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PHOTOS: The Lulls Got the Crowd Going at The Bowery Electric (Mondo.NYC)

San Diego three-piece The Lulls are currently on tour from West to East and back again, with a two weeks stop in New York City. A few months ago we exclusively premiered their first single “Bruise” and have been fans from the spot ever since. “Bruise” was followed by “Paris”

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NEW TRACK: Wingtip (ft. Sophie Strauss)

The Brooklyn producer Wingtip teamed up with Sophie Strauss for a bright, upbeat track with an end-of-summer feeling.

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NEW TRACK: Mulàn - Night

As it is a thing these days to include down-pitched vocals in electronic music and its many derivates, so it is also a thing for artists to create an aura of mysteriousness around them, and while they are setting up a website and all socials, they are not revealing much

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SONG PICK: Mt. Wolf - Golden (ft. St. South)

London trio Mt. Wolf enlisted the help of Australian singer/songwriter St. South for their beautiful song “Golden”. I just love the interplay between female and male vocals, accompanied by a smooth blend of acoustic and electronic textures. Mt. Wolf are working on the debut album, which is expected for

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SONG PICK: Denny White - Psycho

“Psycho” is the new single by modern renaissance man Denny White, who has written, played and produced the track all by himself. Listening to Denny White’s vocals is like enjoying a single malt scotch whiskey brought to its fullness with just a few drops of water (not ice), which

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PHOTOS: Elle Exxe dazzles at The Delancey (Mondo.NYC)

Elle Exxe is an indie pop singer/songwriter from London via Edinburgh, Scotland, who brought not only big vocals but also dazzling dance moves to the small stage of The Delancey. She surly has star-qualities and that may have been the last opportunity to see her from close-up. Watch the

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RELEASED TODAY: Flatwound - This Can Be Love

Disco is back, and I couldn’t be happier! From New York, to London and Paris over Sydney and Melbourne, back to the states to L.A. – disco is in full swing in plenty a metropoles. “This Can Be Love” is the latest single by Australian duo Flatwound and it

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NEW TRACK: Donna Missal - Slide

New Jersey singer/songwriter Donna Missal is on a roll: here’s another song, “Slide”, which perfectly blends modern and classic pop music.

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SONG PICK: Argonaut & Wasp - Loser Like You

“Loser Like You” opens with a big dose of shimmery laid-backness, when the narrative starts and eventually a big dose of  swagger kicks in and one can’t help but sing along to “I don’t want to waste my time waiting on a looser like you”. Well done, Argonaut

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MUSIC QUOTES: Live Music

The Lulls live at The Bowery Electric on 09/04 for Mondo.NYC 2016 There is another chance to these fascinating Californian indie-rockers again on October 1st when they play the vinyl release show for “Island of Daughters” at The Delancey, hosted by glamglare. More info here.     The Lulls Tour

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Mondo.NYC Roundup Day 4: Dirty Dishes // Clones of Clones // Darkbird // Brave Baby // Overlord

On Saturday, the fourth day of Mondo.NYC we went straight back to The Bowery Electric to see Dirty Dishes, the alternative rock band of singer and guitarist Jenny Tuite for an intimate show (her parents were in attendance). This is a band I certainly want to hear more form.

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SONG PICK: Sivan Talmor - Fire

Our Song Pick of the Day is a track which I’ve been listening a lot lately: “Fire” by Israeli singer/songwriter Sivan Talmor. It is slow, moody and full of melancholy and yearning. Sivan is well-known in her home country and now crosses over to the U.S. – hopefully

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NEW TRACK: Crush Club - Get Me Off

It is impossible to listen to “Get Me Off” and not instantly make comparisons to the master of this type of music! However, if done so exceptionally well as by New York duo Crush Club, one can’t help but feel excited and happy even. “Get Me Off” features soulful

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PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.38

1. A Festival, A Parade 2. Ofelia K. 3. Bad Wave 4. Sorcha Richardson 5. Cocoa Futures 6. Francie Moon 7. Cote

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VIDEO: SALT - Don't Look At Me That Way

“Don’t Look At Me That Way” by U.K. alt-rockers SALT is a high-energy rock ballad, featuring powerful vocals, pulsating beats and crunchy, melodic guitar lines. The video accompanying the single is…. superb! It is directed by Peter Roe with Jesse Llande as director of photography, and shows the

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Mondo.NYC Roundup Day 3: Organised Scum // Carnival Youth

Our Mondo Friday was cut short for several reasons, but we managed to get into Pianos to see London band Organised Scum, who convinced especially with their newer material. After a quick dinner break and a glimpse at The Everymen, Carnival Youth took the stage. The young Latvian four-piece were

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NEW TRACK: Jason Gaffner - Feel Something

With “Feel Something”, Los Angeles electro-soul-pop artist Jason Gaffner created an instantly likable and highly danceable track with enough heart and edge to it, for not getting lost in the sea of electronic pop-tracks. Over the powerful disco-electro beats as well as the funky guitar and synths lines float Jason

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SONG PICK: Cote - Green Light

“Green Light” by Brooklyn singer/songwriter Cote is one of those songs that invariably lift your spirits and so it is good that it lasts for more than five minutes before it culminates in a grand finale. Enjoy your Sunday with our Song Pick of the Day.

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SONG PICK: Francie Moon - Red Cloud Road

Casually listening into “Red Cloud Road”, and ready to click ‘next’, I am stopped in my tracks: there’s just no escape, the bluesy, groovy guitars got me! This is a surprisingly catchy song, with its slight 60s feel yet contemporary blues-rock vibe and then these seriously unique vocals. “Red

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Mondo.NYC Roundup Day 2: Elle Exxe // Negative Gemini

Mondo.NYC, the latest music festival in town is still small, which is a good thing, because you run easily into interesting people at its events. Thursday started off with a party at the office of VR company Littlstar where we met among others Mondo founder Bobby Haber. Maybe, next

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NEW TRACK: Armors - Genesis

“Genesis” is a wistfully bright pop-song about a relationship gone wrong, a love lost and back to square one or to keep it with the lyrics: “Liked to think that we had it all,  and now we’re back to Genesis”. The dreamy, pensive tune is the latest single by

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SONG PICK: Cocoa Futures - The Blue

“The Blue”, the new single by U.K. four-piece Cocoa Futures, is one of these songs that grew on me after listening a few times and now I’m hooked! Frontman Greg says about the track: “It’s a good idea to feel sad sometimes, but the things you can

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LATE NIGHT: Nerve Leak - Moon Pull

In “Moon Pulls”, Sam Friedman, the electronic musician who records as Nerve Leak, captures an intimate moment that scratches the border between joy and pain. Sam says about the song: Writing “Moon Pulls” was a unique process for me, because the lyrics came before the music, and usually when that

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Mondo.NYC Roundup Day 1: Echoic // The Lulls

By now it should be clear to everybody: CMJ is not happening in 2016, after a continuous run for 35 years. But we have Mondo.NYC in its inaugural year in town, which may replace or complement CMJ. Who knows? Kudos to the organizers to pull off a major conference

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SONG PICK: Sorcha Richardson - Lost

Sorcha Richardson wrote “Lost” for a friend whose girlfriend has broken up with him. That is hard to overcome, but he is lucky to have a friend who creates such a beautiful, comforting song and then even writes such nice things on the cover image. Sorcha is originally from Dublin