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NEW MUSIC: Odina - Nothing Makes Sense EP

If you followed glamglare over the last six months, you know most of Odina’s new EP already. But listening to the songs in sequence now reveals how Odina is continuously expanding here range. “Nothing Makes Sense” is the third EP of the London-based Spanish singer/songwriter and contains five

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SONG PICK: INHALT - Alles

“Everything… is not enough” sings Philip Winiger in “Alles”, the new glorious single by San Francisco-based trio INHALT. The track keeps it with INHALT’s signature sound of pronounced beats, lots of (analog) synths and cryptic lyrics often sung in German. Like no other song by INHALT, this one though

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SONG PICK: Heather Jayne - Shadows

It may be because I listened to “Pornography” yesterday, but the guitar in “Shadows” by U.K. singer/songwriter Heather Jayne has a distinctive The Cure feel to it, which turns the song clearly to the dark side. Add ominous synth sounds and Heather’s wavering vocals to it and

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SONG PREMIERE: The Makeout Club - Lose Yourself

Sometimes, people know me better than I know myself… When someone sends me their new single with “I think it’s right up your alley”, I am naturally skeptical because what do they know! This coming from Robert Granata and his longtime band The Makeout Club though, I am already

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SONG PICK: HANĀ - Traitors

Manchester-based singer/songwriter HANĀ goes deeply onto the dark side in her debut song “Traitors”. With thundering, menacing drums and soaring synth lines she tells a story that we have to hear too often in the news. HANĀ explains: It’s a song about how a young man was manipulated

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PHOTOS: NUEX live at The Standard, East Village

NUEX (pronounced ‘nu’) have enchanted us already with “Eyes” taken from their debut EP “Affectus” (Apple Music | Spotify) and that was before we saw their effortlessly gorgeous live show. Camille Michelle Gray on vocals and Teddy Aitkins on drums and keyboard played the relatively small event space at the top

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SONG PICK: Feel Freeze - Bridge To Your Heart

As a teaser for their upcoming album “Feathers and Scars”, Danish synth-pop duo Feel Freeze release the atmospheric single “Bridge To Your Heart”. The song is warm and fuzzy, balancing the fine line between melancholy and optimism, making us want to chime into the “there’s a bridge to your

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SONG PICK: M.I. - Euphoria

A euphoric state of mind after having escaped from your boundaries is the theme of the new song by London singer/songwriter M.I. That describes well her own experience in the music industry, as she wants to go beyond her role as an accomplished singer. Her song “Euphoria” does

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SONG PICK: Fossway - Parasite

They are still getting made, grande alt rock songs with irresistible hooks and a clear message, all wrapped in one big swirl of sound and emotions. “Parasite” is the new single by English four-piece Fossway who call Gateshead, near Newscastle their home. While I get the comparisons with famous British

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SONG PICK: Me Not You - Imagine That

“Imagine That” is the new song by New York duo Me Not You, written under the impression of yet another school shooting. Even without knowing this, the track is a deeply moving piece that lets ambient electronics clash with heavy guitar rock. But after reading the band’s statement, it

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SONG PICK: Among The Citizens - Words Mean Nothing

Swirly, jangly guitars, paired with an urgency of the exiting kind and alluring, desert dry vocals, this describes “Words Mean Nothing” in a nutshell. “Words Mean Nothing” is the new single by English quartet Among The Citizens. The vibe we are getting and from what we have learned about this

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PHOTOS: Negative Gemini live at Elsewhere Rooftop (Northside Festival)

It is hard to think of a better place for a Negative Gemini show than the new rooftop at Bushwick’s mega-venue Elsewhere: her glistening synth pop cries for a summer night before a city skyline backdrop. The wind blew puffs from the fog machine over the stage, giving the

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SONG PICK: Lucy Mason - Out Of The Blue

“Out Of The Blue” is a grand song full of nostalgia and melancholia, but also understanding and hope: nothing lasts forever and friends that have been once important to you can vanish into the blue. London-via-Sydney singer/songwriter Lucy Mason gives some background about “Out Of The Blue”: Over the

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VIDEO: Substance Abuse - Bridges

It is hard to escape the allure of this song by L.A. duo Substance Abuse with or without visuals. It is “a track that was jazzy, positive, and upbeat but with a message that the modern audiences could relate to,” reminiscent of times that – in hindsight – somehow seem to

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SONG PICK: Yellow Shoots - Magic On My Pillow

“Magic On My Pillow” is a wonderful track that grabs your attention right from the start and keeps you on your toes until the very end. The song is as soulful as it is unexpected, and bottom line highly compelling! New York-based indie artist/producer Greg Matthews, who goes by

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SONG PICK: Drinker - Follow

“If I Can make you follow, I think we might find our way.” The new song “Follow” by NYC/LA duo Drinker unfolds somewhere between dream and reality, as singer Aaron Mendelsohn explains: Reattaching to the modern world after a hiatus in my mind, I return to find myself lost,

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SONG PICK: The Solarists - CRYPTK

Without doing the saxophone player any wrong because they are totally going for a jazzy vibe here, the sax pieces also remind me of the sounds of Central Park in Summer when you find someone with a sax in their hands and playing some tunes on almost every corner. What

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VIDEO PREMIERE: The FMs - Extender

“Extender” does not dilly-dally around but makes it unmistakably clear that the setting is out of our usual comfort zone, with its brooding, slightly disturbing sounds, evoking the vibe from “Blade Runner” to “The Fifth Element” and the likes. The futuristic ambience of the song, is also the theme of

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SONG PICK: Silk Cinema - No More

London duo Silk Cinema likes to let their music speak for itself. “No More” is their latest release, a soulful piece of synth pop about making a tough decision to end something that just does not go right. It is a song that could be in place in a swanky

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VIDEO: Frankiie - Dream Reader

Try to read this dream! Vancouver four-piece Frankiie shows you an example for an hyper-realistic that does not make sense, but maybe it does – who knows? In the bigger picture, dreams play a role in where Frankiie is today, as a band as one member explains: I was struggling to

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SONG PICK: J. Marco - Truth

There is something quintessential optimistic in “Truth”, the gorgeous new single by Nashville-based singer/songwriter J. Marco. The track is reminiscent of everlasting classics by Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac and the likes, and there is no reason why “Truth” should not also become an enduring pop hit. J. Marco provides

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SONG PICK: Emika - Close (Video)

With her 2011 self-titled debut album, Berlin-based singer/producer Emika was one of the early inspirations that eventually led to running this blog. Since then, Emika has released three more albums, including a symphony which she composed and recorded with the Prague Symphonic orchestra. Now she is back on the

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SONG PICK: The Mary Onettes - Cola Falls

Whether on headphones, your own home’s stereo or a club’s speakers, the subtle nuances of “Cola Falls” are noticeable, and highly enjoyable. It’s been quiet around Swedish indie-electronic band The Mary Onettes but with “Cola Falls”, their first new music studio nice 2016, they put themselves firmly

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VIDEO PREMIERE: SANDS - Waves Calling

Here is a video to get totally lost in with its impressive whirlwind of colors and imagery, and sheer gorgeousness. London-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Andrew Sands, who makes music as SANDS, created something truly sublime with “Waves Calling”. The song is taken from his recently released EP, also titled “Waves

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SONG PICK: Nana Adjoa - Three (Video)

The miracle of life is the topic of the new song “Three” by Amsterdam-based singer/songwriter Nana Adjoa, from a literally microscopic perspective. The three in question are herself and her two siblings and she muses about how a bond between them and humans in general comes to be. “Three”