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New post-The Voice music out recently includes a single from Ryan Innes and from Faultlines and Nobody’s Girl, two groups that include former contestants from the show.

Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below.

* Faultlines has never shied from political commentary in their music, and they don’t in a new single called “Save Us” that dropped Friday. Faultlines is a folk group that includes John Flanagan and Ashley Morgan from The Voice Season 8. One of Flanagan’s inspirations when he started writing “Save Us” was his struggle to get health insurance as an independent musician, according to AllFreshBread, which premiered the song. Adds Morgan: “It was written to challenge the current state of health care in the United States. It calls out the greed and hypocrisy of denying Americans the right to live based on their income. How can you look somebody in the eye and let them die?” Want another sample of Faultlines’ social commentary? Check out their brilliant 2018 music video “Rain.”

* Nobody’s Girl released “Kansas,” the lead single from their upcoming album on Friday. Nobody’s Girl is a trio of female singer-songwriters, including Rebecca Loebe from The Voice Season 1, Grace Pettis and Betty Soo. They already released an EP. That self-titled debut album will be out July 10 and is already available for pre-order. And there’s a summer tour planned, kicking off June 7 in Charleson, W.Va.

* Ryan Innes from Season 4 released a single called “Stay Foolish” on Friday. Written with Scott Shepard and produced by Mike McClellan, Ryan calls it “the most honest, heartfelt song I’ve ever released.” Says McClellan: “The first time I heard @ryaninnes sing this song, I begged him to let me produce it. It moved me then and it moved me now.” Ryan has released three versions of the song, including an acoustic version and a worktape version.