March 31st, 2025
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 14)
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:
- Jea Mira – Deja Vu
(Wildcard this week) - Naytiive – Push On That Pedal
(Wildcard last week) - Chitra – Close Proximity
- Deacon Blue – People Come First (album track)
- In Waves – Ghost Town
- Reti – Shake
- Self Esteem – It’s Not Now, It’s Soon
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.
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.
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Wildcard (week 13):
Wildcard (week 13):
Jea Mira – Deja Vu
Jea Mira’s debut album girl’s notes surpassed 5 million streams. It also won her the Discovery of the Year 2024 award at Bestsellery Empiku, one of Poland’s most prestigious music awards. Fresh off this success the rising pop star returns with her first single of the year, Deja Vu. A fresh song that combines indie pop with catchy melodies, it’s a track that is reminiscent of spring; light and incredibly addictive.
Jea Mira (born in Poland as Joanna Mira Dołba) has spent the better part of the last two decades honing her sound, creating a melodic and lively version of pop music. Currently based in London, she crafts music with charm and character, weaving sleek pop melodies with unmistakable emotive depth.
Jea Mira has recently joined the 2024 class of Spotify RADAR Poland, an initiative that amplifies rising artists as they develop and expand their global reach. But ultimately, it all comes down to making great tunes. This promising artist has plenty of them, and Deja Vu is only the latest example.
Jeja Vu by Jea Mira is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Jea Mira on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2025 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s 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.
playlist
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 13)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Black Honey – Psycho indie | pop
- Chitra – Close Proximity indie | pop
- Deacon Blue – People Come First (album track) indie | pop
- In Waves – Ghost Town indie | pop
- Frank Joshua – Fertile Mind indie | pop
- Jea Mira – Deja Vu indie | pop
- Reti – Shake disco | funk | indie
- Self Esteem – It’s Not Now, It’s Soon pop
- TJE – Always Hardening
indie | melancholic | pop | trip hop - Peter Verdell & Katie Hargrove – Breathe It In
electronic | indie | melancholic | pop - Abz Winter – I’m Tired Of You indie | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) 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.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 13)
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:
- Naytiive – Push On That Pedal (Wildcard this week)
- Mother Mother – Make Believe
(Wildcard last week) - Farmer & Friends (feat. Sim) – Purpose In Life
- Jacoténe – Stronger
- Lézard – Manifastique
- Tamir – Forever
- Théa – Qui Fera Taire Les Kidz Fucked Up??
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.
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.
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Wildcard (week 12):
Wildcard (week 12):
Naytiive – Push On That Pedal
If you like your music funky and vibey, Naytiive is your man. A London-based artist with a rich musical history, he merges soulful vocals with modern production. His sound will resonate with fans of alt-pop and indie genres.
Naytiive is influenced by artists such as Prince, Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, James Brown, Michael Jackson and Jamiroquai. He infuses his sound with grooving rhythms, capped with impassioned vocal work carrying infectiously catchy melodic leads.
His new single Push On That Pedal mixes the best ’80s and ’90s vibes into a radio-friendly cocktail. But apart from the airwaves, it’s made to be ‘consumed’ live as well. Push On That Pedal is bound to bring the party to the stage.
Naytiive came to the music scene in 2020 with his debut single Flawless. Since then, he released one track per year in 2020, 2021 and 2022, two singles in 2023 and three songs in 2024. A progressive scheme that promises good things for 2025. An EP is in the works!
Push On That Pedal by Naytiive is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Naytiive on Facebook | Instagram |Spotify
In the Wildcards 2025 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s 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.
playlist
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 12)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Farmer & Friends (feat. Sim) – Purpose In Life indie | pop
- Jacoténe – Stronger pop
- The Knocks feat. Dragonette – Foolish Pleasure electronic | indie | pop
- Lézard – Manifastique funk | indie | pop | rock
- Naytiive – Push On That Pedal funk | indie | pop
- Tamir – Forever indie | pop | soul
- Théa – Qui Fera Taire Les Kidz Fucked Up?? electronic | indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) 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.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 12)
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:
- Mother Mother – Make Believe (Wildcard this week)
- Giant Killers – One For Georgie (Wildcard last week)
- Neckbreakers – Elephant
- Baba Pen & The Bim Bam Band – I Can’t See You Cry
- Philippine – Tourne Tourne
- Mia Wray – Only Love
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Stevie And Sly
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.
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.
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Wildcard (week 11):
Wildcard (week 11):
Mother Mother – Make Believe
‘2025 marks our 20-year anniversary as a band, and instead of waxing nostalgia, we’ve decided to celebrate by creating new music instead of flogging the past’. That was Mother Mother talking via their social media. And boy, did I like this news!
Mother Mother are Ryan Guldemond (vocals, guitar), Molly Guldemond (vocals, keys), Jasmin Parkin (vocals, keys), Ali Siadat (drums) and Mike Young (bass). They’re best known for their deep connection with their fans, and for bringing stadium-sized energy to their live show, no matter the stage. Singing about themes of alienation and enormous longing for self and societal acceptance, the band’s mission is to be a home for souls that feel they don’t fit in anywhere else.
The Canadian alt-rock quintet just premiered their new single Make Believe. A playful pop-rock song full of energy, pitched voices and with an ultra-catchy chorus. “I indulged a bit in my own life-philosophy on this track”, frontman and lyricist Ryan Guldemond says of the song. “Magical thinking, interconnection, cosmic gallivanting.”
‘I believe in the old unicorn’, the first pre-chorus goes. That animal also made its way to the artwork of the band’s upcoming album Nostalgia. Set to hit the stores on 6 June, it’s Mother Mother’s 10th studio album. “It’s heartfelt and dark, funneling and fractaling themes of alienation, existentialism, self-love and self-hate, gender roles, and spirituality through the vibrant imagery of otherworldly landscapes and mythical creatures”, according to Guldemond.
Together with the album news and its first single, the band announced a string of future live dates. Next July, they’ll play a run of European headline and festival dates.
Make Believe by Mother Mother is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Mother Mother on Facebook | Instagram | B | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2025 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s 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.
playlist
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 11)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Caravan Palace – City Cook [Stale Fish Edit] electronic | jazz | pop | swing
- Gavin Friday – The Church Of Love
electronic | indie | pop - The Mighty Mocambos – Open The Gate
funk | indie | instrumental | soul - Mother Mother – Make Believe pop | rock
- Neckbreakers – Elephant indie | pop | rock
- The Neighbourhood Watch – Die This Happy indie | pop | rock
- Paid By Cash – Here’s Your Martyr indie | rock
- Baba Pen & The Bim Bam Band – I Can’t See You Cry indie | pop | rock
- Philippine – Tourne Tourne disco | indie | pop
- Hope Wilkins – Hope U Came electronic | indie | pop
- Mia Wray – Only Love indie | pop
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Stevie And Sly indie | pop | soul
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) 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.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 11)
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:
- Giant Killers – One For Georgie (Wildcard this week)
- Nadia Sheikh – How To Lose A Friend
(Wildcard last week) - Áslaug – No One Said
- The Indie Pea – What’s It All For?
- Jason Kimmel – The Actor
- Primal Scream – Innocent Money [Pet Shop Boys Remix]
- The Sooks – Run The Sands
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.
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.
