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SONG PICK: Cusi Coyllur - amivulnerable (Video)

Shannen Roberts aka Cusi Coyllur is a musician and a mental healthcare advocate. Her new song “amivulnerable”, an eclectic, skillful piece of electronic music, is about abuse and how difficult is is too escape: Rearrange my words So you hear what you like. Rearrange history Hide In time. The video

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glamglare’s MONDO.NYC must-see picks

Last year, MONDO.NYC hit the New York music scene for the very first time and is heading into round two, starting October 4th. While MONDO.NYC is still a fairly small festival with roughly 180 participating artists, they come from all over the United States, Europe and Australia and

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NEW TRACK: Ofelia K. - Killing Me (go sun come moon)

**Ofelia K.*** – Killing Me (go sun come moon) Los Angeles, California

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SONG PICK: Climbing Trees - Fall

Listening to “Fall”, the new single by Welsh four-piece Climbing Trees, it is not surprising to learn that the quartet has gained a lot of attention on their home turf, from radio to TV to festivals. “Fall” starts out on a mellow note and swells, gets bigger and bolder and

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NEW TRACK: King IV - We Can Get It

King IV – We Can Get It (ft. Rromarin) Melbourne, Australia

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EXCITED ABOUT: Tusks - Dissolve (and her playing Mondo.NYC)

Emily Underhill aka Tusks’ likes big, intense music and often lets her songs build into big cinematic soundscapes. She says: I’m a very visual person, I love being outdoors and surrounded by nature. I grew up by the sea and I’ve always tried to spend as much time

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SONG PICK: East of my Youth - Broken Glass (Video)

Herdís Stefánsdóttir and Thelma Marín Jónsdóttir from Reykjavík, Iceland do dreamy, electro-pop as East of my Youth. Glittering synths and soaring vocals make their lastest song “Broken Glass” feel as clear and bright as the sky over the empty pool in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, where Herdís and Thelma having fun

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SONG PICK: Jackie Venson - Flying

On the heel of her just released stellar EP “Transcends”, Austin-native Jackie Venson goes on tour with a stop in New York. From her blues inspired rock album, we chose the single “Flying” as our Song Pick of the Day. “Flying” not only showcases Jackie Venson’s thrilling guitar chops,

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NEW MUSIC: Grit - Divided By One (Video)

Band videos, trying to convey a glimpse of live atmosphere plus telling some sort of story are either hit or miss, with easily either too little or too much going on. “Divided By One”, the latest video by French four-piece Grit though is definitely a hit! The song itself is

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SONG PICK: Emma Jensen - Make You Mine

Good pop music often depends on what is not happening. “Make You Mine” sounds at first like candy-colored bubble gum pop, but then never goes over the top as Norwegian singer Emma Jensen repeats the chorus again and again like a magical chant. There is no doubt that she will

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NEW MUSIC: Chela - Bad Habit (Video)

Watch Chela in a self-choreographed video for “Bad Habit”: there is dancing and hand claps and a lot of energy in this clip. Chela hails from Australia, but is now based in L.A. and has been doing music since she was 12. Watch “Bad Habit” here: {Photo: Gina Nero)

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SONG PICK: Holy Golden - Where Were You When

“Where Were You When” by dream pop duo Holy Golden delights with bright, ethereal vocals, steady beats, a touch of wistfulness and an overall positive and totally irresistible vibe. Leslie Schott and Andrew Valenti form the duo and their bio reads as fantastical and mysterious as their dreamy music sounds:

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NEW TRACK: Pinkshinyultrablast - Find Your Saint

Pinkshinyultrablast – Find Your Saint

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NEW MUSIC: Makoto Kino - Worship Eyes (Video)

Makoto Kino – Worship Eyes

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NEW TRACK: Charlee Remitz - The Leftovers

Charlee Remitz – The Leftovers

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MUSIC QUOTES: Icelandic Music

EinarIndra at Reykjavik’s Húrra for Iceland Airwaves 2016. Electronic musician EinarIndra, hailing from Iceland, will be playing Mondo.NYC 2017, on October 6th at The Delancey. More info HERE.

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SONG PICK: Leyya - Oh Wow (Video)

The new song “Oh Wow” by Austrian duo Leyya is weird and edgy, but also sticks in your head for a while. The video show Leyya making music in various surreal settings, including probably the saddest sax solo ever. Check our Song Pick of the Day here: Listen to Leyya

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SONG PICK: RYD - Work It Out

Do you know what ‘pure’ sounds like? It sounds like “Work It Out” by London-based indie electronic artist RYD. ‘Pure’ might also imply innocence yet there is nothing innocent about “Work It Out” because this is a powerful track, that lingers long after it is over. RYD reveals about his

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SONG PICK: Kedr Livanskiy - Ariadna (Video)

Moscow-based electronic musician Kedr Livanskiy has just released her debut album “Ariadna” (Apple Music | Spotify). The title track is a wonderfully ethereal, dreamy song and the video delivers a perfect backdrop of undiluted beauty. Watch our Song Pick of the Day here: Listen to “Ariadna” on SoundCloud or Spotify:

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NEW MUSIC: Violet Sands - Drive (Video)

The joy of having no destination, no purpose in a long drive is the topic of the new video by Violet Sands. Not so much in their home base of Brooklyn, so naturally the video takes place on the West Coast. Or maybe not – it is rather a wide open

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NEW TRACK: Siobhan Sainte - Midnight

Siobhan Sainte – Midnight

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SONG PICK: FEHM - Last Breath

Former post punk trio, now quintet FEHM is back with a new single, and a more intense sound. “Last Breath” is reminiscent of early 80s The Cure, with thick guitar and synths lines, brooding atmosphere and an overall mesmerizingly dark vibe. For someone who grew up with new wave, dark

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NEW TRACK: Anna Leone - My Soul I

Anna Leone – My Soul I

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EXCITED ABOUT: Noise for Planned Parenthood (Compilation)

The 60s and 70s had their big political movements, with artists taking on the voice of the people, be it through protest songs, or expressive art work, fierce novels and the like. Fast forward, the summer of 2016 saw Brexit and then November came and for many life as they

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SONG PICK: Sampson - Shake the Fire

Our Song Pick of the Day is the debut single of Sampson, a singer/songwriter from Halifax, Canada. “Shake the Fire” is an emotional piece of pop music that balances dark and defiant, joyful moments. Sampson is working on an album, due out next year.