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SONG PICK: Reptile Room - Talk (Video)

“We don’t talk about it anymore” – the new song by the Atlanta-based three-piece Reptile Room is about the breakdown of communication. Bill Zimmerman, Sean and Sami Michelsen write and produce the music together and one can imagine that the parts of the songs came from different minds. In the

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Eva & The Vagabond Tales - The Sea Will Return You

“The Sea Will Return You” is an intriguing song title and the video transforms it beautifully into images. Eva & The Vagabond Tales is a Californian folk band around singer Eva Mikhailovna, who explains the story of the song: This song is about the beginning and end of a relationship

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Kat Spina - Play it Loud

Which are the songs you can not help but to sing along with? You might very well add “Play it Loud” by Kat Spina to your repertoire because the song is so cheerful that even the grumpiest vocally challenged person would feel inclined to chime in. And for those of

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Ellis - Something Blue

Ellis is the singer/songwriter Linnea Sigelkow from Canada, who has already made a splash this year with appearances at SXSW and New Colossus. “Something Blue” is a new song with a wonderfully relaxed and dreamy vibe that is perfectly reflected in the images of the video. Watch “Something Blue”

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VIDEO PREMIERE: AKIVA - Broken Ship

Despite its apocalyptical visuals and fiery message, “Broken Ship” by AKIVA also comes with a dose of optimism. As long as there are people who take their feelings and beliefs and transform them into compelling art, not all is lost! Based in Bedfordshire, a county in the East of England,

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Kazu - Salty

Kazu Makino is a member of Blonde Redhead, one of the best indie bands for more than 25 years. If you have been following them, Kazu’s first solo song and video just seem to be naturally something she would come up when on her own. Sound and image have

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Son of Cloud - How to Love You Today

Jonathan Seale, who goes by the artist name Son of Cloud, has unveiled the video to “How To Love You Today” a track from his recently released self-titled debut album. The video is mesmerizing in its focus and the song itself is utterly gorgeous! Son of Clouds say about the

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SONG PICK: Beauty Queen - Out Of Touch (Video & EP)

From the six melodic and stunningly beautiful tracks on “Out Of Touch”, the title track stands out as the moodiest of them all and gets featured as our Song Pick of the Day. “Out Of Touch” marks the debut EP by Los Angeles-based bedroom pop artist Beauty Queen, the newest

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Rayon Nelson - Freedom

There is not much to add to the words of UK musician Rayon Nelson – the song and video speak for themselves: The song is about Freedom. I wrote it after being inspired and somewhat burdened to do something about the killing of young youths and also about young refugees. My

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Elis Noa - Love Letter

Austrian trio Elis Noa does eclectic future pop, but with their new project “Love Letters” they look backwards and explore the exchange of personal feelings via written notes in the digital age, where many things have become intangible and ephemeral. The video for the title track of their upcoming EP

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VIDEO FRIDAY: J.Lamotta - Back In Town

There is no town in this video, but you see a lot of Morocco, where the family of Berlin-based singer/producer J.Lamotta is from. You can feel the heat and the jazzy vibe of the music conveys the laziness that comes with hot weather. This almost would have cost

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Emika - Eternity (Earth Version)

“Falling in Love with Sadness” by Berlin-based singer/producer Emika was one of my favorite record last year. “Eternity (Earth Version)” is a sonically and visually reimagined version of one of the standout songs of the album. Watch the video here: Stream the song on Spotify: Connect with Emika on

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Sarah Eide - The Bridge Song

All that talk about building walls to push people farther apart can be depressing, but here we have the perfect antidote. “I’m Gonna Be A Bridge” sings Sarah Eide from Rochester, NY, because she wants to connect and not separate. The song’s simple, upbeat melody and lyrics and

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SONG PICK: Lizzy Land - Messed Up

“I’m just a little messed up and I think that’s ok”. L.A.-based singer/songwriter Lizzy Land speaks the truth in her new song: nobody gets it all right, despite that we all try acting like we do. Putting this message into a playful synth pop track

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Archie Faulks - Hung Up

What makes a great video? For starters, a great song of course plus appealing visuals and intelligent story telling. “Hung Up”, the latest single by London-based singer/songwriter Archie Faulks is achingly beautiful, a song so bright and lovely that you can not help but smile and instantly feel good.

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SONG PICK: Rozi Plain - Conditions (Video)

“Conditions” is a song to get lost in: let your thoughts drift away on flowing layers of guitars, synths and vocals. The track is from Rozi Plain‘s fourth album “What Boost”, out on April 5 and is accompanied by dream-like video shot by Ed Tucker on Morecambe Bay, England.

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Callaghan Belle - Dear Detroit

Callaghan Belle did what many do in the entertainment business: move to L.A. But the glamour capital of the world is not everything, so she wrote a longing love song “Dear Detroit” to her hometown. Together with the video her struggle becomes palpable as the melancholy in the music

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SONG PICK: SHHE - BOY (Video)

SHHE is the stage name of Scottish/Portuguese singer/producer Su Shaw and “BOY” is just her second release, but already a masterpiece of stripped-down, electronic pop music. The song builds layer after layer and just when you think you heard it all, it ups the intensity yet another notch.

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Jeannel - Lullaby

Jeannel is a Berlin-based artist and her latest song “Lullaby” is a slow-burning, intimate piece of synth pop. The video clip – a collaboration with director Felix Aaron – is an enigmatic clip that follows Jeannel and a mysterious dancer though the wee hours of the night. Watch “Lullaby” here on YouTube:

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VIDEO FRIDAY: ANIQO - Must Surrender

German artist ANIQO creates hauting soundscapes that come from dark places in the mind. Her latest song “Must Surrender” is about the fear of change, which can become our worst enimy. ANIQO gives some details: Must surrender is about the liberation of deadlocked structures and the detachment of an inflexible

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SONG PICK: DELUNE - Those Days (Video)

Sisters Kate and Izzi Eberstadt from New York have already done many things – artistic and philanthropic – in addition to producing and recording engaging pop music under the name DELUNE. “Those Days” is their second single, a haunting synth-pop track carried by two-way vocal harmonies. “What happened to us?” the sisters

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Cat Turner - 23 / IOU

“23 / IOU” is a new double-single by Irish singer/producer Cat Turner, darker and with a more inward feel than her previous songs. The accompanying visuals are as intense and mesmerizing as the music and tell two entire stories with just a few images. Watch “23 / IOU” on YouTube: Listen

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SONG PICK: Molina - Venus (Video)

Bright and glittering, with dark undertones gliding through the music like shadows of clouds moving fast over blue skies, that is “Venus”, the new synth pop track of classic beauty by Danish producer/singer Molina. The song is enhanced with the visuals created by French artist Diane Guais, who gives

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Wyldest - Quiet Violet

Zoe Mead, singer and guitarist in London-based trio Wyldest directed the video “Quiet Violet”, which tells the story of living a constrained life and dreaming of escape. The song is on Wyldest excellent debut album “Dream Chaos” (Apple Music | Spotify), out today. Watch “Quiet Violet” below: Connect with Wyldest on

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Dakota - Four Leaf Clover

When watching “Four Leaf Clover” you can feel the fresh ocean breeze in your face as the members of Dakota walk through the landscape (presumably) of the Netherlands. The song is from their new album “Here’s The 101 On How To Disappear“. Watch here: Connect with Dakota on Facebook,