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SONG PICK: Dorine Levy - Feelings

Dorine Levy lives in Tel Aviv, but grew up in Montreal, Canada. The second single of her new EP “Mima” is about the loop she found herself in upon visiting her old hometown again: “We never stay on the same spot, only our thoughts do” she observed and captured those

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MUSIC QUOTES: Like Pure Love

Young Summer live at Mercury Lounge, September 2016

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VIDEO: Gitta De Ridder - Wanderer

Recently, Dutch singer/songwriter Gitta De Ridder released her alluring album “Feathers” and now offers a video to the lovely “Wanderer”. The video features footage shot by Gitta over the time she made the album, when she was traveling between Devon, London and the Dutch countryside. The video is as

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SONG PICK: AOSOON - Something

AOSOON, the musical project by London artist Manny Folorunso, label their latest single “Something” as #GangstaFolk and I call it super gorgeous! “Something” has a mesmerizing flow to it with its beautiful guitar play and rhythm, being a sunny and bright tune on the surface and only by listening closer

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SONG PICK: Mega Bog - London

Mega Bog is the project of Erin Birgy who recently moved to Brooklyn from Seattle. Welcome! With her she brought a new album “Happy Together”, due out in 2017, that looks like it fits very well into the music scene of her new home. Listen to our Song Pick of

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SONG PICK: Journalism - It Just Hits You

Not only did Brooklyn indie quartet Journalism release a superb album called “Faces” in March this year but they are about to ending 2016 with not just one but two singles. We chose “It Just Hits You” as our Song Pick of the Day. Journalism create smart, guitar driven sound

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Matoma & Gia - Heart Won’t Forget

Listen to “Heart won’t forget”, an upbeat, bright collaboration between Norwegian Producer Matoma and singer/songwriter Gia and remember that moment when you were totally in love. Those moments don’t last – but music can bring them back to us.

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EXCITED ABOUT: James Edge and The Mindstep // Golden Coast // Colouring

From today’s dropped EPs and full length albums, we were looking forward to three in particular since we already loved the singles from these releases. In particular these are: James Edge and The Mindstep – Machines He Made Gimme skillful played guitar and I am already happy! But it does

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NEW TRACK: New Portals - Winter Skin

I still have the video for “Cage” in my mind. Here is a new one by Belfast electronic duo New Portals, which matches music and visuals perfectly, even though it is just meant as a lyric video:

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SONG PICK: XYLØ - Get Closer

L.A. brother/sister duo XYLØ releases a great EP “America” early this year, but I like their latest song “Get Closer” even more: it is beat-driven, dramatic and catchy. XYLØ will embark on a tour next year, but no dates are set yet. Listen to our Song Pick of

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PHOTOS: glamglare presents: Danielle Cardona / Council / Blac Rabbit / Lillet Blanc / Cecilie Maria live at The Delancy

On November 17, five New York based acts took the stage at Lower East Side’s The Delancey and it was a fantastic mix of New York debuts and (new) performances of popular local acts. Cecilie Maria, hailing from Denmark and having left her band behind, got the party going

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SONG PICK: Great Ytene - Locus

“Locus” by London post-punk quartet Great Ytene is exciting in its slightly distorted and disharmonious structure. This is no all too sweet sugary pop but a sonic gem for all those who like their music a bit more gritty, noisy and challenging in its beauty and who dig Chicago’s

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Katie Malco - Be Good at Christmas

Christmas is usually connected with the joy of being with loved ones, but if things go wrong, it can have the opposite effect. This is what Katie Malco experiences in her quiet song “Be Good at Christmas”.

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SONG PICK: Abbi Press - Wait.

Our Song Pick of the Day is an ethereal piece of music by Brooklyn singer/producer Abby Press. It meanders around her vocals, sometimes underpinned by heavy bass and beats, but never takes off into obvious dance territory. According to her bio, she is originally from the Midwest, she moved

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SONG PICK: Whales & This Lake - World B

“World B” by Whales & This Lake was the first track to be released from the Norwegian trio’s fabulous EP  “Late Night Swimmers” that just dropped recently. The single starts out slow and slightly mysterious, with electronic samples and distant vocals, picking up speed and adding more and more

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SONG PICK: Sara Hartman - From the Other Side of the World

Sara Hartman is a New York expat living in Berlin, not the first one for sure, but unlike others she doesn’t take much inspiration from the famous local electronic music and techno scene, but rather stays rooted in alternative rock. “From the other side of the world you look

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NEW TRACK: Twin Wave - Roll With It

“Roll With It”, the new single by Brooklyn dream-pop trio Twin Wave, comes with some somber and melancholic undertones, no wonder given the lyrical context. There is something rather alluring though in the darker tones and hence “Roll With It” is as gorgeous a song as the trio’s previous

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NEW TRACK: Amethysts - Stones

Close your eyes and listen to the new dreamy and reflective single “Stones” by U.K. duo Amethysts.

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SONG PICK: Silver Rose - Take Me Home

“Take Me Home” by Silver Rose is everything you wish for in a great shoegaze/dream pop track: instantly catchy, mesmerizing dreamy, with pulsating beats, reverb heavy guitars and sultry, female vocals. Silver Rose is the new project of Carla Sariñana based in Mexico and “Take Me Home” is among

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NEW TRACK: Natalie Bouloudis - Burning Pier

“Burning Pier” is inspired by the disastrous fires that destroyed piers on the English coast and Natalie Bouloudis turns these events into a dramatic, rousing folk song for her debut single. She is working on an EP, no release date is set yet.

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NEW TRACK: Syd Arthur - Monsters

Previously only available on Japanese Vinyl, U.K. quartet Syd Arthur just released the monster cool “Monsters” from their album “Apricity”. There is something immediately appealing and totally mesmerizing about the blissful track. Listen to “Monsters” now:

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SONG PICK: Elkka - Try

U.K. musician Elkka has just released her debut EP “Her” ( Apple Music | Spotify ), which kicks off a trilogy of EPs to be continued early next year. “Try”, a bouncy, upbeat electro-pop song, takes on the honeymoon phase of a relationship: “You want it / you don’t have to try

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VIDEO: Georgie - Company of Thieves

In this video U.K. singer/songwriter Georgie finds herself walking through some dystopian urban setting, where everything seems to go wrong for the people around her. https://youtu.be/PIXt5513hqY Listen to “Company of Thieves”:

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PHOTOS: Fufanu Put on a Show to Remember at Harpa for Iceland Airwaves

Fufanu are without a doubt Iceland’s most exciting experimental post-punk band and if there was still proof needed, their show at Harpa Silfurberg for Iceland Airwaves 2016 was it! Granted, a posh and huge venue (capacity 800) and a large stage with a great light show are obvious ingredients

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SONG PREMIERE: The Sleeping Tongues - Bullet Train // Careful Fall

Indie rock quartet The Sleeping Tongues released a twin single today, containing the lively and instantly catchy “Bullet Train” and the beautifully pensive “Careful Fall”. I have known both songs for a while and was looking forward to finally premiering them… today! Here is a young Brooklyn based band, who