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SONG PICK: Bad Honey - Somewhere Blue

Bad Honey is the London-based duo of Lydia Clowes and Teresa Origone and they have a perfect song for dreaming away a lazy afternoon. “Somewhere Blue” is the place where you would rather be, where you belong. But warm synths and soft vocal harmonies take the edge out of

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SONG PICK: ackerman - 84 Palms

Ahead of their EP “A Million Sunflowers” scheduled for later this year, Brooklyn-based experimental rock project ackerman released the ultra-gorgeous single “84 Palms”. The sunlight bright song swirls and sparkles and brings the catchy vibes of bands like Saint Lucia or Passion Pit to mind. Having started out

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PHOTOS: Bandits On The Run live at The Loft at City Winery

New York-based trio Bandits On The Run are known for their joyful and vibrant live shows and kicked off their European tour at The Loft at City Winery. If their bon-voyage celebration is anything to measure the tour with, their fans on the other side of the Atlantic

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SONG PICK: Katie Rose - Beginnings

“Beginnings,” the new track by Charlston-based singer/songwriter Katie Rose is meant as an antidote for hopelessness. It harnesses the power of music to show a way out of darkness by offering support of a community and “a soft place to land.” Katie Rose again shows her mastery of

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SONG PICK: Paper Beat Scissors - Gun Shy

Listening to “Gun Shy”, I feel reminded of the things that really matter in life, the honest and simple things. By any means, the track is not ‘simple’ per but it is beautifully pure and utterly mesmerizing. The latest single of Montreal- and UK-based experimental folk band Paper Beat

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SONG PICK: Wildes - True Love

It is Pride Weekend here in New York and everywhere in the world, so let’s celebrate with a message of love by London-based singer/songwriter Ella Walker aka Wildes. Her latest song “True Love” is a slow, calm song intended to carry you away on a bed of

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SONG PICK: Jens Carelius - All I Know

A song as mesmerizing as “All I Know” is appealing without any knowledge about its inspiration or wider context. However, if your great-great-grandfather has documented over 50,000 specimens of fascinating butterflies in Eastern Siberia in the 1800s and you are an artist you might want to explore

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SONG PICK: Violetta Zironi - Lonely Window

Violetta Zironi, originally from Italy and now London-based, is a singer/songwriter who found her own musical style from the beginning: quiet, sparsely instrumented songs full of melancholy and yearning. She just released her second EP “Scenes From My Lonely Window” (Apple Music | Spotify) and the title alone sets

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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