October 30th, 2023
Wernerâs Weekly (week 44)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Superbus – AseptisĂ©
(Wildcard this week)
- JacotĂ©ne – Donât Let Him Say Goodbye [Demo]
(Wildcard last week)
- Baby Queen – I Canât Get My Shit Together
- Draumr – Some Other Night
- Everything Everything – Cold Reactor
- Hannah Grae – Who Dunnit?
- Sitting On Stacy – Raincoat
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 43)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Baby Queen – I Canât Get My Shit Together
pop
- Bridges – Pills
electronic | indie | pop
- bumb – f.w.u
funk | indie | pop
- Draumr – Some Other Night
indie | pop | rock
- Elley DuhĂ© – Talk!
indie | pop
- Eckhardt & The House – What Did My Arms
indie | pop
- Everything Everything – Cold Reactor
electronic | indie | pop
- Hannah Grae – Who Dunnit?
pop | rock
- Karen Harding – Wild Wild Water
dance | indie | jungle
- Alfie Indra – Sidelines
indie | pop
- Sitting On Stacy – Raincoat
indie | pop | rock
- Wet World – Fucked Up
electronic | indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ââ„â) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Wildcard (week 43):
Superbus – AseptisĂ©
Superbus is a French band that was formed in 1999 by frontwoman (singer, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter) Jennifer Ayache. She took the name from the Latin word for âgreatâ. Among her biggest influences are other female-fronted acts like No Doubt, Garbage, Within Temptation and Texas. However, Superbus have a sound of their own, combining rock and electropop. A style they describe as âpop fictionâ of âfree popâ.
Their break-through came in 2006 with their third album Wow, which contained the hits Butterfly and in particular Lola. More hits – sometimes in French, sometimes in English – followed.
The band is currently working on its seventh album and has been teasing the first single via their socials for some time now. This week, AseptisĂ© (French for âsterileâ or âsanitizedâ) finally came out. Itâs one of Superbusâs trademark sophisticated pop-rock tracks. A funky guitar and a sing-along chorus which simply repeats the title to great effect, makes this an ultra catchy song. This will undoubtedly go down very well live.
âSuperbeâ indeed!
Aseptisé by Superbus is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. This implies that it will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Superbus on Facebook | Instagram | X | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2023 playlist youâll find all of this yearâs Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 43)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- JacotĂ©ne – Donât Let Him Say Goodbye [Demo]
(Wildcard this week)
- The Reytons – Let Me Breathe
(Wildcard last week)
- Kipani – Do We Have To Go
- Lauren Mayberry – Shame
- No Money Kids – BIG
- Ruffians – Spooky Kinda Night
- Carla Wehbe – You Make Me Sick
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 42)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Clemencie – What If One Day Heâs You?
indie | pop | rock
- Anton Commissaris – Love Somebody
funk | indie | r&b
- Kipani – Do We Have To Go
indie | pop
- The Maureens – Rainy Day
indie | pop | rock
- Lauren Mayberry – Shame
electronic | indie | pop
- No Money Kids – BIG
indie | rock
- Pale Moon – Spaghetti
indie | pop
- Ruffians – Spooky Kinda Night
indie | pop | rock
- Superbus – AseptisĂ©
funk | pop | rock
- Thala – Windowsill
indie | rock
- Carla Wehbe – You Make Me Sick
pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ââ„â) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Wildcard (week 42):
JacotĂ©ne – Donât Let Him Say Goodbye [Demo]
Let me start by adressing the elephant in the room. Itâs hardly possible to listen to Chelsea JacotĂ©ne (her full name) and not think of Amy Winehouse. They have the same vocal delivery and an equal amount of talent and charisma, thatâs for sure. One can only hope JacotĂ©ne has more decent people in her entourage than Winehouse had.
Stunningly, Melbourne-based JacotĂ©ne is only 17 years old. Her influences include Toots & The Maytals, Gorillaz, Adele and – you wonât be surprised – Amy Winehouse. She only wrote her first song at the age of 15 and things developed quickly from there. Last year, she won the Unearthed High competition of radio station Triple J. Since then, she performed live with G Flip and made her solo debut in the iconic Sydney Opera House. Also, JacotĂ©ne released three demos. A fourth one has just come out.
Yes, you read that right. Donât Let Him Say Goodbye is âonlyâ a demo. Personally, I wouldnât change a thing. Itâs a jaw-dropping track thatâs sure to induce goosebumps. Speaking with Purple Sneakers, she says itâs a song âabout the feeling of regret and confusion during the process of letting someone goâ.
Donât Let Him Say Goodbye by JacotĂ©ne is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. This implies that it will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Jacoténe on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2023 playlist youâll find all of this yearâs Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 42)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- The Reytons – Let Me Breathe
(Wildcard this week)
- grentperez & Lime Cordiale – Op-Shop Lover
(Wildcard last week)
- Anomalys – This Place
- Jet City Sports Club – My Everything
- Loreen – Is It Love
- Matt Simons – Easy
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 41)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Anomalys – This Place
indie | pop | rock
- Blossoms feat. Findlay – To Do List (After The Breakup)
indie | pop
- Dear Matilda – Anymore
indie | rock
- JacotĂ©ne – Donât Let Him Say Goodbye [Demo]
pop | r&b | soul
- Jemzel – Nomadic
indie | pop
- Jet City Sports Club – My Everything
indie | pop
- Lazy Sunsets – I Wish You Stayed
indie | rock
- Los Leo – This Love
electronic | funk | indie | pop
- Loreen – Is It Love
pop
- Lucy Daydream – Drippy
indie | pop | rock
- Matt Simons – Easy
pop
- The Vaccines – Sometimes, I Swear
indie | rock
- Sterre Weldring – Both Lost
indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ââ„â) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Wildcard (week 41):
The Reytons – Let Me Breathe
The Reytons have amassed over 110 million Spotify listens so far, and play huge venues. Apparently they have an impressive fan base, but they arenât a household name to the general public yet. Indeed, yet, for I think their new single is a huge step in the right direction.
With Let Me Breathe, Jonny Yerrell, Joe OâBrien, Lee Holland and Jamie Todd created another high-octane, explosive cut. But it has that little extra that makes it even catchier than their other tracks. The four-piece deliver it with the bravado of Oasis circa Definitely Maybe. It comes with insatiable guitar lines, a walloping bass and an anthemic melody that could turn it into a classic. Lyrically, Let Me Breathe deals with needing to be free and breaking away.
The South Yorkshire indie rockers will release their third album Ballad Of A Bystander independently on 19 January 2024.
Let Me Breathe by The Reytons is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. This implies that it will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Recommended as well:
Broke Boyâs Cartel
Jealous Type
Follow The Reytons on Facebook | Instagram | X| Spotify
In the Wildcards 2023 playlist youâll find all of this yearâs Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 41)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- grentperez & Lime Cordiale – Op-Shop Lover
(Wildcard this week)
- Stone – If You Wanna
(Wildcard last week)
- Baby Velvet – Wild Cherry Tree Drive
- Molly Millington – Healing
- PĂ€ter – Moonshine
- Britta Raci – Embarrassing
- Hayes Warner – Breadcrumbs
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.