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Jesse Hite was born in the United States. Nowadays, he lives in the French countryside as a musician, producer and singer-songwriter. He has taken his lyrics and songwriting to a whole new level by combining his experience exploring and living on the West Coast of America, travels through Asia and Europe and time spent living in France. His songs are groovy, atmospheric tracks with poppy hooks and deep stories.

How Did I is the latest example. It’s a great tune with a catchy chorus and a dark, yet danceable groove. It comes with heavy drums, guitars, vocals and synths with melodic overlays. Lyrically, Hite explains, the song has multiple meanings: “I was really talking about:

Being trapped in a cycle of depression (how did I get here in my head after being such a happy kid)
Feeling trapped during the pandemic (being locked in a ‘cage’; confined between four walls)
Thinking about how I got to France and the chances/circumstances that must have happened for me to write music in France

All related to this initial question, ‘How did I end up here?’.”

The track is slated to appear om his long awaited EP Volume 1, which will be released in June 2023.

Jesse Hite’s new single How Did I is this week’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a full seven days.

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When It All Comes Down

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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 13)

electronic | gospel | indie | pop | rock

March 27th, 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:

Dande & The Lion – Children Of The Hour (Wildcard this week)
Caity Baser – Pretty Boys (Wildcard last week)
Bakermat (feat. Rhys Lewis) – Good Feeling
Bloxx – Television Promises
Allie Kelly – Gunshy
The Rions – Scary Movies
Hailee Steinfeld – SunKissing

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 12)

March 25th, 2023

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

Addley – Are You Awake? indie | pop
Bakermat (feat. Rhys Lewis) – Good Feeling electronic | gospel | pop
Bloxx – Television Promises indie | pop | rock
Death By Denim – Hope We Don’t Fall In Love pop | rock
Jesse Hite – How Did I indie | rock
Allie Kelly – Gunshy indie | pop | rock
Jason LaPierre & Kelsey Blackstone – When I’m With You indie | jazz | pop | soul
Milck – Metamorphosis indie | melancholic | pop
Reverend & The Makers – A Letter To My 21 Year Old Self indie | pop |soul
The Rions – Scary Movies indie | pop
Jake Shears (feat. Amber Martin) – Devil Came Down The Dance Floor disco | indie | pop
Amen Sioux – Useless indie | pop
Hailee Steinfeld – SunKissing pop
ZZ Ward – Baby Don’t blues | indie | pop | rock

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 12):
Dande & The Lion – Children Of The Hour

indie | pop | rock

March 22nd, 2023

Dande & The Lion is an indie pop rock band from Bristol, UK and Sydney, Australia, where they’re based. It’s fronted by dual vocalists Natassa Zoë (guitar) and Abbey Gardner (synths), backed by Chris Gabriel (drums) and Nicholas Shea (backing vocals and bass). They cite bands such as The Naked & Famous, Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Wolf Alice as their influences.

Children Of The Hour is the quartet’s latest single. A shimmering combination of indie-rock and bouncy electropop, that’ll do well on festivals and dance floors alike. Lyrically, the song is all about being playful in the moment and following the feeling, rather than over-thinking things.

Talking about how she wrote the tune, Zoë explains: “I was sitting in Centennial Park in Sydney waiting to be picked up. I’d just finished reading a play called ‘The Children’s Hour’ and that kicked off the songwriting process. My ride was late which allowed me to finish the entire song all in one go which was kind of cool.”

The track was produced by talent Aussie producer Xavier Dunn, whose name has featured here many times already. He created a mesmeric cut that sees ardent intimacies erupt into explosive, danceable choruses.

Children Of The Hour by Dande & The Lion is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.

Follow Dande & The Lion 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 12)

electronic | indie | pop | rock | soul

March 20th, 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:

Caity Baser – Pretty Boys (Wildcard this week)
youproblem – Avalanche (Wildcard last week)
Bronte Alva – I Hate Birthdays
Hozier – Eat Your Young
Lower Loveday – You Could’ve Been My Queen
Luna Morgenstern – Dance Dance (Don’t Go)
Phoenix (feat. Clairo) – After Midnight

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 11)

electronic | indie | pop | rock | soul

March 18th, 2023

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

Bronte Alva – I Hate Birthdays indie | rock
Bleach Lab – Indigo indie | pop
Riley Biederer – Beautiful Boys indie | pop | rock
The Book Club – Everything I’m Feeling indie | pop | rock
Comment Debord – Blood Pareil indie | pop
Dande & The Lion – Children Of The Hour indie | pop | rock
Hozier – Eat Your Young pop | soul
ixaras – Lately indie | pop | rock
Lower Loveday – You Could’ve Been My Queen indie | pop | rock
Luna Morgenstern – Dance Dance (Don’t Go) electronic | indie | pop
Phoenix (feat. Clairo) – After Midnight indie | pop
Stuck On Planet Earth – Crack In The Glass indie | rock
Super db – Back To Me indie | pop
Temples – Afterlife indie | pop | rock

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 11):
Caity Baser – Pretty Boys

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March 15th, 2023

Pretty Boys is the latest single by Southampton-born, Brixton-based talent Caity Baser. Her 2021 debut single Average Student immediately racked up 1 million views on TikTok. Not long after that, her first EP Lil CB came out, which spawned some more well-streamed singles. Subsequent non-EP tracks Virtually and Friendly Sex were even bigger hits.

However, her success multiplied when she started releasing tracks that would end up on her second EP. Friendly Sex, X&Y and Kiss You were listened to millions of times. They can be found on her EP Thanks For Nothing, See You Never, just like her latest single Pretty Boys. Hits don’t come any more British than this one. If you like Lily Allen or Kate Nash, you’ll certainly love Caity Baser. She currently features on Sigala’s upcoming summer smash Feels This Good (with Mae Muller and Stefflon Don), but first up, she’s about to dominate the charts with Pretty Boys, which is bound to be her biggest hit yet.

Pretty Boys by Caity Baser is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.

Follow Caity Baser 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 11)

March 13th, 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:

youproblem – Avalanche (Wildcard this week)
The Heavy – I Feel The Love (Wildcard last week)
Em Beihold – Roller Coasters Make Me Sad
Edurne – Fresas Y Champán
Hannah Grae – Propaganda
Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See Us
Young Gun Silver Fox – Moonshine

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 10)

indie | pop | punk | rock | soul

March 11th, 2023

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

Milii Austin – Ultraviolet indie | pop
Caity Baser – Pretty Boys pop
Em Beihold – Roller Coasters Make Me Sad pop
Blondshell – Disappointment indie | pop | rock
Boxteles – Hindsight indie | pop | rock
Buckcherry – Good Time indie | rock
Edurne – Fresas Y Champán indie | pop
Hannah Grae – Propaganda punk | rock
Highwayves – Plastic indie | rock
Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See Us indie | pop
Demi Lovato – Still Alive pop | rock
Mal De Mer – You Said indie | pop | rock
Maria Mena – Not Worth It pop
Modern Love Child – Diet Cokes indie | pop
Patio Gas – Digging Your Own Grave indie | pop | rock
Samskara Rad – Wake Up Snow White indie | pop
Dan San – The Unknown indie | pop | rock
Seaside – We’re On Fire indie | rock
Sego – Tandang indie | pop
Sunfruits – End Of The World indie | pop | rock
Suzi – At Least My Dog Still Loves Me [2023 Version] indie | pop | rock
Betty Taylor – Glitter indie | pop
Young Gun Silver Fox – Moonshine indie | pop | soul

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 10):
youproblem – Avalanche

indie | pop. rock

March 8th, 2023

Sydney producer/drummer Alistair Hayes and singer-songwriter Alana Patmore only debuted in March 2022 as a duo. By now, they’re five tracks into their career, and I like each and everyone of them. Their alternative indie-pop songs are characterized by lush, driving production and relatable lyricism. On Australian radio, their style had been described as ‘a slice of magnetic indie’. And not only radio is fond of youproblem, their Broods-, Lauren– and Two Door Cinema Club-inspired tunes could already be heard in TV series as well.

New single Avalanche completes the duo’s first song quintet. Its delicate blend of lush guitars and spacey synths is sure to have you tapping your feet and singing along. Introspective vocals dance over the light, hoppy production, culminating in a dramatic guitar solo.

Patmore explains: “The song is about crossing a line, saying something you can’t take back, and being stuck in the consequences of that. The other person ices you out, gives you the cold shoulder, like they’re punishing you and you’re just left in their power until they get over it.”

Avalanche by youproblem 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:
Shoot Me In The Grocery Line
Wasting Time

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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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