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SONG PICK: Glassio - Age of Experience

“Age of Experience” is the name of Brooklyn-based Glassio‘s just released EP as well as its title track. Having listened through the totally stunning EP multiple times, I am tempted to describe the title track as the one that sums up the other five as well. The single offers

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SONG PICK: Close Talker - Half Past Nine

Canadian indie rockers Close Talker evolved and fine-tuned their sound from their first full-length record “Flux” (among my top 10 albums of 2014) to their latest single “Half Past Nine”, honing their craft and focusing on what they do so well. “Half Past Nine” features Will Quiring‘s vocals beautifully,

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SONG PICK: SUN SILVA - Sun Skin Air

“Sun Skin Air” sports the dreamy, hippie, psychedelic vibe with which Brit rockers Temples made a name for themselves yet the new single by fellow-Brits SUN SILVA is all that and then some. While one would expect the track to head further into a fuzzy direction, it takes some surprising

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SONG PICK: Household Dogs - Lonely Lover

Thanks to the warm guitar vibes in “Lonely Lover”, a fuzzy feeling of nostalgia takes over and memories bubble up of a time, when my friends and I listened to a lot of “The Damned” and when we read and discussed Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel “Dune” with gusto.

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SONG PICK: DREAMERS - Die Happy

Three years and eleven months ago, I saw back-then Brooklyn and now Los Angeles-based trio DREAMERS for the very first time at one of their SXSW2015 shows. Since then, the band comprised of vocalist/guitarist Nick Wold, bassist Nelson and drummer Jacob Wick sharpened their talents and released one hit

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SONG PICK: The Dream Syndicate - Black Light

The Dream Syndicate are gearing up to release their second full length album since their re-union in 2012. The album is called “These Times” about which lead singer and songwriter Steve Wynn says: “These Times. That’s it. It is all we’re talking about, all we’re thinking about.

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SONG PICK: Mesita - Deadchannel

A couple of days ago, I heard “Deadchannel” on the radio and knew instantly that I wanted to feature the beautifully brooding track. “Deadchannel” is the newest single by singer/songwriter and producer James Cooley who makes music under the moniker Mesita. Despite its sinister title, “Deadchannel” offers a surprisingly

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SONG PICK: KYOTI - Restart The World

With “Restart The World” KYOTI, an art pop electronic three-piece from London, released a track that is equally infectious dance pop as it is hypnotic chillout music. 80s synths sounds are prevalent in “Restart The World” yet the overall funky vibe is irresistible and just so good! Together with the

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VIDEO: Alice Phoebe Lou - Galaxies

Ahead of her album “Paper Castles”, scheduled for March 8, Alice Phoebe Lou delights her fans with a gorgeous surreal video for her latest single “Galaxies”. Alice explains that the track: “Happened on a rainy moody day in Berlin, my friend Harry Charles & I wrote this song while lying

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VIDEO: Larkins - TV Dream

Manchester is brimming with cool bands, and guitar-pop band Larkins are no exception. The inspired band video invites us to come out and see them live. Frontman Josh Noble explains about the single: “‘TV Dream’ was inspired by my grandparents; the idea that romance and dancing has lost its appeal

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Kezar - (Tell Me) It's Not Love

While watching the charming “(Tell Me) It’s Not Love” video by Kezar, a fuzzy happy feeling grows deep inside and a big smile wants to take over your face. Memories of popular romantic comedies like “Love, Actually” or “A Knight’s Tale” come to mind, how they played with

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SONG PICK: Doomsquad - General Hum

Without even listening to the end of “General Hum”, I already started to create today’s #glamglarepick feature because I am a huge fan of Toronto-based sibling-trio Doomsquad. With “General Hum” they not only released yet another fantastic electro-psych single but also an electrifying video, directed by Zak Tatham. Both

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SONG PICK: JOSIN - Healing

Sunday morning breakfast, while listening to Spotify’s “Discover Weekly” which basically follows glamglare’s musical taste closely, one song stood out: “What is Thom Yorke doing in this mix?” Listening more  intently, it became evident that these were female vocals but in the singing style Radiohead’s frontman is

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SONG PICK: J. Laser - Waves & Blades

Depending on your relationship with music, you might recall the times of browsing a record store, when you heard a fantastic new single and could not wait to play it on your own turntable. On repeat! Now this all has changed of course, but as a music blogger I often

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SONG PICK: Henry Jamison - American Babes

On the heel of Henry Jamison’s upcoming album “Gloria Duplex” out on February 8 via Akira Records arrives the absolutely gorgeous “American Babes”, with distinct story telling, exquisite production and vocals to get lost in. As if this was not yet sufficient, “American Babes” also features a subtle at

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SONG PICK: Hanford Reach - Asunder

Mid 80s and early 90s guitar driven post-punk never fully disappeared but it seems to pop up again more often, especially in New York as neo-psych duo Hanford Reach are proof. The sparsely arranged “Asunder” marks the lead single from their just released EP “Nathalie” (stream here). “Asunder” takes the

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SONG PICK: Butterjack - Hot Sauce

“Hot Sauce” has ‘party music’ written all over its album cover bottle, well not literally but figuratively. The new single by English singer-producer Aiden Grimshaw aka Butterjack is one hot and sexy dish, and a major dance floor invitation. It is still only February but I can easily see this

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SONG PICK: Bestman - 143

Sure, music does not know boundaries and is also not restricted to certain areas to originate from, yet I was utterly surprised to learn that the joyous, bright and dance floor-ready “143” is the creation of a synth-pop band in Chicago! Said synth-pop act is Bestman, and fronted by singer/

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SONG PICK: FEET - English Weather

Last year, English indie-rockers FEET got some fine buzz going with their singles “Petty Thieving” and “Backseat Driver”, but the praise will only continue with the release of their new single “English Weather”. The song was written during what the band now calls the “Barn Sessions”, when they had some

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SONG PICK: ISLAND - All In My Head

European and American fans of indie rockers ISLAND can rejoice together, as the London-based four-piece is gearing up for their headlining tour in Europe and then makes their way over to the states again. If you were lucky enough to have caught ISLAND at SXSW2018, then you might want to

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SONG PICK: Geographer - Summer of my Discontentment

“Summer of my Discontentment” is the first and wistfully gorgeous new single from Geographer‘s upcoming EP, due out March 8th. This EP marks a special turning point in the artist’s life, which even non-artists will be able to relate to, because the vast majority of us has moved

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SONG PICK: Kid Bloom - Sugarcoat

“Sugarcoat” exquisitely dances on the exciting edge between sadness and joy, a sonic combination that can only come from a warm and sunny place like Los Angeles. Californian indie rock band Kid Bloom deliver yet another fantastic song after their hit singles “Different State of Mind” and “Electric U”. On

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SONG PICK: Working Men's Club - Bad Blood

Named after the pubs and venues they tried to sneak into, singer and guitarist Sydney Minsky-Sargeant, guitarist-vocalist Giulia Bonometti, and drummer Jake Bogacki make music as Working Men’s Club – exciting music that is! Like the crazy talented love child between Talking Heads and LCD Soundsystem, “Bad Blood” hums and

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SONG PICK: Maple & Beech - Side-Eye

What began as the solo project by Minneapolis-based producer Tyler Tholl, grew into a seven-member ensemble of friends and family who create smart electro-pop under the name Maple & Beech. Their new single “Side-Eye” is instantly catchy and attracts with its careful balance of suspense and joyfulness. No reason to

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SONG PICK: Mansionair - Shadows

Certainly no over-night success nor surprise but the result of steadily releasing one awesome song after the other, collaborating with other artists, getting remixed and Grammy nominated, and all the while preparing a full length album, due on March 1, via Glassnotes Records. “Shadows”, the latest single by Australian three-piece