Whereabouts: “Flashback”

Whereabouts: “Flashback”

Author: KUT & KUTX Studios August 27, 2026 Duration: 3:43
Whereabouts, an Austin-based alternative indie-rock band that debuted earlier this year, is back with “Flashback,” one of their three single releases from their upcoming EP. This upbeat, energetic single touches on nostalgia and regret – a difficult balance for many artists, but Whereabouts brings them together like desert sun and sand. Lyrically, “Flashback” speaks of […]

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Duration: 3:42
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Slow Pulp: “Better Man” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:03
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Briscoe: “The Heart of Texas” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:32
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David G. Smith: “Hero Street” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:29
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Jenny Gillespie Mason: “Rungs of Love” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:27
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Deer Tick: “Mary Singletary” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:51
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Sweet Limb: “Dopamine” [Live In Studio 1A] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:34
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Restos: “No Cigar [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:43
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Daisy O’Connor: “LIRR” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:06
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