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SONG PICK: Moyka - Circles

Monika Engeseth aka Moyka has just released her debut EP “Circles” (Apple Music | Spotify) with five sweeping and glittering synth pop gems. Moyka’s home country is Norway, where this kind of music feels naturally at home and she could look at many local role models while she was honing

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SONG PICK: Molina - Parásito

“Parásito” is a dark metaphor for the love for another person going very deep, maybe too deep. Is this a good or bad thing? The new song by Chilean/Danish musician Molina – the first one sung in Spanish – does not give it away easily: it’s mood meanders fluidly and

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SONG PICK: MALKA - Taking It Back

“I’m Taking It Back.” Scottish singer/songwriter Tamara Schlesinger aka Malka stays on top of fear and anxiety. Her latest song flows like thoughts crossing one’s mind. But before the mood becomes too dark, the chorus cuts in like a sunburst that brings you back to the light.

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SONG PICK: Psychic Twin - Water Meets Land

“Water Meets Land” is an upbeat, bright synth pop song and you may feel compelled to put it on repeat to inhale as much of its bouncy energy as possible. It is the first new song by Erin Fein aka Psychic Twin since her 2016 album “Strange Diary”. Since then

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SONG PICK: talker - Keep Me Safe

Celeste Tauchar aka talker is back with new music after her excellent EP “Horror Films,” released early this year. Her new single “Keep Me Safe” is soaked in strong conflicting emotions. “I just want you be happy,” she sings, but that selfless well-wishing doesn’t take her where she wants

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SONG PICK: Overcoats - Leave If You Wanna

Brooklyn duo Overcoats came back with a bang with “The Fool”, accompanied by a video that shows them change their looks dramatically. Our Song Pick of the Day is another new song from their upcoming second album: in “Leave If You Wanna” Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell go all out

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SONG PICK: Shells - Like I Love You

“Like I Love You” is a shimmering synth pop song about love itself by the English singer/songwriter Shells. The music is bright and uplifting, a perfect carrier for a positive message. Shells gives us some background about the track: I wrote “Like I Love You” in June 2016. The

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Fifi Rong - Love Is a Lonely Thing Part 1

“Love Is a Lonely Thing,” but not so much in the new video by London-based singer, songwriter and producer Fifi Rong. There she enjoys a good time out in nature with a somewhat mysterious companion. But then, maybe everything was just a dream? The story is to be continued. Watch

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SONG PICK: Charlee Remitz - Pretty Genius

“Pretty Genius” is a new song by singer, songwriter and producer Charlee Remitz. Like our song pick “Forever Like,” almost exactly a year ago, it has an unique relaxed, organic feel to it. She tells her story in a stream of consciousness with her voice floating over ethereal synths and

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SONG PICK: SHHE - Emma

Su Shaw aka SHHE has released another stunning track from her self-titled debut album, due out next Friday on One Little Indian. In “Emma” SHHE uses her signature subtle production to greatest effect and you can feel the effects of that unhealthy relationships with her through the music. The song

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SONG PICK: Detalji - Forever

Here at glamglare the Iceland Airwaves fever heats up. As always, there is a fantastic lineup with lots of new music to discover. For example, we are looking forward to see Finnish singer and producer Krista Myllyviita who records as Detalji. Her latest song “Forever” is a friendly electronic dance

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SONG PICK: Reyko - Hierba Mala

“Hierba Mala,” bad weed, refers to a person with bad influence who you cannot get rid of anymore. London-based synth pop duo Reyko tells this cautionary tale wrapped in a perfectly executed contemporary production. There are some of those ubiquitous trap beats and chopped vocals, but they are skillfully interwoven

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SONG PICK: Gazel - Walk on Land

“Gazel’s Book of Soul” – the album title alone makes you curious about what is going on here. It is British/Turkish singer, songwriter and producer Gazel, who sets a mythical story to a compelling soundtrack full of ideas and unexpected twists. Gazel put deep thoughts into the album. She

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SONG PICK: Faultress - Beating Heart (An Ode To Oxytocin)

When an artist calls Kate Bush, Björk and FKA twigs among her inspirations, you surely don’t expect some run of the mill pop music from her. On the other hand, it is a tall order to fill, but by going completely her own way singer/songwriter Faultress is more

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SONG PICK: Ava Lake - Mystery

“By the weekend, we could be history,” but until then, let’s have fun, sings Ava Lake in her call for taking things not too seriously in the beginning stages of a relationship. But while she tries to be chill about this all, the music gives away the inevitable emotional

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SONG PICK: Daniela Andrade - Ayayai

Daniela Andrade lives in Canada as daughter of Honduran immigrants and has celebrated successes with cover versions of popular song since the beginning of the decade. Now she focuses on writing and producing her own fascinating, sleek future pop songs. “Ayayai” is her first song in Spanish and even if

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SONG PICK: Rosa Bordallo - Lost on the Coast

Rosa Bordallo is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. Originally she is from Guam in the West Pacific and her upcoming album “Reef Walker” deals with the places you belong and call home. Musically there is something of PJ Harvey’s masterpiece “Let England Shake” in the 10

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SONG PICK: Ryahn - Watching x Waiting

Ryahn is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from L.A. via Florida. Her debut EP “Light Blue” is about finding her way out of a seemingly hopeless place in her life. In the opening cut “The Journey” she recounts a pivotal moment in such candor that you may want to

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SONG PICK: Sara-Danielle - Sometimes

There is something in the music of Sara-Danielle that keeps it from falling into the background. You may think that you listen to jazzy lounge music in one moment, but then something happens that throws you off and gives a song a whole new spin. “Healing,” the second album of

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SONG PICK: Claire George - Alone, Together

L.A.-based singer/producer Claire George dazzled us first with her single “Orbit” and then with a stunning performance this spring at SXSW. Now she is back with a sweeping new song “Alone, Together” about change in a relationship. And this is not a piano ballad as you might

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Q&A with Laveda

Laveda is based in Albany, New York and has only released two singles so far, but this duo is definitely up to something. Ali Genevich and Jake Brooks take classic shoegaze as a cue and craft energetic, fresh indie rock tracks. Listen to “Dream. Sleep.” and “Better Now”. Read on

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SONG PICK: Black Belt Eagle Scout - My Heart Dreams

Oregon-based singer/songwriter Katherine Paul aka Black Belt Eagle Scout has just released her stunning second album “At the Party With my Brown Friends,” on which she plays all the instruments. Listen to the album on Apple Music or Spotify or to the latest single “My Heart Dreams,” our Song

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SONG PICK: Lara Snow - Butter Knife (Video)

Electro pop singer/songwriter Lara Snow moved from Tel Aviv to Berlin and had to cope with winter and the extended times of darkness that comes with it in Northern Europe. Now with fall officially starting in a week or so, it is not too early for a power anthem

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Chelsea Wolfe - Deranged for Rock & Roll

Chelsea Wolfe has released a beautiful, classic bar-at-the-end-of-the-world video for “Deranged for Rock & Roll.” She also released her fantastic sixth album “The Birth of Violence” today. Listen to the album on Apple Music or Spotify and watch the video below: Connect with Chelsea Wolfe on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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SONG PICK: Julia Church - Crawl

Julia Church is a singer, songwriter, and producer based in London and originally from Durban, South Africa. “Crawl,” her latest release is a sophisticated pop song with timeless elegance. Julia says about the track: Crawl is my third single, which I produced with the super talented Ben De Vries. It’