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Palmo X - Colorless

Sometimes life looks black and white. Sometimes everything feels bright and promising. The new song “Colorless” by Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and producer Xenia Nema aka Palmo X is about the stories in your head and how you can try overcoming them. For that, Xenia uses a nostalgia-tinged synth-pop production that

Pitou - Devote

“Devote” is about being human, says Amsterdam-based singer/songwriter Pitou. It is also about the perception of time – with exactly one beat per second, it resembles the “tempo of life, in a way, or at least the way we humans measure our lives in time.” With that, “Devote” is a

Danielle Cardona

Danielle Cardona - Closure

“I don’t want closure, I just want you, this isn’t over with me and you,” sings Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Danielle Cardona in her latest song and there might be a hint of obsession in the way how she confronts her lover. “Closure” is a catchy but edgy pop

Nathaniel Bellows

Nathaniel Bellows - One Small Thing (ft. Shara Nova)

There is always a small thing one can do to find a place of peace and calm. Music is an excellent place to start, and NYC singer/songwriter Nathaniel Bellows has created a wonderful experience to let yourself fall into. With the backing vocals of My Brightest Diamond’s Shara

Madison Steinbruck

Madison Steinbruck - Australia's Lonelier

Today, Madison Steinbruck releases her debut album “Australia’s Lonelier.” I fell already in love with the record last October together with the first single “Kathryn.” There is some freshness, intimacy, and rawness to her music, even when she checks most of the boxes you would expect from a musician

Emm Gryner - Burn the Boats

“Burn the Boats” is a 6:16 minutes indulgence with multiple guitar solos, lush horns, and a fade-out. The Canadian musician Emm Gryner calls it what it is: yacht rock, the 70s/80s genre that radiates comfort and beauty. But lyrically, that is not all that Emm had in mind:

Fenne Lily - Lights Light Up [Video]

“Lights Light Up” is an upbeat, playful track about something like an inevitable break-up. The UK-born singer/songwriter Fenne Lily – now a fellow New Yorker after her move to Brooklyn – sings the song in a thoughtful, quiet way that foreshadows what would eventually happen. Fenne recalls: “I’d never really

néomí - Skipping Stone

Some people cannot go near a body of water featuring a pebble beach without searching for skipping stones, which they make bounce off the water. For some, it is a delightful show off of a useless skill; for others pure frustration. But no matter how many hops the stone makes,

Why Bonnie - Apple Tree

“Apple Tree” is “a song about the parables we tell ourselves to make sense of things.” The singer and songwriter Blair Howerton of NYC-based quintet Why Bonnie does not use many words to make her point and lets guitars and piano swirl around the lyrics to create a wonderfully reflective

Detalji - Caribbean

Detalji - Caribbean

The music of Finnish musician Detalji works both ways: as clubby dance bangers and catchy pop songs. That is because she not only excels with her dance music production but is also an extraordinary singer. “Caribbean” – the first single off her upcoming debut album Truly out on March 31 – immediately

Bailey Miller - cul-de-sac

The Cincinnati-based artist Bailey Miller does many different things, but she keeps her music raw and restrained. “cul-de-sac” is the first single of her upcoming album love is a dying, which was recorded mostly in single takes without much refinement. While most of the album is best experienced in context,

Shana Cleveland

Shana Cleveland - Faces in the Firelight [Video]

“Faces in the Firelight” reflects a quiet moment of deep love. The Californian singer/songwriter Shana Cleveland sings it for her partner and her unborn child, but all of us can feel the warmth of her thoughts. Shana explains: “The song is about watching Will tend to a huge burn

Cloud Cukkoo - Anna

After “Alice” comes “Anna,” albeit with a very different reference. The Berlin-based singer and producer Jori van Gemert aka Cloud Cukkoo gets her inspiration in unusual ways as she reveals to us: “I wrote a song about a homeless man I’d seen on the freezing streets of Dublin, trying

Signe Marie Rustad

Signe Marie Rustad - Waiting

You sit at the window, look outside, and feel that life is passing by without you. That is the moment that “Waiting” describes in a quiet, reflective way until it picks up heat with Pink-Floyd-ish guitar play. The Norwegian singer/songwriter Signe Marie Rusted has a special relationship with the

Tess LeBlanc - Moon Maiden

Tess LeBlanc is a singer/songwriter from Vancouver, Canada. She is also a harpist and uses that skill in her new song “Moon Maiden” effectively by setting subtle organic accents in the otherwise ethereal synth-pop track. That gives the mythical story she has in mind a perfectly dreamy soundtrack. Tess

Niamh McKinney - The Price

Niamh McKinney is a singer/songwriter from Wicklow, Ireland. Her new song, “The Price,” highlights the complexity of human emotions that can lead you in the opposite direction from happiness. The subtle, guitar-driven arrangement supports the haunting character of Niamh’s voice – and haunted she is: “‘The Price’ is a

Starya - Clouds

LA-based singer/producer Starya wants to take you on a flight with her new shimmering track “Clouds.” With bright synth and ethereal vocals, she lifts you from the things that hold you down and invites you to start dreaming. She explains: “Clouds” holds personal significance to the Los Angeles-based artist.

SOFY - btw

Happy new year! It is not easy to choose the first Song Pick of the year because you what it to project a positive outlook on the 12 months to come. But then, this is the slowest week of the year when it comes to releases, so you have to

Sable - Dedalus

“Dedalus” is the fourth track from the new EP English Literature by Berlin-based musician Isobel Hambleton aka Sable. The singer and producer does different experiments on the five tracks that elevate the EP from your usual electronic music production. Our Song Pick of the Day juxtaposes excited drums with heavy

Daisy Harris - Honeylove

The indie rock singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Daisy Harris moved from Glasgow to Manchester, where she recorded her new EP Forest Girl Rock in her apartment. Our Song Pick of the Day, “Honeylove,” is the gritty opener of the five-track record. Listen to “Honeylove” below: (Photo: Tiger Itasca)

teepee - Blind Tomorrow

“Blind Tomorrow” is a song about the depressing state of mind you can easily get into by external circumstances. But the intense and dramatic dream-pop track also shows a way out of the situation and ends on a hopeful note. teepee is the duo of Tereza Lavičková and Miroslav Patočka