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PHOTOS: Idgy Dean Live at The Parlor (SXSW)

Brooklyn singer/songwriter and “one-woman psychedelic rock band” Idgy Dean was one of the most exciting discoveries at SXSW 2014, so we were more than thrilled to learn that she would perform this year off the official music track. While still sticking to her guns of guitar, drums and loop

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SONG PICK: Amos & Emily - Reaction

For our Song Pick of the Day we go again to Australia: Amos & Emily are a duo from Newcastle, New South Wales and their track “Reaction” is a electro-pop piece of classic beauty: glittering synth arpeggios lead through the track that keeps suspense by building slowly but never losing

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EXCITED ABOUT: Glider Pilots - Talk Free (Album)

Glider Pilots are the duo of siblings Samantha and Benjamin Hope from Queensland, Australia. Their debut album “Talk Free” is music made for a sunny Sunday afternoon: putting it on will instantly put you in a state of relaxed dreaming. Glider Pilots take in many inspirations for their music, but

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SONG PICK: Gold Child - Me And You

Gold Child, the band around singer/songwriter Emily Fehler, is on a quest to found a new Brooklynized sub-genre of country music. Their new song “Me And You” is exemplary for that: while the guitar work could come out of Nashville, there is a whole lot of indie pop thrown

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SONG PICK: Elleh - Door To Tomorrow

Tokyo-based Elleh call themselves a “sad boy disco duo” and that describes their music pretty well: you can easily imagine a sad person dancing alone to “Door To Tomorrow” in a Tokyo apartment. For forming Elleh fellow music blogger Satoru Teshima teamed up with Bob Wiley and according to their

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NEW MUSIC: Monogem - Wild (Video)

Electro-pop singer/songwriter Monogem shows an innocent and charming way of two you people going “Wild”. From an East Coast point of view this all looks very L.A.: big houses, late night jump into a pool and both actors are some sort of celebrities. But there is a limit

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SONG PICK: Tsar B - Golddigger

Belgium-based singer Tsar B has found her signature sound in mysteriously oriental harmonies combined with electronic beats. Her new track “Golddigger” plays with the meaning of the word: somebody is trying to find the gold by playing tricks on her, not to much success. The drums thunder while she lays

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SONG PICK: Sgrow - Is Anyone Where They Want To Be?

Sgrow is Vilde Nupen and Kristoffer Lislegaard, a duo from Norway. Their latest song “Is Anyone Where They Want To Be?” is a dark and menacing piece of electronic music. Minimal beats and melodic elements underline Vilde’s vocals that come from a place of self-doubt and insecurity. Is anyone

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PHOTOS: Sexores live at Iron Bear Bar (SXSW)

Sexores is a shoegaze, dream pop three piece fronted by Emilia Bahamonde, who calls both Ecuador and Barcelona, Spain their homes. Listen to their latest EP “Red Rooms” (Apple Music | Spotify) and let the music fill your head. Listen to “Daywalkers”: Enjoy photos from their show at the Iron Bear

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SONG PICK: Flora Cash - California

I imagine California and Sweden very different places and that may be exactly the point of the new track by Flora Cash. The duo points out: California describes a longing to be free; even when the prospect of achieving that freedom, is itself daunting. You can hear this in the

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NEW MUSIC: Rita Indiana - El Castigador (Video)

Rita Indiana is a writer and a singer/songwriter from the Dominican Republic. She has taken a 7-year break from music, but is now with a a new track that is hard to get out of your head. Watch the video to “El Castigador” here:

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SONG PICK: Elohim - Skinny Legs

Los Angeles singer/producer Elohim may never show her face, but she certainly shows her colors as an exciting producer in her latest track “Skinny Legs”, even more so than in her self-titled debut EP released last year. “Skinny Legs” has something gritty and unsettling and makes curious which direction

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SONG PICK: åMBe - Of Your Crimes (Video)

“Of Your Crimes” by Brooklyn musician åMBe is not the theme song of the next James Bond movie, but it should be – maybe this would breathe new life into the aging franchise. Maria Brodskaya, the woman behind åMBe, is an accomplished classically trained musician, who today released the EP “Enemy

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EXCITED ABOUT: K.Flay, L.A. Girlfriend, Cold Beat, Starling, Harry Paine, Julia Lucille

Lots of new full-length albums and EPs came out over the last two weeks and we are especially excited about the following new releases: K.Flay – Every Where Is Some Where San Francisco musician K.Flay’s excellent new album “Every Where Is Some Where” is personal, audacious and diverse.

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SONG PICK: Young Galaxy - Stay for Real

This Song Pick of the Day, “Stay For Real” literally stopped me in my tracks when it appeared on Apple’s new music playlist while walking in Central Park. It is the latest track by Montreal four-piece Young Galaxy and a call to resistance against forces who want to push

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SONG PICK: Paperwhite - Wash Us Away

“I hope it’s going to rain and wash us away” sings Katie Marshall, one half of Brooklyn synth-pop duo Paperwhite and together with that glittering, icy synth line this song will feel like a welcome refreshment for the summer days that are undoubtedly around the corner. The track will

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PHOTOS: Giungla Live at The Sidewinder (SXSW)

Italian musician Ema Drei, who goes by Giungla (Italian for ‘jungle’), released an excellent EP “Camo” (Apple Music | Spotify) last year and three of its four songs ended up to be our Song Pick of the Day. That is why we were more than excited when Giungla not only signed

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PHOTOS: Woodes Live at SXSW

The two large stages within the Austin Convention Center are not the best ones at SXSW – although they looked much better than in previous years – yet they offer surprise opportunities to see interesting artists. When I walked past the “International Day Stage” and heard Elle Graham aka Woodes playing, I

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SONG PICK: Grace Savage - Medusa

Grace Savage is a musician, actor and beatboxer. Beatboxer? I didn’t know that this is still a thing, but you can hear the influence in her new track “Medusa”, an elegant trip-hoppy piece of synth pop. With the song she kicks off her career as a solo musician. Grace

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Shukura Chapman’s current top five Australian and New Zealand Artists

We totally agree with Shukura Chapman: there is a lot of fantastic music coming from Australia and New Zealand. We have covered many of them here on glamglare and we saw several excellent shows at SXSW a few weeks ago. Shukura herself hails from both countries and just came out

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SONG PICK: Jupiter Deluxe Tube - Home

Jupiter Deluxe Tube is the project of L.A.-based musician Darwinn Sato, who will release her debut album “Product of Insomnia” on June 2nd. The album’s title is quite literal, as she explains here: I have terrible insomnia and can go for a few days to a week

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SONG PICK: L.A. Girlfriend - SFO

L.A. Girlfriend is back! After last year’s excellent album “Neon Grey” (Apple Music | Spotify), she just released the EP “Rex” (Apple Music | Spotify, where she retires (for now?) her guitar and focuses on pure electronics. Single “SFO” is about a brief love affair and how getting over it,

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SONG PREMIERE: Chloe Lilac - Reckless

“Reckless”, the new track by Chloe Lilac, elegantly merges the vibe of a late night jazz club performance with modern R&B production. Her vocals remain intimate and restrained throughout the song, creating suspense while keeping her cool. Chloe may be reckless, but she does not lose control. Listen

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NEW MUSIC: Kelly Lee Owens, L. $hamPain, Desperate Journalist, Great Wavez

Lots of new full-length albums and EPs came out today and we are especially excited about the following new releases: Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly Lee Owens Last fall, Kelly Lee Owens released a spaced out dance track “Cbm”. But her self-titled debut album is far more diverse: she uses techno

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SONG PICK: WWWater - WWWater

“WWWater” takes you on a journey: it starts almost acapella, with a lonely kick drum keeping the beat and then finds is way into a grand sing-along chorus. Charlotte Adigéry aka WWWater is fascinated by water, as a fundamental building block of life and as a destructive power. Musically she