I have previously mentioned the Ableton Podcast Doing Music and cannot recommend it highly enough. Roughly every week, producer (and Ableton employee) Craig Schuftan interviews musicians about music, and it is fascinating to get a glimpse into how these creative minds work. The last installment was a bit different: it
Happy fall! As much as we enjoyed the summer in our new neighborhood, like every year, we are super excited about the arrival of fall here at glamglare. The light becomes more vivid, the sunsets brighter, and the heat less numbing. We also switch from a more relaxed let-things-roll attitude
British pop singer Kim Wilde may no longer be a household name, but if you lived in Europe in the 1980s, you probably knew her from her frequent appearances in the charts. I still remember seeing Kim Wilde for the first time in one of these cheesy TV shows where
Was the music scene better in New York City twenty years ago? This is a question we can ask ourselves directly because when we immigrated to the United States in April 2001, we lived on the Lower East Side, and “indie sleaze” was happening right there in our neighborhood. In
Carla Frayman, aka Carlita, is an international DJ, producer, and classically trained musician. While she is known for playing dance bangers at clubs and festivals, she now wants to go the next step and release her own music. “Wish You Knew” is an atmospheric house track with the genre-typical one-line
Something brand new from Tears For Fears just dropped, and it is an instant TFF classic! "The Girl That I Call Home" pulls all the strings that Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith knew how to pull all these years. The song is warm, melodious, and instantly likable, and
“Dark Arts” is about an unhealthy infatuation with somebody who seems to know how to pull all the right triggers. Trapped as she may be, it remains unclear if she even wants to escape. aimei 媚 – the Chinese character is simply her name – is a Bejing-born, London-based pop singer/songwriter,
To join Mac Demarco's live band, Daryl Johns left his home in New Jersey and moved to California. He not only plays bass in Demarco's band but also creates his own blend of catchy indie pop that's impossible not to like. With his new
Silence can become very loud and enraging if essential things cannot be said anymore. “Radio Silence” is a common term for that kind of situation. The Canadian singer/songwriter Shealagh Rose put this into a song, and don’t think she takes it as cool as it appears at the
Good band names are harder and harder to come by, with so many cool ones already taken, and I should not let my dislike for a particular hit song or band stop me from exploring a new band. That's why I gave Divine Sweater 15 minutes of my
Shoegaze – music that hits you with a wall of layered guitars and washed-out vocals – is back in full force. sadplanet are five new, faithful practitioners from London, and their third single, “walk,” showcases the genre in all its beauty. Singer Kyra Ho tells her story like a distant memory, while
I have previously mentioned the Ableton Podcast Doing Music and cannot recommend it highly enough. Roughly every week, producer (and Ableton employee) Craig Schuftan interviews musicians about music, and it is fascinating to get a glimpse into how these creative minds work. The last installment was a bit different: it
Anglo-Italian four-piece Vanarin knows precisely what they're doing with their latest release, the brilliant "I Don’t Know," marrying soul with R'n'B, and adding elements from psychedelia to rock and funk. This crazy catchy vibe is no accident but calls for musicians
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This song came up on Spotify yesterday, and I have had it on repeat since then. “One Trick Pony” is the new song by Detroit singer/songwriter Ally Evenson, who crossed our paths already in 2020 with her EP Not So Pretty. The track is indie pop at its sweet
"Stick In The Mud" by Tessa Rose Jackson sounds familiar and fresh simultaneously, thanks to its classic cinematic feel paired with gritty guitars and Tessa's soothing vocals. It's a song that wraps you in a warm, sonic blanket but shakes you every now and