carwash

About

carwash is the solo music project of San Diego–grown artist Garrett Seamans. He started as a surf videographer, developing a love for surf films and beach culture before launching his first music project, Postcard Boy. While Postcard Boy found success in the alternative pop space, carwash became his second project, exploring a sound that leans into rock, punk, and alternative folk.

The carwash project has a cinematic, nostalgic quality influenced by surf and skate films — music that feels like blurry photographs and soundtracks the freedom of youth.

Symphonic partnered with carwash for the release of his debut EP soap water, kicking off with lead single “boyfriend, girlfriend” in July 2021, followed by “racetrack” in August, and the full EP with focus track “friendship” in September.

Genre: Vapor Twitch, Substep, Wave, Chillstep, Dance, Electronic, House

What We Did

Distribution | Marketing

Distribution

We distributed carwash’s music to our network of 200+ DSPs, ensuring global reach and supporting playlist pitching across indie, alt, and emerging-artist editorial ecosystems.

Marketing

Pitched three focus tracks (“boyfriend, girlfriend,” “racetrack,” and “friendship”) to DSP editorial curators
Connected carwash’s music with a trusted network of third-party playlisters to expand reach beyond in-platform pitching
31 playlist adds across Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and Deezer
1.25M+ streams in under two months across EP tracks from the first July 2021 release
Added to key playlists including New Music Friday, New Music Friday UK, All New Indie, Lorem, Breakthrough Indie (Amazon), and Breakthrough Alternative (Amazon)
Featured as the cover of Lorem
114% Spotify listener growth and 50% follower growth since July 2021

What Drove These Results

A staggered single rollout, targeted playlist pitching (editorial and third party), strong early support on key indie playlists, and a cohesive sonic identity helped carwash rapidly build momentum — driving 31 playlist adds, over 1.25M streams in under two months, and triple-digit listener growth on Spotify.