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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.

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SONG PICK: Lisbon - Vice

Best of both worlds: pronounced rock guitar riffs over fat dance beats, rich vocals and anthem ready choruses – and you got me hooked, immediately! “What’s your vice, you make me drink it ’til I’m sober” sing Newcastle’s Lisbon and there’s just no escape but to make

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VIDEO: Brave Shores - Surfs Up

When Stephanie and Jay McCarrol aka Brave Shores literally couch surf to an island they are invited to a beach party. Weird things are happening that don’t really fit to the upbeat mood of the song. Pay attention to the details!

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SONG PICK: L.L. - Salt

LL is a singer/songwriter from London who prefers salt over sugar in loving matters. Our Song Pick of the Day “Salt” is a masterpiece out of the ultra hip genre that people still insist of calling “R&B” – can somebody please find a new name?

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SONG PICK: Thea Stapnes - Follow The River

Couldn’t get enough of “Follow The River” yesterday already, listened to it a few times back to back, and like the latest single by Norwegian singer/songwriter Thea Stapnes even better today. Grounded in strong songwriting skills, Thea Stapnes creates music that is energetic and melodic electro-pop which either

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LATE NIGHT: Nadia Nair - Something Something Something

“Something Something Something” is a truly nocturnal track, featuring just Nadia Nair’s voice and a faint organ. Nadia is from Sweden and she is currently working on an album, due in April.

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3 Is A Band: Pretty City

It won’t be the first time that Melbourne’s aptly named fuzz rockers Pretty City will be playing state side, because they’ve been touring the East Coast twice last year, but it is only now that I found out about them, since they are scheduled to perform in

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SONG PICK: Marie Dahlstrøm - Crashing Down

Marie Dahlstrøm’s latest song is called “Crashing Down”, but it feels like a sunrise on a beautiful summer morning. Our Song Pick of the Day features soulful vocals over an elegant and smooth production.

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NEW MUSIC: Alex The Flipper

For your Tuesday evening delight, here is a new track by Austrian producer Alex The Flipper. Enjoy!

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SONG PICK: Sin Kitty - Wondering

What do you get if you mix dreamy, speak singing female vocals with distinct shoegaze chord progression plus psychedelic touches for good measure? A pretty amazing album which Sin Kitty, hailing from Asheville, NC just released. And while I’ve been listening through all 10 tracks on the album a

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MUSIC QUOTES: Solutions

Julian Casablancas, SXSW 2014

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PHOTOS: Natasha Kmeto live at Bowery Ballroom

Of my ten favorite albums of 2015 there were two I have not yet seen live. One of them was my number two, Natasha Kmeto with her fantastic album “Inevitable” (the other one was Marriages). So I was happy to hear that she would come over to our coast for

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SONG PICK: Alma Elste - Limitless

Alma Elste is from Paris and makes great music – I don’t know much more about her right now. But our Song Pick of the Day “Limitless” is just perfect: subtle electronics, smooth vocals and a slick beat.

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Song Picks of the Day 16.7

1. Pretty City 2. Badlands 3. Jarbird 4. Andrew Grant 5. Eliza Shaddad 6. Shallow Waves 7. Paperwhite

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PHOTOS: Savoir Adore headline fantastic evening at Baby's All Right with Tigertown and A R I Z O N A

For dream and synth pop fans, it was a no brainer to venture out to Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right early on Wednesday, February 3rd to not only see Savoir Adore playing again in New York after a two years hiatus but to also check out newcomers A R

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SONG PICK: Paperwhite - Unstoppable

If you need a jolt of energy on this Sunday, sing along with Katie Marshall, who forms with her brother Ben the duo Paperwhite: “We are Unstoppable”. Our Song Pick of the day is an anthemic electro pop track, which is hard not to like.

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LATE NIGHT: Pastel - The Right Time

It’s V-Day eve and here’s a smooth and relaxed love song “The Right Time” by Pastel from Boston.