go)

Come With Me

A collection of 9 songs written in a variety of styles by Girl for Samson songwriters Johnny Marie & Patrick Meagher

Storm Shelter

VER GCNOB

Opposite

Indie guitar band from Bath UK. Jangly guitars and catchy tunes.

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Houston

Single Audio Channel

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