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SONG PICK: Holy Motors - Honeymooning

Listening to the quietly gorgeous “Honeymooning”, visual fragments of 60s Western classics come to mind for which this super laid-back, beautifully wistful song would make the perfect soundtrack. “Honeymooning” is the first single and opening track of Holy Motors‘ upcoming debut album “Slow Sundown”. The shoegaze and psychedelic rock influenced

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NEW MUSIC: The Rigs - World On Fire (Album)

My gateway to The Rigs was the track “The Hunted”. Otherwise, to be very honest, I might not have listened past the first track “The Brave”, which points rather to big stadium glam rock complete with a big synth bridge. But with the beautifully haunting melody of “The Hunted” in

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NEW MUSIC: Elle Watson - Glued

Here’s a new track by Elle Watson that doesn’t go out of my head: “Glued” is a collaboration with Clams Casino and convinces with a sultry and lush production. More music will be on her EP, scheduled for early 2018. Listen to “Glued” on SoundCloud or Spotify:

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NEW MUSIC: A Victim Of Society - Amnesia (Video)

From A Victim Of Society‘s excellent sophomore album “Freaktown” (see album review), another track got the video treatment, this time the beautifully gloomy “Amnesia”. The band video got shot in Athens’ landmark building “Hotel Mpageion“, where the director transformed the track into a sci-fi allegory, connecting the future with

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SONG PICK: Dizzy - Swim

Three brothers Charlie, Alex and Mackenzie Spencer together with singer Katie Munshaw make up the Canadian four-piece Dizzy. “Swim”, their second single is an atmospheric, dreamy pop song which merges gentle guitar melodies with thick layers of synths. There is a hint of melancholy in their music, which is inspired

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SONG PICK: BirdyHop - Sportsday

The joyous and beautiful flow of “Sportsday” is totally intoxicating! While “Sportsday” initially got released earlier this year, it just got an overhaul and is now available in its ultimate, glorious radio edit version. The track is written, performed and produced by London-based electronic rock duo Chris and James Goldsmith

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SONG PICK: Ella Grace - Here We Are Again

“Here We Are Again” is the sigh after losing love to depression. It is a deeply personal experience that singer/songwriter Ella Grace describes here, but the song also fits well to the general up and down in life and the fact that darkness is broken by the dawn of

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SONG PICK: Document - Red Tape

The label ‘post-punk’ always peaks my interest, and a band from Tel Aviv even more so, that is why I started listening to “Red Tape”, the new -and totally awesome- single by Document. Much to my delight, aside from the reverb drenched, fuzzy guitars, there is something oddly ‘The Strokes’

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MUSIC QUOTES: Realize Me (Lyrics)

Empress Of at Hype Hotel for SXSW 2016

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SONG PICK: Stonerpop - Physical Business

Maudie Michelle and Jimmie Maneuva make music in Louisiana under the name Stonerpop. They released a new EP “Physical Business” with seven tracks that are quite different from what one might associate with the band’s name. The gamut of their songs ranges 80s style dark wave to chillwave with

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NEW MUSIC: Sera EKE - The Others (Video)

Here is an unofficial video by London artist Sera EKE, which she uses as a backdrop during her live shows for the song “The Others”. With strong visuals, the clip speaks for itself as a reminder that nobody should be ever made feeling unhappy about who they are. Sera explains:

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NEW MUSIC: Rosie Carney - Winter

Winter marks the end of the year (on the northern hemisphere, that is) and also the end of many cycles of life. This is what “Winter”, the new song by Irish singer/songwriter Rosie Carney is about: Winter is a confessional song written about knowing when something is over. It’

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SONG PICK: Obliques - Instant Pleasure

Earlier this year during Brooklyn’s Northside Festival, I saw Obliques and liked them a lot but much to my chagrin forget about them again. Luckily, Zach Van Hoozer and Ben Flesch, the two artists behind New York-based Obliques, got brought to my attention again through their new single “Instant

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NEW MUSIC: Inkfields - Snare Yourself (Video)

There is something immediately intriguing about “Snare Yourself”, and the more the song unfolds, the more we are under its spell. This holds even more true for the accompanying visuals, the  video for “Snare Yourself”. It shows Edinburgh-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Samuel-James Griffiths, who goes by the artist name

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NEW MUSIC: Betty Moon - Natural Disaster

L.A. rocker Betty Moon released her eighth full-length album “Chrome” this summer and the latest single “Natural Disaster” is a sing-along banger that is hard to get out of your head. Listen to “Natural Disaster” on SoundCloud or Spotify:

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SONG PICK: Zoey Lily - Nothing

London-based singer/songwriter Zoey Lily came out of nowhere in the May of last year with “Edges” and then disappeared again. Fortunately she is back with a new song “Nothing”, a quiet, retrained pop song that has a way to get under your skin. Zoey recounts about the songwriting process:

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SONG PICK: W. H. Lung - WANT

Hands down, W. H. Lung are among the Top 10 most exciting U.K. electronic rock acts of 2017, and have just released their third single “WANT”. As with their previous singles “Inspiration” and “Nothing Is”, “WANT” is again a sophisticated, hypnotic, highly addictive and glorious piece of music! Listen

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Dream Wife live at Baby's All Right

About a year ago Dream Wife, a trio from Iceland and the U.K., was maybe my most exciting discovery at Iceland Airwaves. We couldn’t make it to Reykjavík this year, but Rakel (vocals), Alice (guitar) and Bella (bass) came over to Brooklyn for a one off show at

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Xav A. - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Cover)

Aside from a myriad of versions of any classic Christmas song, the pop songs also received their fine share of cover versions, some better and some worse than the original one. After all, who else should sing “Last Christmas” than George Michael? And while the cover version of “I Saw

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NEW MUSIC: Giovanna - Dream World (Video)

“In my dream world dreams come true” sings U.K. singer/songwriter Giovanna and as simple this phrase may sound, there is something to knowing of a place where you will not be disappointed. Giovanna is working on new material and a full-length album is expected for next year. Watch

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SONG PICK: Blue Hawaii - Free At Last

Montreal duo Blue Hawaii got back together for a new album “Tenderness” (Apple Music | Spotify). Our Song Pick of the Day is the opening cut “Free at Last”, a slow-burning, brooding electro-pop track. Happy Thanksgiving! Listen to “Free At Last” on YouTube or Spotify:

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NEW MUSIC: Lalka - Cool Youth (Video)

After “Dare You To Love Me” singer/producer Lalka from Brisbane, Australia follows up with another exciting future pop track plus self-directed video that shows her prowling around at a peculiar cocktail party. There seem to be few limits to her creativity and we are very curious about her next

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SONG PICK: Flawes - This Could Be Real

London via Yorkshire alt pop rockers FLAWES got my attention early last year already, when I featured them in our #3IsABand series. Now they have released their new single “This Could Be Real” which is impossible not make it our Song Pick of the Day. “This Could Be Real” sports

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SONG PICK: Black Gold Buffalo - Pearls Deep

The band’s name, Black Gold Buffalo is somewhat of a false lead: this is not a country band from the middle of America, but a four-piece from London that does club-ready indie pop. In fact, their new single “Peals Deep” reminds of a more danceable version of Warpaint: Black

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NEW MUSIC: Late Guest At The Party (LGATP) - Too Old For This

Much to my chagrin, it happens now and then that the thought of “Too Old For This” crosses my mind but I can’t recall any other song ever having dealt with that line, so now there’s even a soundtrack to go with the thought! “Too Old For This”