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MUSIC QUOTES: Happiness

PINS live at Rough Trade NYC for Northside 2015

SONG PICK: Giungla - Sand

We were already in love with Italy’s Emanuela Drei aka Giungla last December, when her song “Cold” simply blew us away. Our Song Pick of the Day is the follow-up “Sand” that shows a quieter side of her music with more guitar melody and less of her crazy beats.

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NEW ALBUM: In Isolation - A Certain Fractal Light (glamglare Advance Streaming)

Following the single releases “Parlance”, “Elder Statesman” and “Truth or Dare” comes now  the debut album “A Certain Fractal Light” of Nottingham trio In Isolation. As early fans of the previous singles, we’re especially thrilled to give our readers the opportunity to listen to the album ahead of its

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SONG PICK: Motions - Back To Where I Begun

Most of us have been there at least once in our lives, at a point close to no return and “Back To Where I Begun” is dealing with exactly that situation, contemplating of starting over. It’s easy to fall in love with this song, aside from the well crafted

PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.14

1. Frenship 2. Lyon Apprentice 3. [Nicole Sabounés}(https://www.facebook.com/NicoleSabouneOfficial/) 4. Shady Groves 5. Alma 6. Hudson Scott 7. Anna of the North

PHOTOS: Negative Gemini gets the Hype Hotel going (SXSW)

In my book there is no doubt that Lindsey French aka Negative Gemini will hit it big rather sooner than later. Her music hits a sweet spot between dance and pop and she pulls off a utterly compelling live show, like the one when she opened the Thursday night session

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NEW ALBUM: Dream Fatigue - Mask Elate

There is something exciting and special and even a bit intimate about debut albums… after all it’s the first time a musician or a band have bundled all their songs onto one record, ready for the world to listen. It’s no different for Dream Fatigue, who recently released

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SONG PICK: Anna of the North - Baby

Here is a wonderfully chilled love song by Norwegian singer Anna of the North. “Baby are you home alone, I need to know if we’re still on”, she sings and after listening to our Song Pick of the Day you will hope too that all will work out well

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PHOTOS: Lex plays a mythical show at Townsend (SXSW)

Lex is a four-piece from L.A. that turned the pitch-dark stage of the Townsend club into a dream in black and gold. They do electronic pop, 80s style on real synths, and frontwoman Alexis all but commands the stage. What a great discovery on day one of SXSW 2016!

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SONG PICK: Hudson Scott - Whale

Hudson Scott follows up on his amazing debut single “Clay” with “Whale”, an equally sensual and melodic piece. While there are lots of synths elements going on in “Whale”, exquisite jazzy brass pieces are noticeable too, no wonder since this is where Hudson Scott is originally coming from, playing the

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PHOTOS: HÆLOS plays SXSW, releases their debut album and kicks off U.S. Tour at Mercury Lounge

When we sat in one of the bars around Cedar Street Courtyard during SXSW, music started playing on the Floodfest stage. After hearing a few bars, I got up and went outside: I just had to see this. It took a while until I discovered on the set list that

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PHOTOS: Hunter Sharpe Brings Flair and Alt-Rock Gems to the Flatstock Stage (SXSW)

Granted, Austin native Hunter Sharpe played also other venues during this year’s SXSW aside from the Flatstock Stage, but there’s something special about strolling through rows and rows of beautiful art work, posters for famous and lesser known artists alike, listening to live music in the back ground

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SONG PICK: Alma - Wicked

Listen to our “Wicked”, our Song Pick of the Day a few times and you won’t get it out of your head. That’s maybe because it pulls from many references and sounds familiar at first listen, even though Alma is a new artist from Sweden, one who certainly

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PHOTOS: Holy Nothing Proof that Electronic Music Can Be Super Exciting LIVE at Hideout (SXSW)

There was a handful of bands, I was most excited about to seeing live in Austin for SXSW and Holy Nothing… maybe… if I’m really honest with myself, topping that group – together with a certain Australian three-piece, stay tuned…. Although I’m living in one of the music meccas

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SONG PICK: Shady Groves - Hourglass

“Hourglass” evokes the feeling of endless, blissful Summer days, the illusion that everything is right and that there’s not a care in the world. And when Adam Fitzgerald persuasively croons: “It’s not a crime, to think that I could be your life line / life long I’ll give

VIDEO: Oyinda - Never Enough

“Watch me move like I’m up on a big screen” Oyinda sings in her new single “Never Enough”. Take the advice and blow up this video on the biggest screen you can play YouTube videos on – you won’t regret it.

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PHOTOS: Doomsquad Know How to Enchant at Elysium (SXSW)

I’m listening to Doomsquad on SoundCloud while reflecting on their mind-blowing amazing live performance almost two weeks ago at Austin’s Elysium, the perfect venue by the way to see a band of Doomsquad’s caliber! For me, Doomsquad’s sound can get best described as the playfulness of

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SONG PICK: Nicole Sabouné - Lifetime

Sweden is well-known for synth pop, but this track is more like big, dark rock. I hear Savages in it, Sisters of Mercy and even some U2. “Lifetime” is the single out of Nicole Sabounés second album “Miman” and I can only hope that she considers a world tour.

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3 Is A Band: Flawes

What immediately got me hooked are the vocals: smooth yet not too soft, powerful but not too much, full-bodied and just perfect… perfect for the elegantly sparse setting and overall alluring vibe that Flawes create. Flawes… a half year old UK trio consisting of Josh Carruthers (vocals, keys), Freddie Edwards

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PHOTOS: Overcoats Surprise at Stephen F.'s Bar (SXSW)

If the name ‘Overcoats‘ makes you think of a folk band, you are already half way there: Hana and JJ are two friends, who met in college and started singing together to an electric guitar. They showed that side of their music during the first part of their set and

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SONG PICK: Lyon Apprentice - Alice

“Alice” by Manchester, UK via Australia sibling-duo Lyon Apprentice (Adam and Nathan Lyons) is not ‘yet’ another song about a woman named Alice, but it is a tribute to Adam’s long time friend, whom he met while working as a physiologist  and who told him about her marriage and

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PHOTOS: Mainland Give a Picture-Perfect Rock Performance at Sidewinder (SXSW)

Mainland played Saturday evening on the outdoor stage at Sidewinder. We’ve been there a few nights prior for Fickle Friends, when it was still way into the 90s but Saturday no longer. While it was rather cold that night, and all the festival excitement began to wearing of, and

SONG PICK: Frenship - Carpet

Frenship are a duo from Los Angeles and they do a sunny brand of electro pop and the track “Carpet” is about a moment when a relationship and a love takes a turn – to the better, one can assume. It’s our Song Pick of the Day and a great

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PHOTOS: Dead Leaf Echo Play an Alluring Mix of New Material and Fan Favorites at Tellers (SXSW)

The prospect of attending a Dead Leaf Echo concert holds the promise of total immersion in sweeping guitars, mellow vocals and dreamy indie rock arrangements. Regardless whether on their home turf in Brooklyn, or as deep into the country as in Austin, Texas, the four members of Dead Leaf Echo

PHOTOS: Empress Of rocks Hype Hotel (SXSW)

SXSW is primarily an opportunity to discovery new artists, but it is also fun to see somebody we know well in a new setting. We have been following Lorely Rodriguez aka Empress Of since CMJ 2013 and seen her many times on stage, but none of them was as grand