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SONG PICK: Jessi Mac - Bedroom Years

With the utterly gorgeous “Bedroom Years,” London trio Jessi Mac released a second single to announce their debut EP “Border Lines,” out on February 4th, 2020. The track’s flow is as irresistibly beautiful as it is soothing and mesmerizing, with Jessi Mcdonald’s warm vocals taking center stage. When

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SONG PICK: Piqued Jacks - Golden Mine

When a song starts with its chorus, our ears perk up and our interest is peaked. As it is the case with “Golden Mine”, the new single by Italian indie rock-quartet Piqued Jacks. “Golden Mine” marks the second single of Picked Jacks’ upcoming album “Synchronizer”, produced by Brett Shaw (Foals)

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SONG PICK: Hilang Child - King Quail [Video]

“King Quail” is every bit as mesmerizing as you would expect from a song with royalty in the title. It is the super gorgeous new single by Brighton-based singer, musician, and songwriter Hilang Child, ahead of his upcoming album “Every Mover.” Leading up to his album, the Welsh-Indonesian artist nee

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SONG PICK: Dawson Gamble - What You Don't Know

Toronto-based singer/songwriter Dawson Gamble just released “What You Don’t Know”, his most personal and maybe also ambitious single to date. The track swirls and builds, with an infectious catchiness, and I get quite the Panic! At The Disco vibe, aka the appeal of Brendon Uri’s vocals. Dawson

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SONG PICK: Aly Jett - Bad Dreams

While “Reverie”, one of Aly Jett‘s previous singles featured a melodic piano backdrop, she changes gears drastically in “Bad Dreams”, replacing the mellow piano with fierce guitars and steady percussions. Alone her soft, appealing vocals provide a reprieve from the feeling of unease. We reached out to the California-based

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VIDEO PICKS OF THE WEEK: Ella Grace, GHXST, Kinlaw, October Drift

Ella Grace – I Wonder London-based singer/songwriter Ella Grace seems to be in good spirits in her new video “I Wonder,” but the song is about how a relationship can fade in times of enforced distance. Ella explains: The person I’d been seeing and planning a future with was

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SONG PICK: Eric Selby - Another Page

The smooth vocals and the coaxing blues guitar in “Another Page” make for love at first listen. The new single by Eric Selby has a beautifully chill flow with lots of lovely pop sprinkles thrown in. Having made a name for himself as sought after session musician, Eric Selby now

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SONG PICK: Blessed - Structure (Video)

Canadian art-rock band Blessed released today their new single “Structure” together with an enigmatic music video, directed by Kaayla Whachell. The single and music video announce the upcoming EP “iii” out February 19th, 2021 via Flemish Eye Records. The four-piece carries the label “art-rock” for a reason as “Structure” does

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The New Colossus Sessions: next up GIRL SKIN Livestream

Looking back at March this year, we did not know what we know now. That this ominous, highly infectious virus would have this kind of staying power and dominate our lives not only way into 2020 but into 2021 as well. The last real in-person live shows we attended were

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SONG PICK: Luke De-Sciscio - Casuals (Video)

For many people, 2020 was more than just challenging. And particularly for artists, this also meant a severe crack in their creative process, with difficulties coming up with words and melodies or whatever their medium of art. However, London-based singer/songwriter Luke De-Sciscio shows no slowing down, thankfully! Had we

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SONG PICK: Thom Southern - Perfect Someone

Unsure what you are craving these days, but I seem to gravitate towards the sunny songs, the ones with a big dose of hope and a touch of nostalgia. “Perfect Someone”, the new single by Belfast singer, songwriter and producer Thom Southern hits all the right buttons. When I read

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The Darcys Talk With Us About Their New Album Fear & Loneliness

We became fans of The Darcys in 2014 when we saw them live twice, touring on the heel of their first major release, “The Warring.” Formed in Toronto by Wes Marskell and Jason Couse, the duo now calls Los Angeles their home but like with their ever-evolving sound, and this

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VIDEO PICKS OF THE WEEK: Luis Ake x Dima Midborn, Maria Naffah, Ólafur Arnalds (ft. Josin), Wyldest

Luis Ake x Dima Midborn – Hey Du/Эй, Ты Having exchanged Moscow, Russia with Berlin, Germany singer/songwriter and bass player Dima Midborn teamed up with Berlin-based singer/musician Luis Ake and the result is the irresistible “Hey Du/Эй, Ты”. While I don’t speak Russian, I do speak

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SONG PICK: The Jacques - The Ugliest Look

While this year has been taxing and unpleasant in many different ways, we can, fortunately, enjoy lots of great new music. The fantastic debut album “The Four Five Three” by London and Bristol-based quartet The Jacques is the latest example. Asked about the record’s title, frontman Finn O’Brien

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SONG PREMIERE: Shiffley - Ri¢h Kids

It is always a nice day when we can premiere a song from a New York-based band, especially one we have been following for a while since they got our attention during a local music festival in fall 2017. We are excited to premiere the exuberant “Ri¢h Kids”, the

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ICELAND AIRWAVES PRESENTS: Live from Reykjavik

We LOVE Iceland Airwaves and were crushed when the yearly festival got canceled, like every other music festival this year. Fortunately, though, the makers of Iceland Airwaves put an online version of the event together and bring Live from Reykjavík right into our homes. From Friday 13 to Saturday 14

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SONG PICK: Los Saints - It's Easier When You Jump

Shimmering guitars and soft synths that evoke the feeling of bright sunshine on warmth-deprived skin play over sharp drums in the newest song by West Coast three-piece Los Saints. The band is comprised of Angel Mariscal, Emiliano Garcia, and Gianluca Exposito, three first-generation Mexican Americans who live in San Diego.

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SONG PICK: Virginia to Vegas - flyby. ft. Mokita

Toronto-based singer, songwriter, and producer Virginia to Vegas just released his gorgeous six-track EP “don’t wake me, i’m dreaming“, of which we chose “flyby.” ft. Mokita, as our glamglarepick. We love the track for its super sweet and catchy feel, yet serious and relatable lyrics. Derik John Baker,

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VIDEO PICKS OF THE WEEK: Belau, Nilüfer Yanya, Shame, Soccer Mommy

Belau – Risk It All ft. Amalah The Budapest-based electronica project Belau not only delights with highly appealing music but with impressive videos, one more enigmatic and beautiful than the previous one. Announcing their album Colourwave, Belau offer the compelling video to “Risk It All” featuring Amalah,  directed by Péter P.

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SONG PICK: Signe - Cry Wolf

Solo pop artist Signe grew up dancing her heart out to ABBA, singing along to Sara Bareilles, and falling in love with the lyrics of Billy Joel. To my knowledge, the latter never wrote such explicit lyrics as in the pre-chorus to “Cry Wolf” but it feels good to sing

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SONG PICK: Boncyan - It's On Me

As fans of the Icelandic music scene, our interest was already piqued when we heard about a new-ish Icelandic alt-pop trio called Boncyan. Naturally, we listened to “It’s On Me” and loved it from the spot! The song is electro-pop bliss topped with ultra-gorgeous vocals and stellar guitar work.

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VIDEO PICKS OF THE WEEK: Erika de Casier, Mai Kino, Mellah, Vania

Erika de Casier – No Butterfly, No Nothing With summer having come to a firm end, at least in New York and other parts of the Northern hemisphere, a beautifully delightful music video like “No Butterfly is no Nothing” could not be more welcomed. This is the debut by Erika de

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SONG PICK: Captain Kidd ft. La Poré - Over It

Recently, we featured “Blame” by La Poré and are still buzzing with excitement whenever the gorgeous track comes up in our playlist. Although La Poré exchanged Ohio with California, leaving his bandmates of Captian Kidd back in Columbus, OH, it is touching and promising to see them teaming up again.

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SONG PICK: Vola Tila - Forget That I Love You

The new single by Vola Tila made me revisit the Swedish duo’s previous work and fall in love with their sound all over again. Their songs are beautifully melodic, blissfully dreamy with a silky smooth vibe. The just-released “Forget That I Love You” follows that captivating style. While the

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SONG PICK: Dex Wolfe - Highly Likely

For a while already, we had Dex Wolfe on our radar but life got in the way. By now, the Minnesota-based producer and songwriter has released his debut EP “Lightness”. Fortunately, it is never too late to talk about good music, and “Highly Likely” is just such a gorgeous track