USS, "Shipwreck," 2014

By Karen Bliss 12/9/14 | www.samaritanmag.com

Toronto turntable-rock duo USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) wrote “Shipwreck” — for the album Advanced Basics — about depression and addiction and “drowning in a sea of blame.” But there’s always help to pull you out of your funk or dire situation. “Call me / When you need someone to listen to you / Call me / When you're flirting with the edge,” Ashley Buchholz sings. While no money from the sale of the song goes to Kids Help Phone, at the end of the music video is the contact for the anonymous youth counselling service and a new USS t-shirt in 2015 will generate a $2 donation from each sale. Buy the song here. — Karen Bliss