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SONG PICK: Cream With A K - Saving Face

Lee Tatlock aka Cream with a K is singular artist who found her musical home at the crossroads of bubbly pop and fuzzy grunge rock. Her latest single “Saving Face” does not (yet) come with one of her resourceful video treatments, but features thundering live drums. Lee recalls: I made

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SONG PICK: TORRES - Good Scare

It feels like not so long ago that I first saw Mackenzie Scott aka TORRES live and consequently fell in love with her story telling, her fascinating vocals and beautiful guitar driven sound.  This was in Austin, 2015 when TORRES played one of the last sets of the SXSW music

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SONG PICK: Emily Jane White - Washed Away (Video)

The Californian singer/songwriter Emily Jane White is about to release her sixth album “Immanent Fire” about the destruction of the environment. There is no reason to be cheerful about this, but the single “Washed Away” has still something uplifting to it, like the appreciation of beauty on a walk

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SONG PICK: Youth Sector - Tonight

“Tonight”, the new single from Brighton art rockers Youth Sector shows the five-piece from a slightly darker side yet with an infectious exuberance that is impossible to escape. Is it the percussion or the synths parts that render the song pleasantly familiar? Yes, “Tonight” definitely sport some Tubeway Army feel

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NEW ALBUM: Rachel Bobbitt & Justice Der - When This Plane Goes Down

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SONG PICK: JFDR - Taking A Part of Me

In an exactly one week we will be arriving in Reykjavik for our third attendance of the fabulous Iceland Airwaves festival. And they just announced that Jófríður Ákadóttir aka JFDR, one of Iceland’s most visible and prolific musicians will play right that day early evening. She also just has

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SONG PICK: W. H. Lung - Symmetry

This Manchester three-piece does things a bit differently as far as their songwriting goes as well as how they approach their place and possibilities in society. W. H. Lung make music, highly compelling and hypnotic music, that does not follow any three minutes and under playlist rules. While some musicians

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SONG PICK: Eliza Shaddad - Girls

It has been a year since Eliza Shaddad released her debut album and seven months since she played our SXSW showcase. Now she is back with a new single “Girls” that conveys the helplessness when communication breaks down with somebody who you were so close once. The track is soaked

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SONG PICK: Beck Pete - Same Song

“Same Song” by Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter and producer Beck Pete shows a deep rainbow of emotions and the track flows in ways impossible to predict and that makes it all the while more alluring! From Beck Pete’s powerful vocals, to the hard hitting drums and overall enthralling production.

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SONG PICK: Shadowlark - Huntress

Shadowlark are Ellen Smith, Chris Quick and James Warrender, based in Leeds, England and they make unpretentious “real songs about real things” that stick in your head. That is in large parts due to Ellen’s vocals which project serious emotions to the listener and make you feel connected to

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SONG PICK: einarindra - Dóttir feat. Sillus

His music is a reflection of the stunning country he is from and living in: mysterious and overwhelmingly beautiful. At home in Reykjavik, Iceland einarindra has made a name for himself and won many fans thanks to the ethereal, enigmatic electro pop he creates. We are among Einar Indra‘s

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SONG PICK: Moyka - Circles

Monika Engeseth aka Moyka has just released her debut EP “Circles” (Apple Music | Spotify) with five sweeping and glittering synth pop gems. Moyka’s home country is Norway, where this kind of music feels naturally at home and she could look at many local role models while she was honing

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SONG PICK: Mayfly - Selfish Girl

Hard to believe that “Selfish Girl” is only the second officially released single by North East London-based musician Elena Garcia, who sings, writes and produces her music under the moniker Mayfly. She creates it all by herself and nobody else has their hands in this beautifully crafted and highly appealing

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SONG PICK: Molina - Parásito

“Parásito” is a dark metaphor for the love for another person going very deep, maybe too deep. Is this a good or bad thing? The new song by Chilean/Danish musician Molina – the first one sung in Spanish – does not give it away easily: it’s mood meanders fluidly and

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SONG PICK: Two Tribes - Videdrone

A song called “Videotrone” by a band called Two Tribes might hint a dark, brooding, industrial affair and the more it comes as a surprise how optimistic the track starts out with its clear nod to 80s synths pop/rock aesthetics and end of the 10s drum and beats possibilities.

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SONG PICK: MALKA - Taking It Back

“I’m Taking It Back.” Scottish singer/songwriter Tamara Schlesinger aka Malka stays on top of fear and anxiety. Her latest song flows like thoughts crossing one’s mind. But before the mood becomes too dark, the chorus cuts in like a sunburst that brings you back to the light.

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SONG PICK: Go Robot - The Gallows

For its heavyweight topic and serious lyrics, “The Gallows” flows beautifully along, with bright piano sprinkles to lighten the mood and with raspy-velvet vocals to give it depth. “The Gallows” is the new single by British rock band Go Robot and for those of us who happen to enjoy the

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SONG PICK: Psychic Twin - Water Meets Land

“Water Meets Land” is an upbeat, bright synth pop song and you may feel compelled to put it on repeat to inhale as much of its bouncy energy as possible. It is the first new song by Erin Fein aka Psychic Twin since her 2016 album “Strange Diary”. Since then

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SONG PICK: Zac Pajak - Again

Good timing, our Song Pick of the Day matches  London based indie-pop artist Zac Pajak‘s video release for his infectious and beautiful single “Again”. Pajak has the following to say about the video: “A party aftermath fitted the song concept perfectly. I wanted to take viewers on an almost

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SONG PICK: talker - Keep Me Safe

Celeste Tauchar aka talker is back with new music after her excellent EP “Horror Films,” released early this year. Her new single “Keep Me Safe” is soaked in strong conflicting emotions. “I just want you be happy,” she sings, but that selfless well-wishing doesn’t take her where she wants

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SONG PICK: Josh Kroehn - Here I Burn

Great vocals and guitar playing always make me swoon and this s no difference with singer/songwriter Josh Kroehn latest single “Here I Burn” is no different. The beautiful “Here I Burn” is part of Kroehn’s just relased EP “Something I’ve Found”. What makes “Here I Burn” so

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SONG PICK: Overcoats - Leave If You Wanna

Brooklyn duo Overcoats came back with a bang with “The Fool”, accompanied by a video that shows them change their looks dramatically. Our Song Pick of the Day is another new song from their upcoming second album: in “Leave If You Wanna” Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell go all out

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SONG PICK: Wanderers - Make It On My Own

Calling South Australia’s coastal capital Adelaide their home, indie duo Wanderers defy genres with their trademark symphony of moods: guitar shredding meets dreamy harmonies meets funky bass lines held together by an overall feeling of nostalgia. The duo’s latest single “Make It On Your Own” is a beautiful

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SONG PICK: Shells - Like I Love You

“Like I Love You” is a shimmering synth pop song about love itself by the English singer/songwriter Shells. The music is bright and uplifting, a perfect carrier for a positive message. Shells gives us some background about the track: I wrote “Like I Love You” in June 2016. The

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Fifi Rong - Love Is a Lonely Thing Part 1

“Love Is a Lonely Thing,” but not so much in the new video by London-based singer, songwriter and producer Fifi Rong. There she enjoys a good time out in nature with a somewhat mysterious companion. But then, maybe everything was just a dream? The story is to be continued. Watch