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NEW MUSIC: Jerry Williams - Velcro (Video)

U.K. singer Jerry Williams copes with the end of a relationship in her new song “Velcro”. There is nobody around to comfort her, just the relentless blinking lights of arcade game machines. In the end she drives off in a fancy car: at some point you always have to

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SONG PICK: Anastave - The Usual Suspects

“The Usual Suspects” is a quiet song with singer/songwriter Anastave almost whispering her lyrics. But beneath her voice a lot is going on: a guitar and a sparse beat guide through layers of electronics and other noises. Anastave takes many influences to create a appealing sound of her own.

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NEW TRACK: Bryde - Less

“Less”, the new track of U.K. singer/songwriter Bryde is three minutes of pure, high energy rock. (Photo: Lauren Withrow)

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NEW TRACK: Crush Club - We Dance

“We Dance” – you dance. It’s hard to get not into party mood with this new track by New York duo Crush Club.

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SONG PICK: Holland - Forget Your Name

This relationship is not coming to a good end. Even though Holland, a new singer/songwriter based in the U.K., sings “If things don’t change by the end of the day, I forget your name”, there is little hope. For musical emphasis, she drains all the genre-typical sugar

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SONG PICK: Ravines - Breathe

“Breathe”, our Song Pick of the Day”, is about a suffocating relationship and Alex Louise, the singer of the New Zealand duo Ravines tells the story with dark intensity over pulsating synths. Their third EP “Ordinary” (after to EPs produced under the name Ophelia) is out now.

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EXCITED ABOUT: Rodes Rollins / Linger / Molly Burch / Novella

Rodes Rollins – Young Adult Rodes Rollins debut EP “Young Adult” centers about experiences and decisions in her younger years. She wraps them into dramatic pop songs with cinematic quality. (Apple Music | Spotify | Soundcloud) Línger – Tuple Tuple, the debut EP of Australian singer/songwriter Línger, contains five chilled electro-pop tracks with

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NEW TRACK: Evy & the Gaffer - Supernova

Like a “Supernova” this track by Evy & The Gaffer burns down in less than two minutes, while releasing high energy.

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SONG PICK: Vandana - Vicious

Something “Vicious” is lurking in the new song by Brooklyn via London via India producer/songwriter Vandana. Only her voice casts a ray of light here and there into a mix of meandering, dark synth pads and muted marching beats. Play it loud on headphones and let yourself fall into

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NEW TRACK: Sky Dive - Claw Marks

“Claw Marks” by Southern California duo SkyDive could have been the soundtrack to one of those turning point montages in an 80s romantic movie – when a budding love story runs into the first road block. I seriously get goosebumps when Jenna sings over arpeggiated synth lines: “Oh my god, so

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SONG PICK: Glider Pilots - Expose to Weather

I am currently in Munich and it is raining cats and dogs, but putting on the new Glider Pilots track immediately makes me feel a fresh sea breeze while sun rays tingle on the skin. That may because Samantha and Ben Hope are from Queensland, Australia, a vacation dream destination

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NEW TRACK: Chances - Shine

Canadian three-piece Chances puts together electronics, acoustic instruments and female vocal harmonies into a big pop anthem. Listen to their debut single “Shine”:

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SONG PREMIERE: Karolina Rose - Move With Me

“Move With Me” by Brooklyn singer/songwriter Karolina Rose is a beautiful synth-pop track with more than one nod towards some 80s classics. In that sense, the song is close to what Canadian band Austra does, but where their singer brings in operatic quality, Karolina stays on the rockier side,

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NEW MUSIC: Orchid - Body (Video)

“Body” by Orchid has already been our Song Pick of the Day a few weeks ago, but the video kindled our appreciation for the track again. What is Orchid doing here? Where is she? https://youtu.be/FXmau_11Jfw

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SONG PICK: Flora Cash - Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine)

Flora Cash is a duo from Stockholm, Sweden, who first collaborated online, then in real life and finally got married soon after. Happy Valentine’s Day! No wonder that they chose an upbeat message for their new single. “Nothing Lasts Forever” is only a cause for worry if you don’

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NEW TRACK: Capital X - Diamond Hard

After “Teeth”, the new track “Diamond Hard” by U.K. electro punk duo Capital X is again difficult to classify and feels atypically spontaneous and direct for electronic music.

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NEW TRACK: Night Games - Replicant

Listen to London duo Night Games new atmospheric synth pop track “Replicant”:

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NEW MUSIC: Less Acrobats - Dirty Lover (Video)

Less Acrobats are a four-piece from Tel Aviv who do eclectic pop music. The video for “Dirty Lover” tells a story on multiple levels. What is going on here?

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NEW TRACK: Healyum - Three Months

Heaylum is a five-piece from England around singer and songwriter Jeaná Healy. Their new song, “Three Months” is a pop song with intensity and drive that leaves Jeaná’s vocals reverberating in your mind long after the song has ended.

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SONG PICK: Línger - Avoid

“Tuple”, the debut EP of Sydney-based singer/songwriter Línger, is inspired by the five elements (the usual four plus space). “Avoid”, an ethereal, floating track carried by her vocal harmonies and lush synth lines, feels mostly like “air” (at least until the inevitable down-pitched vocals pull it down to earth)

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NEW TRACK: Phoebe Ryan - Dark Side

“I’m in love with your dark side” – hopefully Phoebe Ryan can turn this into a fulfilling relationship. In the meantime, enjoy this extremely catchy pop song and maybe see her live at her tour with Tove Lo (dates below).

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SONG PICK: K. Flay - Black Wave

K. Flay comes from the Bay Area with a take-no-prisoners blend of rock, electronics and hip hop. Last year she has already released an EP “Crush Me” with a lead single/video “Blood in the Cut” that leaves you breathless. Her new single “Black Wave” is no different, but behind

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NEW TRACK: Niterunner - Out Of Your Hands

“Just Let it Go” is the theme of Brisbane-based duo Niterunner’s relaxed and upbeat electro-pop track “Out Of Your Hands”: there is no point of upset yourself about things that are out of your control.

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NEW TRACK: Superorganism - Something for your M.I.N.D.

Superorganism is a transatlantic eight-piece band. I leave it to your imagination how they worked together for “Something for your M.I.N.D”, but the result speaks for itself:

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LATE NIGHT: Sleeping Lion - Morning Coffee (Nerve Leak Remix)

The original by Boston Band Sleeping Lion track is called “Morning Coffee” but Brooklyn producer Nerve Leak turned it into something more nocturnal and disturbing in his remix.