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Feral Family - This Side Of Me

I might just have discovered a new favorite band here with British post-punk trio Feral Family and their latest single, “This Side Of Me.” The singer’s (Jamie) vocals are slightly menacing but ultimately very much lonely-wolf-style and, all the same, highly fascinating. Perfection! In one of their bios, I

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Emma Gatrill - Seed

With its mellow and super pleasant feel and an intriguing variety of instruments, Emma Gatrill‘s sound can be described as ‘folk-pop.’ On her newest single, “Seed,” one can hear almost everything from a harp to an oboe to a recorder and different types of synths and soft drums, of

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Jack Kane - Sequins

The type of Brit-pop Jack Kane creates transports me right back to the mid-90s when boybands like Take That and Boyzone and then the solo careers of Gary Barlow, Ronan Keating, etc., were dominating the charts. Back in the days when we were still listening to the radio, with all

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NZCA LINES - Universal Heartbreak

I don’t know about you, but for me, learning how an artist composes music, comes up with ideas, and follows through with them is something that always interests me. I had no idea how multi-instrumentalist and producer NZCA LINES, an artist who landed on glamglare’s radar in the

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Cori Nora - Fake Flowers [Video]

Luckily, it’s only two more days until the debut album by Cori Nora drops because the album’s latest single, “Fake Flowers,” including the previous ones, is just so incredibly gorgeous that it makes you long for more. Born in Switzerland and now residing in London, U.K., she

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The Hecks - Let's Dream

I am a fan of The Hecks ever since their 2016 brilliant self titled album. Later, it got a bit more quiet around the Chicago post-punk quartet, now slimmed down to a duo with a glorious new style, replacing the intricate guitars with big, yet still intricate waves of synths.

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SPELLES - Beginnings and Endings

Los Angeles-based dream pop duo SPELLES delight listeners with their new magically mesmerizing “Beginnings and Endings.” SPELLES are comprised of Kathryn Baar and Luc Laurent who both sing, write songs and produce. Their long awaited debut album Diving Into the Arms of the Divine will drop on November 15th via

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Glassio - A Friend Like You (feat. Beauty Queen)

It’s been a while since we last heard something from Glassio, let alone having seen the fellow Queens resident live. Glassio is the musical project of Irish-Iranian songwriter-producer Sam R. Tinged, and this time, Sam teams up with Los Angeles-based dream-pop artist Beauty Queen for his new single “A

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VIDEO PICKS: Asynchrone, Keep Dancing Inc, Sarah Reeves, Sophia Alexa

Asynchrone – Behind The Mask Asynchrone is a French jazz sextet who pays homage to legendary Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away this spring. “Behind the Mask” is a cover of a Sakamoto Song and comes with a Manga-style video directed by Sagans that is a feast for

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Meagre Martin - Mountain

Meagre Martin is a trio inspired by shoegaze, 90’s indie, or ‘faux country,’ as the band calls it, and are three American musicians living in Berlin, Germany’s cosmopolitan capital. It was in the summer of 2021 that singer/songwriter Sarah Martin (vocals, guitar) bonded with Federico ‘Freddy’ Corazzini

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Social Order - Crime

We’re excited to hear new music from Los Angeles and Las Vegas-based synth-rock trio Social Order. We loved Social Order’s 2022 single “Never Again,” and can not get enough of the brilliant “Crime” either. The new single will be part of their upcoming EP Tantalize, scheduled to be

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FHUR - Hotlines

Following her exquisite 2022 EP Defrag, dark pop artist, producer, and songwriter FHUR just released the moody yet irresistible and very danceable “Hotlines.” While definitely on the darker side of pop, “Hotlines” could be the secret ace in a hot DJ’s repertoire. Born in Italy and now calling London

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Lime Garden - Love Song

Only yesterday, I saw Warpaint, the female indie-rock icons, live, and here at glamglare, we’ve been following their career since the beginning. The more it is exciting to come across another all-female band like Lime Garden from Brighton, U.K., who similar to the West Coast quartet, impresses with

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Holly Munro - Glow Up

Singer/songwriter Holly Munro, who calls Dublin, Ireland, her home, provides us with another fabulous taste from her upcoming EP, the gloriously vibrant “Glow Up.” The track comes with an important message and showcases Holly’s gorgeous vocals beautifully. Asked about “Glow Up,” Holly offers: “This song is a reminder

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KANGA - Midnight Horses

The fifth and final single from KANGA‘s upcoming album comes in the form of the glistening and ultra-beautiful “Midnight Horses.” Something in the synths-lines and the overall chill and then again pulsating vibe makes me think of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer,” but this is just my

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TANSU - Downtown

“Downtown,” the new single by TANSU is the embodiment of glorious indie-pop. The mesmerizing track shimmers and swirls and one can’t help but love it from the spot. TANSU’s bright and charming vocals certainly add to the allure. With roots in Ireland and Turkey and now residing in

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Alex Winston - Hot One

Indie-pop singer and songwriter Alex Winston puts the feeling of joyfully making it through a scorching hot summer day into a magnificent and super catchy song. The hazy “Hot One” sparkles with joy de vivre and modern psychedelic touches that remind me of British indie-rockers Temples. Yet Alex Winston, the

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Chemistry Set - Chemistry

With glamglare’s focus on fresh, new music by emerging artists, we only super rarely feature music that’s being re-released. The more I am excited to add “Chemistry” to our Song Pick of the Day features and playlist (eventually) because it is absolutely brilliant! “Chemistry” is the first single

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Soft Vein - Leash

The music that California dark wave artist Soft Vein (Justin Chamberlain) creates is the sound I grew up with in the late 80s and loved back then, and never stopped being attracted to. There’s something undeniably “new” and contemporary to Soft Vein’s vibe, though, and this has not

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SOFTCRUSH - Lost Order

We came across New York indie-rockers SOFTCRUSH in the spring of last year and are delighted to find the quartet thriving. This time, SOFTCRUSH’s lead guitarist took on songwriting duties and wrote the atmospheric “Lost Order,” which he and his bandmates recorded beautifully. Asked about their new, vibrant single,

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Colouring - Lune

It’s been seven years since we last featured British electro-pop act Colouring. Back then, the project’s mastermind Jack Kenworthy was performing as a quartet, and I remember how mesmerized I was during their live show at Rockwood Music Hall in New York. Jack has been busy, and his

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Astrid Cordes - Surrender

With “Surrender,” Danish artist Astrid Cordes releases the last single from her EP trilogy Baby’s Still Asleep. Listening to the euphoric and synth-glistening track, one would never guess that Astrid originally composed “Surrender” on her harp but decided to exchange the ethereal strings with vibrant synths and horn sounds.

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Nymphlord - Boardwalk Saturday Night

Nymphlord, a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and producer, delights with “Boardwalk Saturday Night,” the last single before the release of her EP Mothers Cry And Then We Die, out tomorrow on August 25th, via Lauren Records. The modern bedroom track starts out a bit eery but is highly fascinating from the

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Lauren Dejey - Solar

Light, a little mysterious and simply utterly beautiful, describes “Solar,” the new single by South East London alt-pop artist Lauren Dejey. Asked about the inspiration and background for “Solar,” Lauren explains: “‘Solar’ is a sonic polaroid of one night in June last year. Sat on a rooftop on a warm

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Soda Blonde - Midnight Show

Super excited to feature the new single of Dublin alt-pop quartet Soda Blonde. The track is called “Midnight Show” and starts with big sweeping violins that swoop in and out of the gorgeous song, providing an atmospheric backdrop to let the brilliant vocals and instrumentation shine. “Midnight Show” can be