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Here Is Your Summer Mood Booster
Reflections on our staycation, Yndling talking about an album to look forward to, and nine photos from summerly Downtown Manhattan.
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Reflections on our staycation, Yndling talking about an album to look forward to, and nine photos from summerly Downtown Manhattan.
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It is hard to resist this song’s scorching hot disco funk vibes. It is also hard not to be tempted by the proposal of LA singer/songwriter Nikka Costa: leave the trouble behind, and just have fun, at least for a while. She explains: “‘Dance ‘N Forget’ is about
New Music from Mild Minds & edapollo, Leyya, Pool Girl, Sister Ghost, Dylan Menzie, Hope Tala, and Isla Rose
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All the luxury, all the riches mean little if you have nobody to share them with. We all can agree with this message, so let’s sing along to the new power pop anthem “All Is Ours” by the Dutch singer/songwriter Davina Michelle. The song also features an air-keyboard-ready
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The summer is an excellent time to fall in love, not the least because it comes with many upbeat, carefree songs that can inspire you through the stage of romance. Hope Tala from West London wrote a perfect one for the case when you are not sure to go ahead
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We have been big fans of the Norwegian singer, songwriter, and producer Silje Espevik, aka Yndling, since we saw her on stage at the New Colossus Festival 2023. She is now getting ready to release her debut full-length album and has so far put out a string of beautifully dreamy
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A quick check-in from our NYC staycation
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Shannon Delores O’Neill, aka Sister Ghost is known as a must-see live act in Northern Ireland. The Derry-based indie rocker announced her debut album, Beyond the Water, out this fall via Third Bar Records. Shannon speaks about the influences of the single “Dark Matter:” “Dark Matter is one of
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It is good to see that the Austrian duo Leyya is back with new music. The first single, “Pumped Up High,” of their upcoming album Half Asleep, out on August 30 via Minor Changes/Ink Music, is a high-energy electro-pop song about a specific state of mind. The band explains:
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New music from Billie Zizi, Desert Kites, Jayda G, King Isis, Moon Kissed, JJ Wilde, and ZÏBUWA.
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“Patterns” is the opening cut of the new EP Full Circle by the Montreal-based Nigerian-Canadian artist ZÏBUWA, a collection of four silky R&B songs that have a deep ambiance – Sade comes to mind as a reference. “Patterns” draws you in with an intricate African beat before ZÏBUWA’s
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The NYC trio Moon Kissed releases their third album I’ll See You in New York on September 20, but the first single “101” from that record is the first track they ever wrote as a band. The guitarist and drummer Elijah Scarpati says it “has captured and preserved the