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NEW TRACK: Monopol – Somebody That I’ll Never Be

If somebody proposes “I can try to be somebody That I’ll Never be” to save a relationship, you know it is over. On the plus side, Christoph Andersson aka Monopol wraps his breakup in such a delightful, upbeat pop song that one hopes that the two stay at least friends.

ALBUM REVIEW: The Beautiful Fear – ONE

“ONE”, the first installment of a two-part album by The Beautiful Fear hits glamglare’s motto spot-on: “…discover new music, revisit classics [..] and enjoy life through music”. Musically, “ONE” takes its cues from rock classics, mainly 70s Pink Floyd but also other 70s super groups like Yes, Genesis, Tangerine Dream or Mike Oldfield[…]

SONG PICK: Feral Love – Like The Wind

“Like The Wind” is the perfect Song Pick of the Day on a Monday: it comes with a lot of energy and when singer Adele Emmas sings the chorus “He’s like the wind”, you feel like throwing your fist into the air. Feral Love is a duo from Liverpool and[…]

VIDEO: Saint God – Narasvette

The shoegaze duo Saint God created this beautifully intense video after they met Italian dancer Giulia Piana in their home town of Tel Aviv. Together with the ambient light she turns the monuments at Edith Wolfson Park into a mythical place that complements the mood of the song “Narasvette” perfectly.

NEW ALBUM: Badlands – Locus

Badlands can be beautiful and deadly and Catherina Jaunviksna conveys that feeling in her new album “Locus”. Dark, thick, 80s-inspired synth layers and deadpan vocals convey a mood of inevitability, but then you can also find beauty and hope when the songs soar with bright melodies. It is a record[…]

SONG PICK: Alex The Flipper vs. ADI – Was it You

This track grows on you. Is it dance music or a pop song? It starts out with piano and a dark bass line and gradually add more to it before it culminates with a bright, chiming synth line. And then there is Israeli producer ADI’s vocals, who you may appreciate[…]