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SONG PICK: Polartropica - Olympia (Video)

Polartropica is the musical outfit of L.A.-based artist Ihui Cherise Wu. Fitting to the intrinsic contradiction of her band name, Ihui fuses diverse instruments and sounds into futuristic, spaced-out pop music with a generally uplifting vibe, inspired by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics trailer. Listen to “Olympia”, our Song

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SONG PICK: Jinka - Trash From The Past

I think Romanian singer/producer Jinka is up to something here: somehow she manages to fuse a shrill where-is-the-stop-button synth intro with guitars and vocals into a coherent and catchy pop song that you just want to hear again. Jinka’s debut song “Trash From The Past” has the rather

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SONG PREMIERE: Philip Whitehead - I'm Gone

“I’m Gone” is a powerful ode of believing in one’s abilities and keep on pursuing one’s dreams. There are Philip Whitehead‘s soulful and compelling vocals, that transform a song as beautiful as “I’m Gone” into something irresistible and magical. On the surface, “I’m Gone”

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SONG PICK: AUTOBAHN - The Moral Crossing

British post-punk quintet AUTOBAHN release “The Moral Crossing” ahead of their equally titled sophomore album scheduled for November 3rd, via felte.  The immediately most stunning element of the track are the awesome drum beats, the many variations, all the pulsating, energetic possibilities. To watch this live must be sheer magic!

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SONG PICK: Carmen Villain - Borders (ft. Jenny Hval)

The words “Featuring Jenny Hval” in a song title has become a sure indicator that you are up for a sonic journey, no matter in what genre the original artist works. Carmen Villain aka Carmen Maria Hillestad, usually more a creator of quiet guitar-driven pop songs, goes in this collaboration

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EXCITED ABOUT: Oriel Poole - Sunday EP

“Sunday” is the debut EP by L.A.-based singer/songwriter Oriel Poole who followed her passion, taught herself the tools of the trade and started to make music. The five tracks, while rooted in soul and electro-pop, are refreshingly genre-free: Oriel does what she likes, but in the end

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SONG PICK: Sweetwood - Summertime

Even if “Summertime” would not come with such a self-descriptive title, one would immediately think of all the good things a carefree, everything-is-possible period would feel like. “Summertime” is beautifully groovy with disco dance beats, smooth vocals and occasional soulful guitar elements. The single is the latest project of Sweetwood,

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SONG PICK: Penelope Trappes - Gravel Mouth

“Gravel Mouth” is one of those songs that make the time run slower when you put them on headphones: the sparse piano and guitar lines, the subtle beat and minimal electronics let Penelope Trappes’ voice lure you into some fantastic world in your mind. Penelope just released her debut album

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SONG PICK: Slum Sociable - Castle

“Castle”, the new single by Melbourne-based duo Slum Sociable is irresistibly gorgeous, with its melancholic vibe and its fascinating groove. “Castle” is one of the songs you want to hear on repeat over and over again, because… just so good. Listen to “Castle” now, our Song Pick of the Day:

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SONG PICK: Stalgia - Talk To My Skin

Stalgia’s latest song “Talk To My Skin” is an elegant, sensual track that builds into a cinematic finale without going overboard and releasing you from its grip. Childhood friends Lauren Day and Brandon Leslie, the duo behind Stalgia, have released a series of intriguing pop songs at the crossroads

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EXCITED ABOUT: Holy Boy - Holy Boy EP

The self-titled debut EP by Holy Boy has become one of my favorites this year. With its drum-heavy, dark vibes the music reminds of early Zola Jesus, before she employed massive orchestral sounds. Helene Alexandra Jaeger, the woman behind Holy Boy, tries to tap the subconsciousness for her song writing

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SONG PICK: Brand New Moon - Spinning Coin

While “Spinning Coin” starts with soundbites that faintly recall Pink Floyd’s “Money”, the song then takes a different spin, one that justifies even more name dropping, because it evokes the experimentalism of Radiohead and Thom Yorke. So, who is responsible for the truly gorgeous “Spinning Coin”? It is London-based

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SONG PICK: Boga - What Do You Say? (Video)

There is not much to find out about the duo Boga, but the music speaks for itself: “What Do You Say?” is an atmospheric track that slowly soars into a cinematic finale. The video by Chilean director Valentina Avayu matches the mood of the song and keeps you on the

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SONG PICK: VUKOVAR - The Clockwork Dance

Minimalism and lo-fi vibe at its best! “The Clockwork Dance” by British trio VUKOVAR sounds as much early experimental, underground 80s as it sounds post-punk and then again timeless. There is a bass melody, drum beats, spare synths-lines and over it all floating some dry and simply gorgeous baritone vocals.

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SONG PICK: Misty Coast - Trash Talk Smile

Our Song Pick of the Day comes from Norwegian duo Misty Coast. “Trash Talk Smile” takes you away for just over two minutes into the musical equivalent of the band’s namesake landscape with its dreamy vocals and gentle guitar lines. Listen to “Trash Talk Smile” on Spotify:

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EXCITED ABOUT: Drinker - Happy Accident EP

“Happy Accident” is an accurate title for the debut EP by Brooklyn/L.A. duo Drinker: the four songs are atmospheric, surprising and full of melancholic, contradictory beauty and designed to put you in a reflective state. One of my favorites this year. Listen to the new single “Sinking/Feeling”

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SONG PICK: Surf Rock is Dead - As if

Dubbed “New York’s hardest working live band” thanks to their relentless gigging and touring, indie darlings Surf Rock is Dead are about to release their new EP “We Have No Friends?” by the end of next month. Ahead of the duo’s EP they offer “As If”, which is

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SONG PICK: Jenna Kyle - Summer With You

Summer is a good time to fall in love and the new song “Summer With You” by NYC-based singer/producer Jenna Kyle is an excellent soundtrack for that. It captures the light-heartedness and fun of the season, but also the hazy and unreal early state of being in love. Jenna

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SONG PICK: Fou De Toi - Give Me a Chance

Alone the song’s title, “Give Me a Chance”, begs for checking the tune out and after only a few beats, the answer is an affirmative YES, absolutely! “Give Me a Chance” is the gorgeous new single by Swedish indie pop trio  Fou De Toi (French for ‘crazy about you’

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Q&A with Grace Savage

Grace Savage is a multifaceted artist and here at glamglare we fell in love with her as a singer/songwriter when she released “Medusa” earlier this year. Yes, it is “Dreamy Electro Pop” (Apple Music | Spotify | SoundCloud), but she puts an edge to it that makes her music stand out

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NEW MUSIC: M1LDL1FE - Distraction (Video)

The colorful and atmospheric video to “Distraction” is the perfect visual enhancement to a gorgeous song. “Distraction”, by Singapore-based indie-pop quartet M1LDL1FE, is the first track on their recently released self-titled EP. What makes the video so compelling is the smart combination of band shots, Singapore nightlife and lots of

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SONG PICK: The Night Ships - Sober Rebel (Video)

The Night Ships are an international duo of musical veterans who likes to travel the world, bring home (wherever home is) ideas from all over the place and build songs around it. Their new song “Sober Rebel”, while grounded in trip-hoppy electronic, is an excellent example for this and they

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SONG PICK: Gold Class - Get Yours (Video)

“Get Yours” bursts with frantic energy, pulsating drum and bass lines, angry guitars and gets held together by Adam Curley’s fascinating vocal delivery. “Get Yours” is the latest single by Melbourne-based post-punk rockers Gold Class and the last one before their highly anticipated second album drops on August 18th

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3 Is A Band: Dismissed

The idiom “never judge a book by its cover” proofs once again true, because alone from looking at stylish three-piece Dismissed, one would expect pop, the over-the-top kind maybe. Hold your breath because Dismissed create synths-rock in the vein of maybe fellow trio Placebo or maybe new Brit-rock darlings Wolf

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SONG PICK: Ruby Fray - Honor

Ruby Fray is a four-piece around Chicago-based singer and songwriter Emily Beanblossom. Emily has already two albums under her belt and is working on a third one while touring the western part of the country in August. “Honor” the first single of the new album is a beautifully sad, melodic,