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Jo Bartlett - Floating Through [Video]

UK artist Jo Bartlett has been involved with music in many ways for decades – for example, she co-founded the Green Man festival in Wales, which grew to a multi-disciplinary for thousands over the last 20 years. Her new song “Floating Through” describes insomnia with an array of different sounds that

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Astrid Cordes - Stop Dreaming

Danish singer-songwriter Astrid Cordes released the shimmering and oh-so-catchy “Stop Dreaming,” the lead single of her upcoming album Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby’s Still Asleep. The title of the album provides a hint of where the artist is heading when facing a new reality. Astrid says:

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Girl As Wave - Future Version

The New York singer/songwriter Marci Elizabeth, aka Girl As Wave takes you back to a time when synthesizers were raw and mystifying. “Future Versions” has a captivating retro-futuristic feel, as if your past self looks at your future. Marci says: With Future Version I wanted to capture the array

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Viji - Anything

British indie-pop artist Viji seems to be ready to explore life in all its facets, not shying away from the unconventional or avant-garde. For her new song “Anything,” she takes inspiration from ‘Nyotaimori,’ the Japanese art of eating off a naked body. Asked about “Anything,” Viji says, “This song is

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Young Summer - Make Waves [Video]

Young Summer is the stage name of Nashville-via-DC singer/songwriter Bobby Allen. We have already loved her smart, elegant pop music in 2014 when she released her debut album Siren. Now, she is back with “Make Waves” a beautifully chill love song that could be the soundtrack of a classic

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William The Conqueror - The Puppet and the Puppeteer

British indie-rock trio William The Conqueror released the brooding yet at the same time, utterly enchanting “The Puppet and the Puppeteer,” exquisitely expressing the song’s intent. The track marks the follow-up to their previously released single “Somebody Else,” both are cuts from their upcoming album Excuse Me While I

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Laurence-Anne - Politesse

Montreal-based artist Laurence-Anne sings in French, and she also uses “automatic writing,” the practice of writing subconsciously. But the dark, orchestral soundscape of “Politesse” is so rich and expressive that you don’t need to understand the lyrics verbatim to be moved by the song. Laurence-Anne explains her writing process:

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Ellur - Anywhere

“I go anywhere, anywhere, anywhere for you,” sings Ellur in her gorgeous, warm alto voice, and we are inclined to follow her immediately, too, thanks to the track’s upbeat, inescapably catchy, and carefree vibe. Yet “Anywhere,” the new single by the enigmatic British singer/songwriter, is not all sunshine

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Delilah Holiday - Everything I Ever Wanted [Video]

“Even if the world was ending? Would you still run away with me?” asks London singer/songwriter Delilah Holliday. The atmospheric track reflects a moment of quietness, like in a movie when the action pauses for a few moments to allow the heroine to confess her love. But then, the

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Spielmann - The Seventh Time

Spielmann is the moniker of Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and producer Ben Lewis. After many years of being involved in acts like Ruthie, as well as Menace Beach & Bruising, Ben is now focusing on his solo project. Spielmann’s new single “The Seventh Time” is beautifully catchy from the start

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Hemlocke Springs - Sever the Blight

Whatever you expect, this song is not it. First, there is the title that never appears in the lyrics, and then there are plenties of 80s synth-pop references, refreshed with an EDM-style production. Still, “Sever the Blight” sounds familiar and, simultaneously, unlike everything else you have heard in a long

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Madeline Kenney - Superficial Conversation [Video]

Oakland-based singer, songwriter, and producer Madeline Kenney released the first taste of her upcoming album, and I am very much looking forward to enjoying the entire collection of songs. “Superficial Conversation” has a beautifully bright and enchanting vibe yet with some darker undertones that keep the track grounded and real.

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Rainlights - Brand New Sneakers

Rachel Chevat aka Rainlights wants to “take you away for a moment, wherever you are.” The singer, songwriter, producer, and sound engineer achieves that with lyrics that capture the essence of the moment and a production that is simple at first but then reveals more layers with every listen. Her

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Savannah Conley Q&A

Come Friday, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Savannah Conley releases her debut album Playing the Part of You is Me. Here at glamglare, we’re already in love with the record: each song has a different vibe and shines a light on relationships from a different angle. Savannah was so kind to

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Arny Margret & Júníus Meyvant - Spring

Iceland knows no shortage of fantastic singer-songwriters who create mesmerizing music, and Arny Margret and Júníus Meyvant are two of my favorites for quite some time.  They also got just featured in glamglare’s weekly newsletter, focusing on Iceland. To be fair, I am a huge fan of soulful indie-pop

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VIDEO PICKS: Freya Beer, Hourglass, Nanna, Wombuï

Freya Beer – Fantasy West-London singer-songwriter Freya Beer released a double single, “Fantasy” and “Galore,” and we focus on the track with the video, the lush and dreamy yet with dark undertones “Fantasy.” asked about the track, Freya says: “Fantasy is an unfiltered exploration of self-discovery and expressing your thoughts in

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VEiiLA - Push The Pedal [Video]

Vif Nüte and Bes Eirid started making music in Russia as VEiiLA in 2015 after they played around with vintage synthesizers. From there, they developed an elegant, sophisticated brand of trip-hop. Now based in Armenia, they released their latest single, “Push the Pedal,” a slow-burning song that evolves around Vif’

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Last Planet - Seaglass

Californian alt-rock sextet Last Planet delights with the lush, laid-back, and ultra-alluring “Seaglass.” The song combines themes of love and loss with the sounds of spending a day at the beach, complete with a refreshing sea breeze, the call of seagulls, and the sun glittering at the relentlessly rolling waves.

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Love You Later - Long Sleeves

Love can be as mercurial as the weather, and sometimes stretches of sunshine are short and rare. In “Long Sleeves,” the Nashville-based singer/songwriter Lexi Aviles, aka Love You Later takes stock of a relationship that does not seem to work. The song is on Lexi’s just released EP

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Barbara - Ride the Wave

Leaving her DJ desk for a moment, DJ Babs, respectively Barbara, releases the  gorgeous and ultra-catchy “Ride the Wave” following her debut single “Ghosted.” The lush “Ride the Wave” oozes an infectious sunny, carefree vibe, which I happily enjoy now but will also add to my anti-winter-blues playlist. When I

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Tiger Silko - Feeler

The Brooklyn duo of singer/songwriter Lisa Jaeggi and composer and producer Jonathon Wright have worked together on film scores. Under the name Tiger Solko, they now let their fantasy soar unrestricted from production budgets and “create a soundtrack for a non-existent film.” Their new song, “Feeler,” is an atmospheric

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Sparks - Veronica Lake

If you don’t know Californian duo Sparks yet, then you’re in for a treat because you’ll have a substantial back catalog to explore, with some gems and personal favs like Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins and Kimono My House to just mention two of their 25 full-length

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VIDEO PICKS: Avalon Emerson, dné, PJ Harvey, WVVE

Avalon Emerson – Astrology Poisoning We have been talking a lot about Avalon Emerson lately, and more to come in our newsletter. “Astrology Poisoning” is the latest single off her brilliant album  & the Charm, out now. The video blurs virtual and actual reality into a futuristic decaying desert world. Avalon

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Junodef - She Wants To Win

“She Wants To Win” takes cues from multiple genres and fuses guitars and electronic together effortlessly into a perfect 2020s pop song. Junodef, the trio of Karin Grönkvist (guitar and vocals), Norea Persson (drums and electronics) and Tyra Örnberg (Bass and vocals), met in their home country Sweden and moved

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The Horn - Another Way

British indie-rockers The Horn landed on our radar last year with the infectious “Do It Now” and continue their streak of melodic and beautifully catchy songs with “Another Way. It’s songwriter/bassist Nick True (Friends of Gavin) who founded The Horn and who can look back on experiences like