Oliver Bouchard

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SONG PICK: Slum Sociable - Castle

“Castle”, the new single by Melbourne-based duo Slum Sociable is irresistibly gorgeous, with its melancholic vibe and its fascinating groove. “Castle” is one of the songs you want to hear on repeat over and over again, because… just so good. Listen to “Castle” now, our Song Pick of the Day:

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SONG PICK: Stalgia - Talk To My Skin

Stalgia’s latest song “Talk To My Skin” is an elegant, sensual track that builds into a cinematic finale without going overboard and releasing you from its grip. Childhood friends Lauren Day and Brandon Leslie, the duo behind Stalgia, have released a series of intriguing pop songs at the crossroads

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EXCITED ABOUT: Holy Boy - Holy Boy EP

The self-titled debut EP by Holy Boy has become one of my favorites this year. With its drum-heavy, dark vibes the music reminds of early Zola Jesus, before she employed massive orchestral sounds. Helene Alexandra Jaeger, the woman behind Holy Boy, tries to tap the subconsciousness for her song writing

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SONG PICK: Brand New Moon - Spinning Coin

While “Spinning Coin” starts with soundbites that faintly recall Pink Floyd’s “Money”, the song then takes a different spin, one that justifies even more name dropping, because it evokes the experimentalism of Radiohead and Thom Yorke. So, who is responsible for the truly gorgeous “Spinning Coin”? It is London-based

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SONG PICK: Boga - What Do You Say? (Video)

There is not much to find out about the duo Boga, but the music speaks for itself: “What Do You Say?” is an atmospheric track that slowly soars into a cinematic finale. The video by Chilean director Valentina Avayu matches the mood of the song and keeps you on the

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SONG PICK: VUKOVAR - The Clockwork Dance

Minimalism and lo-fi vibe at its best! “The Clockwork Dance” by British trio VUKOVAR sounds as much early experimental, underground 80s as it sounds post-punk and then again timeless. There is a bass melody, drum beats, spare synths-lines and over it all floating some dry and simply gorgeous baritone vocals.

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SONG PICK: Misty Coast - Trash Talk Smile

Our Song Pick of the Day comes from Norwegian duo Misty Coast. “Trash Talk Smile” takes you away for just over two minutes into the musical equivalent of the band’s namesake landscape with its dreamy vocals and gentle guitar lines. Listen to “Trash Talk Smile” on Spotify:

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EXCITED ABOUT: Drinker - Happy Accident EP

“Happy Accident” is an accurate title for the debut EP by Brooklyn/L.A. duo Drinker: the four songs are atmospheric, surprising and full of melancholic, contradictory beauty and designed to put you in a reflective state. One of my favorites this year. Listen to the new single “Sinking/Feeling”

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SONG PICK: Surf Rock is Dead - As if

Dubbed “New York’s hardest working live band” thanks to their relentless gigging and touring, indie darlings Surf Rock is Dead are about to release their new EP “We Have No Friends?” by the end of next month. Ahead of the duo’s EP they offer “As If”, which is

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SONG PICK: Jenna Kyle - Summer With You

Summer is a good time to fall in love and the new song “Summer With You” by NYC-based singer/producer Jenna Kyle is an excellent soundtrack for that. It captures the light-heartedness and fun of the season, but also the hazy and unreal early state of being in love. Jenna

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SONG PICK: Fou De Toi - Give Me a Chance

Alone the song’s title, “Give Me a Chance”, begs for checking the tune out and after only a few beats, the answer is an affirmative YES, absolutely! “Give Me a Chance” is the gorgeous new single by Swedish indie pop trio  Fou De Toi (French for ‘crazy about you’

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Q&A with Grace Savage

Grace Savage is a multifaceted artist and here at glamglare we fell in love with her as a singer/songwriter when she released “Medusa” earlier this year. Yes, it is “Dreamy Electro Pop” (Apple Music | Spotify | SoundCloud), but she puts an edge to it that makes her music stand out

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NEW MUSIC: M1LDL1FE - Distraction (Video)

The colorful and atmospheric video to “Distraction” is the perfect visual enhancement to a gorgeous song. “Distraction”, by Singapore-based indie-pop quartet M1LDL1FE, is the first track on their recently released self-titled EP. What makes the video so compelling is the smart combination of band shots, Singapore nightlife and lots of

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SONG PICK: The Night Ships - Sober Rebel (Video)

The Night Ships are an international duo of musical veterans who likes to travel the world, bring home (wherever home is) ideas from all over the place and build songs around it. Their new song “Sober Rebel”, while grounded in trip-hoppy electronic, is an excellent example for this and they

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SONG PICK: Gold Class - Get Yours (Video)

“Get Yours” bursts with frantic energy, pulsating drum and bass lines, angry guitars and gets held together by Adam Curley’s fascinating vocal delivery. “Get Yours” is the latest single by Melbourne-based post-punk rockers Gold Class and the last one before their highly anticipated second album drops on August 18th

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3 Is A Band: Dismissed

The idiom “never judge a book by its cover” proofs once again true, because alone from looking at stylish three-piece Dismissed, one would expect pop, the over-the-top kind maybe. Hold your breath because Dismissed create synths-rock in the vein of maybe fellow trio Placebo or maybe new Brit-rock darlings Wolf

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SONG PICK: Ruby Fray - Honor

Ruby Fray is a four-piece around Chicago-based singer and songwriter Emily Beanblossom. Emily has already two albums under her belt and is working on a third one while touring the western part of the country in August. “Honor” the first single of the new album is a beautifully sad, melodic,

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SONG PICK: Secret Weapons - Comeback Season

How are they doing it? New York City based  Secret Weapons release one beautiful pop hymn after the other and with “Comeback Season” maybe the most glorious to date! The message behind the track is simple yet powerful. Gerry, one half of the duo, offers: It’s an anthem for

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MUSIC QUOTES: Music Venue

The Wans at The Studio at Webster Hall, April 2015

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RELEASED TODAY: Motherhood - Save Me

In the tradition of really exciting Brit pop comes “Save Me”, the new single by Liverpool-based quartet Motherhood. The optimistically bright track, rides on a wave of eclectic beats, glistening synths- and guitar-lines and great vocals to round it all beautifully out. Listen to “Save Me”, produced by Sam Winfield

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SONG PICK: Morly - Sleeping In My Own Bed

L.A.-based singer/songwriter Morly is back. We enjoyed her 2016 EP “Something More Holy” enormously and were lucky to catch her two of her intimate performances at SXSW and the Music Hall of Williamsburg. With her latest song “Sleeping In My Own Bad” she moves away from minimalist

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NEW MUSIC: Wolf Alice - Yuk Foo (Video)

Wolf Alice is back and they are not kidding. “Yuk Foo” is shows the band at their rawest, toughest. We are looking forward to their second album “Visions of a Life”, out on September 29.

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SONG PICK: Rylands Heath - Skin

Formed by long time friends James and Jack and based in Luton, England, Rylands Heath have just released their new single “Skin” which is beautifully upbeat, jangly guitar-pop. “Skin” is the perfect soundtrack for a walk on the beach, a park or anywhere outdoors really because its infectious beat makes

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Excited About: Basement Revolver - Agatha EP

“Agatha” is the second EP by Canadian indie rock three-piece Basement Revolver with four slow and reflective songs, such as “Tree Trunks” about singer Chrisy Hurn’s coping with panic attacks: Tree trunks was written when I started experiencing panic attacks for the first time, and my increasing need to

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SONG PICK: Iris Lune - Sewing Skylines to Shores

"Sewing Skylines to Shores" is the new track by Brooklyn-based four-piece Iris Lune around singer and songwriter Ella Joy and guitarist Asher Kurtz. The song fuses folk with electronics and melancholy with joy and features a synth line like a birdsong, that makes you smile, even though the