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SONG PICK: UV - Wilt

In “Wilt”, composer Marina Elderton aka UV takes her listeners by the hand and leads them through her web of ethereal sounds, trippy beats, ambient vibes and intoxicating vocals. Since the musician is taking the lead though, we don’t get lost in the sheer overwhelming beauty of it all.

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SONG PICK: The Maya Spectra - Cursed Roots

There is a lot to discover in this brand new track “Cursed Roots” by the Arizona-based art pop trio The Maya Spectra. Defying the stream-count optimizing trend to shortness, they go all in with this seven minute song: led by singer Janel Blanco the musicians expose a sheer

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SONG PICK: Bandits On The Run - Potted Plant

Brooklyn-based trio Bandits On The Run continue to care out their very own niche of sound and that alone already deserves our attention but it is also highly appealing! In addition, they take the idea of a band a little further, beyond the typical roles band members play and

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NEW ARTIST: Jeannel

The German capital Berlin is one of the music hot spots in the world and not just for electronic and dance music, but for an array of other genres as well. Musicians here also have a lot of resolve to experiment: music made in Berlin tends to defy genre boundaries

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SONG PICK: Cat Turner - Situation (Video)

Cat Turner is a singer, songwriter and producer from Galway, Ireland, who does cutting-edge synth pop that avoids most of the genre-typical slickness. Cat is out there, singing her heart out and working the electronics like a punk band their guitars. She gives some insights about her new

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SONG PICK: The Woods - Night Silk Threads

When the sun has set and the sky is colored in shades of dark blue and one by one windows become illuminated, that is when “Night Silk Threads”, the new single by The Woods, enters the scene. The Scottish producer, vocalist and multi-instrumental live-loop artist Johnny McFadzean makes

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SONG PICK: Thailah - Joy

It’s officially summer in the Northern Hemisphere and here is your first hit for the carefree season: “Joy” by the London-based singer Thailah. A sing-along anthem and a dance floor banger at the same time, it can be the soundtrack for your beach party or lift up

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Ora The Molecule - A Piece of Heaven

We are fans of Ora The Molecule ever since we heard (and featured) their fabulous single “Sugar” and have their EP with the same title on constant replay. Now we can even enjoy an incredibly charming and inspired video to “A Piece of Heaven”, the last track on the album.

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SONG PICK: Caamp - Wolf Song

“Wolf Song”, is a gorgeous single about love, what is and what could be. It might be as much an assurance for the person the song is dedicated to as it is for the singer himself when he muses “Always thinking I could love you more”. “Wolf Song” announces the

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Annabel Allum - You Got It Good

In „You Got It Good“ ainger/songwriter Annabel Allum dreams up a dangerous alter-ego that literally keeps her on the short leash. Annabel says about the song: I wrote this song after a friend came to me in a very low state. This is the conversation I had with

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SONG PICK: Maude Latour - Plans

Maude Latour is a singer/songwriter from New York and in her new single “Plans” is about love in its most carefree state. “Let me cancel all my plans to be alone with you” is a very contemporary declaration of love which is reflected in her cheerful vocals and the

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SONG PICK: Digging for Apples - Empty Fool

Manchester is the home of many fantastic bands: famous and legendary ones but also new ones, who intent to find their place in the eclectic music scene of the city. Digging for Apples, whose members hail from New Zealand, France and the Netherlands, are about to join this illustrious club

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SONG PICK: Enjune - Yellow Hearts

Enjune is the project by L.A.-based musician Jake Goble. In his third single the titular „Yellow Hearts“ of friendship turn to something more, which often brings dilemma and heartbreak. The song stays firmly on the electronic side with a prominent beat, but Enjune conjures a quiet, more vulnerable

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SONG PICK: Matias Malagardis - Hollywood

Brighton-based singer/songwriter Matias Malagardis delights with his new single “Hollywood”, featuring a beautifully moody guitar, so prevalent in West Coast surf sound and exquisitely contrasting with his Spanish roots. “Hollywood” touches on what is and what could be all the while exploring different sonic possibilities. The sparse and

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SONG PICK: HÅN - Gymnasion

After two singles in 2017, including our Song Pick “The Children,” Northern Italian singer/songwriter Giulia Fontana aka HÅN is back with a new shimmering synth pop track “Gymnasion”. The title refers to the last two years in school in Italy, which may explain the dose of nostalgia that shines

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SONG PICK: Gazel - Rain Is Coming

With “Rain Is Coming”, British/Turkish songwriter and producer Gazel puts herself firmly on the map of artists to follow. The single is the fourth one plugged from her upcoming album “Book Of Souls” out in October. The track is magnificent in its built, with a highly alluring and hypnotic

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Tanners - Venus

“Venus” is a super-catchy pop song released in 2018. Now NYC-based musician Tanners released a video to bring the story to life and show you the face she can’t forget. Dream and reality blur here as it sometimes happens when out in town late at night. Watch

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VIDEO FRIDAY: Fifi Rong - Upstream

London-based singer/producer Fifi Rong has given her 2018 song “Upstream” the proper video treatment: fitting to the soaring, cinematic vibe of the music the video shows her in a scene that could be a montage from a movie. We don’t know what Fifi is up to and

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SONG PICK: sarasara - Into Me See

Parisian, now U.K.-based artist sarasara is known for a particularly dark and atmospheric brand of experimental future pop. Her second album “Orgone” is scheduled for release on July 5 on One Little Indian and the latest single “Into me See” gives us a taste of her usually slow-

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SONG PICK: Company Ink - Young Milk

Without context or knowing anything about Company Ink, one could easily place “Young Milk” as a song straight from late 70s Manchester, because it bursts with an undeniably catchy urgency, dark punk undertones and a remarkably infectious vibe. However, Company Ink are not calling the UK their home but Norway

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SONG PICK: Cross Record - PYSOL My Castle

“Wabi Sabi” the last album by Cross Record was one of my favorites in 2016 for its unique sonic adventures. Since then much has changed for Emily Cross, the singer and mastermind of Cross Records and so has her music. The new single of her upcoming album, due out on

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SONG PICK: Magic Wands - Cyan Blue

Dream pop duo Magic Wands create music that could equally originate from current day California as well as 80s England. Chris Valentine (guitar, vocals) and Dexy Valentine (guitar, keyboards, vocals) left their home in Nashville, TN and headed further West to build themselves a home in Los Angeles. Their latest

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PHOTOS: Adam Melchor @ Baby's All Right

The concert room was packed that night at Baby’s All Right, filled with friends and family but also new fans and old fans of Adam Melchor, the charming singer/songwriter who exchanged his old home grounds in New Jersey with the sunnier ones in California. I certainly don’t

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SONG PICK: Ofelia K - Different

“Different” is a song about not fitting in and L.A.-based singer/producer Ofelia K. expressed this perfectly in words and sound. The track’s many layers and sounds are warped like a dream scene in a movie, but in the end everything comes together to an accessible pop

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New Artist: Q&A with Naomi Wild

Naomi Wild has some story to tell. As a teenager, she went to Coachella to see her idols on the big stage with 100,000 other fans. Next thing, she stood up there herself with electronic music superstars Odesza, singing a song she had written and submitted to the band’