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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 4)

January 28th, 2023

Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):

Blackbird – Down Down Down Down indie | pop
Bloodhype – On And On indie | pop
The Boo Radleys – Seeker indie | pop
Boxteles – Harry And Bruce indie | pop | rock
Vince Chinaski – Eat Your Peas! indie | pop
Clea – Easy To Forgive pop
dEUS – 1989 indie | pop
Le Flex – Into You indie | pop
Fulminacci – Tutto Inutile indie | pop
Rose Gray – Sun Comes Up indie | pop
Trunky Juno – Tidal Wave Of Milk indie | rock
Zara Larsson – Can’t Tame Her electronic | pop
Leathers – Highrise dance | electronic | indie | pop
Weston Loney – We Get On indie | rock
MaeLeigh – Waiting For Your Love dance | electronic | indie | pop
The Man Who – Lose My Mind indie | pop | rock
Nell Mescal – Homesick indie | pop | rock
New Pagans – There We Are John indie | rock
PVRIS – Goddess indie | rock
Quietlove – Honest indie | pop
Lauren Ray – 24 indie | pop
Cailin Russo – Psycho Freak dance | electronic | indie | pop
Stephen Sanchez – Evangeline pop | soul
Wild Horse – Cougar indie | pop

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 4):
Altered By Mom – Dive In

indie | pop | rock

January 25th, 2023

I consider myself a huge Altered By Mom fan. 2020 was an extraordinarily prolific year for the Canadian duo; they released one song every week, resulting in a massive, truly great album, aptly titled 52 Songs. Two hours and 30 minutes very well spent.

Unsurprisingly, Gina Kennedy and Devon Lougheed eased down after fulfilling that project. They participated in a Christmas single at the end of 2021 and were completely off the musical radar last year. Now, thankfully, they’re back! Diving head first into the new year, Altered By Mom just released a beautiful new single.

Dive In is a classic power pop song, with a hooky psychedelic sound which the duo describe as ‘St. Vincent and Lenny Kravitz racing Lamborghinis’. Lyrically, it’s a call to action to chase after the things that scare you the most. A relatable tune that clocks in just under the 3 minute mark.

Altered By Mom’s comeback single Dive In is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.

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In the Wildcards 2023 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

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Werner’s Weekly (week 4)

January 23rd, 2023

This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:

Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My (Wildcard this week)
We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts (Wildcard last week)
Alma – Hey Mom Hey Dad
Veronica Fusaro – Weekend
Matilda Mann feat. spill tab – Borderline Insane
Hannah Trigwell – Treat You Better
Wilmah – Crazy 4 Your Crazy

Listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.

For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.

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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 3)

electronic | indie | pop | rock

January 21st, 2023

Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):

Alma – Hey Mom Hey Dad pop
Altered By Mom – Dive in indie | pop | rock
Ameerah – The Carnival pop | rock
Champs – All The Wrong Places indie | pop
Dizzy – Birthmark indie | pop
Jasper Erkens – Burning Bridges indie | pop
Veronica Fusaro – Weekend indie | pop
Matilda Mann feat. spill tab – Borderline Insane electronic | pop | rock
Alice Merton – Waste My Life indie | pop | rock
New Divide – Delora indie | rock
Orange Skyline – Hungry indie | pop | rock
Sarpa Salpa – She Never Lies indie | pop | rock
Natalie Shay – The Edge indie | pop
Hannah Trigwell – Treat You Better electronic | indie | pop
Carley Varley – Somehow I’m Alive indie | rock
Wilmah – Crazy 4 Your Crazy indie | pop | rock

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 3): Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My

dance | drum & bass

January 18th, 2023

Some songs bring back great memories. I remember only too well I drove on the island of Curaçao in a cabriolet, while Moby’s Porcelain blasted out of the car stereo. A wonderful holiday in lovely company, musically as well. That must have been in the summer of 2000, when Porcelain was a worldwide hit. A beautiful, subtle song that showed another side of an artist who was previously known mostly for his harder hitting, danceable songs. Personally, I love both sides of Moby’s artistic output.

23 years later, Australian producer Christian Benson (Luude) breathes new life in the classic track. It didn’t take him much more than the original strings and a frantic drum & bass beat to make it ready for today’s dance floors. Talented 21-year-old UK singer-songwriter Issey Cross then laid some beautiful vocals on it. The new version, re-titled Oh My, already received Moby’s seal of approval. He commented: “I’d love to say something smart or insightful about Oh My, but honestly when I first heard it I simply thought, ‘fuck, this is great!’”

Bound to become a huge hit all over again! You’d better put on your dancing shoes…

In the Wildcards 2023 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

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Werner’s Weekly (week 3)

funk | indie | pop | rock | soul

January 16th, 2023

This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:

We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts (Wildcard this week)
Ainsley Costello – Cherry On Top (Wildcard last week)
Archie X – If I Were You
Kate Davis – Monster Mash
Tom McGuire & The Brassholes – Unshakable
Freya Ridings – Weekends
Raine Stern – So Precarious

Listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.

For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.

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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 2)

January 14th, 2023

Only the best new music from a truly massive release week (alphabetically):

Archie X – Can’t Walk Away/If I Were You pop
Holly Arrowsmith – Desert Dove folk | indie | melancholic | pop
Belle & Sebastian – I Don’t Know What You See In Me indie | pop
Blanko – Stop The Clock indie | pop | rock
Circa Waves – Never Going Under indie | pop | rock
Gaz Coombes – Turn The Car Around indie | pop
Kate Davis – Monster Mash indie | pop | rock
Dulcie – Test Drive indie | pop
Lizzie Esau – Jellyfish indie | pop | rock
Everything But The Girl – Nothing Left To Lose trip hop
The Go! Team – Gemini hip hop | indie | pop
Honeyboys – Mr. Daniels indie | pop | rock
Kingfisher – Until I Lose My Mind indie | pop | rock
The Lottery Winners – Worry indie | pop | rock
Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My dance | drum & bass
Måneskin (feat. Tom Morello) – Gossip rock
May-a – Sweat You Out My System pop | rock
Tom McGuire & The Brassholes – Unshakable funk | indie | pop | soul
Liela Moss – Come And Find Me indie | pop
Nena Daconte con Celia Becks – Tu Canción indie | pop
Riku Rajamaa – Hold Me Close indie | pop
The Reytons – One More Reason indie | rock
Freya Ridings – Weekends pop
Rori – Ma Place pop
Rosemary’s Sons – The Ride indie | pop | rock
Stacey Ryan – Over Tonight pop
Spacey Jane (feat. Benee) – Lots Of Nothing indie | pop | rock
Stace Cadet – Light Me Up dance
Raine Stern – So Precarious funk | indie | pop | soul
Tensnake & Drama – Rooftops indie | pop
Young Gun Silver Fox – Still Got It Goin’ On indie | pop | soul

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 2):
We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts

funk | indie | pop | rock

January 11th, 2023

We Are Scientists are singer/guitarist Keith Murray, bass player Chris Cain and drummer Keith Carne. As professional musicians, they can live off their music, but I still think they deserve a much broader audience. As their music has broadened over the years (from post-punk via indie rock to a more pop-leaning sound), I bet the trio agree. Alas, as streaming allows lovers of all kinds of niches to find music of their liking, radio has started to become more uniform, with most stations trying to reach the same listeners. Hopefully other channels, like less narrow-minded music bloggers, can help expose great bands like We Are Scientists.

The New York City-based band is currently preparing for the 20 January release of their 8th studio album Lobes. In preparation of this self-produced long-player, they released four tracks. Settled Accounts is the latest of this bunch. A song with a funky guitar throughout, and be honest, what’s not to like about that? Murray says of the tune: “Murray said: “It’s nice that things have come full-circle. Strident old Keith would have argued that funk was the one true musical genre. And here we are, with our funkiest tune yet.”

Following the album release, We Are Scientists will play a host of live shows in Europe, where their star has always shone brighter that in their home country. Don’t miss them!

Settled Accounts is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.

Recommended as well:
Operator Error
One In, One Out

Follow We Are Scientists on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify

In the Wildcards 2023 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

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Werner’s Weekly (week 2)

electronic | indie | melancholic | pop | rock

January 9th, 2023

This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:

Ainsley Costello – Cherry On Top (Wildcard this week)
Karin Simonian – Fade Out (Wildcard last week)
Adele – Can I Get It
Mckenna Grace – Ugly Crier
Daimy Lotus – 1^st Class D-Bag
The Slow Readers Club – Modernise
The Veils – Time

Listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.

For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.

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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 1)

electronic | indie | melancholic | pop | rock

January 7th, 2023

Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):

Adele – Can I Get It pop
Ilse DeLange – Drown Us Out pop
DeWolff – Night Train indie | rock
Jimmy Diamond – In The Dark indie | pop | rock
Futureworld Orchestra – All Over indie | pop
Mckenna Grace – Ugly Crier indie | pop | rock
Hyphen Hyphen – Own God pop
Leony – Somewhere In Between electronic | indie | pop
Daimy Lotus – 1^st Class D-Bag indie | pop | rock
Notbrax – Drowning In The Thought Of You indie | pop
Sera – Head Held High pop
The Slow Readers Club – Modernise electronic | indie | pop | rock
The Trusted – Terrible Fight indie | pop | rock
The Veils – Time indie | melancholic | pop
The Vices – Never Had To Know indie | pop
We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts funk | indie | pop | rock

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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