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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 14)
Added to my weekly bucket of musical Easter eggs today (alphabetically):
- The Allergies – This Feeling
funk | indie | pop - The Boo Radleys – Bring Them Back Again indie | pop | rock
- Ghinzu – Snow White
indie | pop | rock - Louis Oliver – What You Doing Now? indie | pop | rock
- Nian Tong – Gradually indie | pop
- Young Martyrs – Is There Anybody Out There? indie | pop | rock
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Wildcard (week 10): Giant Killers – One For Georgie
Wildcard (week 10): Giant Killers – One For Georgie
Back in the ‘90s, the Carte Blanche Music team were a radio active lot. Like we do on this blog, we only featured our favourite songs in our shows, trying to get our enthusiasm across to our listeners. Those tunes often sounded like Giant Killers do. Yet, while that band existed shortly halfway said decennium, we have missed them completely. Apparently, we didn’t attend the Blur, Dr. Robert (of Blow Monkeys fame) or Nick Heyward concerts they opened for, nor did we see their TV appearances at that time. Also, the two singles they released on the legendary MCA label went by unnoticed by us.
In 1995 and 1996 the band recorded a bunch of songs that were meant to be released as Giant Killers’ debut album. But things don’t always go as intended and the album never came out. Only almost 30 years later, band members Jamie Wortley (guitar, keys, lead vocals) and Michael Brown (bass, keys, brass, vocals) regained the rights to their music. On 26 January 2024, they finally released their album Songs For The Small Places. It included some original songs from their catalogue and reworked and re-recorded versions of the early singles. The duo did a brilliant job trying to capture and recreate the ‘90s sound for the reworked stuff.
Now, one of the album highlights, One For Georgie, is Giant Killers’ new single. It has the same drive and horns as one of our absolute ‘90s favourites, The Boo Radleys’ Wake Up Boo, while the first lines also echo our beloved Tanita Tikaram’s Good Tradition.
The band say about their new single: “One For Georgie deals with the fleeting and ephemeral nature of greatness and does so in the persona of George Best – the Manchester Utd poster boy and legend of the mid ‘60s and ‘70s who passed away 20 years ago this year. The song is a tribute to the aspirational qualities needed to achieve excellence in any endeavour but also warns against the worship of greatness for its own sake – your heroes will always let you down!”
This week, it’s the ‘90s all over again at Carte Blanche Music, for One For Georgie by Giant Killers is our new Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
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In the Wildcards 2025 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Wildcard (week 22):
Wildcard (week 22):
The Lathums – Lucky Bean
Early in March of this year, The Lathums put Lucky Bean forward as the ‘focus track’ of their sophomore album From Nothing To A Little Bit More. Ten weeks into the promo campaign, it is now out as an official single. A great choice, which sounds like the perfect cross of The Proclaimers, The Smiths and The Boo Radleys. The upbeat, summer-y track pairs jangling guitars, plenty of horns and even a harmonica. It’s early ‘90s all over again!
Lucky Bean looks back on a romance of the Wigan band’s singer and songwriter Alex Moore. “It’s a song about love,” he explains, “speaking of a doomed relationship at a time when I thought we’d be together forever and have kids. At the time, I used to call that person my lucky bean.” The relationship soured between writing and recording, but at least it resulted in one of the best pop moments of the year so far. A bittersweet skiffle-pop track that’s ready to warm the hearts of festival attendees.
The Lathums’ new single Lucky Bean 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.
Recommended as well:
Say My Name
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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 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:
- Sofi Tukker – Jacaré
(Wildcard this week) - Jessie Ware – Begin Again (Wildcard last week)
- The Boo Radleys – How Was I To Know
- Dagny – Heartbreak In The Making
- Lottie Gray – The Wide Wide World
- Jinks – Poison Lover
- Emma Steinbakken – Home
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 17)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Bad Manors – Dreams Run Dry
indie | rock - Belle & Sebastian – When You’re Not With Me indie | pop
- The Boo Radleys – How Was I To Know indie | rock
- Chromeo feat. La Roux – Replacements
indie | pop - Chuey – Aura dance | electronic | indie | jazz | instrumental
- Dagny – Heartbreak In The Making pop
- L Devine – Push It Down pop | rock
- Lottie Gray – The Wide, Wide World indie | pop | rock
- Jinks – Poison Lover indie | pop | rock
- Malu – Comfort Zone
indie | pop - Only The Poets – Jump! pop | rock
- Emma Steinbakken – Home pop
- Jessie Ware – Freak Me Now disco | pop
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Werner’s Weekly (week 9)
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:
- Bailen – Call It Like It Is (Wildcard this week)
- Gabrielle Aplin – Be Yourself (Wildcard last week)
- The Boo Radleys – The Unconscious
- Gorillaz (feat. Stevie Nicks) – Oil
- Tilly Louise – Join The Club
- Drew Sycamore – Paradise
- Zuco 103 – Aruenda [2023 Version]
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 8)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- The Boo Radleys – The Unconscious indie | pop
- Emerson Brophy – Day Job indie | pop
- Calicos – Comedown indie | pop | rock
- Gorillaz (feat. Stevie Nicks) – Oil pop
- The Heavy – I Feel The Love gospel | indie | rock
- Lipstick Palms – New Year indie | pop
- Tilly Louise – Join The Club indie | pop | rock
- Mood Bored – Lucky indie | pop | rock
- Meg Smith – All The Things You’d Ruin indie | pop | rock
- Drew Sycamore – Paradise/Surfer pop
- Tamir – Roses
indie | pop | soul - Lucy Warr – Better indie | pop | rock
- Melanie Wehbe – For The Show
indie | pop - Zuco 103 – Aruenda [2023 Version] funk | indie | pop | tropical
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 4)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Blackbird – Down Down Down Down indie | pop
- Bloodhype – On And On
indie | pop - The Boo Radleys – Seeker indie | pop
- Boxteles – Harry And Bruce indie | pop | rock
- Vince Chinaski – Eat Your Peas! indie | pop
- Clea – Easy To Forgive pop
- dEUS – 1989 indie | pop
- Le Flex – Into You indie | pop
- Fulminacci – Tutto Inutile
indie | pop - Rose Gray – Sun Comes Up indie | pop
- Trunky Juno – Tidal Wave Of Milk indie | rock
- Zara Larsson – Can’t Tame Her electronic | pop
- Leathers – Highrise dance | electronic | indie | pop
- Weston Loney – We Get On
indie | rock - MaeLeigh – Waiting For Your Love dance | electronic | indie | pop
- The Man Who – Lose My Mind indie | pop | rock
- Nell Mescal – Homesick indie | pop | rock
- New Pagans – There We Are John indie | rock
- PVRIS – Goddess indie | rock
- Quietlove – Honest indie | pop
- Lauren Ray – 24 indie | pop
- Cailin Russo – Psycho Freak dance | electronic | indie | pop
- Stephen Sanchez – Evangeline pop | soul
- Wild Horse – Cougar indie | pop
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