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Nine Photos of The Greeting Committee at Bowery Ballroom

Last Saturday, Manhattan’s venerable midsized venue, The Bowery Ballroom, held an eager crowd of overwhelmingly young people who erupted in cheers and excitement once The Greeting Committee took the stage. While I’ve never been to a Taylor Swift concert, I could imagine a similar devotion and breathless joy

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Izzy S.O - Homesick

Many of us have had such an experience at some point: you have to leave the familiar behind and explore new shores to get ahead with your life. On the way, hearts get broken, regret sets in, and you have second thoughts. Then you can use “Homesick,” the new song

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Urban Heat - You’ve Got That Edge

Austin-based post-punk trio Urban Heat just released the last single from their upcoming album The Tower, the super catchy and dancefloor-ready “You’ve Got That Edge.” While I liked the song from the spot and felt reminded of some 80s favorites by Prince of the Blood or The Damned, it

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Lea Thomas - The Gift [Video]

Lea Thomas takes you on a walk in her new single, “The Gift.” Inspired by the beautiful landscapes of New York’s Hudson Valley – a special happy place for us here at glamglare, too – the song mirrors the wonders you can encounter when you immerse yourself in nature. Lea says

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Julian Taylor - Ain’t Life Strange

In addition to Julian Taylor‘s warm and enchanting vocals, what immediately got me in his new song “Ain’t Life Strange,” was the line: “Don’t you wish sometimes that time would stand still? Do you ever wish that time travel was real?” Indeed, I ask myself this question

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Claude Fontaine - Vaqueiro

“Vaqueiro” means cowboy in Portuguese, and that sets the new song – and her upcoming album – by LA singer/songwriter Claude Fontaine on a path into a romantic fantasy world. A samba beat carries the track through a sun-drenched love story, and we can’t wait to hear how this tale

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Art d’ Ecco - I Feel Alive [Video]

“I Feel Alive” is the new single from Art d’ Ecco and it’s the perfect summer song or any time of year or day really when you welcome a little boost of joy-de-vivre. The Canadian musician wrote the track mainly on the fly while in Los Angeles, intending to

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Hello Mary - Three

“Three,” the new single by Brooklyn trio Hello Mary, was sent out in the world without conveying a specific message. But then, the song claimed a particular meaning for the band, as songwriter Helena Straight recalls: “Three was written after I’d been in a creative rut that lasted a

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Isa Y - Lose

Manchester-born & based multi-instrumentalist and producer Isa Y got us already with his previous single “Let’s Stay Together,” and now he does it again with “Lose.” Back then, I said it would be exciting to hear new music from Isa Y, and it took a little while, but good

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Nikka Costa - Dance ’n Forget [Video]

It is hard to resist this song’s scorching hot disco funk vibes. It is also hard not to be tempted by the proposal of LA singer/songwriter Nikka Costa: leave the trouble behind, and just have fun, at least for a while. She explains: “‘Dance ‘N Forget’ is about

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The Doozers - Tidal Song

Detroit’s indie-rockers The Doozers mesmerize with the intriguing “Tidal Song,” another cut from their upcoming album. Titled Becoming An Entity, the debut album is scheduled to be out on July 26th. The album’s title is probably no accident, and the members of The Doozers might have become more

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Davina Michelle - All Is Ours

All the luxury, all the riches mean little if you have nobody to share them with. We all can agree with this message, so let’s sing along to the new power pop anthem “All Is Ours” by the Dutch singer/songwriter Davina Michelle. The song also features an air-keyboard-ready

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Isla Rose - Don't Mess Around Honey [Video]

London-based, American singer-songwriter Isla Rose means it when she sings “Don’t Mess Around Honey.” The catchy track comes with a vibrant video that wraps the song’s message in a fun clip without losing its important, darker undertones. In the video’s end credits, we read sleazeball/Isla Rose,

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Hope Tala - Bad Love God

The summer is an excellent time to fall in love, not the least because it comes with many upbeat, carefree songs that can inspire you through the stage of romance. Hope Tala from West London wrote a perfect one for the case when you are not sure to go ahead

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Dylan Menzie - Strong Enough

Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer Dylan Menzie today released “Strong Enough,” a vibrant and utterly beautiful reminder to keep on going and believing in yourself. Aside from the catchy, genius chorus, the track stands out with its rather unusual instrumentation. When was the last time you heard a fiddle in

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Q&A with Yndling

We have been big fans of the Norwegian singer, songwriter, and producer Silje Espevik, aka Yndling, since we saw her on stage at the New Colossus Festival 2023. She is now getting ready to release her debut full-length album and has so far put out a string of beautifully dreamy

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Sister Ghost - Dark Matter

Shannon Delores O’Neill, aka Sister Ghost is known as a must-see live act in Northern Ireland. The Derry-based indie rocker announced her debut album, Beyond the Water, out this fall via Third Bar Records. Shannon speaks about the influences of the single “Dark Matter:” “Dark Matter is one of

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Pool Girl - I Liked It

Allie Nixon chose her artist name, Pool Girl, not by accident but as a result of her experience growing up in a small beach town in California. At a young age, it occurred to her that grit and resilience are required when going after something you care about. More concretely,

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Leyya - Pumped Up High

It is good to see that the Austrian duo Leyya is back with new music. The first single, “Pumped Up High,” of their upcoming album Half Asleep, out on August 30 via Minor Changes/Ink Music, is a high-energy electro-pop song about a specific state of mind. The band explains:

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Mild Minds & edapollo - In Your Eyes

Grammy-nominated Australian producer and songwriter Benjamin David aka Mild Minds has teamed up with UK-born, Melbourne-based producer/multi-instrumentalist Ed Bidgood aka edapollo and together they released the gorgeous “In Your Eyes.” The track is laid-back and easygoing, yet absolutely mesmerizing and I cannot get enough of it.  “In Your Eyes”

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ZÏBUWA - Patterns

“Patterns” is the opening cut of the new EP Full Circle by the Montreal-based Nigerian-Canadian artist ZÏBUWA, a collection of four silky R&B songs that have a deep ambiance – Sade comes to mind as a reference. “Patterns” draws you in with an intricate African beat before ZÏBUWA’s

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JJ Wilde - Takes Me Back

Canadian indie-rock musician JJ Wilde does a fantastic job with her new single “Takes Me Back” because it does exactly that, it takes you back to a myriad of songs. Too many to be specific but JJ Wilde mentions for example Bruce Springsteen, when he got pressured to write a

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Moon Kissed - 101

The NYC trio Moon Kissed releases their third album I’ll See You in New York on September 20, but the first single “101” from that record is the first track they ever wrote as a band. The guitarist and drummer Elijah Scarpati says it “has captured and preserved the

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King Isis - Dissonance

Los Angeles-based singer/musician King Isis released the exceptionally catchy “Dissonance,” a song about acceptance, produced by frequent collaborator and childhood friend Jaden Wiggins. The track is unusual in its structure and a beautiful slice of summer pop. Asked about her new single, King Isis says: “‘Dissonance’ is a song

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Jayda G - If We Only Knew

Just being all gloomy about the future of the planet helps nobody. So the Canadian-born, London-based DJ and electronic musician Jayda G takes action and shows solutions in the documentary Blue Carbon, directed by Nicolas Brown. Our Song Pick of the Day, “If We Only Knew,” is part of the