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Jaguar Jonze – Kill Me With Your Love

November 15th, 2019

Born in Japan to a Taiwanese mother and Australian father, Deena Lynch currently lives in Brisbane. She is an Instagram artist (as Spectator Jonze), a photographer (Dusky Jonze) and a musician (Jaguar Jonze). But before she picked up the guitar herself, she managed other artists, like The Jungle Giants and Confidence Man.

As a musician, Lynch is influenced by the likes of Portishead, The Last Shadow Puppets, Nick Cave and Angel Olsen. Kill Me With Your Love is only her third single. A spacey spaghetti western rock song, which laments the downsides to love.

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Lauran Hibberd – Sweat Patch

November 15th, 2019

Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed debut EP Everything is Dogs, Lauran Hibberd serves a brand new tune. Sweat Patch is another slice of sparkling slacker pop, where she delivers the lyrics in her signature conversational style.

Discussing the tune, Isle Of Wight’s indie darling explains: “Sweat Patch is arguably a song about drugs, but it’s not like I’m trying to be cool about it. I’m pretty much frigid with anything unprescribed. But because of that, this song is based on my idea of that world. There’s loads of songs about getting high, not as many songs about watching and I guess analysing other people do it. I guess this is me, soberly sat in a room watching all of my friends take drugs. I guess there’s also a nod to the elephant in the room, A DUDE. There’s always a dude! And I guess this song stemmed from me being into this guy, but he was pretty much into other things more.”

Recommended as well:
Lauran Hibberd – Hoochie

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indie | rock

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Sorcha Richardson – High In The Garden

November 14th, 2019

Irish singer-songwriter Sorcha Richardson left home for Brooklyn as a teenager to study creative writing. She’d assumed her background as a drummer would lead to her playing in a college band. Instead however, she ended up recording lo-fi demos in her dorm, which gradually picked up traction on SoundCloud. After living in New York for eight years, she moved back to Dublin, where she wrote many of the songs for her debut album First Prize Bravery.

One of my favourite tracks is High In The Garden, which revisits the bitter sweetness of summer. Its vocal melody, bubbly bassline and rhythm section, make for a toe-tappy earworm of a song.

Recommended as well:
Sorcha Richardson – Don’t Talk About It

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indie | pop | rock

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Vant – Mary Don’t Mind

November 14th, 2019

Frontman Mattie Vant reinvented his band Vant. He assembled a new set of musicians around him (Jamie Hall – guitar, and Alice Costelloe – backing vocals) and renewed his song-writing skills. He also started experimenting with every new instrument or bit of software he could get his hands on.

The first fruits of the new-born Vant were present on the EP Exoskeleton. Now, Mattie is ready to drop his second full album. Conceived In The Sky will be out on 10 January 2020. Mary Don’t Mind is further proof of Vant’s talents and gives you something to look out for.

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indie | pop

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Dubioza Kolektiv & Manu Chao – Cross The Line

November 13th, 2019

Dubioza Kolektiv are a must-see live act from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their live performances are characterized by power, energy and high-spirited flamboyance. Meanwhile, they balance heavy melodies and important statements.

Their new single Cross The Line is no exception. Musically, it contains their signature blend of traditional Balkan flavours, ska, punk, reggae, electronics, hip hop and rock. Lyrically, it holds an empowering message of freedom. It’s an ode to the determination, courage, and strength needed to leave one’s homeland and face all challenges of an uncertain future. Not for the first time, Dubioza Kolektiv team up with their friend Manu Chao (of Mano Negra fame).

Cross The Line is the band’s first new single ahead of their ninth studio album #fakenews, out in January 2020.

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electronic | hip hop | indie | rock | ska

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Wildcard (week 46):
The Mowgli’s – Fighting With Yourself

November 13th, 2019

Formed around Venice Beach, California in 2010, The Mowgli’s were named after the dog of one of the band members. Obviously, the animal was named after the main character from the Jungle Book movie. Between 2013 and 2016, The Mowgli’s were a fixture in my Carte Blanche radio show. Their debut single San Francisco was my Record of the Week in early 2013, just like I’m Good, exactly two years later. The reason why? Their songs are ridiculously catchy.

Said radio show may have evolved into this blog, but The Mowgli’s are still around. They left their major label to continue as an independent band. With that in mind, it’s interesting to see the band describe their new single Fighting For Yourself as ‘a self-empowering rock anthem reminding you to get out of your own way and love yourself’.

Following the departure of lead singer Colin Dieden from the band, Katie Jayne Earl is stepping into the spotlight for the first time to provide lead vocals. She does a great job on this single, which is rockier than we’ve come to expect from The Mowgli’s. With Fighting For Yourself, the band secure another Record of the Week spot on Carte Blanche Music. It’s the new Wildcard!

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

indie | pop | rock

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Zuco 103 – Aruenda

November 12th, 2019

As early as 1999, Lilian Vieira (vocals), Stefan Schmid (keys) and Stefan Kruger (drums) formed their first project Rec.A. Soon after, they adopted the Zuco 103 moniker. Combining dance, dub and Brazil sounds, the band described their music as ‘Brazilectro’. Soon after, this became an international household name and a scene with likeminded artists and deejays.

This year, Zuco 103 celebrated their 20th anniversary with the album Tripicalismo, containing old songs, new tracks and remixes. A completely new album is in the works already and is due for release in Spring 2020. Aruenda is the funky first single off it.

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funk | indie | pop | tropical

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Deva St. John – The Information Age

November 12th, 2019

Deva St. John was born in London to American parents. Likewise, her sound is a bridge between British and American pop culture. She’s a great vocalist with authentic lyrics, set to a lo-fi alt-rock production. A very promising new artist!

The Information Age is only her third single since she made her debut in October 2018. It’s a sarcastic salute to the often oppressive nature of social media, and how it distracts and divides us as quickly as it informs and connects. The song examines the consequences of our internet addictions on our personal wellbeing.

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indie | pop | rock

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Mondo Cozmo – Come On

November 11th, 2019

Singer-songwriter Joshua Ostrander‘s career began as part of the alt-rock band Laguardia. After one album, he started Eastern Conference Champions with friend and long-time bandmate Greg Lyons. In April 2016, Ostrander released his first solo single under the Mondo Cozmo name: Hold On To Me.

His new single Come On is a star-studded affair. Co-written by Dan Wilson (Semisonic), it features guitarist Peter Hayes (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) and drummer Sean Friday (Dead Sara). It was produced by Lars Stalfors (Cold War Kids, Foster The People) and mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (U2, Madonna). Ostrander’s second solo album is due out next year.

On the single, he says: “I went to Dan Wilson’s house and asked him if we could write a song like Low by Cracker. The song that came from that attempt was Come On. During this time the Malibu fires were burning, the idea of watching the city burn was where this imagery came from.”

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indie | rock

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Werner’s Weekly (week 46)

November 11th, 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:

Halie – Good Kids (Wildcard this week)
Palaye Royale – Hang On To Yourself (Wildcard last week)
Clara Luciani – Ma Soeur
Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Field Music – Only In A Man’s World
Jonas Brøg – That Feeling
Sophie & The Giants – Runaway

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: Ash, George Michael, Róisín Murphy, Tom Walker, Zucchero, and many more.

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Jaguar Jonze – Kill Me With Your Love

Lauran Hibberd – Sweat Patch

Sorcha Richardson – High In The Garden

Vant – Mary Don’t Mind

Dubioza Kolektiv & Manu Chao – Cross The Line

Wildcard (week 46):
The Mowgli’s – Fighting With Yourself

Zuco 103 – Aruenda

Deva St. John – The Information Age

Mondo Cozmo – Come On

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