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SONG PICK: Marie Davidson - So Right

When I saw Marie Davidson two years ago at SXSW she used a table full of electronic equipment to create a powerful and menacing wall of sound, so impressive that she easily shooed away two policemen who arrived to enforce the Austin 2 am curfew. But her music back then

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SONG PICK: Red Ribbon - Your Car (album "Dark Party" released now)

The Seattle-based band Red Ribbon around singer/songwriter Emma Danner uses wailing guitars and cinematic soundscapes to lead you down into a state of melancholic reflection. They have just released their debut album “Dark Party” on Union Zero. Opening cut “Your Car”, almost a pop song with its driving beats

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PHOTOS: glamglare presents: Mars Motel, Kid Midnight, Deitre, War Violet (solo)

Our August showcase brought together a fabulous set of of indie rock music at The Delancey. We could not have been more excited to finally welcome Jummy Aremu aka War Violet to the glamglare stage. We have been following Jummy’s musical journey since her first demos and seeing her

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SONG PICK: Exploded View - Dark Stains

Exploded View is an international trio based in Mexico City and Berlin. “Dark Stains” is a dark, unsettling song in the veins of Factory Floor or, if you want to go further back in time, Liaisons Dangereuses. Singer Annika Henderson barely raises her voice over the noisy, sinister beats of

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SONG PICK: Evalyn - A Pill To Crush

The seven deadly sins are an unusual topic in pop music, but L.A.-based singer/songwriter Evalyn has put them somewhat on the top when she tackled pride with “Angels”, a love song for her hometown. With “A Pill To Crush” wrath also gets a rather dreamy treatment as

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NEW MUSIC: Twelve Ballet - Hello, how are you? Album

When the music of Australian duo Twelve Ballet plays, time passes a little slower. There is something laid back and reflective about their songs and singer Sam Hope is never in a rush to bring her message across. On their new album it is about the titular, mostly rhetorical question

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SONG PICK: Runrummer - Eyes

Names can be misleading: Runrummer makes you think more of a reggae party band than a serious electronic singer/songwriter, but the London-based artist Livi Morris is exactly that. Her second single “Eyes” is a soaring electro-pop piece about the struggle to find one’s identity. Livi turns her own

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NEW MUSIC: Xie - Super 8

“Super 8” is not about the vintage film format, but the budget hotel chain, where singer/producer Xie lodges when on the road. While she counts down the nights, the music goes wild: reflective downtimes interchange with crazy dance parties – probably very much like what touring for an up and

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SONG PREMIERE: Through Juniper Vale - Mirror Mirror

Through Juniper Vale is a fascinating and unusual collaboration between singer/songwriter Sarah Jane Wood, illustrator Hein Zaayman and producer Vian Izak. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, they together create indie-pop music that combines stories with colorful, whimsical illustrations such as the one above. Aiming at monthly releases, „Mirror Mirror“ is

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SONG PICK: The Buoys - Arm Wrestle

Let’s stay in Sydney, Australia for another Song Pick of the Day of a different kind. The Buoys are the indie rock four-piece of Zoe (vocals), Anthea (guitar), Ros (bass) and Tess (drum) and their latest song is about a mental arm-wrestle with oneself. “I’m just trying to

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SONG PICK: Sparrows - Over & Out

Get ready for an infectious pop song that walks the line between catchy and edgy perfectly. “Over & Out” is the new single by Sydney-based singer/producer Jess Nitties aka Sparrows. She produced the song herself which confirms my theory that the best work often comes out of the mind

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SONG PICK: Ishani - Dark Angel

London-based singer/producer Ishani does not choose easy topics for her songs. Her latest song “Dark Angel” deals with suicide – the form of death that is the hardest to cope with for friends and family. Ishani gives some background: This song was pure therapy. It has helped me cope with

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VIDEO: Between Mountains - Into The Dark (#Airwaves2018)

One of the best parts of preparing for Airwaves is discovering new music. It is no secret that Iceland has an incredibly diverse, high quality music scene, so behind every name you have never heard about on the festival lineup could be your next favorite act. We don‘t know

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SONG PICK: Evvol - Song For The Broken Hearted (Rollin')

Here is new music from Berlin-based electro-pop duo Evvol: “Song For The Broken Hearted (Rollin’)” is exactly about what the title suggests: heartbreaks are frequent, but part of modern life is to get over them. Julie Chance and Jane Arnison give some background about the track: These songs were written

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SONG PICK: Saya - The Moon

Good pop music depends much on what does not happen in the song. Toronto singer/songwriter Saya gets it right in her new song “The Moon”: sparse beats and electronics place the focus on on the story she wants to tell: I wrote “The Moon” in 2016 during a big

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VIDEO: Penelope Trappes - Carry Me

Watch the new video “Carry Me” by London musician Penelope Trappes, full of symbolism and with intense visuals and soundscapes. Penelope’s second album is announced for October 26. (Photo Agnes Haus)

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SONG PICK: Cosmic Strip - Sugar Rush

Classic shoegaze is the thing of the London-based band band Cosmic Strip around singer Camella Agabalyan. Thick layers of guitars engulf the vocals and wash over you like the feeling the song wants to describe. Camella explains about “Sugar Rush”: I wanted to write a song about the feeling of

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SONG PICK: Hero Fisher - If I Die And Nothing Happens (Video)

I have yet to hear a Hero Fisher song that hasn’t grabbed me from the first second. In “If I Die And Nothing Happens” it is the heavy bass line and the distorted vocals that suck you into Hero’s soundscapes from the very beginning. They lead to a

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PHOTOS: The Hum Presents: An Evening with Vérité feat. Little Kruta

On August 28th The Hum presented a special, unforgettable evening at Brooklyn’s beautiful, high-quality venue National Sawdust: String orchestra Little Kruta joined Brooklyn-based independant pop star Verité for a one-time event. After being treated to some classical pieces by the women of Little Kruta, Verité came on stage to

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SONG PICK: Kailee Morgue - Siren

Kailee Morgue has signed with Republic Records, on her way up to stardom and probably soon out of scope for glamglare. But if she continues to do such elegant, smart pop gems like “Siren” we will dearly miss her in the indie music scene. The track keeps the production minimal,

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Video: GVGrace - Mai Love

Watch the delightful and uplifting video “Mai Love” by L.A. duo GVGrace, which resembles the montage in a romantic comdedy during the phase when everything is bliss:

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NEW ARTIST: Sera Selin

Some people just need to create. Consuming art cannot fully satisfy them – they have to release their own work into the world. Sera Selin, 16-year old singer/songwriter is one of them. Equipped with a musical education on the piano since her early childhood, she “got bored of playing other

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SONG PICK: Sgrow - You

Here’s a new song from Norwegian dark synth pop dup Sgrow. The band calls “You” a “laid-back, funky little thing that came to life on New Year’s Eve”, but don’t expect a dance number for popping the bubbly at midnight. The song is rather reflective of unhealthy

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SONG PICK: My Ultra Violet - Wilde As Me

My Ultra Violet are Dexy Valentine (vocals, guitar), Coleman Moore (bass) and Phil Galloni (synths) for L.A. and their second track “Wilde As Me” is a wonderfully relaxed and warm pop song that invites you to lean back, let the sun shine in your face and daydream. The track

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SONG PREMIERE: Genève - Orbit

“I’m in orbit around you.” Being connected and attracted, but eternally distant, that is the topic of the new song “Orbit” by L.A.-based singer/producer Genève. After her also space-themed, more clubby debut “Constellation” in 2016, she turns it down a bit with a quieter, more emotional