April 28th, 2025
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 18)
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:
- renforshort – Feeling Good
(Wildcard this week) - Anouk – Set This Thing On Fire
(Wildcard last week) - Ava Breeze feat. Westgate Cam – Lemonade (LMN8)
- Franjapan – Fall Down
- Haute & Freddy – Shy Girl
- Sunset Sons – Magic
- Jessy Yasmeen – Sir!
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 17):
Wildcard (week 17):
renforshort – Feeling Good
Home to artists like The Beaches, Tegan & Sara, Altered By Mom and Päter, Canada is one of my favourite continents, music-wise. ren (the musical alter ego of Lauren Isenberg) is from Canada as well. The Toronto-born singer-songwriter debuted with her single Waves in 2019. A year later, she changed her stage name to renforshort. Since then, she collaborated with numerous other artists, beside releasing her own music. Currently, her catalogue holds one full album and four EPs.
EP #5, A Girl’s Experience, is slated for release on 6 June. Three tracks have already been released so far. On My Way! and Pretend To Like Me are now followed by Feeling Good. The bold new single overflows with energy and attitude. Combining renforshort’s signature alt-pop flavours with a 90s pop throwback and a touch of psychedelic-tinged production, it pushes her evolving sound to new heights. The song gradually intensifies, culminating in a cathartic release, with renforshort delivering punchy, vibrant vocals. A contender for the feel-good song of the year!
Just ahead of her 23rd birthday, Feeling Good by renforshort is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More of renforshort @ Carte Blanche Music
Follow her 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.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 17)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- The Bankes Brothers – Bedroom Wall indie | pop | rock
- Ava Breeze feat. Westgate Cam – Lemonade (LMN8) indie | pop
- Claptone feat. Henry Camamile (Sea Girls) – Put Your Love On Me
dance | electronic | indie - Disco Mary – Silent Alarm indie | pop
- Flat Moon – Schleep funk | indie | rock
- Franjapan – Fall Down indie | pop | rock
- Haute & Freddy – Shy Girl electronic | indie | pop
- Hemliga Klubben – Förstöraren
electronic | indie | pop - Tilly Louise – Rosie indie | pop
- Roy Paci – Tromba
hip hop | indie | pop | tropical - The Pigeon Detectives – I’m Not Sorry [Alternative Version] acoustic | indie | pop
- renforshort – Feeling Good indie | pop
- Sunset Sons – Magic indie | pop
- Jessy Yasmeen – Sir! indie | pop | r&b | soul
- Zornik – Little Liar
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 17)
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:
- Anouk – Set This Thing On Fire (Wildcard this week)
- The Beaches – Last Girls At The Party (Wildcard last week)
- Lala Hayden – Beast
- The Indie Pea – Faces Blur
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 16):
Wildcard (week 16):
Anouk – Set This Thing On Fire
Dutch singer Anouk may be best-known as a rock chick, but that image is partly caused by her attitude. She wears her heart on her sleeve and says things the way they are (or how she sees them, anyway). Musically, she’s more of a chameleon, though. She doesn’t like to do the same thing twice.
That said, her 15th studio album Set This Thing On Fire is a rock set, like in her early days. However, Thomas Azier’s production skills provide it with a fresh, contemporary sound. Anouk made it with a clear purpose: she needed a new bunch of powerful songs to spice up her forthcoming festival shows. Mission accomplished, I’d say; the record contains nine up-tempo guitar tunes and one ballad.
The title track falls in the first category. It’s a song about people in large, influential networks who abuse their power. Or in fact, it’s about the ones who dare to stand up against those people, even when they run the risk of putting their careers on the line.
Set This Thing On Fire by Anouk is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Anouk on 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 16)
Predictably, last week’s massive release week is followed by an extremely modest one. New music, added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Lala Hayden – Beast electronic | indie | pop
- The Indie Pea – Faces Blur indie | pop
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 16)
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:
- The Beaches – Last Girls At The Party (Wildcard this week)
- Self Esteem – It’s Not Now, It’s Soon (Wildcard last week)
- Anouk – Set This Thing On Fire
- Tyne-James Organ – Worth My Time
- Theresa Rex – Breaking Up The Band
- The Sherlocks – Everything Must Make Sense
- Amber Van Day – Double Yellow
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 15):
Wildcard (week 15):
The Beaches – Last Girls At The Party
The Beaches are a quartet of Canadian power women. Named after the neighbourhood they grew up in, the band comprises lead vocalist/bassist Jordan Miller, guitarist Kylie Miller, keyboardist/guitarist Leandra Earl, and drummer Eliza Enman-McDaniel. Best-known for their hit Blame Brett, Billboard Canada’s ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year 2023’ have featured here regularly. And by the sound of it, they aren’t likely to leave these columns any time soon.
The alt-rock queens just announced their highly anticipated third studio album, No Hard Feelings. It will be released on 29 August 29, but fans don’t have to wait that long to get a taste. Following Takes One To Know One and Jocelyn, the triumphant third single off the long-player is out now.
Last Girls At The Party is an exuberant, hedonistic anthem about reveling all night. “We’re four crazy girls who like to have fun together, and are literally always the last to leave”, frontperson Jordan Miller says about the tune. The infectious new single is classic The Beaches; bold, fun, catchy and undeniably anthemic. A high energy sing-along song that’s bound to bring out the sun.
Last Girls At The Party by The Beaches is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More of The Beaches @ Carte Blanche Music
Follow The Beaches 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 15)
Especially in an impressively massive release week like this one, we don’t feature all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Anouk – Set This Thing On Fire rock
- Bea & Her Business – Rich pop
- The Beaches – Last Girls At The Party indie | pop | rock
- Dancer – Heart Attack Now indie | pop | rock
- Deacon Blue – Wait On Me indie | pop
- Deep Thrills – She’s On! indie | pop | rock
- Garbage – There’s No Future In Optimism indie | pop | rock
- Grouplove – Colours [Live] indie | live | rock
- Juno – Hot And Talking indie | pop
- Leire Martinez – Mi Nombre electronic | pop
- Navigate – Feel This Way indie | rock
- Lildami & Miki Núñez feat. Black Music Big Band – El Camí indie | pop
- Tyne-James Organ – Worth My Time pop
- CJ Pandit – Wouldn’t It Be Cool indie | pop
- Theresa Rex – Breaking Up The Band electronic | indie | pop
- Seaside – Sick indie | rock
- Guy Sebastian – Maybe pop
- The Sherlocks – Everything Must Make Sense indie | rock
- Stereolab – Aerial Troubles electronic | indie | pop
- Amber Van Day – Double Yellow 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 15)
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:
- Self Esteem – It’s Not Now, It’s Soon (Wildcard this week)
- Jea Mira – Deja Vu
(Wildcard last week) - Blondshell – 23’s A Baby
- Dressed Like Boys – Lies
- Gali Givon – ‘till I Kill It
- Orange Skyline – I Don’t Dance
- Wet Leg – Catch These Fists
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.
