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NEW MUSIC: Linying - Paris 12 (EP)

Singaporean singer/songwriter Linying does slow-burning, chills-inducing ballads and each of them has enough intensity to stop you in your tracks. Five of them together, like on the debut EP “Paris 12”, are even more of a special experience: you just want to close your eyes and let yourself be

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NEW TRACK: Bryde - Honey

There is nothing sweet about “Honey”, the latest track of U.K. singer songwriter Bryde: this song it is a two-minute-sharp power rock package.

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SONG PICK: Lisa Mitchell - Warhol

Another Song Pick of the Day from Down Under: singer/songwriter Lisa Mitchell doesn’t really sing about Andy Warhol here, but, as the story goes, she heard his name while singing the lyrics and somehow it fitted to the mood of the song. Like many of the most exciting

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NEW MUSIC: Bess - Mooncore (

Most music follows centuries-old patterns (which are rooted in physics), so it is fascinating to hear when those rules and conventions are broken and rearranged. A new beautiful record of this kind is “Mooncore”, a seven track, 34 minute piece by Copenhagen, Denmark artist Bess. When harmonies and rhythms no

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SONG PICK: Shukura Chapman - One by One

Here is another Song Pick of the Day from Australia: Shukura Chapman blends elements of folk, soul and rock into one epic but still intimate piece of music. She plays a ukulele, a guitar with lively drums and percussions and it all fits together with Shukura’s standout vocals. She

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NEW TRACK: Lily Elise - Palm Trees

We love New York City, but we do understand the allure of L.A. as the entertainment and glamour capital of the world. For Bay Area singer/songwriter Lily Elise, on the other hand, “it’s just palm trees” and a place that pushes you to play by other peoples’

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PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.42

1. Bonzai 2. DANCEHALL 3. Shells 4. Venus Demilo 5. Elle Watson 6. Red Love 7. Droplet

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SONG PICK: Droplet - Powerful Mind

Droplet is the project of Melbourne-based producer Demi Papazoglou. Her debut single “Powerful Mind” is a futuristic, intense electronic track that reminds of Fever Ray. It swells up and down, accompanied by a sparse beat with Demi’s layered vocals floating over it. “Powerful Mind” will be released on October

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NEW TRACK: Draper - Want You More (ft. Sam Sure)

It’s Saturday afternoon and time to get the part started. We’re going to a show – what are you doing? Either way, putting this dance banger by U.K producer Draper on speakers will give you a kick for the night.

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EXCITED ABOUT: Exes // Julia Jacklin // Elle Exxe // Titanics // Aircrafting // Kate Tempest

Plenty of new full-length albums and EPs came out today and we are especially excited about the following new releases: Exes – The Art of Sting Goodbye We’ve been following the Los Angeles pop duo EXES for quite a while. Give their debut EP “The Art of Saying Goodbye” a

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SONG PICK: Elle Watson - Walls

Our Song Pick of the Day is “Walls” by the 19-year-old London singer/songwriter Elle Watson, a song about escaping the here and now in your mind. “One morning, I didn’t realise how close I was to the window, looking out into the bigger world, until I bumped my

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NEW TRACK: Mackenzie Thoms - Shout!

Here’s another upbeat pop song from the West Coast by Los Angeles via Seattle singer/songwriter Mackenzie Thoms. “Shout!” is a good advice for when you want to go loose and “do whatever turns you on”. Enjoy!

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NEW TRACK: Scavenger Hunt - Never Enough

For Jill Lamoureux, singer of the California duo Scavenger Hunt “too much is never enough”. It may be hard to live by this maxim, but it makes a great line for an upbeat pop anthem like “Never Enough”. Listen here:

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SONG PICK: Shells - Jailbird

“Not gonna be a jailbird anymore” sings Shells in her new song “Jailbird”. And the track indeed does not evoke a prison at all: it is light as air, using many different instruments and sounds with Shells’ voice floating over it. The U.K. singer is working on her debut

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NEW MUSIC: L. $hamPain - To Kill a Mocking Girl (EP)

“To Kill a Mocking Girl” is EP number four by the prolific Texan singer/songwriter L.$hamPain. She describes the songs as pages from her notebook, set to minimal electronics, pianos and her haunting vocals. My favorite is maybe “Zoe’s on a Freight Train”: it evokes the association of

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SONG PICK: Bonzai - I Did

Bonzai was born in Indiana, raised in Dublin and now lives in London. Still, that doesn’t fully explain how she conceived a track like “I Did”. If you’re starting to get bored by the relentless parade of “New R&B” music, here is a way out. Where

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PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.40

1. Cape Cub 2. Tiny Dinosaurs 3. Chinah 4. Sløtface 5. Lewis Fieldhouse 6. Votaries 7. Laurel

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SONG PICK: Laurel - Hurricane

London-based singer/songwriter Laurel does everything herself: writing, performing, producing and mixing. You would not guess this from her latest song “Hurricane”, a rich and powerful but still intimate rock song. And then there are Laurel’s unique dark and breathy vocals that can give you the chills. Her debut

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RELEASED TODAY: Patawawa - The Heat

Out today: “The Heat” by the U.K. three-piece Patanawa. The track features a funky guitar, a driving rhythm and female/male vocals. Listen and you will get a kick for the weekend! Patawawa also has an EP “Hold Tight Pt. 1” out with three remixes and another track. Listen

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PHOTOS: Dirty Dishes live at The Bowery Electric (Mondo.NYC)

Dirty Dishes is a three-piece from New York around singer/guitarist Jenny Tuite. They played a relaxed show Saturday early evening at The Bowery Electric, with Jenny’s parents in the audience being the only thing that made her nervous, as she admitted. In any case that didn’t reduce

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SONG PICK: Sløtface - Bright Lights

Norwegian four-piece Sløtface changed their name a few months ago (to a less offensive, more Scandinavian spelling) and are about to release their second EP “Empire Records” for this year. “I need Bright Lights shining into my eyes, taking me away from the edge of the stage”, sings Haley Shea

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NEW MUSIC: Cappa - Queen of Hearts

“You can be my next ex-boyfriend” is all Nashville singer Cappa is willing to offer to that cool guy in the ’69 Mustang in the opening cut “Next Ex”. She is also able to show her romantic side, as witnessed in some of the other songs of her 5-track debut

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LATE NIGHT: Kinkajous - All Kinds

A couple of days after we had moved to New York City, we had a late night ride along the east side of Manhattan in cab that had an excellent sound system playing jazz music. The cabbie, of course, was not playing the London nu-jazz quintet Kinkajous back then, but

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SONG PICK: Tiny Dinosaurs - Sit and Stare

“Sit and Stare” aptly summarizes the new EP “Awake” by Julie Jay, who records as Tiny Dinosaurs: it has a reflective feel to it, with an undercurrent of melancholy beneath the bright synth and guitar lines. Julie, who emerged from a long illness, is based in L.A. and found

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NEW TRACK: Few Bits - Big Sparks

Looking already forward to Friday? Here’s one more reason: listen to the beautiful title track “Big Sparks” of the new album by Belgian dream pop band Few Bits, out on September 30: