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Wildcard (week 50):
Wildcard (week 50):
Alice Ivy – Wildlife
Annika Schmarsel was born in Germany in 1993, but emigrated to Australia with her parents in her youth. After studying for a music industry degree, she launched her music career in 2015 under the alias Alice Ivy. Since then, she released two albums: I’m Dreaming (2018) and Don’t Sleep (2020). The latter landed her multiple ARIA Awards nominations and the Triple J award for Australian Album Of The Year.
When she’s not working on her own project. Schmarsel lends her songwriting and production skills to a variety of other artists, including Mallrat and Boo Seeka. She also made official remixes for the likes of E^ST, Luca Brasi, Japanese Wallpaper, Thelma Plum, The Rubens and PNAU.
In June 2023, Alice Ivy signed a global deal and announced her third studio album Do What Makes You Happy. Its first single Howlin’ At The New Moon featured Grammy-nominated soul singer Mayer Hawthorne. In fact, by far most of her songs include a featured singer. In that respect, her new single is a unique affair, as she lent her own vocals to it.
Wildfire was co-written by Pip Norman and multi-platinum Dutch singer-songwriter Dotan. Schmarsel explains: “We started out sampling my Omnichord (which you can hear all over my new album), added some acoustic guitar and got a cool little vibe going. Then we went into the archives and salvaged an old chorus from a song Pip had started with the incredible Dotan. I tweaked the melody and it worked like magic!”
The resulting song combines acoustic and electronic elements, a bit like a carefree Empire Of The Sun track with female vocals. It’s currently summer in Australia, but hopefully it’ll bring out the sun in Europe as well!
Wildfire by Alice Ivy 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.
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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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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 10)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Andy & The Odd Socks – Play The Game
indie | pop - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Wild God
gospel | indie | melancholic | pop - Dead Pony – Rainbows electronic | indie | rock
- I.Am.Em – Stylin’
indie | pop | r&b - Alice Ivy (feat. Låpsley) – Popstar indie | pop | rock
- Leony – Simple Life
indie | pop - The Libertines – Oh Shit pop | rock
- Little Green – What If She’s Crazy? indie | pop
- Lucky Number You – Hands On The Horizon indie | pop
- Lauren Mayberry – Change Shapes electronic | pop
- Moving Into Tucson – She Likes Me
indie | rock - Sofia Portanet – Entre Nos Lèvres chanson | indie | pop
- Shuttle – Roll The Dice And Bet
indie | pop - Tamzene – What Sundays Are For indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 4):
Wildcard (week 4):
Boo Seeka – Let It Go
Boo Seeka is a hypnotic electro-pop project, driven by Australian singer-songwriter Ben ‘Boo’ Gumbleton and his bandmate Jay Bainbridge. Their melodic beats and angular rhythms are both accessible and credible. In their home country, they received praise ever since they broke through with their first single Kingdom Leader in 2015. Two years later, their debut album Never Too Soon resulted in them playing festivals and sold out shows all over the world.
Last Friday, Boo Seeka released their third album Midnight Highlight. Gumbleton explains: “I’m not saying we are reinventing the wheel here, but I don’t think anyone can say we sound exactly like any other artist, which is what I think any creative person should strive for. Each album (and each track to be honest) will change, and we are not going to put ourselves in a box for the years to come. What sounds good to us in that moment is what we write and record!”
Seven of the album’s 11 tracks have previously been released as singles. But the best was kept for last. With its smooth beats, summery electronics and compelling vocals, eighth single Let It Go is an absolute stand-out track (or a highlight, if you want). It was co-written and co-produced by Annika Schmarsel. Last December, she scored a Wildcard in her own right with her single Wildlife, under her artist name Alice Ivy.
Today, January 24th, Boo Seeka play a gig in Utrecht (the Netherlands), the city next to mine. The concert is only the second stop in their current European/UK Tour. Just by coincidence, their most recent single Let It Go 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.
More Boo Seeka @ Carte Blanche Music
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In the Wildcards 2024 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Werner’s Weekly (week 52)
Merry X-Mess with 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:
- Romy – She’s On My Mind (Wildcard this week)
- Alice Ivy – Wildlife (Wildcard last week)
- Alterlight – One Night Away
- Cry Club – Wanna Wanna Wanna
- Ruby J – Try [EP Version]
- Peg Parnevik – Hit
- Reneé Rapp with Megan Thee Stallion – Not My Fault
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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Werner’s Weekly (week 51)
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:
- Alice Ivy – Wildlife (Wildcard this week)
- Trunky Juno – Death On TV (Wildcard last week)
- Bad Nerves – Antidote
- Bruses with Pale Waves – She’s So Cool
- The Cat Empire – Hello [Anniversary Edition]
- Alanna Malkoc – Goodbye
- Scarlett Woolfe – Poor Suzy
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 49)
Not all, but only the *best* new non-Christmas music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Barry Can’t Swim feat. Surya Sen – Always Get Through To You dance | hip hop | indie | pop
- Harper – Whateveryouwant! indie | rock
- Alice Ivy – Wildlife indie | pop
- Pattern Pusher – Edge Of The World indie | pop | rock
- Abby Roberts – Volatile indie | pop | rock
- The Vaccines – Love To Walk Away indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ‘♥’) to hear the best new music first.
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