Song Pick of the Day

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Ålesund - Never Enough

Ålesund is a band from Bristol, UK, but singer and songwriter Alba Torriset also has Norwegian roots. Their new song, “Never Enough,” is about wanting too much of a good thing and consequently goes all out on an orchestral, multi-layered pop production. “Never Enough” will be on Ålesunds upcoming EP.

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Alex Lahey - They Wouldn't Let Me In [Video]

“They Wouldn’t Let Me In,” the new single by Australian singer/songwriter Alex Lahey, has such a beautiful and vibrant post-punk vibe that I cannot get enough of it! Alex Lahey is not always that obvious in her songwriting, neither sonically nor lyrically, and the track has a more

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Deadbeat Girl - These Walls

Deadbeat Girl is the moniker of New York-via-Florida singer, songwriter, and producer Val Olson. “These Walls” from Val’s debut EP What Will It Take conveys the feeling of being locked out in your community in a beautifully melancholic and moving way. Val explains: I grew up feeling like I

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Ásgeir - Dans nos rêves (feat. Clou)

As longtime fans of Iceland’s singer/songwriter Ásgeir, we were immediately intrigued to listen to his latest work, “Dans nos rêves (feat. Clou).”  The new single takes the original recording of  “Borderland,” and puts it in an even more grandiose setting. “Borderland” can be found on Asgeir’s beautiful

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Codice Ego - Errors and Repairs

Getting up again after you fall is the key to being resilient. The Italian indie rock band Codice Ego addresses this principle in their new track “Errors & Repair,” inspired by band member Dario Pelizzari overcoming an illness. Fast beats and melodic guitars that contrast with singer Giulia Oddi’s

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Fortune Child - Save the One

Recorded in one take, “Save the One” beautifully captures the raw and driving energy of live performances, not only a hallmark of rock music itself but also the alluring strength of Fortune Child. The Florida-based rock trio is comprised of lead vocalist and drummer Christian Powers, guitarist Buddy Crump and

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Kid Moxie & NINA - Crime

The synth-pop mavens Kid Moxie and NINA came together for a transatlantic collaboration and recorded the EP Lust. Their latest single, “Crime,” is a seductive track that plays like a movie in your head, which is exactly what the duo had in mind. NINA says: “ [‘Crime’ is] a mysterious yet

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Super Plage - +1 (ft. Virginie B, Meggie Lennon) [Premiere]

French-Canadian electro-pop artist Super Plage releases his new album Magie à minuit today, and we are excited to premiere “+1,” the record’s magnificent lead single. “But I always say, one’s company, two’s a crowd, and three is a party,” to quote Andy Warhol, and so, for the

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Hannah Rose Platt - Feeding Time For Monsters [Video]

Deathbed Confessions is the name of the debut album by Bristol-based singer/songwriter Hannah Rose Platt, so you know it is not going to be the sunniest record. After the first single, “Dead Man on The G Train,” about a Brooklyn subway murder mystery, she goes several flights down into

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Francesca Luker - Nobody Seems

“Nobody Seems,” the new vibrant single by young singer/songwriter Francesca Luker brims with urgency and buoyant exuberance. A stellar production by Phil Marsden, a groovy vibe, and fiery-charming power vocals bring the track home. This is irresistible feel-good pop at its best and puts the Bristol-based musician on the

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Detalji - Keep Me Alive

The release of Truly, the debut album of Finish singer and producer Detalji is going to to be especially exciting, because the three singles released so far are laying out different styles highly danceable pop music. While the last two songs focused on raising the energy on the dancefloor, the

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Lilac Haze - The Ghost That I Once Knew // Lilac Haze [Video]

Based in Bath, England, singer/songwriter Lilac Haze makes her debut with a double single, both songs equally beautiful and beautifully haunting: the dreamy “The Ghost That I Once Knew” and the mesmerizingly mellow and heartbreakingly sad “Lilac Haze.” Asked about the inspiration behind the two singles, Katrina Swift (Lilac

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Uma - Muay Thai

Uma is a now Barcelona-based artist who draws inspiration from her free-spirited family. Her new song, “Muay Thai,” looks back at childhood memories of her parents. Unlike last year’s ethereal folk song “Granada,” her latest track ventures more into the synth-pop territory. “Muay Thai” is the title track on

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Aisha Badru - Path of Least Resistance

New York singer/songwriter Aisha Badru weighs attraction against the fear of being hurt again in her new single “Path of Least Resistance.” The track brims with sexual tension and possible romance and made me think of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg’s “Je t’aime moi non plus,” but

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Ayleen Valentine - epitaph [Video]

“When no one’s there, you can pretend they care,” sings LA-via-Miami singer and producer Ayleen Valentine in her new song epitaph. It is not a good state of mind she is in, but the very fact that she turned it into a tender and energetic pop song radiates hope.

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The New Division - Modern Life

When was the last time you heard a really good electronic synth-pop piece, one that made you want to start all over again as soon as it ended? A track that is sparkling and bright with a pulsating beat that keeps you going and staying invested. You would want to

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Le Couleur - Sentiments Nouveaux

The Montreal trio Le Couleur is back with their first new song since the 2020 album Concorde. “Sentiments Nouveaux” is a bilingual, lush, synth-heavy track that wants to make you move. Or, as the band puts it: “With ‘Sentiments nouveaux,’ we are looking for a sensation, an exaltation, we want

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RVG - Squid

Melbourne post-punk quartet RVG of lyricist/frontwoman Romy Vager, guitarist Rueben Bloxham, drummer Marc Nolte, and bassist Isabele Wallace released the beautifully brooding and urgent “Squid” from their forthcoming album Brain Worms, out June 2nd on Fire Records. My favorite line from “Squid” is the mesmerizing mantra-like “Don’t go

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Lara Jones - Fig

Lara Jones is a saxophonist by trade, but in the title track for her new EP Fig, she goes all out on high-energy electronics. The track is almost an instrumental, but Lara used recordings of her voice to make a point. She explains: “I wanted to be bolder with this

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Body of Light - Never Ever

Arizona desert sibling duo Alex and Andrew Jarson, better known as Body of Light, released the beautifully catchy “Never Ever.” With that single, they’re also announcing their fourth album, Bitter Reflection, out June 30th via Dais Records. Body of Light are known for their mesmerizing, lush synth-pop, with special

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Gorgeous Dykes - When It Hurts

When you listen to In the Meantime, the new EP by LA singer/producer duo Gorgeous Dykes (Ana Ayon and Lucy Bayne), you will admire their fearless approach to music. The EP “is a soundtrack for women and working-class dreamers who know what they want and aren’t afraid to

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Nothing But Thieves - Welcome to the DCC [Video]

When I learned that Southend-on-Sea indie-rockers released a new single/video, I didn’t even need to listen to it, but I wanted to feature it already. Long time fan here! We saw the five-piece in December 2015 when they played Brooklyn’s Baby’s Alright, a club that, even

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Dance Lessons - Good Enough

The London trio Dance Lessons is up to something. Ann, Nat, and Tom make bright, blissful, and danceable music with an edge, serrated pop, as they call it. Their third single, the elegantly produced, upbeat “Good Enough,” celebrates love without strings attached. Singer Ann also produces Dance Lessons – still a

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Laveda - Troy Creeps [Video]

When I saw New York indie-rockers Laveda last Wednesday at Arlene’s Grocery playing a show for the New Colossus Festival, they thoroughly impressed me with how far they came from the duo I saw at Much More’s in 2019 and the quartet that they are now. No doubt,

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Savannah Conley - Don't Make Me Reach [Video]

“Don’t Make Me Reach” perfectly captures the emotions that flow at a particular moment in a relationship. “Makes me want to start some shit just for the hell of it,” sings Nashville singer/songwriter Savannah Conley because nothing else is working anymore. Does she still care? Wait for the