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OK Cool - Safety Car [Video]

OK Cool is the duo of Bridget Stiebris and Haley Blomquist Waller from Chicago, who perform and produce all their songs. Their music has a raw and honest DIY vibe, but their latest single, "Safety Car," adds subtle electronics and a surprise turn in the chorus. Haley gives

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Dear Boy - Kelly Green

"Kelly Green," the new single by LA quartet Dear Boy, lands somewhere between euphoric Britpop and the laid-back, sunshine-drenched sound California is famous for. The result? An irresistible feel-good banger you’ll want to keep on repeat.The band shares: "Kelly Green is about a deep breath,

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Michelle Núñez - making the most of it

In "making the most of it," Michelle Núñez stands before the shards of a broken relationship and reflects on how she will move forward. Her debut song evokes a theatrical performance, marked by relentless, suspenseful drums and cinematic string stabs – no wonder, as Michelle is well in business

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Laveda - Heaven

The intro to "Heaven," the new single by New York duo Laveda, stretches on just a touch — but it sets the tone perfectly. When Ali Genevich sings, “Every day, it’s just the same old story,” the mood clicks into place, and we’re all in. "Heaven&

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Dance Lessons - Hurricane

The London trio Dance Lessons creates jazz-inspired pop music that is difficult to categorize. The singer and songwriter Anna is also responsible for the impeccable production that creates a rich sonic landscape, serving as a foundation for catchy pop songs. Their latest single, 'Hurricane,' is about a complex,

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Where Great Things Start

A decade ago, Brooklyn’s Broadway felt like a “here be dragons” zone to us: gritty, unfamiliar, and shrouded in the eternal twilight cast by the elevated subway. Just off Myrtle Avenue, Palisades made its mark — a true DIY venue that, in its early days, sold beer straight from a

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Cass McCombs - Peace

What a fabulous new single to announce a new album! Cass McCombs just dropped “Peace,” a beautiful track from his upcoming record Interior Live Oak, out August 15 via Domino. When I first saw the title, “Peace,” so many ideas and associations sprang to mind. One classic that pushed itself

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King of Foxes - FMLU

King of Foxes is the band of Olivia Street, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After meeting her at The Great Escape, we would have never guessed that her band does energetic, 90s-inspired indie rock. Unfortunately, King of Foxes did not play at the festival this year, because word is that

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SORRYNOTSORRY - Foggy Like a Bladerunner

Like a lazy lunch on a hot summer day, gazing out over the East River and watching the glittering waves—that hazy, sun-drenched feeling is perfectly captured in “Foggy Like a Bladerunner,” the third single by Brooklyn’s hottest new psych-rock duo, SORRYNOTSORRY. The track delights in restraint, letting Sam

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Raquel Martins - DEAD END

Raquel Martins is a Portugal-born musician based in London. The title of her upcoming debut album, LONDON, WHEN ARE U GONNA FEEL LIKE HOME?, speaks volumes already about the difficulty of bringing these two very different places together. However, she also demonstrates that this type of cultural disorientation can be

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Lew Apollo - Diamonds and Gold

Austin-based rising artist Lew Apollo delivers a hot and hypnotic track with “Diamonds and Gold,” a disco-infused number spiked with funk and soul. Think Bee Gees vibes, reimagined: there’s an acoustic guitar at its heart, but without the flamenco drama, more like a whispered secret than a flourish. I

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Mercy Land - Get Lost!

Mercy Land is the duo of Laura Jinn and Tatum Gale, who declare themselves as "starcrossed lovers chasing a crumbling dream." Their second single, "Get Lost!", is a beauty of dark electronic pop, featuring silvery vocals and thick layers of synths. The track is on Mercy

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Robin Kester - An Hour Per Day

The title of Robin Kester’s new single is a quiet meditation in itself, and the almost haunting melody deepens that mood. “An Hour Per Day” - quick, think: what would you want to do for one hour each day? Or what do you have to do? When we saw

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Let’s Go to a Show!

Last week, we attended three live shows in three days - something we haven't done during a work week in an incredibly long time. We previously reported on the stunning show by The Kooks at the Pier 17 rooftop last week. It was followed by Canadian art-pop musician

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Avery Lynch - Lasting Effects

Words intended to hurt can have lasting effects. However, in Avery Lynch's story, this turned out to be a good thing, as it helped her better understand her own needs in a relationship. “I think it’s a really positive and hopeful song,” she says. “I hope it

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Night Moves - Ring My Bell

As a teenager in the late '70s and early '80s, I vividly remember Anita Ward’s “Ring My Bell.” The track was fierce, glorious, and a beautifully persistent earworm - I still love it today. So naturally, when one of my current favorite bands, Night Moves, released a

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Red Moon - Thermochromatic

"Thermochromatic" is an intricate, shapeshifting pop song built around a bubbling rhythm, swirling synths, and a favorite word of the Norwegian singer-songwriter Red Moon. The track was already finished in 2020 when she "felt creatively lit up and full of momentum," but it was not released

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ROSIN - just a boy

ROSIN delights with the softly building "just a boy," which begins like a gentle stream, flowing with quiet emotion and never rushing. We last featured ROSIN with "nest," already more than half a year ago, so it’s high time to check in and see what

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Vines - Evicted [Video]

Cassie Wieland, aka Vines, is a songwriter and composer based in New York City whose best-known song, "Being Loved Isn't the Same as Being Understood," is mostly ambient. Her new track "Evicted", the first single off her debut album, I'll Be Here,

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Kaleah Lee - What Are You So Afraid Of

I fell in love with "What Are You So Afraid Of" instantly! The gentle finger-picked guitar, the soft, breezy vocals, the effortless harmonic flow. Just beautiful. A quick search on glamglare revealed that we had featured Kaleah Lee before, back in March 2024, with "Fever." We

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LAWN CHAIR - Waste Your Potential!

LAWN CHAIR is a Berlin-based four-piece that draws comparisons to the angry German post-punk of the 80s. While Claudia Schlutius sings in English – she has also American roots – the sentiment is the same: things suck, but somehow you dance your way through it. The rough guitars contrast with the melodic

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Brutal Beauty

On Sunday, we did a walk through the Upper East Side to discover brutalist architecture in New York. Elke conducted some research on the web and with ChatGPT after we visited the Barbican Estate in London. The Barbican is a city within a city complex built in the 1960s and

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Cate Le Bon - Heaven Is No Feeling

With "Heaven Is No Feeling" Cate Le Bon announces her seventh studio album Michelangelo Dying, out September 26th via Mexican Summer. The album came to life across the Greek island of Hydra, Wales' capital Cardiff, London, and Los Angeles, before being completed in the Californian desert, a

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Slaney Bay - Missed Your Call

"Missed Your Call" is stage four of the one-night love drama that the London quartet Slaney Bay recounts in their new EP The Long Way Home. The stadium-ready indie rock anthem tells the story of confusion and misunderstanding when things take a turn for the worse. Singer Cait

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Eli & Fur - Air

Long-time friends and self-proclaimed “platonic soulmates” Eliza Noble and Jennifer Skillman make up Eli & Fur, a DJ and electronic music producer duo unafraid to put their gorgeous vocals to good use—and they deliver every single time. I love the danceable, mesmerizing sound they create. Their brand-new single, “Air,