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The Cribs – Siren Sing-Along
British rock band The Cribs just released their new album Night Network. And we have Dave Grohl to thank for its existence.
After parting ways with their long-time management in the Autumn of 2017, the band made a shocking discovery. They found out that, thanks to various deals that they were unaware of, they didn’t own the rights to their back catalogue. The band decided to focus on gaining ownership before signing a new deal and making a new album. When Dave Grohl learned about this situation, he invited The Cribs to use Foo Fighters’ own Studio 606. There, they recorded their eighth studio album.
Siren Sing-Along is my favourite track on the long-player. Including all the elements that make The Cribs such a great band, it’s as sunny as rock songs get. This is in large part due to the opening notes of the intro and chorus, which bring Dusty Springfield’s I Only Want To Be With You to mind. Great sing-along stuff indeed!
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 2)
This is more like it. The musical year 2026 has finally kicked off. As usual, I recommend not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Blanko – Not My Dashboard
indie | pop | rock - Douwe Bob – With You
indie | pop - Calby – Deeper Love
indie | pop | soul - The Cribs – Never The Same
indie | rock - Haute & Freddy – Dance The Pain Away
electronic | indie | pop - ‘t Hof Van Commerce – Ben Ier Weg (f.f.o. Jo Lemaire)
hip hop | indie | pop - Last Dinosaurs – Pink Flags
indie | pop | rock - Lazy Sunsets (feat. Kara Greskovic) – LA Life
indie | pop - Bruno Mars – I Just Might
funk | pop | soul - Moving Into Tucson – Don’t Tell Me Where I’m Going
indie | pop - Song 1 – Feeling Sideways
indie | rock - Tessa Violet – Knowing
indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)
The last six years, starting in 2017, I posted 10 musical recommendations per week on this blog. A total of well over 3.000 tracks, mostly by upcoming – often female (fronted) – artists from all over the world. As I explained yesterday, Carte Blanche Music is entering a new era. One in which I’ll focus my efforts on my constantly updated Spotify playlist.
For sure, that doesn’t mean the blog is closing down. It’ll continue to be the home of my ‘best of’ collection (Werner’s Weekly) on Monday mornings (CET) and my favourite new track (the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard), every Wednesday morning. Also, I’ll post the latest additions to my playlist on Saturdays. For updates, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No better way to round up the last six years than by publishing the Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites, a chart compiling the 500 most popular (as in best-read) Carte Blanche Music recommendations from 2017 to 2022. You’ll find the Top 25 below, but click through for the full list. My original recommendations are behind the links. If you’re an artist, don’t be shy and search (Ctrl+F) to find out if you made the list. You might be surprised…
Enjoy and thanks for joining the ride so far. Follow the Carte Blanche Music playlist (click ‘♥’ in Spotify) for many more recommendations to come!
Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)
- Videoclub – Roi
- Wildcard (week 7): Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu
- Wildcard (week 13): Placebo – The Prodigal
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Wildcard (week 12): Shanguy – Toukassé
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Saint Motel – A Good Song Never Dies
- IBE – Table Of Fools
- Angèle – La Loi De Murphy
- Wildcard (week 22): Håkan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Är Uppfyllda
- Rick Astley – Every One Of Us
- Friedberg – Go Wild
- Wildcard (week 26): Videoclub – En Nuit
- Agnes – Here Comes The Night
- a-ha feat. Ingrid Helene Håvik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged)
- Angèle – Libre
- Temples – Paraphernalia
- Lola Le Lann – Portofino
- Pixey – Free To Live In Colour
- Eliza & The Delusionals – Just Exist
- Videoclub – Enfance 80
- Izzy Bizu (feat. Chris Martin) – Someone That Loves You ’19
- Mina Okabe – Miss Those Days
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More Read More →
Your favourites (November 2020)
Below, you can find all 10 of Your Favourites in the month of November; my recommendations that you read the most. The links bring you directly to the original posts. Each of them features a player that allows you to listen to the track via the platform of your choice. Enjoy!

Werner’s Weekly (week 49)
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:

- Monowhales – BL/FF (Fake Friends) (Wildcard this week)
- Joel Culpepper – WAR (Wildcard last week)
- A Is For Arrows – Every Now And Then
- Lola Scott – The Eviction Song
- Rinse feat. Hatchie – Back Into Your Arms
- Tanaya Harper – Emma
- The Cribs – Siren Sing-Along
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: Miley Cyrus, Tori Amos, Yungblud, and more.
Werner’s Weekly (week 34)
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:

- Town Of Cats – Lemons (Wildcard this week)
- Altered By Mom – Walking With The Enemy (Wildcard last week)
- Altered By Mom – Better On The Page
- Amy Allen – Difficult
- Fritz – Arrow
- Liela Moss – Turn Your Back Around
- Päter – Sleep
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: The Cribs, eels, Tame Impala, Weezer, and more.
Spoon – I Ain’t The One
Britt Daniel (from Austin, Texas) is a neglected genius. With his band Spoon he has been making music since 1996, but it has only broken out of the US in recent years. Australia and Canada were the first territories to embrace their music, slowly followed by the Benelux countries. And now, with their ninth album Hot Thoughts, other European countries have jumped on board as well. Rightfully so, for Spoon are great.
Like their previous long player, Hot Thoughts was co-produced by Dave Fridmann. He is famous for his work with The Flaming Lips, Weezer, Ed Harcourt, Neil Finn, The Cribs, OK Go and many others. Despite its title, I Ain’t The One is an obvious highlight on the album. Even better: it’s Spoon’s new single!

