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SONG PICK: Azam Ali - Hope

“Hope,” the first single from the new album “Phantoms” by singer and producer Azam Ali is an elegantly produced, immersive experience for almost six minutes. The dark undertones convey a familiar message, as Azam explains: “Hope” is a poignant reflection on the grim social/political state in the world in

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SONG PICK: Automatic - Too Much Money

Automatic is the trio of Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals), Lola Dompé (drums, vocals) and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals) and they are based in L.A., but their musical inspiration comes from a different place and time. Playing in bands from a young age, they came together to energize the male-dominated

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Alice Pisano - Stay

Sometimes there is not much needed in a video to emphasize the power of a song. You have Alice Pisano at the piano, a cellist and a guitarist in a beautiful room at St. Lukes in London and together they bring the song “Stay” to life. Enjoy! Connect with Alice

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PHOTOS: ESS SEE live at Nublu

The East Village club Nublu was a great place for Sarah Cobb aka ESS SEE to present her upcoming album. Both lounge and nightclub the venue reflected the multiple facets of ESS SEE as she moved from singer/songwriter to going wild on the dance floor. ESS SEE’s debut

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SONG PICK: The End Of America - Monsters

The band’s name is The End Of America and the song title is “Monsters.” You probably know where this is going and indeed the New York based trio of James Downes, Trevor Leonard and Brendon Thomas voices the sinking feeling that overcomes many of us in their new song.

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SONG PICK: Anna Straker - I Got The Beat

“I Got The Beat,” that says it all. London-based singer and producer Anna Straker went to Berlin for a break and came back with new inspirations for her music, which we have been following here at glamglare for about five years. And she does everything right here: “I Got The

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SONG PICK: Maria Usbeck - Amor Anciano

“Amor Anciano” is the latest single off the new album “Envejeciendo” (Spanish for Aging) by NYC-based musician Maria Usbeck. Originally from Colombia she uses two languages to tackle the topics of youth and growing older and even if you cannot understand the words like me, you get the impression that

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SONG PICK: Sacre - 01:00 AM Pink Mamba

The title “01:00 AM Pink Mamba” already suggests that Amsterdam-based French duo Sacre is up to something bigger. Indeed, the song is the seventh chapter of their story “Love Revolution” which comes out as an album end of the year. Go to Apple Music or Spotify to catch up

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Tusks - Be Mine

Emily Underhill aka Tusks has released a fabulous second album “Avalanche”. Get into the groove with the video “Be Mine” and listen to the album on Apple Music or Spotify. Connect with Tusks on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Miss Red - Prayers

“Prayers” by Sharon Stern aka Miss Red is an audiovisual, ambient experience that will grab you even without words, beats or harmonies. Watch “Prayers” below: Connect with Miss Red on Facebook or Twitter.

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SONG PICK: Aïsha Devi - Uupar Theory

The feel of being thrown away into a different, futuristic world does not necessarily require an expensive VR headset. Put “Uupar Theory” on headphones and you have a similar effect. The electronic musician Aïsha Devi accomplishes this beautifully with fantastic, unsettling soundscapes with distorted synth and robotic vocals. Appetite for

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SONG PICK: Kyosi - Negative Space

“Negative Space,” the title track of the new EP by NYC-based producer and singer Kyosi takes into its very own world. The piano and her voice want to make you comfortable, but then there is slowly something else breaking through that is raw and unsettling. Again, Dani DiCiaccio, the artist

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SONG PICK: Chelsea Wolfe - The Mother Road

The Californian singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe is a master of dark, unsettling pop music for the last decade. Her latest song “The Mother Road,” an hommage to Route 66 is no exception, although it has deliberating feel to it: while the song starts slowly, it adds more and more layers

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SONG PREMIERE: Indi Rose - Lemon Tree

We all need a safe place, where we can retreat to and be ourselves. “Lemon Tree,” the new song by London-based singer/songwriter Indi Rose, leads you to such a place: carried by a gentle guitar line it slowly builds towards a cathartic finale, the moment when things fall into

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SONG PICK: Millie Turner - Swimming Pool

U.K. musician Millie Turner found her own style of pop music already at the very beginning of the career. Her airy voice and the edgy production create a special atmosphere in her songs, like that of a glistening swimming pool as an escape from the chaos around. „Swimming Pool“

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SONG PICK: Pinero|Serene - Dead Flowers

German/Philipino musician Cheryl Pinero and the multi-faceted artist and singer Neeq Serene are based in London and make dark, atmosperic dream pop as Pinero|Serene. “Dead Flowers” is their second song and will be on their upcoming 4-track EP “Dark Matter” to be released next Friday. The duo gives

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SONG PICK: Saint Taint - I Got Lies (ft. Mïrändä)

We don’t know much about producer Saint Taint but we have been long-time fans of Mïrändä who they teamed up with for “I Got Lies”. She lends a summerly playfulness to the song about our on- and offline lives, while the production alternately reflects the shiny and the ugly

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VIDEO FRIDAY: HOST - Crying for Days

“Crying for Days” is the title of the new single by Irish singer/producer HOST, but it is also a good tagline for her entire work so far. There seems to be always going something wrong in her relationships which leads to extended unhappiness. This time, she copes by unleashing

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VIDEO FRIDAY: ANIQO - Fake

Berlin-based artist Anita Goss aka ANIQO has put out a string of dark, enigmatic songs sice the beginning of 2018. The latest one, “Fake” is about reality and pretence in our lives. Anita explains: It is about hypocrisy and manipulation – in the larger social and political context, but also in

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SONG PICK: Bad Honey - Somewhere Blue

Bad Honey is the London-based duo of Lydia Clowes and Teresa Origone and they have a perfect song for dreaming away a lazy afternoon. “Somewhere Blue” is the place where you would rather be, where you belong. But warm synths and soft vocal harmonies take the edge out of the

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SONG PICK: Katie Rose - Beginnings

“Beginnings,” the new track by Charlston-based singer/songwriter Katie Rose is meant as an antidote for hopelessness. It harnesses the power of music to show a way out of darkness by offering support of a community and “a soft place to land.” Katie Rose again shows her mastery of soaring,

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SONG PICK: Wildes - True Love

It is Pride Weekend here in New York and everywhere in the world, so let’s celebrate with a message of love by London-based singer/songwriter Ella Walker aka Wildes. Her latest song “True Love” is a slow, calm song intended to carry you away on a bed of elevating

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SONG PICK: Violetta Zironi - Lonely Window

Violetta Zironi, originally from Italy and now London-based, is a singer/songwriter who found her own musical style from the beginning: quiet, sparsely instrumented songs full of melancholy and yearning. She just released her second EP “Scenes From My Lonely Window” (Apple Music | Spotify) and the title alone sets you

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SONG PICK: The Maya Spectra - Cursed Roots

There is a lot to discover in this brand new track “Cursed Roots” by the Arizona-based art pop trio The Maya Spectra. Defying the stream-count optimizing trend to shortness, they go all in with this seven minute song: led by singer Janel Blanco the musicians expose a sheer joy of

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NEW ARTIST: Jeannel

The German capital Berlin is one of the music hot spots in the world and not just for electronic and dance music, but for an array of other genres as well. Musicians here also have a lot of resolve to experiment: music made in Berlin tends to defy genre boundaries