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SONG PICK: Pixx - Disgrace

Hannah Rodgers aka Pixx is back with a new single and a June 7 announcement for her second album “Small Mercies”. With “Disgrace” she continues to dazzle with her ability to infuse her music with a dose of weirdness that turns the songs catchy and always surprising. The track is

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Official glamglare SXSW 2019 Showcase

The reward for going through months of preparations to book a showcase at SXSW is that you can see your favorite acts in one place instead of having to squeeze yourself from venue to venue through the crowds on Sixth Street. If you are in Austin (with SXSW credentials) we

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SONG PICK: Yip Deceiver - Devotee

Georgia-based three-piece Yip Deceiver released the beautifully upbeat, funky and disco-ready “Devotee” about which vocalist Davey Pierce says: “‘Devotee’ is the product of countless late nights with The Gap Band, Cameo, and Steely Dan. Part roller boogie, part R&B, part dance, ‘Devotee’ kind of hangs out in its

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SONG PICK: DELUNE - Those Days (Video)

Sisters Kate and Izzi Eberstadt from New York have already done many things – artistic and philanthropic – in addition to producing and recording engaging pop music under the name DELUNE. “Those Days” is their second single, a haunting synth-pop track carried by two-way vocal harmonies. “What happened to us?” the sisters

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SONG PICK: The Cuckoos - We Can Take A Trip To Another Day (VIDEO)

Strangely enough, we rarely feature any Austin bands but with South by South West just around the corner, why not checking out a Texas band that a friend recommended to me? Turns out,  I did feature that very same band – The Cuckoos – a year ago already because… I truly dig

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Cat Turner - 23 / IOU

“23 / IOU” is a new double-single by Irish singer/producer Cat Turner, darker and with a more inward feel than her previous songs. The accompanying visuals are as intense and mesmerizing as the music and tell two entire stories with just a few images. Watch “23 / IOU” on YouTube: Listen

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Excited for these Daytime Events at SXSW2019

While finalizing our schedule for next week in Austin, we want to share some of our top picks and not to be missed events. BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY If you are -like me- drawn to music being made in the UK, then this is the place to be! Centrally located with

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SONG PICK: Gatlin - Maniac

Gatlin is a singer/songwriter from Nashville and her debut single “Maniac”, out today, immediately pulls you in with intimate, honest friendliness, even though it deals with the dark sides of relationships. Gatlin explains: “Maniac” is a dreamy song that puts the listener into a spell, careless and free. The

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SONG PICK: New Luna - Swarms

“If things had been easier” repeats Tommy Deedigan, vocalist of Manchester dream-pop alt-rock quartet New Luna, yet nothing is easier than to instantly fall in love with the frontman’s vocal delivery and the moody, extremely appealing track. “Swarms” is as melancholic and wistful as it is jazzy, with a

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SONG PICK: Laveda - Dream. Sleep.

“Dream. Sleep.” is a shoegaze/dream pop track with picture-perfect execution, from the massive guitars over the hazy vocals right up to the title. It is the new song by Laveda, the duo of Ali Genevich and Jake Brooks from upstate New York. They used to be much quieter as

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See you at the New Colossus Festival

Whenever I meet New Yorkers, those who are either born here in the 70s and or earlier or have been living in the city for more than my eighteen, going on nineteen years, they mourn the times when Manhattan was a true musician community. In the 80s or so. Mind

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Three New Albums from Berlin

Alice Phoebe Lou – Paper Castles A large part of Berlin’s vibrant music scene is made up by artists who are not actually from there, but deliberately chose the German capital as their place to live and work. Alice Phoebe Lou hails from South Africa, but moved to Berlin years

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SONG PICK: Guest Singer - My Parallel

Guest Singer aka Jake Cope is an artist/project I came back to listening numerous times. Initially, the debut single “New Experience” totally got me already but “My Parallel” seals the deal to finally feature the gorgeous track. Both singles are irresistible in a subtle yet intense way, the one

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SONG PICK: Molina - Venus (Video)

Bright and glittering, with dark undertones gliding through the music like shadows of clouds moving fast over blue skies, that is “Venus”, the new synth pop track of classic beauty by Danish producer/singer Molina. The song is enhanced with the visuals created by French artist Diane Guais, who gives

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SONG PICK: Glassio - Age of Experience

“Age of Experience” is the name of Brooklyn-based Glassio‘s just released EP as well as its title track. Having listened through the totally stunning EP multiple times, I am tempted to describe the title track as the one that sums up the other five as well. The single offers

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SONG PICK: Zoey Lily - Never Getting Better at Losing You

London-based musician Zoey Lily has carved her own style of pop music with an elegant, restrained production and intimate vocals full of vulnerability. Her new song “Never Getting Better at Losing You” is about a complicated relationship and you can picture Zoey singing it alone in her bedroom, with resignation

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SONG PICK: Close Talker - Half Past Nine

Canadian indie rockers Close Talker evolved and fine-tuned their sound from their first full-length record “Flux” (among my top 10 albums of 2014) to their latest single “Half Past Nine”, honing their craft and focusing on what they do so well. “Half Past Nine” features Will Quiring‘s vocals beautifully,

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Wyldest - Quiet Violet

Zoe Mead, singer and guitarist in London-based trio Wyldest directed the video “Quiet Violet”, which tells the story of living a constrained life and dreaming of escape. The song is on Wyldest excellent debut album “Dream Chaos” (Apple Music | Spotify), out today. Watch “Quiet Violet” below: Connect with Wyldest on

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Dakota - Four Leaf Clover

When watching “Four Leaf Clover” you can feel the fresh ocean breeze in your face as the members of Dakota walk through the landscape (presumably) of the Netherlands. The song is from their new album “Here’s The 101 On How To Disappear“. Watch here: Connect with Dakota on Facebook,

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SONG PICK: Little May - Apples (Video)

Australian band Little May is back as a duo with a new track “Apples” from their upcoming album “Blame My Body”, out on May 3. The song – less sweet than you may remember the band from their 2015 releases – is a refreshingly straightforward three-minute indie rock song with driving beats

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SONG PICK: SUN SILVA - Sun Skin Air

“Sun Skin Air” sports the dreamy, hippie, psychedelic vibe with which Brit rockers Temples made a name for themselves yet the new single by fellow-Brits SUN SILVA is all that and then some. While one would expect the track to head further into a fuzzy direction, it takes some surprising

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SONG PICK: Ellis May - Patterned Cloth

Ellis May is the stage name of Danish producer/singer Sophia Maj and her new song “Patterned Cloth” is a haunting recount of fire and loss, which she experienced when her childhood home burned down. You will get the picture: the subtle production sneaks into your mind while her vocals

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SONG PICK: Household Dogs - Lonely Lover

Thanks to the warm guitar vibes in “Lonely Lover”, a fuzzy feeling of nostalgia takes over and memories bubble up of a time, when my friends and I listened to a lot of “The Damned” and when we read and discussed Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel “Dune” with gusto.

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Three New Albums from Singer/Songwriters

Discover three new albums from musicians based in Ireland, New York and Los Angeles. Two are built around guitars, one around a piano. But all are personal and from artists who want to control their music themselves. Rosie Carney – Bare Just in her early 20s Ireland-based singer/songwriter Rosie Carney

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SONG PICK: HÆLOS - Boy / Girl

Back in 2016 the London-based trio HÆLOS blew us away when we saw them live for the first time at during SXSW and consequently their debut album “Full Circle” was our favorite album that year. Now a four-piece they are about to release their second record “Any Random Kindness” on