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3 Is A Band: Bleeker

Bleeker originate from Toronto, Canada and will be soon on tour through the U.K. I recently came across their stunning self-titled debut EP and since they are a trio, they are ideal for my #3IsABand series! Bleeker are comprised of Taylor Perkins (vocals), Cole Perkins (guitars) and Mike Van

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SONG PICK: CHINAH - Can't Remember How It Feels

The waiting has an end! Following their superb debut EP “Once the Lights Are On” released early this year, Danish electro-pop trio CHINAH follow-up the high expectations with the glorious “Can’t Remember How It Feels”.  The new single sports an effortlessly laid-back vibe, shimmering synths-lines and bright vocals put

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NEW TRACK: Julia Knight - Ghost Of You

Julia Knight delivers a knock-out debut single with “Ghost Of You”, letting her songwriting skills and superb vocals fully shine! There is a dark soulful roughness in Julia Knight’s voice that many of us came to love by say BANKS but also a light, shimmery, yes blissful side when

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VIDEO: Wall - Last Date

Dark, no-wave and post-punk four-piece Wall from New York City dropped their video to “Last Date” today, and like their music, the video is somewhat simple at first glance and sparse yet definitely fascinating! There might be no middle ground because you either dig that kind of sound or you

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SONG PICK: Cape Cub - Lifeline

English singer/songwriter Cape Cub aka Chad Male drops one single per month until the release of his second EP “6AM” due October 21st. Today, it is the single “Lifeline” and it is another instantly alluring piece of music. “Lifeline” is a bit like walking through a tunnel, with dark

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SONG PICK: Krusoe - Rivers Run Riot

For starters, “Rivers Run Riot” is stunningly gorgeous and one of the stand-out-tracks of 2016! With that being established, “Rivers Run Riot” also holds a certain menace, urgency and wistfulness, and makes you slightly uncomfortable but in a good way, because after all, this is a song that gets directly

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PHOTOS: The Lulls Got the Crowd Going at The Bowery Electric (Mondo.NYC)

San Diego three-piece The Lulls are currently on tour from West to East and back again, with a two weeks stop in New York City. A few months ago we exclusively premiered their first single “Bruise” and have been fans from the spot ever since. “Bruise” was followed by “Paris”

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NEW TRACK: Mulàn - Night

As it is a thing these days to include down-pitched vocals in electronic music and its many derivates, so it is also a thing for artists to create an aura of mysteriousness around them, and while they are setting up a website and all socials, they are not revealing much

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SONG PICK: Denny White - Psycho

“Psycho” is the new single by modern renaissance man Denny White, who has written, played and produced the track all by himself. Listening to Denny White’s vocals is like enjoying a single malt scotch whiskey brought to its fullness with just a few drops of water (not ice), which

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RELEASED TODAY: Flatwound - This Can Be Love

Disco is back, and I couldn’t be happier! From New York, to London and Paris over Sydney and Melbourne, back to the states to L.A. – disco is in full swing in plenty a metropoles. “This Can Be Love” is the latest single by Australian duo Flatwound and it

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SONG PICK: Argonaut & Wasp - Loser Like You

“Loser Like You” opens with a big dose of shimmery laid-backness, when the narrative starts and eventually a big dose of  swagger kicks in and one can’t help but sing along to “I don’t want to waste my time waiting on a looser like you”. Well done, Argonaut

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MUSIC QUOTES: Live Music

The Lulls live at The Bowery Electric on 09/04 for Mondo.NYC 2016 There is another chance to these fascinating Californian indie-rockers again on October 1st when they play the vinyl release show for “Island of Daughters” at The Delancey, hosted by glamglare. More info here.     The Lulls Tour

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NEW TRACK: Crush Club - Get Me Off

It is impossible to listen to “Get Me Off” and not instantly make comparisons to the master of this type of music! However, if done so exceptionally well as by New York duo Crush Club, one can’t help but feel excited and happy even. “Get Me Off” features soulful

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VIDEO: SALT - Don't Look At Me That Way

“Don’t Look At Me That Way” by U.K. alt-rockers SALT is a high-energy rock ballad, featuring powerful vocals, pulsating beats and crunchy, melodic guitar lines. The video accompanying the single is…. superb! It is directed by Peter Roe with Jesse Llande as director of photography, and shows the

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NEW TRACK: Jason Gaffner - Feel Something

With “Feel Something”, Los Angeles electro-soul-pop artist Jason Gaffner created an instantly likable and highly danceable track with enough heart and edge to it, for not getting lost in the sea of electronic pop-tracks. Over the powerful disco-electro beats as well as the funky guitar and synths lines float Jason

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SONG PICK: Francie Moon - Red Cloud Road

Casually listening into “Red Cloud Road”, and ready to click ‘next’, I am stopped in my tracks: there’s just no escape, the bluesy, groovy guitars got me! This is a surprisingly catchy song, with its slight 60s feel yet contemporary blues-rock vibe and then these seriously unique vocals. “Red

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NEW TRACK: Armors - Genesis

“Genesis” is a wistfully bright pop-song about a relationship gone wrong, a love lost and back to square one or to keep it with the lyrics: “Liked to think that we had it all,  and now we’re back to Genesis”. The dreamy, pensive tune is the latest single by

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SONG PICK: Cocoa Futures - The Blue

“The Blue”, the new single by U.K. four-piece Cocoa Futures, is one of these songs that grew on me after listening a few times and now I’m hooked! Frontman Greg says about the track: “It’s a good idea to feel sad sometimes, but the things you can

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SONG PICK: Bad Wave - Night School

On the surface, “Night School” by Los Angeles duo Bad Wave seems to be a straightforward electronic pop-song, not really upbeat but also not melancholic. But there’s so much more to the track than utilizing old synthesizer sounds and adding a ton of new ones. There are these dead-pan

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VIDEO: GANGLY - Holy Grounds

Gangly are an Icelandic trio who make ethereal electronic R&B. Formed in 2014 by Sindri, Jófríður and Úlfur, Gangly have already gained a lot of attention after releasing their first single “Fuck with someone else”. The visuals to their newest single “Holy Grounds”, are as calm and intriguing

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glamglare's Top Picks for the Inaugural Mondo.NYC September 14-18, 2016

For the first time ever, Mondo.NYC, launches  September 14-18, 2016 in New York City with a business summit hosted at New York University and live music showcases presented at venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Mondo.NYC impresses with a diverse lineup that includes local favorites next to artists from

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SONG PICK: A Festival, A Parade - If Dogs Could Talk

U.K. alt-rockers A Festival, A Parade deliver a moody and dark, slightly sinister yet irresistibly catchy new track with “If Dogs Could Talk”. Joe Allan lets his baritone vocals set the vibe and Liam Tellum provides a crazy tempo and rhythm on drums, while Ollie Winn supplies the necessary

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VIDEO: Emotional - Hawaii [Premiere]

Experimental electronic duo Emotional just dropped their alluring self-titled debut album, which we reviewed last week and now we’re able to premiere the mesmerizing video to “Hawaii”, the last track on the album. While an opening track often takes on the function of an appetizer and welcoming the listener,

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VIDEO: Gold Class - Kids On Fire

Had I known last year at this time, what I know now, I would have known that “It’s You”, the September 4th, 2015 released album by Gold Class from Melbourne, Australia would become one of my favorite albums ever. Hands down. And -not surprisingly- Gold Class back up their

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SONG PICK: San Blas - Zaid

When played with skill and used wisely, the ukulele can bring an alluring element to a song and San Blas know exactly what to do with the little 4-string guitar. “Zaid” is a high-energy alt-rock track, that employs the uke as rhythm guitar, strumming fiercely along, while an electric guitar