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SONG PICK: RG Lowe - Cover You

While I never heard of Austin-based instrumental band Balmorhea before, I only needed a few seconds into “Cover You” to become completely smitten with the track. Luckily, RG Lowe found his voice, literally. The vocals on “Cover You” are everything I ever wish for in pop-rock vocals. The song itself

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MUSIC QUOTES: Guitar Player

Kinder Than Wolves on Saturday, June 10th at Knitting Factory for Northside Festival 2017, playing the Audiofemme x glamglare showcase

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NEW MUSIC: Ibeyi - Away Away (Video)

The French-Cuban twins Ibeyi are back. “Away Away” is their new song and the video shows mostly the Díaz sisters having lots of fun making new songs. Not too much has changed in their music: The auto tune may raise an eyebrow, but it is not really disturbing. And after

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SONG PICK: Resin - Lie

If there is something like future R&B, “Lie” by L.A. singer/producer Resin would qualify as future rock. Distorted sounds and raw vocals dominate the track and generate a dark, menacing vibe. Niko Antonucci hails originally from Prague, Czech Republic and has been doing music since the

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SONG PICK: Eaters - Embrace The Strange

The music of Brooklyn-based Eaters is a nod to the early synths days of the 70s and a decisive look into the future and what’s ahead of us. Eaters is an ongoing collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Bob Jones, sound engineer Jonathan Schenke, and sculptor Christopher Duffy, who played Northside Festival

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SONG PICK: Sorcha Richardson - 4 am

Brooklyn via Dublin singer/songwriter Sorcha Richardson has a wonderfully intimate way to interpret her songs. But for her latest track “4 am” she changed direction and added a decisively electronic production. Sorcha explains: In the past my records have been introspective and apologetic and I think the production and

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Northside Festival Day Two: Wet Leather, Obliques, Dead Leaf Echo

The innovation leg of Northside came to an end on Friday and we got a glimpse of it at the Happy Hour sponsored by the Dutch Consulate and a startup called membit, who demonstrated a super-cool augmented reality app to us. The first music of the day came from a

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Northside Festival Day One Roundup: Kamasi Washington, Noveller, She-Devils

Since 2009, summer in Brooklyn starts with the Northside Festival. Literally this year: after a long gruesome streak of rain and coldness it seems that the sun is finally out for the the weekend. But even with the chillier temperatures on Thursday, the festival got off to a hot start:

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PHOTOS: glamglare presents: Ekurtis, Hopper Race, Birch, åMBe

Electronic music by new artists was the focus of our May showcase. Singer/producer turned ballet dancer Ekurtis opened the night with his catchy elegant pop songs. He then stayed on stage to play guitar for Hopper Race who adds big, Broadway-style vocals to dark electronic textures. We will surly

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Five Festival Questions for Josh Jacobson

Closing out the afternoon at the AudioFemme x glamglare showcase will New York-based singer/songwriter/producer Josh Jacobson who delights with his form of soulful, jazzed-up indie-electronic sound that let his bright vocals shine. We are psyched to not only welcome Josh to our line-up but that he also took

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SONG PICK: Sera Eke - Space Between Us

London producer & singer Sera Eke wants to fuse different expressions of electronic music into her own style. Her first single “Space Between Us” feints a piano ballad before it turns into a massive, cinematic piece with Sera Eke’s voice floating over it. Sera Eke produces the music herself

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SONG PICK: Hoops - Rules

In true Northside Festival spirit, today’s Song Pick comes from Indiana quartet Hoops who play a sold out Baby’s All Right tonight. The song is upbeat, lively and joyful with the promise of sunshine around the corner. There is playful guitar work going on, juxtaposed with warm vocals,

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Five Festival Questions for Gold Child

Gold Child is the musical project of Emily Fehler, a New York-based singer/songwriter who delights with her beautifully bright and soft vocals, poetic lyrics and a musical style that is very much her own. We came across Gold Child for CMJ 2015 and have been fans ever since. While

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SONG PICK: Joel Porter - St. Anthony

Joel Porter is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter originally from North Dakota, who creates atmospheric folk songs with an ethereal, electronic twist. His first single “St. Anthony” is simply beautiful in how it builds from a quiet acoustic song into multi-layered electro-pop gem. Joel has also an EP “Mountain Twin” with

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3 Is A Band: Big Bliss

Listening through the Northside Festival 2017 showcasing bands, I didn’t come far at first because… Big Bliss got my full attention and their debut EP “Keep Near” on heavy repeat despite wanting to make it through the entire list of bands. This Brooklyn-based three piece creates incredibly gorgeous shoegazey

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SONG PICK: Angharad Drake - Honey In The Rock

“Honey In The Rock” starts out irresistibly pure and bright, and intensifies over time. Angharad Drake, based in Brisbane, Australia keeps the track mesmerizing by not loosing sight of what’s really magnificent here: her clean vocals and the hypnotizing repetition. Listen to “Honey In The Rock”, our Song Pick

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Shadow Monster - City in My Sailboat

Brooklyn singer/songwriter Gillian Visco goes by the stage name Shadow Monster and she plays her latest single “City in My Sailboat” to an audience of monsters, albeit cute stuffed ones. The video shows an intimate setting that moves from the meta-level of recording a live performance in an apartment

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SONG PICK: Holy Boy - Lay Your Hands

Helene Alexandra Jaeger aka Holy Boy is originally from Norway, but lives in L.A. Those two places mark different ends of the electro-pop spectrum and Holy Boy take cues from both of them. In “Lay Your Hand” a constant, heavy drum beat over a drone keeps an ominous vibe,

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Five Festival Questions for GIRL SKIN

Girl Skin is a Brooklyn band, led by singer/songwriter Sid Simons and multi-instrumentalist Bailey Blu, plus Sophie Cozine (vocals) and Alex Harwood (bass) and we were more than excited that we hosted their second show ever. Brimming with promise and vision, Girl Skin has already a few songs under

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SONG PICK: Gonzalla - T.M.V.

Something familiar and delightful is happening in “T.M.V.” the new single by L.A.-based indie-pop artist Cody Randall, who goes by Gonzalla. The track is super catchy in its bouncy brightness and its pulsating rhythm while the smooth vocals making it all come together to something truly

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Five Festival Questions for Blonde Maze

Brainstorming about the lineup for our Northside Festival showcase, one name came up immediately and we knew we simply want to have HER: Blonde Maze! Amanda Steckler is the musician behind Blonde Maze and we have been enchanted by her music since song picking “Letters I Never Sent” in 2015.

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EXCITED ABOUT: Mothica - Heavy Hearted EP

“Heady Hearted” is the second EP by Brooklyn singer/producer Mothica, who has created her own brand of catchy but edgy pop music that avoids the pitfalls of over-production and pop cliches. And then there are her unique, powerful but vulnerable vocals. Listen to “Heavy Hearted” on Spotify or Apple

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SONG PICK: Feels - Gates

Feels are singer/songwriter Sofi Meronen and keyboardist Michael Myrskog together with producer Joel Jons. their lush and moods electro-pop track “Gates” has been a highlight on my new music play list for a while, so I’m presenting it as our Song Pick of the Day:

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Five Festival Questions for Letters to Nepal

It was summer 2014, when we saw Brooklyn-based indie-electronic duo Letters to Nepal for the very first time. Fast forward, we have seen the duo many more times because… they are phenomenal live! Evgeniya Kuznetsova and Anton Fadeev truly put their souls not only into the beautiful music they create

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SONG PICK: Glassmaps - Summer Rain

The pulsating dynamic of “Summer Rain” by Glassmaps sounds in deed like rain pouring down from above, hitting the hot pavement, interlaced with alluring harmonies, intricate guitar play and highly appealing vocals. Glassmaps is the solo project of UK-based Australian Joel Stein, lead guitarist of Howling Bells.  About going solo,