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Shukura Chapman’s current top five Australian and New Zealand Artists

We totally agree with Shukura Chapman: there is a lot of fantastic music coming from Australia and New Zealand. We have covered many of them here on glamglare and we saw several excellent shows at SXSW a few weeks ago. Shukura herself hails from both countries and just came out

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SONG PICK: Hopper Race - Pop Priest

Update June 14, 2017 The artist has decided to re-release the track at a later time. Pop Priest by Hopper Race

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SONG PICK: Jupiter Deluxe Tube - Home

Jupiter Deluxe Tube is the project of L.A.-based musician Darwinn Sato, who will release her debut album “Product of Insomnia” on June 2nd. The album’s title is quite literal, as she explains here: I have terrible insomnia and can go for a few days to a week

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PHOTOS: SWEAT Live at Lattitude 30 - British Music Embassy (SXSW)

The British Music Embassy was back in Austin and once again took quarters at Lattitude 30, a cozy venue that gets equipped with the most modern technology during festival time. Seeing artists perform in that venue and its beautifully lit stage is a great joy in itself yet some of

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SONG PREMIERE: Tom Forest - You Have A Father

“You Have A Father” opens with an achingly beautiful guitar melody and skillful finger picking and when the warm and soulful vocals set in, there is no more escape, I’m hooked! British singer-songwriter Tom Forest releases with “You Have A Father” a very personal, quiet and at the same

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SONG PICK: L.A. Girlfriend - SFO

L.A. Girlfriend is back! After last year’s excellent album “Neon Grey” (Apple Music | Spotify), she just released the EP “Rex” (Apple Music | Spotify, where she retires (for now?) her guitar and focuses on pure electronics. Single “SFO” is about a brief love affair and how getting over it,

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3 Is A Band: Auction for the Promise Club

Auction for the Promise Club is quite an elaborate band name and sort of hinting of eight or more members, yet this guitar driven indie rock band is only three members strong and hence ideal for a closer look via our #3IsABand feature. Hailing from Cornwall, in the U.K.

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NEW TRACK: The Born Love - Badlands

The whole point of a music blog is to feature new, interesting music, n’est-ce pas? So if there is not (yet) much to know about an artist, who cares? When listening to “Badlands”, adjectives like ‘glorious’, ‘skillful’, ‘mature’ or ‘danceable’ come to mind. “Badlands” is the new single by

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SONG PICK: Missing Words - Alright

There are songs that radiate that special Summer feeling perfectly, the feeling of sun on your skin, a nice drink in your hand, enjoying the still warm air at night and just letting go… For me, “Alright” evokes just such a feeling. Then again, the song’s title is “Alright”

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SONG PREMIERE: Chloe Lilac - Reckless

“Reckless”, the new track by Chloe Lilac, elegantly merges the vibe of a late night jazz club performance with modern R&B production. Her vocals remain intimate and restrained throughout the song, creating suspense while keeping her cool. Chloe may be reckless, but she does not lose control. Listen

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SONG PICK: Sweet Spirit - The Power

“The Power” comes like the title might suggest with swagger and intensity. It is the new single by Austin eight-piece Sweet Spirit and it is pretty rad. Add Sabrina Ellis‘ (A Giant Dog) glamorously soulful rock vocals to it and the outcome is a highly infectious power anthem! Listen to

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NEW MUSIC: Deadwall - Heartlands (Video)

Leeds-based indie quartet Deadwall just released their sophomore studio album “The Zero Cliff” and the maybe strongest track from this ten tracks album also got a video treatment. The video for “Heartland” is as hypnotizing as the song itself. Powerfully pulsating beats providing the canvas for soft vocals singing a

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NEW MUSIC: Kelly Lee Owens, L. $hamPain, Desperate Journalist, Great Wavez

Lots of new full-length albums and EPs came out today and we are especially excited about the following new releases: Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly Lee Owens Last fall, Kelly Lee Owens released a spaced out dance track “Cbm”. But her self-titled debut album is far more diverse: she uses techno

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SONG PICK: WWWater - WWWater

“WWWater” takes you on a journey: it starts almost acapella, with a lonely kick drum keeping the beat and then finds is way into a grand sing-along chorus. Charlotte Adigéry aka WWWater is fascinated by water, as a fundamental building block of life and as a destructive power. Musically she

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SONG PICK: BEij - Bad News

Seattle-based electronic trio BEij –pronounced like the color- released their new single “Bad News” in mid March and it is good. It is incredibly good! “Bad News” sparkles with a ton of groove and a super fun, soulful vibe. The track makes me think of what the love child of

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SONG PICK: Starling - Large It

Ahead of the release of her EP “Body” London-based singer/songwriter reveals another track “Large It”. It is loud and unapologetic, driven by distorted beats and melodies. Starling explains: “’Large it’ means everything and nothing. It’s a song about getting wrecked and not giving a shit. But on a

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SONG PICK: BOA - Steal It

Bristol-via-Brighton indie rock trio BOA add with “Steal It” another instantly appealing single to their prior stellar and much talked about releases. “Steal It” is simply irresistible from the first beat, thanks to the bubbly, bouncy rhythm and guitar groove. But it is not all happy, happy here, because there

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SONG PICK: Odina - Why’d You Make Me Cry

“Why’d You Make Me Cry if you loved me so much,” asks Odina in her new song. Probably the opposite is true as well: she would not feel like this if there was not true love involved. It is a quiet but gripping piece, which she says is very

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SONG PICK: The King's Parade - Haze

Fans of The King’s Parade rejoice! The London-based quartet  just released their new single “Haze” and it is as gloriously soulful as the stellar tracks on their 2015 released EP “Vagabond”. The King’s Parade understand how to spice up a catchy indie rock tune with traditional blues and

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SONG PICK: Alex Lustig - Do Wrong (ft. Ayelle)

Belgian producer Alex Lustig is already known in the hip hop scene and now enlists London singer Ayelle (who had her own Song Pick in 2015) for a debut under his own name. “Do Wrong” is an airy track with sparse beats that invokes a night out in the city

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SXSW Roundup Day 6: Fifi Rong, Giungla, Linying, Dyan, Charlotte Cardin, Phoria, Salt Cathedral

Saturday is wind-down day at SXSW. There are still many music showcases around town, but many artists are through with their shows and are enjoying themselves or have left town already. Also, many attendants who treat SXSW as work rather than fun, prefer to spend the weekend at home. No

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SONG PICK: Wide Eyed Boy - Wolves

Liverpool is the home base of many great indie rock bands these days, and in the case of Wilde Eyed Boys, they are taking nationality and borders less seriously and bonded over a shared love for David Bowie and Michael Jackson. Oliver Nagy (vocals), Jonny Ball (guitars), Kobi Pham (guitars)

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SXSW Roundup Day 5: Vera Blue, Ryan Vail, Casper Skulls, Woodes, Casi, The Vryll Society, Mt. Wolf, Sui Zhen

We had nowhere special to be on Friday, so we could take advantage of the various day parties in town. The Aussie BBQ featured this year a second “electronic edition” with an exciting lineup. First on was Vera Blue, who does bright pop with lots of vocal expression and is

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SONG PICK: Tusks - Toronto

Our (slightly delayed) Song Pick of the Day is provided by London singer/producer Tusks aka Emily Underhill. Her new song “Toronto” – named after the Canadian city it was written in – is slow building and epic with a melancholic guitar line guiding to the track. Tusks is working on her

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SXSW Roundup Day 4: Joana Serrat, Frenship, Elle Exxe, Pastel Ghost, Winter, Marie Davidson

We started the day at Brush Park, where two day parties took place: The Aussie BBQ, which showcases Australian artists every year and the Sounds Of Spain party. After a quick visit to the first one, we hung out a little at the Spanish party, where they serve delicious paella.