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SONG PICK: Tsar B - Myth

Sensual, electronics infused with Middle Eastern melodies is the trademark of mysterious Belgian singer Tsar B. Add that ominous bass line and you have an excellent Song Pick of the Day. Check out also her video for “Escalate”.

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SONG PICK: luhx. - poison.

We take it more slowly on this Wednesday morning with “poison.”, an alluring new song by luhx. from Boston. They call their sound “synth-soul” and that describes it already pretty well. The song is beautifully crafted and the vocals are amazing and rather unique for this kind of “chill-pop”, you’

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PHOTOS: Twin Wave played an Awesome Show at Union Pool

My initial title choice included statements like “Twin Wave are back” and “played a sold out show” but both statements are quite a pleonasm since this New York psych rock/dream pop band is obviously ‘back’ when playing a show and hey, they should (and will) play sold out houses.

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SONG PICK: Avec Sans - Heartbreak Hi

A broken heart heals slowly. That is the topic of our Song Pick of the Day “Heartbreak Hi” by the London duo Avec Sans. We have featured them before, when they were on the way to our hometown festival CMJ. Now they are Austin-bound and we are looking forward to

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MUSIC QUOTES: Making Music

EMA, aka Erika M. Anderson live at Glasslands July 2011

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SONG PICK: High Tyde - Dark Love

In need of a little energy push? Listen to the super cool and highly infectious “Dark Love” and you’ll feel instantly energized and ready to tackle this Monday evening like it was Friday. “Dark Love”, our Song Pick of the Day, is the latest single by the British quartet

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PLAYLIST: Song Picks of the Day 16.9

1. Salt Cathedral 2. Fou De Toi 3. XYLØ 4. Only Shadows 5. Foreign Air 6. Vryll Society 7. Stella

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NEW EP: XYLØ - America

XYLØ let their debut EP “America” start with a literal bang: opener “Bang Bang” shouts singer Paige Duddy over thundering drums. The remaining four tracks don’t keep up that energy level and XYLØ switches to a slower, more emotional mode. Good songs, all of them, with a good dose

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SONG PICK: Stella - Works For You

Greece has a special place in our hearts, so I’m delighted to present “Works For You” by singer/songwriter Stella as the Song Pick of the Day. It is in no way a folk song, but there is something distinctively Greek about it, before that bright synth line carries

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LATE NIGHT: Draper - Home (ft. Abi Ocia)

Abi Ocia, who lends UK producer Draper her voice for this song, wants to find “a place called home”. Draper’s smooth and subtly production together with her breathy vocals fit perfectly into a Saturday night. Enjoy!

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SONG PICK: Vryll Society - Self Realization

As far as really cool psychedelic rock goes, this latest single by Liverpool’s Vryll Society is a stand-out. Certainly, “Self Realization” is made of the usual ingredients like a groovy vibe, fuzzy guitars, lo-fi vocals and  an overall hypnotic feel but wait when the lead guitar sets in, getting

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VIDEO: Eliot Sumner - Half Way To Hell

Eliot Sumner lost a game of dice with the devil in this video, which brings her at least “Halfway to Hell”, where she already finds a lot of fire around. The power rock/pop mix of her music may be a little out of fashion, but she pretty much owns

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SONG PICK: Foreign Air - In the Shadows

Our Song Pick of the Day is the perfect track to start into the weekend: “In the Shadows” is driven by an insane, thundering beat that will get you in the mood for a good time. The track comes from the duo Foreign Air, who is working on their debut

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LATE NIGHT: 4 am - More

4 am is actually very late in the night. But it could be well the hour when “More” has been conceived: the night is almost over, but she still wants more. All I know is that 4 am is duo from London and that I want to hear more from

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SONG PICK: Only Shadows - Be Still

It’s no secret that I love high energy, stadium ready, big chorus songs, with cool vocals and I’ve heard quite a few awesome ones lately yet “Be Still” might very well be my new favorite among them. I lost count of how often I clicked on the “play”

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LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Foreigner - 4

Winter 1982. I was with my class on a skiing trip in Austria. After a long day in the mountains, I would relax on my bed and listen to a mix tape that I taped from the weekly charts show on the public Bavarian radio station. One song I remember

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3 Is A Band: Bleached

If someone asked me to describe Bleached in only a short phrase, I’d go with “a little bit like an all female Green Day, maybe less punk and a touch more garage-pop”, and even after having listened to almost everything I could find from this Los Angeles three-piece band,

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VIDEO: Rina Sawayama - Where You Are?

Her T-Shirt says “Disco Sucks” but that is obviously irony in Rina Sawayama’s video for “Where Are U”, inspired by the Michael Jackson hit “I Wanna Be Where You Are”. She also plays guitar and handles her social media on two laptops and an iPhone from her bedroom. Or

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SONG PICK: XYLØ - Bang Bang

There is plenty of energy in the new song by L.A. band XYLØ: the beat thunders and Paige Duddy shouts out loud in our Song Pick of the Day. Their debut EP is out on Friday and it is excellent!

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SONG PICK: Fou De Tois - Don't Know What To Do

Upbeat. Bouncy. Highly infectious. “Don’t Know What To Do” is all of that and then some more. It’s a super cool indie pop track by the three-piece Fou De Toi from… nope, not Australia and neither the UK but from Sweden, Stockholm to be precise. “Don’t Know

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MUSIC QUOTES: Death of Live Music

Twin Peaks at the 4 Knots Festival in 2015

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VIDEO: Monogem - Gone

This is a simply beautiful video: Monogem’s “Gone” shows two gorgeous women dancing through a sun-filled loft apartment. “I’m gone ‘cause I can do better” sings Jen Hirsh and it is up to you to make up the story here.

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SONG PICK: Salt Cathedral - No Ordinary Man

Brooklyn via Columbia band Salt Cathedral has been one of our favorites since we saw them first at CMJ 2014. Now they are back with a new single and presumably their debut album (after two EPs). “No Ordinary Man” pairs Juliana Ronderos beautiful vocals with minimalistic electronics into this outstanding

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Song Picks of the Day 16.8

Alma Elste Sin Kitty Marie Dahlstrøm’s Thea Stapnes LL Lisbon Kinds

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SONG PICK: Kinds - Hands Up

Karen Warner and Mark Moorish aka Kinds have been making music for a while, but with their latest track “Hands Up” they are surly up to something bigger: it is a bouncy, upbeat piece of music that will brighten up your day.