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Celestial North

Celestial North - Otherworld

In NYC, we are happy that the air has cleared up again, and if you want to put this feeling of relief into music, “Otherworld” would be an excellent choice. With her latest song, the Scottish musician Celestial North wants to remind us that eventually we leave every dark streak

Glasser - Vine

“Vine” is airy and fresh, like a walk through the forest on a spring day. In the 90s, you would associate music like this with Björk, who since then has left the realm of simply beautiful music. Cameron Mesirow, aka Glasser, lays down many different sounds, from fantasy bird calls

Jenn Grant - One Hit Wonders (ft. Ria Mae) [Video]

The singer/songwriter Jenn Grant teamed up with fellow Canadian artist Ria Mae for a fun take on the music industry. “We ended up re-writing the verses a bunch of times because, at one point, they were just absolutely crazy,” remembers Jenn. But, whatever they changed, the result is still

Tonguetied - Losing My Mind

“Am I losing my mind?” is a question that is probably familiar to many of us, particularly during the last few years. The singer, songwriter, and producer Elena Garcia aka Tonguetied captured her emotion in a dark synth-pop track, which had a healing effect on her. She recalls: “2021 was

Emily McNally - midnight glitter

“midnight glitter” is a shimmering, ethereal synth-pop song that makes you feel the anticipation for that night when it surely will happen. The Brooklyn singer/songwriter Emily McNally produced, mixed, and mastered the track herself, which gives it a unique intimacy. Emily says about the song: “This track has been

Holly Blair - Friday, The 13th

The L.A. artist Holly Blair composed and recorded most of this track together with a fellow musician friend in a single session, initially just for fun. But the infectious indie-rock track built around a guitar loop turned out to be too good to let it sit on a disk.

Mother Tongues - Worm Day [Video]

“Worm Day” is about “compulsive, incessant thoughts that tunnel their way into our brains,” but if you take a hint from the music and the video, those thoughts are more nostalgic than unpleasant. The new dream-pop track by Toronto duo Mother Tongues is a perfect song to revel in summer

Bar Pandora - Ultramess

In “Ultramess,” UK musician Charlie Tophill aka Bar Pandora gives “an ode to the wilful ignorance that leads us to love, and the chaos that follows.” The playful, joyful pop song suggests that everything works out in the end, even though she clarifies, “It’s not quite a love song.

Velvet Vision - Comfortable

“We’re so Comfortable,” concludes Betty Taylor, aka Velvet Vision, in her new song after observing what is going around her (she mentions a curved-billed thrasher, which immediately got my attention). She produced the song with her signature shimmering, upbeat synths, which fill a room like bright sunshine – The The’

Jo Bartlett - Floating Through [Video]

UK artist Jo Bartlett has been involved with music in many ways for decades – for example, she co-founded the Green Man festival in Wales, which grew to a multi-disciplinary for thousands over the last 20 years. Her new song “Floating Through” describes insomnia with an array of different sounds that

Girl As Wave - Future Version

Girl As Wave - Future Version

The New York singer/songwriter Marci Elizabeth, aka Girl As Wave takes you back to a time when synthesizers were raw and mystifying. “Future Versions” has a captivating retro-futuristic feel, as if your past self looks at your future. Marci says: With Future Version I wanted to capture the array

Young Summer - Make Waves [Video]

Young Summer is the stage name of Nashville-via-DC singer/songwriter Bobby Allen. We have already loved her smart, elegant pop music in 2014 when she released her debut album Siren. Now, she is back with “Make Waves” a beautifully chill love song that could be the soundtrack of a classic

Laurence-Anne - Politesse

Montreal-based artist Laurence-Anne sings in French, and she also uses “automatic writing,” the practice of writing subconsciously. But the dark, orchestral soundscape of “Politesse” is so rich and expressive that you don’t need to understand the lyrics verbatim to be moved by the song. Laurence-Anne explains her writing process:

Delilah Holiday

Delilah Holiday - Everything I Ever Wanted [Video]

“Even if the world was ending? Would you still run away with me?” asks London singer/songwriter Delilah Holliday. The atmospheric track reflects a moment of quietness, like in a movie when the action pauses for a few moments to allow the heroine to confess her love. But then, the

Hemlocke Springs

Hemlocke Springs - Sever the Blight

Whatever you expect, this song is not it. First, there is the title that never appears in the lyrics, and then there are plenties of 80s synth-pop references, refreshed with an EDM-style production. Still, “Sever the Blight” sounds familiar and, simultaneously, unlike everything else you have heard in a long

Rainlights - Brand New Sneakers

Rachel Chevat aka Rainlights wants to “take you away for a moment, wherever you are.” The singer, songwriter, producer, and sound engineer achieves that with lyrics that capture the essence of the moment and a production that is simple at first but then reveals more layers with every listen. Her

Savannah Conley

Savannah Conley Q&A

Come Friday, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Savannah Conley releases her debut album Playing the Part of You is Me. Here at glamglare, we’re already in love with the record: each song has a different vibe and shines a light on relationships from a different angle. Savannah was so kind to

VEiiLA - Push The Pedal [Video]

Vif Nüte and Bes Eirid started making music in Russia as VEiiLA in 2015 after they played around with vintage synthesizers. From there, they developed an elegant, sophisticated brand of trip-hop. Now based in Armenia, they released their latest single, “Push the Pedal,” a slow-burning song that evolves around Vif’

Love You Later - Long Sleeves

Love can be as mercurial as the weather, and sometimes stretches of sunshine are short and rare. In “Long Sleeves,” the Nashville-based singer/songwriter Lexi Aviles, aka Love You Later takes stock of a relationship that does not seem to work. The song is on Lexi’s just released EP

Tiger Silko - Feeler

The Brooklyn duo of singer/songwriter Lisa Jaeggi and composer and producer Jonathon Wright have worked together on film scores. Under the name Tiger Solko, they now let their fantasy soar unrestricted from production budgets and “create a soundtrack for a non-existent film.” Their new song, “Feeler,” is an atmospheric