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SONG PICK: The Gloomies - LSD

Listen to “LSD” the debut single of the San Diego trio The Gloomies and any gloomy feelings you might have won’t stand a chance with this sunny and upbeat track. With its fuzzy guitar sounds, warm beats, mellow vocals and overall surf-rock feel, it is sending out waves of

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SONG PICK: Michael McQuaid - Vibes

“Vibes” by Michael McQuaid is a dark R&B track, with quite an earthy, (blues)-guitar vibe to it, and that makes for one highly interesting and also sensual combination! Michael McQuaid, a Texas native, moved to Nashville to pursue music and that’s where he comes up with

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Song Pick of the Day: BLAJK - French Class

Intelligent synth-pop is alive and kicking and yet another proof for that statement are BLAJK, a five-piece from Toronto, Canada. We want to kick-off the New Year with something special, and French Class, the latest single by BLAJK, is just perfect! Stomping beats, catchy tunes and then these killer vocals

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Song Pick of the Day: We Are The Stars - Flight

We Are The Stars, an identical twin brother duo from New York, recently released From The Sky, a six tracks EP featuring some of their most popular tracks. On it is for example Flight a vocoder-heavy, slightly trippy and slowly unfolding little gem of a synth-pop song – our Song Pick

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Song Pick of the Day: MODOC - Make The World Wait

What a beautiful teaser Make The World Wait is! MODOC an alt-rock trio from Munice, IN are about to release their 2nd album titled Automatic + Voluntary on February 5th, 2016, and Make The World Wait will be the 2nd track on this new record. With killer hooks, driving beats and

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Song Pick of the Day: Space Shark - Now Is We

First there’s a bit of lonely, shimmering guitars yet when Steve Caster of Space Shark starts singing the lyrics to Now Is We one listens up: raspy, expressive and a tiny bit “dirty” vocals, on top of a quietly flowing melody, bringing this feeling of longing home. Listen to

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Song Pick of the Day: Milky White - Baby It's Cold Outside

The New Jersey four piece Milky White, who used to be three members and until recently went under the name Mikey and the other Guys, have released a mini-EP for the holidays: A Milky White Christmas. This holiday edition sports their versions of xmas classics like Rockin’ Around The Christmas

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3 Is A Band: LANY - Make Out (EP)

Looking for a new trio to feature in my weekly #3IsABand column, my partner in crime suggested this Los Angeles-via Nashville-trio who goes by the name of LANY. Listening to their just released EP Make Out, I instantly know I am in for a treat! There’s just the “right

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PHOTOS: Donna Missal, XYLØ and Nothing But Thieves at Baby's All Right

Donna Missal set the bar high at Baby’s All Right on that Thursday night, December 17th, only one week before Christmas, when New York City sinks in sort of a doze… more sleepy then the already mellow weeks of August. If you were planning on sleeping during Donna Missal’

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Music Quotes: Success

Grimes, December 2013 at the S.S. Coachella

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Song Pick of the Day: Jesse Ruben - This Is Why I Need You

As soon as Jesse Ruben’s velvety charming vocals set in, I was hooked on This Is Why I Need You Jesse’s new single and our Song Pick of the Day. It’s a quietly flowing song, finger picking and easy strumming on the guitar, some melodic background sounds

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Song Pick of the Day: Otzeki - Falling Out

Otzeki, comprised of two cousins based in London, just released their second single after their debut of the playful Vampire Weekend-ish Cancel It All. Their new track Falling Out is more laid-back, with relaxed guitar lines, hauntingly beautiful tenor to falsetto vocals yet an overall chill feel. While Cancel It

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Video: Monogold - Pink Lemonade

“Pink Lemonade” is a track on “Good Heavens”, Monogold’s third full-length album. This time around, Keith Kelly (vocals, guitar), Jared Apuzzo (drums) and Michael Falotico (bass, vocals) change up their usual music creation process and focus on what kind of dreamy sounds they can produce with guitar, bass and

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Song Pick of the Day: nvdes - FELA

Looking for something uplifting? A pretty ditty that makes you chime in the chorus? Look no further but listen to FELA by Los Angeles based nvdes. With FELA, nvdes released their 3rd single in 2015 which starts right of with upbeat whistling before the baritone vocals and the dynamic bass

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Song Pick of the Day: Tundran - Kimono

Listening to Kimono by Tundran, one gets very easily transported to the coolest London dance halls or New York night clubs, yet this is the latest track of the Swedish synth-pop duo Tundran. It’s just a very intriguing mix of late 70s funk, a touch of Hall and Oates

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Song Pick of the Day: Keiandra - Wanted

I intended to wait for a special occasion to make Wanted our Song Pick of the Day. It’s a slow building little gem of a song and perfect for the quieter moments of the holidays. It’s also a lovely backdrop for me personally today, since I am lucky

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Song Pick of the Day: Fairchild - Breathless

The beginning of the song faintly evokes some of Jean-Michel Jarre’s greatest hits yet when the vocals set in, I feel remembered of a different band, one of my fav 80s favorites: Simple Minds. In essence though Breathless is a lovely contemporary single, with a lot of longing and

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SONG PICK: Fufanu - Your Collection

So, you thought you can put this Monday already behind you, winding down, drinking tea… think again. Here come Fufanu from Reykjavík, Iceland (the country known for Björk, incredibly awesome landscape, the Airwaves music festival and more). “Your Collection” is our Song Pick of the Day and it’s like

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Song Pick of the Day: The Chambermaids - Tall Grass

Tall Grass is the latest song by the Minneapolis four-piece The Chambermaids. Aside from the for shoegaze typical reverb guitars, one can identify some classical instruments meant for “chamber music” in the mix, hence the band’s name. (My guess). Don’t be fooled though, our Song Pick of the

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Elke's Top Ten Albums of 2015

Throughout 2015, I’ve been listening to hundreds of album releases and those I particularly liked, I blogged about. My list here is a personal one, and it can only be personal when created by one person only. How could I ever be “objective”? One of my own personal rules

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Song Pick of the Day: Cameron A G - Lost Direction

When I listened to Lost Direction for the very first time, a little over a month ago, I put it on hold with a note “for the quieter season”. By now, I’d say we’re in the middle of it and as usual it’s anything but “quiet” but

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3 Is A band: HÆLOS

Whenever an artist is using special characters in their name, they automatically get more attention and this is no different with HÆLOS – I was instantly intrigued! Luckily, this London three-piece can back up their name choice with some excellent trip-hop inspired, electro-pop. Their music is dark and urgent  at times

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Song Pick of the Day: Tangerines - Skin Dives

What a nonchalant and laid-back little gem Skin Dives by the London quartet Tangerines is. Oh the guitars! The GUITARS! And then on top the lazy, gnarly vocals… A sure-fire Song Pick of the Day, especially now during the holiday season: Skin Dives clears your ears from too much sugar,

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Song Pick of the Day: Escapists - Pyramid Scheme

It’s almost impossible to not fall for the allure of Pyramid Scheme, the newest single of the London quartet Escapists. While pitching the song’s chorus “I don’t know, I don’t know” higher and higher, Simon Glancy brings the main message of Pyramid Scheme home and delivers

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Song Pick of the Day: Lucy Sunday - December Love

There’s nothing cold about December Love rather the opposite! This song by young LA artist Lucy Sunday is one hot number and the only possible chills are caused by Lucy Sunday’s beautifully strong yet smooth vocals, and the track’s modern R&B touch. Listen to December