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Talisco – Sensation

April 26th, 2019

Talisco (née Jérome Amandi in Bordeaux, France) has recently released his third album Kings And Fools. An energetic, joyful, danceable, but before all diverse set of tracks, that appear to have been influenced by fellow French acts like M83 and Phoenix. Still, it sounds like a coherent body of work.

The long-player has been preceded by the singles Sun (the title track of French television series ‘Un Si Grand Soleil’), I’m The Dead Man and Closer, but I’d place my bets on Sensation to become single #4.

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Will Hutton – Silhouette

April 25th, 2019

Multi-genre singer-songwriter Will Hutton from London spent the past two years working on successful collaborative projects, all of which were rather danceable. In a subtle way, this influenced Hutton’s new solo single. With a little bit of imagination, one can hear a light version of Lost Frequencies in his just-released track Silhouette. Other inspirations appear to have been Editors, Ben Howard, and Fleetwood Mac.

Hutton wrote the track whilst travelling on a tram in Amsterdam. It is a song about a love that over time and space continues to grow, and no matter the time apart, is worth the wait. However, the lyrics are open and ambiguous, allowing each listener to draw their own individual meaning from the song.

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indie | pop

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Kakkmaddafakka – Get Go

April 25th, 2019

I’m quite fond of Norwegian sextet Kakkmaddafakka; I’ve written about them on this blog a few times before. Most recently, I put forward the track Sin off their most recent album Diplomacy as a potential future single. But that’s not the only great track on the long-player.

This time, I’d like to suggest you listen to the tune Get Go. Another up-tempo, radio-friendly, danceable, 80’s-influenced song that will refuse to leave your head once it’s entered it. You have been warned…

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indie | pop

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Citizens – Looking Up

April 24th, 2019

Seattle-based band Citizens was formed in 2011, just months prior to their debut EP Already Not Yet. They now have three full-length albums under their belt.

Next up is their fourth album Fear, to be released on 3 May. The creation and production of this album was funded via a Kickstarter campaign, which was met with overwhelming support. The album was fully funded in 8 hours, with an initial goal of $20,000. Since then, total support has exceeded $62,000.

Citizens have already put out four tracks ahead of the album: the title track, Out Of Sight, Everything For Nothing, and – only last week – Looking Up.

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indie | pop | rock

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Wildcard (week 17):
Jain – Gloria

April 24th, 2019

Surprise! Eight months after her second album Souldier, Jain serves up a completely new song. Gloria is such a strong track, it’s likely to be included on a re-issue of the album soon. The French artist followed the same procedure with her debut album Zanaka, which, upon re-release, contained six additional tracks, one of them being the majestic Dynabeat.

Gloria is a personification of glory, all about staying faithful to what we are. With its Africa-influenced rhythms, it’s a festive song that already sounds like a future live staple. Until then, it’s a personal favourite of yours truly. That’s why Gloria by Jain is this week’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!

In the Wildcards 2019 playlist you can find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

pop | world

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Bear Ghost – Haunt, The Cartoon Heart

April 23rd, 2019

Have you ever asked yourself the question what it would sound like if Frank Zappa would have been a member of Queen (or of Muse, for that matter)? The answer is: Bear Ghost. This Phoenix, Arizona rock band consists of musical craftsmen who effortlessly combine epic melodies and song structures into a sound wholly their own.

Their first EP Your Parents Are Only Marginally Disappointed In Your Musical Taste (2014) was proof of that, and the band took it to the next level on their debut album Blasterpiece (2016).

After signing with 80/20 Records last year, Bear Ghost recorded (and released, thankfully) their new single Haunt, The Cartoon Heart. On their Bandcamp page, the quartet describe the track as ‘a song about emotional instability, illustrated by a tumultuous relationship between a Ghost and his Heart who have both fallen in love with the same woman, but can’t find a way to reconcile their differences’.

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indie | pop | rock

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Owl Eyes – You And I / Le Soleil

April 23rd, 2019

Owl Eyes is the artist name of Australian pop darling Brooke Addamo from Melbourne. She rose to fame in 2008, when she finished 11^th in the 6^th season of Australian Idol. In 2010, she released her debut EP Faces.

Owl Eyes just released a good old double A-sided single. The second track, Le Soleil, sounds like a chanson straight from the seventies. This feeling is strengthened by the lush strings, easy-going percussion and male parlando, spoken in French.
The first track however, has a distinctively different feel to it, although it also refers to the seventies. You And I sounds like a lost Donna Summer track, produced by the legendary Giorgio Moroder. An epic, up-beat tune!

Although very different, both tracks were helmed by the same person. Like her other recent singles, You And I and Le Soleil were co-written and produced by the Belgian/Italian dance producer, singer-songwriter en deejay Vito De Luca, well-known for his own musical outfit Aeroplane. A very fruitful collaboration!

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chanson | disco | electronic | funk | pop

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Roads To Roam – For A Better Day

April 22nd, 2019

Dutch 5-piece Roads To Roam released their debut EP A Guide To Your Mind in 2015, and issued the follow-up EP The Shadow Of Myself in 2017. That alone is reason enough to assume their third EP will see the light of day in 2019. And if so, one might expect it to include last year’s single Believe and the track they put out last week: For A Better Day.

The latter, once again produced by Martijn Groeneveld, was inspired by the passing of a good friend’s mother. It’s a song about loss, which describes the feeling of powerlessness, unfairness and even anger that can arise in such a situation.

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indie | pop | rock

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Werner’s Weekly (week 17)

April 22nd, 2019

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

Hey Violet – Better By Myself (Wildcard this week)
Suns Up – Just Because (Wildcard last week)
Angèle – Balance Ton Quoi
Charmless I – Cold Queen Killer
Cyn – Terrible Ideas
Saltwater Sun – Blood
Stay Lunar – Brainshake

Click the links for more info and 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. Also added last week: Blossoms, morgxn, Santana feat. Buika, and many more.

indie | pop | rock

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Vant – Exoskeleton

April 19th, 2019

Following a tumultuous time after the release of debut album Dumb Blood in 2017, Vant frontman Mattie Vant returned earlier this year with Thank Lucifer and Propaganda Machine. He recorded these tracks with a new set of musicians: Jamie Hall (Nancy, Tigercub – guitar), and Alice Costelloe (Big Deal, Superfood – backing vocals).

The same goes for his brand-new single Exoskeleton, of which Mattie explains: “This one is very much for the fans and everyone that has stuck by me over the last 18 months. It’s all about having support systems in place to keep you going through dark times. This transitional period has been the most challenging of my life so far. (…) I think it’s the best song I’ve ever been a part of writing. I wrote it with my friends Jamie Reed Schefman and Noah Gersh (Partybaby) when I spent a month in LA last summer. I didn’t have a clue what it was about then, but looking back on it now it seems much clearer to me.”

Exoskeleton is part of Vant’s new 3-track EP, which also features Thank Lucifer and Propaganda Machine. The EP can be bought through the band’s website.

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indie | pop

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Talisco – Sensation

Will Hutton – Silhouette

Kakkmaddafakka – Get Go

Citizens – Looking Up

Wildcard (week 17):
Jain – Gloria

Bear Ghost – Haunt, The Cartoon Heart

Owl Eyes – You And I / Le Soleil

Roads To Roam – For A Better Day

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