townsend

townsend on tour with knox, head down, hair lit up, playing a sunburst stratocaster

singer / songwriter / musician / producer

nashville, tn

slippingdriving in the rainhard truthbottles in a bardeath of mesomeday i want towhy did i faildrivematchesbad guydramaminebraindeadgoodbyesyoursoverdramatic slippingdriving in the rainhard truthbottles in a bardeath of mesomeday i want towhy did i faildrivematchesbad guydramaminebraindeadgoodbyesyoursoverdramatic
slipping cover art: a figure crouched on a beam against a pale sky, half buried in pen scribbles

[01] new single — out now

slipping

08.13.2026 // indie · alt · rock // 3:09

“it's often these contradictions in life that make for the best songs.”

— voxwave magazine
spotify apple music lyric video
watch how i made it

[02] discography

every song so far

pop, alt, emo, folk, a little country. tap a cover for a 30-second preview, the player follows you down the page.

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· single

driving in the rain

· single

hard truth

· single

bottles in a bar

· single

death of me

· single

someday i want to

w/ the american indie

· single

why did i fail

w/ noktis

· single

drive

· single

matches

· single

bad guy

· single

dramamine

· single

braindead

w/ z. smith & kid blu

· single

goodbyes

w/ noktis

· single

yours

· single

didn't happen

· single

prisoner

· single

in my blood

w/ noktis

· single

drown

w/ flak

· single

responsible

· single

another life

· single

bad dreams

· single

overdramatic

· single

townsend playing guitar on the lollapalooza stage in front of a huge crowd and the chicago skyline

[03] live

on the road w/ knox

when i'm not making my own songs i'm playing guitar for knox. clubs, theaters, festivals, lollapalooza. loud every night.

townsend playing guitar next to the drummer in front of a packed arena (opens on instagram)
townsend lying on his back on stage, still playing guitar, crowd behind him (opens on instagram)
townsend holding his guitar behind his head under red stage light (opens on instagram)
ya the shows are lit
the band taking a bow, arms around each other, facing a packed two-level venue (opens on instagram)

[04] songs i helped write

written w/ 47 artists

67 songs i wrote on with other people. co-writes, collabs, a lot of late nights. tap any one to hear it.

  1. 01
    sneakersknox
  2. 02
    wantdavvn
  3. 03
    born to want morecaroline romano
  4. 04
    coulda woulda shouldatate butts
  5. 05
    blurrydavvn
  6. 06
    all american tragedyknox
  7. 07
    life less.davvn
  8. 08
    did we meet in a past life?southcourt
  9. 09
    gone to dustscoot teasley
  10. 10
    coralnoktis
  11. 11
    dissolvedavvn
  12. 12
    do a flipvinnyonfire

[05] videos

press play

lyric videos, studio breakdowns, live clips and whatever else ends up on the channel.

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· official audio / lyric video

driving in the rain

· official lyric video

hard truth

· official lyric video

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[06] press

clippings

“the most accomplished song in townsend's repertoire to date.”

indie music center on “yours”

“townsend knows how to craft a catchy summer country tune.”

melodic magazine on “death of me”

“the punchy and trap-tinged track showcases townsend's abilities as a songwriter, vocalist, and producer.”

dusty organ on “dramamine”

“after the high everything else feels low and almost makes you wish it never happened in the first place.”

townsend on “didn't happen”

“marrying a delicate piano ballad with lush pop production.”

dusty organ on “didn't happen”

“it always hurts a little more when you have lots of good memories that replay in your head.”

townsend on “yours”
townsend in silhouette standing on a bridge rail under power lines
power lines, the usual

[07] about

hi, i'm townsend.

i write songs and make music & play some guitar w/ @musicbyknox.

john townsend. nashville. singer, songwriter, producer. wandering through pop, alt, emo, folk and country, with friends like noktis, flak and the american indie along the way.

releases
22
songs written w/ others
67
artists written with
47

[08] listen & follow

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