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SONG PICK: Katie Burden - I Can See Clear

Our Song Pick of the Day is “I Can See It Clear” by the L.A. singer/songwriter Katie Burden. She has been around for a while on both coasts and in the middle and is now ready to release her debut full length “Strange Moon” on September 16. “I

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PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.33

1. CHELAN 2. Alpines 3. MÅNTRA 4. Exes 5. Chelsey and the Noise 6. Acrylic 7. Glider Pilots

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SONG PICK: Glider Pilots - Simple Things

Here on the northern hemisphere we are in full summer mode, so we gladly take this track by the Queensland, Australia brother/sister duo Glider Pilots to celebrate the bliss of the season. “Shoreline’s a magnet, it keeps pulling me” singer Samantha Hope declares dreamily to shimmering guitar lines

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VIDEO: Wildwood Kin - Warrior Daughter

Wildwood Kin is a trio of two sisters with their cousin from England, but their style of indie Americana is more at home over here. The video for “Warrior Daughter” shows them in the beautiful setting of an enchanted forest with an abandoned mansion. Plus, they doing some seriously awesome

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NEW TRACK: Amethysts - My Love

With its glittering guitar and vocal harmonies, “My Love”, the debut single of English duo Amethysts feels like a warm sea breeze on a sunny afternoon. Listen to this beautiful song and dream the day away.

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SONG PICK: Chelsey and the Noise - Graveyard

The duo is called Chelsey and the Noise and the song “Graveyard” and they mean it. That becomes clear in the first seconds, when a distorted church bell is joined by noisy guitar riffs. Like Gazelle Twin or Fever Ray, Chelsey and the Noise master the art of creating unsettling,

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NEW TRACK: Katie Rose - Feel

This came as a surprise after her big-moment, heartfelt breakout track “Wonder”: Katie Rose’s follow-up “Feel” is far more on the electro-pop side and makes me even more curious about her debut EP “Everything Yesterday” our on August 19.

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SONG PICK: Exes - Like You

“I don’t even think that your songs are about me”, Allie McDonald, one half of the L.A.duo Exes, complains. There was probably not much to save in this relationship, but she and her band mate Mike Derenzo can still write an excellent song about it. “Like You”

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SONG PICK: Alpines - Heaven

Alpines are Catherine Pockson and Bob Matthews, a duo from London. Our Song Pick of the Day, “Heaven” matches Catherine’s soulful vocals with electronics and a relentless hand drum beat. Something doesn’t fit together here, but that makes the track so intriguing. It is the first single from

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NEW TRACK: Lir Shilton - Cherry Blossom Girl (Air Cover)

Are you still awake on this Monday evening? Then listen to this beautiful cover of “Cherry Blossom Girl”. The original is by the French electronic band Air, the cover by London via Israel singer/songwriter Lir Shilton. A truly beautiful cover of the Air song.

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PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.32

1. Mangoseed 2. Highland Kites 3. Twin Wild 4. Fond Of Rudy 5. Hannah Peel 6. JAXN 7. Soffía Björg

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SONG PICK: Soffía Björg - I Lie

Our Song Pick of the Day is another track from Iceland: “I Lie” by Soffía Björg, a fierce rock song that falls somewhere between Americana and punk. “You lie”, then “I lie” she shouts, telling the story of a relationship of broken promises. Soffía is playing Iceland Airwaves this fall.

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VIDEO: Big Eyes - Stake My Claim

No better way that starting a day with some serious rock. Big Eyes is the band of Kait Eldridge and “Stake My Claim” is a jolt of energy, just under two and a half minutes long. In the video, you will see her walking through the city moving in reverse,

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RELEASED TODAY: Emika - Forever Never

Here at glamglare, we have been enthusiastically following Emika since 2011, when she released her brilliant self-titled debut album. Since then she has been up too much more: there were two more albums of her signature dark pop, but she also composed and recorded a full symphony, where she translated

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SONG PICK: Hannah Peel - All That Matters

“All That Matters” starts with a swirling synth line and builds from there into some sort of uplifting anthem until it ends with a cliffhanger: London singer/songwriter Hannah Peel wants to make us curious for her second solo album “Awake But Always Dreaming” (wonderful title!), out on September 9th.

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NEW ALBUM: Samaris - Black Light

We couldn’t be more excited about going to the Iceland Airwaves festival this fall, which showcases Icelandic music together with alternative acts from all over the world. Iceland’s music scene (like their soccer team recently) is much bigger than one wound assume in a country with a population

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NEW TRACK: Beautiful Machines - Free

Let yourself be carried away by the big sound of Beautiful Machines, a three-piece from San Francisco. Their new album “Bridges” is out now (Apple Music | Spotify). Watch Beautiful Machines perform “Free” live:

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SONG PICK: Highland Kites - This War Inside

“This War Inside” is a gripping song by the L.A. duo Highland Kites about escaping a struggle with yourself. There are darkness and war drums in this song, but singer and songwriter Marissa Lamar ends on a hopeful note: “I needed darkness to see the light / I will find

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PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.31

1. Stalgia 2. Ethan & The Reformation 3. Odina 4. inc. no world 5. Jenny Hval 6. Hildur 7. Linying

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NEW TRACK: Slow Shudder - Alkaline

London via Miami singer/producer Amanda Mayo goes by the name Slow Shudder. Her second single “Alkaline” is an almost quiet and dark pop song about a bad relationship. The record cover explains how Alkaline comes into play here.

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SONG PICK: Linying - Alpine

Our Song Pick of the Day is a song by Linying from Singapore: her latest track “Alpine” starts quiet, almost inaudible and then soars into big, chills-inducing ballad. Maybe she had a sunrise in the mountains in mind, when she chose the title. Linying is working on an EP “Paris

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NEW TRACK: Madison Monroe - Anymore

At first, “Anymore” seems like your typical break-up pop song, but then the beats take on a life of their own beneath the melody and add seriousness and menace. Nashville via New Orleans singer/songwriter Madison Monroe knows what she is doing and we are looking forward to hear more

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SONG PICK: Jenny Hval - Conceptual Romance

Norwegian artist Jenny Hval is usually not an easy listen and her high concept work tends to leave you intentionally baffled and confused. “Conceptual Romance” has a lot of that too, but it also adds some almost friendly and melodic elements, which makes this track easier to access and suited

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NEW TRACK: Ofelia K. - Killing Me

“It’s killing me, killing me” sings Ofelia K. in this upbeat and bouncy pop song. Not literally, of course, but sometimes emotions in a serious relationship can have a similar effect.

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SONG PICK: Odina - You Loved Me, You Killed Me

“You loved Me, You Killed Me” is a quiet and sad song about the end of a relationship. “I loved mysteries until you became one” she sings about the moment when one realizes that love comes to an end. The song builds up beautifully, from the sparse, intimate guitar melody