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SONG PICK: The Familiar - Control

The control you you have over your life and the forces that take it from you are the topic of the new song by duo The Familiar – a transatlantic collaboration between Ruth Mirsky and Mads Martinsen. Both have roots in Norway and this reflects in their dark, melodic synth pop

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SONG PICK: Golan - Anima (Video)

The ambient flow of “Anima” is soothing and comforting, yet at the same time also highly hypnotic as the new track by Golan draws the listener immediately in. Golan are a Romanian electronic three-piece, coming from different backgrounds and skills. From what we have learned about them, their live shows

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SONG PICK: Ria Carval - Reflections

19 year-old musician Ria Carval has embarked on the path to pop stardom on her own terms: she moved from Cali, Columbia to Albany, NY to study the music business and takes full control of writing and producing her music. Ria’s latest song “Reflections” is a catchy but soothing

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SONG PICK: Zaac Pick - Ladder To The Sun (Video)

The video to “Ladder To The Sun” drew me immediately into its compelling story. It is so nice to see young people hanging out together… “Ladder To The Sun” is the second track from Zaac Pick‘s upcoming album “Passages” (out May 22nd) and with its melancholic undertones yet overall

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SONG PICK: Austra - Mountain Baby (ft. Cecile Believe)

The release of a new Austra album is always a special day at glamglare. “HiRUDiN” (Apple Music | Spotify) – you don’t want to know what this is if you are squeamish – is just Katie Stelmanis’ fourth album over almost a decade and a lot has changed since her first full-length

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SONG PICK: Midnight Vesta - I'll Have Another

The sun came finally out today in New York, and while enjoying breakfast on the balcony, we were listening to my playlist of potential song picks and when “I’ll Have Another” came on, I loved the track all over again. The track is defined by its groovy John Mayer

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VIDEO PICKS OF THE WEEK: David Archuleta, Hi Motive, Runrummer, Sam Himself

David Archuleta – Just Breathe David Archuleta‘s vocals are as charmingly beautiful as back in his American Idol days, and “Just Breathe” is a mellow, lovely song. The video was shot while keeping social distancing rules in place. The portrayal of people around the world, health care workers, and people

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SONG PICK: Mïrändä - I Am Art (Video)

“I Am Art” says New York-based producer and singer Mïrändä and she proves it with an impressive, swirling video, with all visuals created by herself in isolation. “Limitations can set you free,” she says, but this is not just about her. We all can take this as motivation and inspiration

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SONG PICK: Video Age - Shadow On The Wall

Going with stereotypes makes it hard to believe that Video Age are a contemporary band at home in New Orleans. Their sound is so blissfully nostalgic, with 70s glitter and irresistible groove, that I had pictured them hailing from somewhere as sunny and seemingly carefree as Los Angeles or Malibu.

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SONG PICK: Emmy Wildwood - Electric Dreaming

Tuscon-based singer and producer Emmy Wildwood goes in many different directions on her new album “Heavy Petals” (Apple Music | Spotify) The uniting element between the songs is the unapologetic use of a smacking drum machine, but on top she layers different instruments and styles and condensed the currently super-trendy DYI

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SONG PICK: Kidsmoke - The Bluest You

What now almost seems like a different life, Kidsmoke‘s new single “The Bluest You” transported me -virtually, anyway- back to a moment in time when I saw them live. It was March 2019, the Welsh showcase in Austin, TX  for SXSW in full swing, when I experienced this dreamy

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VIDEO PICKS OF THE WEEK: Color The Night, Dance Loud, Pure Protein, Sandmoon

Color The Night – Road Infectious feel-good song and playful feel-good visuals, that is “Road” by Austrian six-piece Color The Night. Directed by Niki Texler and Sarah Zaza, the music video invites to sing and bounce along while on the road, virtually anyway. Watch the video now: Dance Loud – Shady Beach

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SONG PICK: Discovery Zone - Blissful Morning Dream Interpretation Melody (Video)

“Blissful Morning Dream Interpretation Melody” is a futuristic audiovisual experience by Berlin-based artist JJ Weihl – formerly part of Fenster – who records music as Discovery Zone. Disguised as an add for a dream sharing app the video shows an eerily happy future while JJ Weihl’s classic electronic sounds carry your

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SONG PICK: Daragh - Pretend

“Pretend” is the new single by Irish singer/songwriter Daragh Wearen, who used to play guitar and write songs in Company Ink, and started his solo project as Daragh. Grounded in shimmering synths lines, “Pretend” has a warm and fuzzy feel to it, with some great guitar work and Daragh’

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SONG PICK: Saint Saviour - Wake Me

This is a song like a sunrise that slowly sneaks into your consciousness with warm rays of light. Aptly titled “Wake Me,” the new track by Becky Jones aka Saint Saviour is built around a gently plucked harp and feels so harmonious that even the processed vocals feel right in

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SONG PICK: Carly Shea - Forever (Video)

Warm, fluid beats getting joined by hard-hitting ones with a glittering synth backdrop and amidst it all shine Carly Shea‘s bright and beautiful vocals. Carly Shea’s new single and video “Forever” offer a joyful and comforting vibe, brimming with all the good feelings and times you wish would

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SONG PICK: Drinker - Even If I Know (Video)

Bi-coastal duo Drinker is back with a brilliant new track “Even If I Know”. Dark, dramatic and suspenseful – the song is guaranteed to give you the shivers. Interestingly the song feels sleek and compact, but lyrics and music were created separately as singer Aaron Mendelsohn reveals: The song explores existential

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NEW EP: Something Leather - Midnight Reverie

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SONG PICK: Choir Boy - Sweet Candy

Without taking away from Choir Boy‘s appeal as a band, with great songwriting and production talent, it is Adam Klopp‘s vocals that make their music so irresistibly unique and wonderful. In “Sweet Candy”, the newest single by the dreamy quartet, Adam takes us on a ride of highs

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NEW EP: CIEL - Movement

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SONG PICK: in earnest - put me under

“put me under” is the debut single by trio in earnest from Southend-on-Sea, England. In a beautifully reflective, slow-building song singer Sarah Holburn talks about coping with mental illness and one can imagine that now more than ever people find themselves in such a situation. But it is helpful to

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VIDEO PREMIERE: YVI - Not Over You

“Not Over You” is the new single by Dutch artist YVI, and it is irresistibly stunning! With its mesmerizing beats, pace and timing “Not Over You” could be very well a new single by Radiohead with Thom Yorke’s vocals replaced by Diederick Brandsma‘s darker, warmer and equally appealing

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SONG PICK: George Ogilvie - IIWII (Video)

Breathtakingly beautiful music and visuals, and so very welcomed now and forever, actually! The serene, sensual pictures enhance the mesmerizing brilliance of “IIWII”. The track is taken from George Ogilvie‘s debut album “White Out”, which takes us on a journey of different moods and feelings. We can not get

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SONG PICK: Oriel Poole - Warrior (Video)

A New Year’s Eve love affair sparked the latest song “Warrior” by L.A.-based singer/songwriter Oriel Poole. Presumably the story didn’t have a happy ending: the track is a dark, brooding future pop piece that immediately pulls you into a world of intense, twisted emotions. Oriel

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SONG PICK: Belle and the Dragon - Trees (Video)

Flyleaf’s singer/guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya and bassist Pat Seals formed pop-rock band Belle and the Dragon together with P.O.D. drummer Noah Bernardo and had their debut album “Birthrights” released earlier this year. Now they put out the joyful new single “Trees”, together with an inspiring video. It