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SONG PICK: Kastrup - Joanna

While I probably have to wait… forever until someone creates a great (!) song with my first name in it, I am always especially drawn to tracks featuring a female or male first name. “Joanna” is not only a lovely female name but in the case of Kastrup also the title

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SONG PICK: Foreign Air - Loud Magic

Sadness can be something surprisingly beautiful, especially when it comes in form of such an exquisite track as “Loud Magic”, the new single by Los Angeles-based duo Foreign Air. The song’s melody is kept in minor keys, floating over heavy beats, and this would be a seriously dark affair

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PHOTOS: Smoke Season Live at Rough Trade NYC

In our era of having the world on our finger tips via smart phones’ intelligence, it is no longer easy to get utterly surprised yet exactly that happened to me and probably some others in attendance. Without having heard a single song of Los Angeles-based duo Smoke Season, I found

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SONG PICK: Yip Yops - She

It would be easy to dismiss “She” as ‘yet another pop rock song’ by lending the track solely a few seconds of attention because what unravels is truly extraordinary! Los Angeles-based quartet  Yip Yops allows them themselves to not only be creative musically but also to play with expectations. The

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SONG PICK: Michael Jablonka - Flump

Michael Jablonka shreds his guitar as if there was no tomorrow but that alone, albeit a substantial talent, is not what sets this London born and bread musician apart. In addition to his impressive guitar skills, he delights with versatile vocals and if this wasn’t enough, uncanny songwriting chops

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PHOTOS: glamglare presents: Scam Avenue, Kid Midnight, Julia Kahn & the New 45s, Sophie Colette

April 27th, the basement lounge at The Delancey was nicely packed from the get-go and got humming this way throughout the performances of all the bands until the DJs took over for the rest of the night. Sophie Colette kicked of the night with her exquisite set of songs plus

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SONG PICK: HYMMJ - Magnetic Heart

Berlin-based quartet HYMMJ (haitch wye em em jay) follows the success of their 2017 released debut EP “A Potential Cause For Rain” with a gorgeous new track from their upcoming sophomore EP due in Fall. This new single titled “Magnetic Heart” shows more of their exquisite songwriting skills. Singer and

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SONG PICK: Westerman - Edison

Even after a good half-dozen listens to “Edison”, I haven’t fully wrapped my head around how the track goes so seemingly effortlessly from mellow and minor to increasingly more major and optimistic without really modifying much. The change happens gradually, like stripping leaves upon leaves from an artichoke until

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SONG PICK: Oddnesse - Trust

“Truth” by L.A.-based Oddnesse is mesmerizing in its quiet, steady flow. Behind the artist name Oddnesse is Rebeca Arango, whose soft and earthy vocals go beautifully with the transfixing track. When she sings on repeat “I know you’ll see it, when you believe it”, another irresistibly hypnotic

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SONG PICK: Easton - Blue Love

The color ‘blue’ is not one easily to be associated with the feeling of ‘love’, yet this is exactly what Texas-born and Los Angeles-based artist Easton Schirra does, choosing “Blue Love” as the title for his debut single. While Easton Schirra is a sought after photographer by trade, he started

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SONG PICK: Von Sell - Digital Sleep

I am lost. Lost in the beauty of “Digital Sleep”, the new single by Brooklyn-based electro-pop artist Von Sell. As true fan of his work, I would not have expected anything less than a ‘cool new track’ but “Digital Sleep” is in a whole other league! The song starts out

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SONG PICK: James Supercave - Something To Lose

Casually listening to nothing specific, aka letting Apple Radio run, and sandwiched between new singles from MGMT and Radiohead was a gem of a song that made me listen with excitement, and look up the track and artist! “Something To Lose” is the new single by L.A.-based quartet

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SONG PREMIERE: The Sleeping Tongues - Strawberry Kisses

Strawberries are a universally beloved fruit, why else would we find the flavor almost everywhere from yoghurt and ice cream to toothpaste and lipgloss? What about “Strawberry Kisses”? Sounds appealing, doesn’t it? Like the slight tartness of the fruit helps the inherent sweetness to shine through and making it

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SONG PICK: Not.Your.Regular.Boy. - Crazyland

There are many songs featuring crazy catchy hooks that are usually more on the bright side, the ones in “Crazyland” though beg to differ being of the darker kind with shiny sparkles thrown in. “Crazyland” is the debut single by Ferry de Ruiter, hailing from Amsterdam and creating his own

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SONG PICK: Mainland - Villains

Mainland, who call both, California and New York their home, have found their voice and sound because their just released EP “Villains” is nothing short but stunning! It features familiar Mainland ingredients like catchy hooks and versatile vocals, in a more exquisite wrapping, Aside from last year’s anthemic “I

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NEW MUSIC: More Giraffes - Dinosaur

“Dinosaur” oozes massive amounts of playful, child-like joy, dispensed as sparkly pop candy. The second single by L.A.-based duo More Giraffes, comprised of Mark Hadley and Keeley Bumford, shows once again their incredible talent for catchy and likable pop songs. Listen to “Dinosaur” now: For your Spotify playlist:

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SONG PICK: Fizzy Blood - Pink Magic

“Pink Magic”, the latest single by English indie rockers Fizzy Blood comes not only with some crazy, instantly catchy hooks but also a lot of swagger and the best of what Brit pop/rock has to offer. What a party banger! Well done. It is always a special treat to

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SONG PICK: SAVI MINDS - Dreaming

Super mellow vocals lend “Dreaming” its surreal appeal, one that holds throughout the song. “Dreaming” is the debut single by Mikale D’Andrea, who goes by SAVI MINDS, a songwriter and producer originally from New Jersey, now calling Los Angeles his home. Mikale in his own words about “Dreaming”: “I

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SONG PREMIERE: Baby Raptors - Be Your Girl

Joyful and irresistibly bouncy pop is never more needed than after a string of gray and cold winter days, and “Be Your Girl” is just what the doctor ordered! It is the brand new song by Baby Raptors, the brainchild of Brooklyn artist Tora, who provides the following insight: The

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SONG PREMIERE: ENNOR - Wave After Wave

There is an airy lightness to “Wave After Wave” amidst the powerful and strong setting. Like flirty seagulls approaching the coast, circling above the water, contemplating things while waves playfully roll ashore. Though this would tell only half the story, because while starting out all mellow, with sparse, finger picking

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SONG PICK: Mars Motel - Living In The Moment

Leave it to Brooklyn-based indie rockers Mars Motel to create irresistible jangly dream pop because they did it again with the gorgeous “Living In The Moment” – maybe the dreamiest of their singles to date. The band around singer/songwriter Sarik Kumar tends to fascinate audiences when they perform live, not

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SONG PICK: Alexander Vincent - I Won't

Subtle restraint, airy lightness, feeling of letting go… this all and more comes to mind when listening to “I Won’t”, the debut single by Alexander Vincent. Alex Tanas, who toured as the drummer of Canadian pop band Magic! around the world, decided that his need to create his own

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NEW MUSIC: Kid Brunswick - nevermine

If someone makes music as absolutely exciting as Kid Brunswick, then they can get away with making themselves rare. For now. Understandable, that the 19 years old singer/songwriter/producer is rolling out his online-persona slowly but this will change quickly if he keeps on releasing one extraordinarily awesome single

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NEW MUSIC: joan - I Loved You First

First there are these little signs, that get more, and they pile up until they can no longer be ignored. The falling out of love. This awful feeling of sensing an end to something beautiful which joan are pondering in their latest song “I Loved You First”. Essentially saying something

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SONG PREMIERE: Robert Granata and Blackstone - Paint The Truth

What to expect from a song titled “Paint The Truth”? Some contemplation maybe, intensive soul searching? When Robert Granata sings about “staring at my faded reflection, looking for the good old times / days we would laugh, stay out all night, waiting for the sun to rise”, he does exactly that,