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Wildcard (week 5):
Wildcard (week 5):
Confidence Man – Feels Like A Different Thing
I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ve got the impression the ‘80s influences in today’s pop music are slowly shifting towards the early ‘90s. Take Confidence Man’s brilliant new single for instance. It’s called Feels Like A Different Thing, but it sounds wonderfully familiar. It made me think of Right Said Fred’s I’m Too Sexy and Going Back To My Roots by FPI Project. House piano galore, and that gospel vibe is an absolute bliss. What a banger!
The Australian duo say about their new single: “Feels Like A Different Thing isn’t here to mess around. Two lyrics, one riff, no fuss. It’ll get your blood pumping. It’ll make your ears bleed (in a good way). It’ll steal your car and burn down your house and you’ll still say thanks.”
Following last year’s Holiday, Feels Like A Different Thing is the second track to be released ahead of the band’s sophomore album Tilt. It’s due out on 1 April, a date that’s marked in our agenda in flickering red neon lights. For starters, the new single is this week’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcard, so it’ll feature at the top of the blog for a full seven days.
Recommended as well:
Try Your Luck
Bubblegum
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In the Wildcards 2022 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Confidence Man – Try Your Luck
Confidence Man had a jam-packed summer, appearing at European festivals like Pukkelpop (Belgium), Lowlands (the Netherlands), Rock En Seine (France), and Snowtunes and Listen Out (both Great Britain). I myself saw them at Lowlands, where they were one of the stand-out acts to me. The Australian foursome, featuring a male and female singer and a mysterious DJ and drummer, threw a groovy, funky and incredibly danceable party that blew all the attendants away.
Try Your Luck is their latest single. The band says about it: ”If Confidence Man was a country, Try Your Luck would be the national anthem. So hats off, hands on hearts and asses on the dancefloor.”
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Confidence Man – Bubblegum
Since launching in 1990, Heavenly Recordings has proven to be a tastemaker record label, discovering artists like Manic Street Preachers, Saint Etienne and Doves. More recently, Heavenly gave us Temples, proving they still have a good ear for great music.
One of the latest signings on the label is Australian four-piece Confidence Man, who just came out with their official debut single Bubblegum. As the title suggests it’s pure pop music, but full of groove. Talking of which… it instantly brings back memories of Deee-Lite’s Groove Is In The Heart. We’re going to dance, and have some fun…
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 37)
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:
- G Flip – Bed On Fire
(Wildcard this week) - Beach Bunny – Year Of The Optimist
(Wildcard last week) - Ash – Which One Do You Want?
- David Byrne & Ghost Train Orchestra feat. Hayley Williams – What Is The Reason For It?
- Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance
- Saint Etienne x Confidence Man – Brand New Me
- Lucia – Lights Off
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 36)
Looking at the large pile of releases this week, the holidays are clearly over. Below you’ll find not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist (alphabetically):
- Ash – Which One Do You Want? indie | pop | rock
- Balu Brigada – Sideways
pop - David Byrne & Ghost Train Orchestra feat. Hayley Williams – What Is The Reason For It? indie | pop | tropical
- Tilly Fenton – It’s You! indie | pop | rock
- Lance Ferguson’s Rare Groove Spectrum – Dominoes (Jungle cover) funk | indie | soul
- G Flip – Bed On Fire indie | pop | rock
- Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance disco | pop
- mags – Blue
indie | pop - Kelsey Montanez – River Of Light indie | pop | rock
- notyourwife – Pretend We’re Fine
indie | pop | rock - Malu Pierini – Libera Me
indie | pop | soul - Saint Etienne x Confidence Man – Brand New Me indie | pop
- St. Lucia – Lights Off indie | pop
- Slothrust – Spill The Juice indie | rock
- Sports – Nice 2 Meet (Bang Bang Bang) indie | pop | rock
- Stuck On Planet Earth – Roll
indie | pop | rock - Rob Thomas – Machine pop | rock
- Young The Giant – Apartment [In The Open] (album track) acoustic | 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.
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Werner’s Weekly (week 35)
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:
- Wolf Alice – Just Two Girls (Wildcard this week)
- Jacoténe – Why’d You Do That? (Wildcard last week)
- Blackbird – Looking For You
- Confidence Man & Jade – Gossip
- Dinosaur Pile-Up – I’ve Felt Better
- Mackenzie – 9-5
- Molly Millington – Lovers Song
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
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (weeks 32, 33 and 34)
Not all, but only the best new music from the past weeks. Added to the playlist during my holidays (alphabetically and sorted by week):
Week 34
- Blackbird – Looking For You indie | pop
- Capital Cities – Late For School indie | pop
- Rye Catchers (feat. Nikki Simmons) – Out Of Time indie | pop
- Confidence Man & Jade – Gossip electronic | pop
- Dinosaur Pile-Up – I’ve Felt Better indie | rock
- Maggie Lindemann – Spine indie | pop | rock
- Mackenzie – 9-5 indie | pop | rock
- Molly Millington – Lovers Song indie | pop
- Rudimental with Rag ‘n’ Bone Man – Nights Like These drum & bass | indie | pop
- Oswald Slain – Have You Got What You Came Here For? indie | rock
- Izzy S.O – Are We Doing This Again? indie | pop | rock
- Telenova – Bitcrush pop | rock
- Wolf Alice – Just Two Girls indie | pop
Week 33
- Grace Angelique – The Girl Next Door indie | pop | rock
- Blanko – Forever Is Now indie | pop
- The Hives – The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
indie | rock - Jacoténe – Why’d You Do That? pop | soul
- Josh Long – 405 indie | pop
- The Wild Things – I Can’t Wait indie | pop | rock
Week 32
- Les Trois Accords & Coeur De Pirate – Toujours Les Vacances indie | pop
- The Trusted – Yellowhammer 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
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Werner’s Weekly (week 7)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your compass to new music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Tommy – Alive (Wildcard this week)
- Confidence Man – Feels Like A Different Thing (Wildcard last week)
- Alexa Cappelli – Body Language
- bülow – Don’t Break His Heart
- Dear Rouge – Small Talk
- Findlay – Night Sweats
- Moonradio – Morningbreeze
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: Eddie Vedder, Portugal. The Man, Sharon Van Etten, and more.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 6)
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:
- Confidence Man – Feels Like A Different Thing (Wildcard this week)
- Leony – Remedy (Wildcard last week)
- Betty Boo – Get Me To The Weekend
- Kuzko – Penelope
- OK Cool – Time And A Half
- Rex Orange County – Keep It Up
- The Spitfires – Save Me
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: Bastille, Liam Gallagher, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more.
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Kuzko – Penelope
Kuzko – Penelope
Kuzko are Danique van der Vlugt and Sam Ouwehand, two artists who do everything themselves. They may be Rotterdam-based, but their music has international potential. Their catchy synth-pop will go down well with fans of acts like Confidence Man, Sofi Tukker and Purple Disco Machine. Meanwhile, their lyrics are witty, and deal with everything from consumerism and high school dramas to cliché love adventures.
As they recently proved with their show at the ESNS 2022 festival, Kuzko are a fun live act. But don’t be mistaken, they’re skilled musicians as well, and Van der Vlugt is a really good singer. During the set they played tracks off their first EP Teardrops On The Dancefloor. But they also premiered two brand-new songs: Rich And Famous and Penelope.
The latter is the duo’s new single. In the best Kuzko tradition it’s a colourful tune with plenty ‘80s influences and another one of their contagious vocal hooks. Sure to put a smile on your face! Penelope is the first track to be released ahead of their sophomore EP that’s scheduled to appear this spring.
Recommended as well:
My Mama Says
Follow Kuzko on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
