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SONG PICK: Karis Lee - 2pm

“I need a 2pm guy, not a 2am high,” sings Texas-born singer/songwriter Karis Lee and indeed it is hard to run a relationship solely on adrenaline without those moments of trust and comfort. “2pm” strikes with a sparse production and Karis’ gorgeous vocals, similarly chills-inducing and intense as the

SONG PICK: Cream With A K - Good Dog

U.K. musician Cream With A K is back with a new song that demonstrates that isolation can set free creativity in a special way. “Good Dog” is more mellow and less grungy than her other songs and takes a look at love from a surprising angle. Lee Tatlock, the

Nickie Minshall

SONG PICK: Nickie Minshall - Watch Your Step

Nickie Minshall has been making music for a while in her hometown of Toronto and is now ready to embark on a solo career. Her first offering: “Watch Your Step,” an emotional and catchy pop song that puts her crystalline vocals front and center. Nickie recalls about the song: I’

SONG PICK: Chinwe - Sin

A super-relaxed beat and chills-inducing vocals guide the latest track by London-based singer Chinwe. The resignation is palpable, when she comes to terms with the fact that love has come to an irreversible end. She says: Sin is about how one mistake can lead to everything falling apart in a

SONG PICK: Odina - Please

In summer 2016 I listened to Odina and her song “You Loved Me, You Killed Me” for the first time during my morning commute. I almost dismissed it first for its initial simplicity, but then quickly was drawn in by the deep emotional vulnerability of her vocals and the way

Q&A with Sophie Colette

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Sophie Colette has released a series of singles over the last few years that are hard to get out of your mind once you heard them. Catchy hooks and quirky angles on a variety of relationship-centered topics will make you sing along in no time. Her songs

SONG PICK: Ally Evenson - Not So Pretty

Our Song Pick of the Day is the title track “Not So Pretty” of the debut EP of Detroit-based singer/songwriter Ally Evenson. The earthy folk rock song sets the stage for a wondrous journey through Ally’s musical world that takes you to a few quite unexpected places. Like

SONG PICK: Tatum - Bloodsport

The title song of the debut EP “Bloodsport” by South African singer/songwriter Tatum is a soaring ballad about the fact that love cannot exist without pain – a perfect topic for her dark, soulful and dramatic music. The EP also contains the previously glamglare-featured “Broken” and “Fever.” Listen to the

SONG PICK: Maddie Jay - Shakes

Summer is going to be different and restricted this year, but music is always there to help. Enter a collection of swirling, lighter-than-air pop songs by L.A. via Canada singer, songwriter and producer Maddie Jay. “Mood Swings” (Apple Music | Spotify) is the title of her debut EP which deals

SONG PICK: Lial - Dirty Little Lies (Video)

Should you be with this person or is this relationship a downward spiral? London-based singer songwriter Lial puts a new spin on a recurring theme in pop music: what if the “Dirty Little Lies” make things with somebody interesting in the first place. Her new song pitches reconciliatory words against

SONG PICK: Fenne Lily - To Be A Woman Pt. 2

And one again we turn to Bristol for some more excellent music by singer/songwriter Fenne Lily: “To Be A Woman Pt. 2” is stop-you-in-your-tracks music that does everything right: a driving beat, electrifying guitars, enigmatic soundbites and intense, but intimate vocals. You immediately get dark state of mind the

SONG PICK: Alice Pisano - Tears Will Set You Free

London-based, Italian singer/songwriter Alice Pisano has a powerful appeal for the unfortunate moments in your life: don’t hold back emotions, because showing them just makes you only stronger. “Tears Will Set You Free” – her first song since her 2019 EP “Celebrate Life” – has a new fresh feel to

SONG PICK: I See Rivers - How

I See Rivers is the trio of three women, Eline, Gøril and Lili, from Norway who met at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. That for sure sounds like a promising start to a music career. Case in point: their latest song “How”, a glittering synth pop piece with enchanting

Q&A with Mïrändä

It is more than three years ago that we heard about Mïrändä for the first time and could not stop listening to her debut EP “Empire”. We were blown away, to say the least by the New York-based singer, songwriter, and producer and were excited to see her live at

I Am Snow Angel

SONG PICK: I Am Snow Angel - Tower Of Song

While at glamglare we usually prefer original music, we are also long-time fans of Julie Kathryn aka I Am Snow Angel and if covers are all we get from her for the time being, we have to make an exception. “Tower Of Song” is a beautiful song from Leonard Cohen’

SONG PICK: Margo Sanda - Aspettami

There is much good music coming from Italy, but all artists we featured so far prefer to sing in English. That’s why I’m particularly excited to present North Italian, Berlin-based singer, songwriter and producer Margo Sanda, who just released her second EP “La Stanza Verde” (The Green Room)

SONG PICK: The Familiar - Control

The control you you have over your life and the forces that take it from you are the topic of the new song by duo The Familiar – a transatlantic collaboration between Ruth Mirsky and Mads Martinsen. Both have roots in Norway and this reflects in their dark, melodic synth pop

SONG PICK: Ria Carval - Reflections

19 year-old musician Ria Carval has embarked on the path to pop stardom on her own terms: she moved from Cali, Columbia to Albany, NY to study the music business and takes full control of writing and producing her music. Ria’s latest song “Reflections” is a catchy but soothing

SONG PICK: Austra - Mountain Baby (ft. Cecile Believe)

The release of a new Austra album is always a special day at glamglare. “HiRUDiN” (Apple Music | Spotify) – you don’t want to know what this is if you are squeamish – is just Katie Stelmanis’ fourth album over almost a decade and a lot has changed since her first full-length

SONG PICK: Mïrändä - I Am Art (Video)

“I Am Art” says New York-based producer and singer Mïrändä and she proves it with an impressive, swirling video, with all visuals created by herself in isolation. “Limitations can set you free,” she says, but this is not just about her. We all can take this as motivation and inspiration

SONG PICK: Emmy Wildwood - Electric Dreaming

Tuscon-based singer and producer Emmy Wildwood goes in many different directions on her new album “Heavy Petals” (Apple Music | Spotify) The uniting element between the songs is the unapologetic use of a smacking drum machine, but on top she layers different instruments and styles and condensed the currently super-trendy DYI

SONG PICK: Discovery Zone - Blissful Morning Dream Interpretation Melody (Video)

“Blissful Morning Dream Interpretation Melody” is a futuristic audiovisual experience by Berlin-based artist JJ Weihl – formerly part of Fenster – who records music as Discovery Zone. Disguised as an add for a dream sharing app the video shows an eerily happy future while JJ Weihl’s classic electronic sounds carry your

SONG PICK: Saint Saviour - Wake Me

This is a song like a sunrise that slowly sneaks into your consciousness with warm rays of light. Aptly titled “Wake Me,” the new track by Becky Jones aka Saint Saviour is built around a gently plucked harp and feels so harmonious that even the processed vocals feel right in

SONG PICK: Drinker - Even If I Know (Video)

Bi-coastal duo Drinker is back with a brilliant new track “Even If I Know”. Dark, dramatic and suspenseful – the song is guaranteed to give you the shivers. Interestingly the song feels sleek and compact, but lyrics and music were created separately as singer Aaron Mendelsohn reveals: The song explores existential

Something Leather

NEW EP: Something Leather - Midnight Reverie