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Yodashe - Visualization

The London-based musician Yodashe does carefully crafted electronic music and fills it with meaning through beautiful words. Her new song “Visualization” – the third one she has released under her name since 2020 – is about the power of creating positive images in your mind. With an intricate production and shimmering vocals,

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Glassio - A Friend Like You (feat. Beauty Queen)

It’s been a while since we last heard something from Glassio, let alone having seen the fellow Queens resident live. Glassio is the musical project of Irish-Iranian songwriter-producer Sam R. Tinged, and this time, Sam teams up with Los Angeles-based dream-pop artist Beauty Queen for his new single “A

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VIDEO PICKS: Asynchrone, Keep Dancing Inc, Sarah Reeves, Sophia Alexa

Asynchrone – Behind The Mask Asynchrone is a French jazz sextet who pays homage to legendary Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away this spring. “Behind the Mask” is a cover of a Sakamoto Song and comes with a Manga-style video directed by Sagans that is a feast for

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War Violet - Different Formations [Video]

We have known Jummy Aremu, aka War Violet , for a while as an enchanting, hard-working musician in New York City. So we couldn’t be happier to hear that Kill Rock Stars and Bella Union have co-signed her. Her first release, “Different Formations,” expands the range for an artist who

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Meagre Martin - Mountain

Meagre Martin is a trio inspired by shoegaze, 90’s indie, or ‘faux country,’ as the band calls it, and are three American musicians living in Berlin, Germany’s cosmopolitan capital. It was in the summer of 2021 that singer/songwriter Sarah Martin (vocals, guitar) bonded with Federico ‘Freddy’ Corazzini

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Bekah Bossard - Stranger To Myself

“Stranger to Myself” is about losing the grip on yourself and the world around you. This happened to singer/songwriter Bekah Bossard after moving to London. However, she also wants the song to show a way out of tough times. Bekah says about “Stranger to Myself:” “This one always reminds

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Social Order - Crime

We’re excited to hear new music from Los Angeles and Las Vegas-based synth-rock trio Social Order. We loved Social Order’s 2022 single “Never Again,” and can not get enough of the brilliant “Crime” either. The new single will be part of their upcoming EP Tantalize, scheduled to be

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Alannah Moar - Reciprocate

Alannah Moar is a musician based in Glasgow. She wrote the original version of “Reciprocate” at 14 years old and updated the lyrics to a more mature story about “being in a relationship with someone that is good for you, but ultimately wanting to be with someone else that is

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FHUR - Hotlines

Following her exquisite 2022 EP Defrag, dark pop artist, producer, and songwriter FHUR just released the moody yet irresistible and very danceable “Hotlines.” While definitely on the darker side of pop, “Hotlines” could be the secret ace in a hot DJ’s repertoire. Born in Italy and now calling London

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Tonguetied - Selfish Girl

“Selfish Girl” is synth-pop at its best. Elena Garcia, aka Tonguetied, sings with silvery vocals over shimmering synth arpeggios. The effortlessly beautiful song was “born from a place of frustration” and got its basic shape within a few minutes. Elena explains “As I grow and find my footing in this

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Lime Garden - Love Song

Only yesterday, I saw Warpaint, the female indie-rock icons, live, and here at glamglare, we’ve been following their career since the beginning. The more it is exciting to come across another all-female band like Lime Garden from Brighton, U.K., who similar to the West Coast quartet, impresses with

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Glasser - Easy

The new Glasser album crux – judging from the four already released songs – is a glistening, soaring affair. While the album deals with many aspects of the human experience, including loss, it musically emphasizes resilience and healing. The fourth single, “Easy,” adds a sing-along quality to the New York musician’s

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Holly Munro - Glow Up

Singer/songwriter Holly Munro, who calls Dublin, Ireland, her home, provides us with another fabulous taste from her upcoming EP, the gloriously vibrant “Glow Up.” The track comes with an important message and showcases Holly’s gorgeous vocals beautifully. Asked about “Glow Up,” Holly offers: “This song is a reminder

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Bittersweethearts - Empty

“Empty” by LA quartet Bittersweethearts is about a final, no return breakup. But there is no bitterness in this upbeat, joyful indie rock track that does not shy away from 80s-style synths and a guitar solo. Singer and songwriter Zoe Infante shares the song’s inspiration: “I was in a

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KANGA - Midnight Horses

The fifth and final single from KANGA‘s upcoming album comes in the form of the glistening and ultra-beautiful “Midnight Horses.” Something in the synths-lines and the overall chill and then again pulsating vibe makes me think of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer,” but this is just my

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Laurence-Anne - Vitesse

Oniromancie – French for the practice of predicting the future from dreams – is the new album by Laurence-Anne. The Montreal-based musician leads you through different dream states, dark and light, with 11 beautiful tracks. Some put you in comfort, others radiate distress. She ends the journey with a nightmare: “Vitesse” (Speed)

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TANSU - Downtown

“Downtown,” the new single by TANSU is the embodiment of glorious indie-pop. The mesmerizing track shimmers and swirls and one can’t help but love it from the spot. TANSU’s bright and charming vocals certainly add to the allure. With roots in Ireland and Turkey and now residing in

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Girl As Wave - Blind Spots

“Blind Spots” is the beautiful new single of NYC singer/songwriter Marci Elizabeth, aka Girl As Wave. The multi-layered synth-pop track flows along with Marci’s ethereal vocals and evokes comfort and nostalgia. She says about the song: "Blind Spots is about the relationship between time, the dreams we

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Alex Winston - Hot One

Indie-pop singer and songwriter Alex Winston puts the feeling of joyfully making it through a scorching hot summer day into a magnificent and super catchy song. The hazy “Hot One” sparkles with joy de vivre and modern psychedelic touches that remind me of British indie-rockers Temples. Yet Alex Winston, the

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Sofia Kourtesis - Vajkoczy

“My muse, my hero, the world should have more Vajkoczy,” says Sofia Kourtesis about this track, referring to surgeon Peter Vajkoczy, who saved her mother’s life. For the Peru-born, Berlin-based electronic musician, this was a dramatic turn for the better in her life and inspired her debut album Madres,

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Chemistry Set - Chemistry

With glamglare’s focus on fresh, new music by emerging artists, we only super rarely feature music that’s being re-released. The more I am excited to add “Chemistry” to our Song Pick of the Day features and playlist (eventually) because it is absolutely brilliant! “Chemistry” is the first single

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Haley - Walk Among the Dead

Haley McCallum aka Haley fka Haley Bonar is an artist from Minneapolis with already a large body of work: her upcoming album Hunca Munca is her 11th studio record that takes a Beatrix Potter children’s book as inspiration. The first single, “Walk Among the Dead,” is a lush, warm

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Soft Vein - Leash

The music that California dark wave artist Soft Vein (Justin Chamberlain) creates is the sound I grew up with in the late 80s and loved back then, and never stopped being attracted to. There’s something undeniably “new” and contemporary to Soft Vein’s vibe, though, and this has not

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Odd Beholder - Just Because I Regret It

The new song by Swiss musician Odd Beholder nods as much to fellow countrymen and electronic music innovators Yello as to mid-80s Depeche Mode. In other words, it is a delectable piece of synth-pop that also includes a pointy punchline: “Just because I regret it, it doesn’t mean I

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SOFTCRUSH - Lost Order

We came across New York indie-rockers SOFTCRUSH in the spring of last year and are delighted to find the quartet thriving. This time, SOFTCRUSH’s lead guitarist took on songwriting duties and wrote the atmospheric “Lost Order,” which he and his bandmates recorded beautifully. Asked about their new, vibrant single,