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SONG PICK: Foreign Air - Echo

“Echo”, the new single by Foreign Air, is as mesmerizing and sparkling as a meteor shower to stay within the lyrical context of “we hear echoes from another galaxy”. Foreign Air is the nomadic alt-pop duo of Jacob Michael and Jesse Clasen. With “Echo”, they deliver an impossible to resist

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RELEASED TODAY: Hazel English - I'm Fine

Hailing from Australia, lo-fi artist Hazel English calls now Oakland, California her home. Ahead of her debut EP, due in October, comes “I’m Fine” and the track is just so charmingly beautiful that it makes you want to sing along with Hazel English but then you might miss her

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NEW TRACK: Golden Coast - Recess

“I can hear the sandbox call my name”… not sure about that, because personally I rather enjoy my adult life but I totally get the carefree summer vibe of “Recess”, the brand new single by L.A. indie-pop duo Golden Coast. “Recess” is unabashedly upbeat, with great hooks and a

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SONG PICK: Trails and Ways - Happiness

Happiness comes in a lot of different forms and sizes and it is on us to recognize it as what it is, when it hits. When used well, hand claps in music make me instantly happy and so does a crisp and bright guitar melody. Throw in pronounced bass lines,

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MUSIC QUOTES: Kindness

Letters To Nepal at Cake Shop on August 8, 2016

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VIDEO: Ella On The Run - Walk Away

The visuals to “Walk Away” are as pleasing and beautiful as the song itself. Ella On The Run is singing with a spitting image of herself, with a whirling kaleidoscope, creating a mesmerizing, sensual effect. The video, directed by Rafe Gibbon, does the lyrically sparse track justice by letting Ella

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[PHOTOS] Superbly Diverse Festival 8 at C'mon Everybody

The maybe biggest accomplishment of Festival 8 on Sunday August 14 at Brooklyn’s C’mon Everybody, was its amazing diversity in performers and musical styles. Something even in New York you don’t experience often! Major kudos go to Kelsey Warren for organizing this festival and for performing with

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VIDEO: The Lulls - Paris

What makes a really cool song even greater? An inspired video! And the Californian surfgaze-trio The Lulls did just that. Together with their new single “Paris”, they also released a stunning video to go with it. It’s a classic band video, filmed like what an Apple Inc. commercial might

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NEW TRACK: Alex Bent + the Emptiness - Hold On To Me Forever

“Hold On To Me Forever” is beautifully melancholic to a point where it almost makes you weep. Almost, because there also seems to be a ray of hope and a silver lining of optimism in this mellow synth-pop track. “Hold On To Me Forever” is the first single of Alex

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NEW ARTIST: Milkywhale

Milkywhale is a new Icelandic music project, a collaboration between singer/dancer Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir and FM Belfast‘s Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson. They are among the artists to play this year’s Iceland Airwaves and with that much buzz around their live shows on

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SONG PICK: Flight Brigade - Hurricane Season

Hm… yes, it’s that time of year again, and there’s now even a song for it too: “Hurricane Season” by Flight Brigade. Ahead of their debut album “Our Friends Our Enemies” due mid October, Flight Brigade offer a big sweeping stunner of a song with “Hurricane Season”. They

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Q&A with Duke Of Wolves

Listening to Duke Of Wolves for the first time, I was immediately hooked! This is what the love child of MUSE and Queens of the Stone Age might sound like: big anthemic sound with irresistible melodies, powerful drum and guitar chops, topped off with amazing vocals all around. WHO is

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SONG PICK: Club Drive - Dangerous

Club Drive balances the often delicate act between infectious pop and earthy rock beautifully with their debut single “Dangerous”. The tune comes with a big sweeping, anthemic chorus full on with strings and all, yet at the same time stays grounded with beats and guitar riffs rooted in solid rock

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NEW TRACK: Wylma - Picture

“Picture” is a lovely, unabashedly catchy synth-pop track with an overall feel-good vibe. Listening to “Picture”, I would have never guessed that this is a debut single, the first published track by new artist Wylma and I am sure there’s more of the cool where this came from! Listen

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WITH WHISKEY OR COFFEE: James Edge & The Mindstep - Four Two Four

“Four Two Four” is more than ‘just’ a song, because it feels like a journey, like leaving the house in the morning and collecting impressions, ideas and thoughts along the way. There  is a drum beat, a beautifully dominant acoustic guitar that soon gets challenged by a more and more

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LATE NIGHT: Passerine - White Shadows and Grey Noise

Australian electronic-trio Passerine deliver with “White Shadows and Grey Noise” a highly infectious new single that makes you want to jump up from wherever you are and start dancing. At the same time though the track can also be an invitation to kick back, relax and simply muse about the

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SONG PICK: Council - Rust To Gold

Big anthem set-up? Check! Massive sweeping synths sound? Check! Highly infectious? Uplifting? Irresistible? Check, check and check! “Rust To Gold”, the title track of Council‘s recently released five-track EP, is one these songs while maybe a bit over-the-top, it is just so catchy, one can’t help but feel

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VIDEO: Rooms - Stars Beyond

“Stars Beyond” is a mesmerizing new song by Sydney psychedelic-pop duo Rooms. The video to go with it, tells the charming yet heart-breaking love story between two women. End of story… …wait! This is one of the videos worth spending time on because of its sheer beauty and emotional depth.

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NEW TRACK: Hudson Scott - Get Down

Listening to Hudson Scott‘s brand new single “Get Down”, I immediately think of lounging by the pool, with a big fruity cocktail in my hand, with a pink straw, turquoise paper umbrella, pineapple decoration and all, soaking up the sun. But that’s not the lyrical intent as Hudson

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MUSIC QUOTES: Dust of Everyday Life

Jimkata live at Rough Trade, April 2016

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NEW TRACK: Paper Lions - My Number

At a time, when couples break up over a text message or others are communicating with apps that don’t leave any trace of what has being said, it is somewhat re-assuring that someone makes a song about telephone communication. Or at least about “you got my number” because, this

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SONG PICK: Colouring - About You

A song that starts out with “Stop all the clocks / I’ll be with you / You’re all that I think about” has won my heart already, so beautiful! And then there is everything else of course, the smooth production, the infectious vibe, the rich vocals and the cool effects

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New Track: Elle Belle - Knock On The Light

“Knock On The Light” begins with a big dose of swagger and finesse as well as a lot of promise and does not disappoint. This latest single by Los Angeles based musician Elle Belle includes guest vocals by Misty Boyce (keys for BØRNS) that provide a stunning contrast to his

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WITH WHISKEY OR COFFEE: Andrew Foster - Down The Rabbit Hole

Acoustic guitar, rich vocals, lovely melody with a tiny bit of suspense, smart lyrics… “Down The Rabbit Hole” draws you right in and doesn’t let you go for three minutes and 21 seconds. “Down The Rabbit Hole” is the newest single by U.K. singer/songwriter Andrew Foster and

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LATE NIGHT: Kauf - A Ruin

Kauf is an electronic musician based in Los Angeles, who creates beautifully flowing, mesmerizing tracks with sparse but rich vocals to go with. A full length album is scheduled for later this year but for now there are two singles and lots of remixes, to get our anticipation going. Here’