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Q&A with Cream with a K

Lee Tatlock aka Cream with a K is a multifaceted artist, who grew up in Japan and recently relocated to the U.K. At least for a while. Her music and videos still show a strong connection to Japan, where she learned the makings of a pop star in the

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SONG PICK: Trentemøller - Try A Little ft. Jenny Lee Lindberg

For his upcoming album “Obverse” Danish producer Trentemøller employed a divers cast of singers, such as Warpaint bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg for the second single “Try A Little.” This type of collaboration can be problematic with a production that demands too much attention over the vocals, but Trentemøller avoided this

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Asha - Brooklyn Lights

“Brooklyn Lights” is an intimate song by Brooklyn singer, songwriter and producer Asha about the struggles you sometimes have to take on in life, especially as an artist. It also demonstrates how expressing yourself sonically and visually can help you and others coping with such situations. Watch “Brooklyn Lights” here:

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SONG PICK: Sgrow - Extremes

Vilde Nupen and Kristoffer Lislegaard make music in Norway under the name Sgrow and their new single “Extremes” is again a fine piece of electronic pop music. With a driving synth line reminiscent of Black-Celebration-era Depeche Mode and its dark, ghostly undertones it goes directly into the mind, leaving you

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SONG PICK: Jess Chalker - Dance in the Rain

“Dance in the Rain” is that moment when your free yourself from the shackles of your day to day life and do something silly and joyful. London via Australia singer/songwriter Jess Chalker may have just released a perfect pop song: full of melancholy and yearning leading to a cathartic

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SONG PICK: Jenny Hval - High Alice

Everything that Norwegian artist Jenny Hval does is remarkable and noteworthy, but often also discomforting and straight out weird. Her latest song “High Alice” is no exception, but it comes in the package of a beat-heavy synth pop track with an almost sweet mood. The song in on Jenny’s

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SONG PICK: Emzae - As This Day Fades to Another

“As This Day Fades to Another,” the rat race continues. Singer, songwriter and producer Emzae from Derby, England wraps the exhausting patterns of modern life in a punchy electro pop track with a chorus that will stick in your head. With its energetic, no-frills production this may be the song

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SONG PICK: Grae - Woman's World

Toronto-based singer/songwriter Grae just released another pop gem, her third this year. With “Woman’s World” she wants to push away the idea that it is just ok to harass women in public. She brings her cause over with urgency and a dramatic finale, fueled by personal experiences. Grae

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SONG PICK: Sui Zhen - Matsudo City Life

Melbourne-based artist Sui Zhen puts her music in a larger context and her latest album “Losing, Linda” is about the intersection between our real and digital lives. But her songs can speak for themselves too: the latest single “Matsudo City Life” is a quirky, but catchy synth pop song about

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SONG PICK: Cray - idontwannatalkaboutlove

Cheney Cray aka CRAY does not want to talk about love for a reason: as a singer, songwriter, producer, DJ and avid gamer she has enough to do and whoever wants to see her romantic side has to first find their spot in her busy life. “idontwannatalkaboutlove” is a refreshingly

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Kitzl - Wizard Girls

Kitzl is an electronic singer/songwriter from Toronto, Canada who creates experimental, quirky pop songs and outer-worldly visuals. If another Canadian electronic pop star comes to mind here, you are on the right track. Watch “Wizard Girls” here: Listen to to the song on Spotify: Connect with Kitzl on Facebook,

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SONG PICK: Jeri Silverman - Come Undone

“Come Undone” is a track that draws you in immediately with a skillful blend of acoustic and electronic layers over a driving beat. Singer/Songwriter Jeri Silverman wrote the song at a turbulent time in her life. She recalls: I went on a retreat and was finally beginning to ground

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Q&A with Twelve Ballet

We have been following the music journey of siblings Sam and Ben Hope aka Twelve Ballet for more than two years and were enamored with pretty much everything they have put out. Their music hovers right at the edge between folk rock and synth pop and you never quite know

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SONG PICK: Kacy Hill - To Someone Else (Video)

Kacy Hill moved from Phoenix to L.A. and and rubbed shoulders with super stars in the music business. With her new song “To Someone Else” she is now doing her own thing in a quite spectacular way. Bright, elegantly produced and with unexpected, out-of-character drum breaks, the song captures

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SONG PICK: Laveda - Better Now

Ali Genevich and Jake Brooks make indie pop together in Upstate New York as Laveda. After “Dream. Sleep.” last spring they released their second single “Better Now,” which features aside from shoegaze-y guitars some quirky vocal processing. There is also a pop sensibility in their music that makes us very

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SONG PICK: Twelve Ballet - My Sweet, Darling's a Nice Word

The new song “My Sweet, Darling’s a Nice Word” by the Australian duo Twelve Ballet is about that moment when you realize that you are lucky in love. This sentiment fits perfectly for siblings Sam and Ben Hope, who are masters of reflective, straight-from-the-heart songs that seem to capture

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Ailsa And The Seahorses - Seventeen

Follow Scottish singer/songwriter Ailsa And The Seahorses on a trip down memory lane, to a time when things in life were just simple and carefree. From the perspective of the here and now, there is an undeniable sense of melancholy in the song and the visuals. But watching the

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SONG PICK: Moon Palace - Who You Are

Whatever imagery the phrase “moon palace” invokes in you: the music of Seattle quartet of Moon Palace is probably a fitting soundtrack for it: nocturnal and dreamy with a ray of light shining through here and there. The second single “Who You Are” is a good preview of their excellent

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SONG PICK: Emma Charles - Scorpio

L.A. singer/songwriter Emma Charles kicked off 2019 for us with “Comfort in the Chaos.” Now she is back with an irresistible new track about how astrology can unexpectedly help you understand things in your life: born at the cusp of Scorpio – when water turns to fire – Emma knows

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SONG PICK: The Leanover - Lily

The Leanover is the duo of Ali Overing and Lou Seltz founded in upstate New York but now based in Montreal, Canada. They just have released their debut album “Portico” with seven no-frills melodic indie rock songs that exhibit a high level of musicianship. Our Song Pick of the Day

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SONG PICK: Miss Naivety - Cyclones

One of the fascinating aspects of music is how little is required to evoke strong feelings in the listener. Irina Shtreis aka Miss Naivety has already prooven with her two first EPs that she does not need much to draw you sonically into her world. “Cyclone,” her latest song features

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SONG PICK: Tanners - Heavy Metals

“Heavy Metals” is the new song by NYC-based musician Tanners. Like last year’s “Venus” is a super-catchy, perfectly executed pop song, urgent and uplifting at the same time. You can feel how the song has a therapeutic effect for Tanners: As I slowly began feeling more like myself, I

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SONG PICK: Miynt - Lucy in Disguise

Miynt is a singer, songwriter and producer from Sweden, who we fell in love with already in 2016. Now she is back with a just released new EP “Stay on Your Mind” (with nine tracks I would call it an album) in which she continues to dazzle with her melange

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SONG PICK: Hannah Stewart - Glaze

Hannah Stewart produces hard-hitting electro pop out of Dallas, Texas. Her latest single “Glaze” goes straight into the heart of the matter with a heavy bass line and a smacking beat as it twists and turns alongside the vocals. There is a similar excitement in Hannah’s music like with

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Q&A With Cat Turner & HOST

For more than a year, we have been following Cat Turner and HOST, two emerging musicians, who are pushing the boundaries of electronic pop music in Ireland. Despite their different approaches, it was not surprising that they not only know each other but are even long time friends. So we