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The Rocket Summer - M4U

“M4U,” the new single by Dallas-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer The Rocket Summer, is one of these songs that are impossible not to love from the spot, because it is beautifully catchy and infectious in the best kind of way. The track enchants with a mesmerizing rhythm and energy

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Spring & I - Believe Me

Ditte Angelo and Marie Friis are two self-taught electronic producers who started collaborating on music back in 2017. Under the moniker Spring & I, they have released a handful of singles and remixes to date. With their new single “Believe Me,” Spring & I announce an upcoming EP for early

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Jess Kallen - A Garden Bed of Thistle Weeds

From a very early age on, California-based musician Jess Kallen (they/them) wanted to play guitar, to which I can wholeheartedly relate. While Jess started to play acoustic guitar when only five years old, I was already seven, and while they then moved on to play electric guitar, it took

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Liela Moss - Ache in the Middle [Video]

British artist Liela Moss announced her new album Internal Working Model out on January 13 via Bella Union. While she previously released the powerful and shimmering “Vanishing Shadows” featuring Gary Numan, she now follows that single with the more melancholic “Ache In The Middle” featuring Jehnny Beth. Both songs promise

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Looney Gloomers - Faking Paintings

“Faking Paintings,” the new single by Copenhagen- and London-based quartet Looney Gloomers is as strange and beautiful as its title. With “Faking Paintings,” we get treated to not just one genre but a fantastic melange of several, think 80s new wave, krautrock and punk, and then some. The band, comprised

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Geoff Gibbons - Execution Man [Video]

In a way, it feels like half a lifetime since we last featured Geoff Gibbons with “Keep on Driving,” back in July 2020, yet the world hasn’t changed that much. While we have learned to live with COVID in all its scary forms, new, equally troublesome events are emerging.

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Sofia Lafuente - If You Care

Sofia Lafuente delights with the bittersweet yet stunningly beautiful “If You Care.” The alt-pop singer-songwriter was born in the United States and raised in London by her American father and Spanish mother and, from an early age on, turned to music as a form of escapism. “If You Care” comes

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Badlands - I Want Blood

Badlands is the artist name of Swedish producer, composer, and sound designer Catharina Jaunviksna, who just released her third album, the magnificent Call to Love. The last track and single from the album, “I Want Blood,” is a masterpiece – period. I don’t use such a label lightheartedly, but the

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Morgan Harper-Jones - "Swimming Upstream"

British singer/songwriter Morgan Harper-Jones takes my heart by storm with her new, utterly gorgeous single “Swimming Upstream.” I still have the quietly beautiful “Lie to Me” in my ears, the song that introduced me to her music. (The ‘lying’ is of course, not meant literally because only a few

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VIDEO PICKS: abracadabra, Andy Shauf, Eddie Chacon, mae mae

abracadabra – in a photo Oakland, CA, band abracadabra falls out of the ordinary sonically and visually for their first song, “in a photo.” Disco punk, the duo calls their music, and for the video, they jump into a giant pencil and eraser for a soap box race. Fun fact: the

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Cherry Angel - Caffeinated

Los Angeles-based artist Cherry Angel delights with the utterly charming debut single “Caffeinated.” The song is much brighter and sparkling than the beloved dark liquid, yet the instant gratification, the little kick, is just the same. Behind the moniker Cherry Angel is songwriter and singer Alycia Lancey, an “emotional 90s

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Natalia Salter - Million and One

English-Peruvian singer/songwriter and poet Natalia Salter divides her time between London, UK, and Valencia, Spain, and creates beautiful music in between. Her new single “Million and One” delights with an irresistibly catchy melody and lyrics that are as much a call to self-love as they are a powerful mantra.

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Sam Himself - Mr. Rocknroll [Video]

It’s a very fine day when a song like “Mr. Rocknroll” drops. Add an aesthetically pleasing and entertaining music video, and your day is made. “Mr. Rocknroll” is the new, absolutely brilliant single by songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Himself. When not touring, Sam can be found in his

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VIDEO PICKS: Hailey Beavis, mui zyu, Puma June, Thallo

Hailey Beavis – Blackbird Three’s a charm, no? When we make our way through the flurry of new videos, and decide which ones take our fancy, then Hailey Beavis came up the previous couple of months twice already because we simply love what this Edinburgh-based artist does. We dig her

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Rose Gray - Promise Me [Video]

British pop singer/songwriter Rose Gray is on a roll, and there’s no stopping. Not only did her super catchy “Prettier Than You” make it into the FIFA 23 Official Soundtrack playlist, but she backed up the playlisting honor with the just released equally stunning and oh-so-irresistible “Promise Me.

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Jenny Bakke - He’s Too Famous Now

We dug Jenny Bakke‘s sound already when she made music under the moniker Helven and gladly featured her single “u my homie.” Now, the Liverpool-based Norwegian producer, songwriter, and musician releases new work under her real name but other than that, nothing has changed. Her sound is unique and

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Ishani - Powertripp

After a year-long hiatus, India and UK raised, London-based artist Ishani releases her new fascinating single “Powertripp.” The song unfolds slowly and tenderly like you might pluck petals from a plum, lush peony, one by one, admiring the flower’s beauty and enjoying its luscious scent. Asked about “Powertripp,” Ishani

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Nico Paulo - Now or Never [Video]

Having left Portugal for Canada’s Saint John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, artistNico Paulo released the mesmerizing and utterly beautiful “Now or Never.” It marks the first single from her upcoming album, out due April 1st, 2023, via Forward Music Group This is one of the songs I wish I

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VIDEO PICKS: Awkward Branches, Gal Musette, Nyte Skye, The WAEVE

Awkward Branches – A Frame (Not a Window) Awkward Branches is the new project of singer, keyboardist, and former Fiction frontman Mike Barrett and close collaborator and guitarist Phil Swan. While they’ve been working together previously in various projects, they finally came to the conclusion that it is about time

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Jack Rose & KC Thorpe - Be Alright

Jack Rose is a young singer, songwriter, and TV presenter from Ashford, Kent, in the UK, who teamed up with producer KC Thorpe to create the blazingly beautiful “Be Alright.” It is the first collaboration between the two, although they have known each other for many years. When I asked

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Kane & James - Forever

“Forever,” the new single by indie-rock duo Kane & James makes for a fantastic backdrop to enjoy the vivid fall colors on a sunny day. The track delights with its sparkling, jangly-bright guitars and surprises with refreshingly unique harmonies. When asked about “Forever,” the New Jersey-based brothers Kane and James

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Jamie Beale - Champagne People [Video]

British artist Jamie Beale released today the sparkling and simply irresistible “Champagne People.” The beautifully upbeat track with just the right amount of wistfulness marks the third single from his upcoming debut album Hello Nimbus, out due November 25th. Asked about “Champagne People,” Jamie says: I feel that we are

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littleuniverses - Sword [Video]

The brooding and utterly mesmerizing “Sword” is the new single by Canadian artist littleuniverses. While the track flirts with darker tones that became popular during the 80s, it is also as catchy as a pop song can be and settles comfortably and irresistibly somewhere in the middle. Think of the

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Video Picks: Deux Furieuses, Eaves Wilder, Holliday Howe, Smut

Deux Furieuses – Our Day Will Come A hopeful power anthem, “Our Day Will Come,” marks the final track of Deux Furieuses‘ upcoming album Songs From Planet Earth. Asked about the glorious song, the duo says: “Our Day Will Come” was written during the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when we

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Seven Purple Tigers - Smoke Communiqué

Seven Purple Tigers are an American-German duo who just released their new fabulous single “Smoke Communiqué,” complete with a very unique and compelling video. Austin Horn and Phil Dyszy, who together form Seven Purple Tigers, conceived “Smoke Communiqué” during a session for their previous single “Ignorance Is Blitz.” They say