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Mamas Gun – Good Love
Mamas Gun – Good Love
Mamas Gun are preparing for the release of their sixth studio album Cure The Jones, due out on 1 April. It was recorded direct to tape with analogue gear at front man Andy Platts’ home studio in just three days. A press release promises the 11-track record will be their most complete and powerful work to date. ‘A joyous and sophisticated exposition of song-craft, that explores themes of love, loss, life through the most pressing social and political issues of the day’.
Good Love, arguably one of the best tracks on the album, is Mamas Guns’ new single. Blending warm bass and organ grooves with funky guitars and caramel-smooth vocals, this is classic R&B for modern times.
Platts says about the track: “This is a love song, no doubt about it. But it was really prompted by life in the pandemic which forces you to reflect on what you have. The thought of getting through this pandemic alone like so many others out there – on top of everything else like work struggles and raising children – was overwhelming. So it is about counting your blessings, the constant and dependable love of your significant other.”
If Mamas Gun hadn’t published this ‘disclaimer’ with the video themselves, I would’ve done it for them: “Rated ‘G’ for ‘Groovy’”.
Recommended as well:
Looking For Moses
Golden Days
I Need A Win
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For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Mamas Gun – Looking For Moses
Mamas Gun – Looking For Moses
It’s hard to believe four years went by since Mamas Gun dropped their latest album Golden Days. The success of front man Andy Platts’ side project Young Gun Silver Fox is to blame for this long absence. Although that band isn’t sitting still either, now is the time for Mamas Gun to claim back the spotlights. Their first single in two years, Looking For Moses, seems perfectly fit for purpose. It’s the first track off the band’s next album Cure The Jones, which will be out on 1 April 2022.
If you think Looking For Moses echoes the sound of Bill Withers, you’re right. The song was written on the day he passed away, and is meant to be an ode to the great soul man. Although other classic soul artists like Marvin Gaye and Labi Siffre also had their share in inspiring the song, it ultimately sounds like a trademark Mamas Gun tune. It’s lush, sophisticated, groovy and beautifully crafted. Contemporary soul with an old heart, taped on analogue gear to best preserve the warmth and energy of the recording session. Another job well-done!
Recommended as well:
Golden Days
I Need A Win
Follow Mamas Gun on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Mamas Gun – Golden Days
Mamas Gun – Golden Days
Exactly one year after its first single, Mamas Gun’s album Golden Days yields a fifth single. A good old case of saving the best for last, the album’s title track has been chosen to follow in the footsteps of I Need A Win, London Girls, You Make My Life A Better Place, and On The Wire. Golden Days is another one of the band’s trademark modern soul tracks, co-written by Christopher Braide (Sia, Lana Del Rey, Paloma Faith).
If you’re a fan of singer-songwriter Andy Platts’s other project Young Gun Silver Fox, but didn’t know Mamas Gun yet, this is a great introduction. Satisfaction guaranteed!
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Mamas Gun – I Need A Win
Mamas Gun – I Need A Win
Singer-songwriter and producer Andy Platts is both the front man of Mamas Gun and the ‘young gun’ in Young Gun Silver Fox. On Mamas Gun’s fourth album Golden Days (out on 23 February), the sound of the two projects connects better than ever before, undoubtedly appealing to both bands’ audiences. Throughout the record (yes, it’ll also be released on vinyl), Mamas Gun’s funky soul sound merges seamlessly with the west coast influences in Young Gun Silver Fox’s music.
One of the reasons may be, that ‘silver fox’ Shawn Lee lends a helping hand, alongside Andy Ross and Dominic Glover of horn section the Dap-Kings and songwriters Connor Reeves (Tina Turner, Joss Stone, Joe Cocker) and Christopher Braide (Sia, Lana Del Rey, Paloma Faith).
The whole album is an analog recording, and sounds like a classic soul/R&B album with a strong Motown feel to it. I Need A Win is the set’s first single.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 15)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Aviva – Monsters
indie | pop | rock - Graham Colton – Back To You
indie | pop | rock - Dead Pony – Freak Like Me
indie | rock - Janet Devlin – Working For The Man
indie | pop - The Favourite – Sitting Alone indie | pop | rock
- Lewis Knaggs – Living For Something indie | pop | rock
- Lenka – Sunshine Girl indie | pop
- Mamas Gun – Joy indie | pop | soul
- SKT & Gaia – Tropicalia
latin | 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.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 6)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Dead Anyway – Beyond Repair (album track) indie | pop | spoken word
- Deadletter – Among Us indie | pop | rock
- Deep Thrills – She Did Alright! electronic | indie | pop | rock
- Mamas Gun feat. Brian Jackson – Dig! indie | pop
- Natalie Shay – I Choose U 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 48)
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:
- Pash – Tracy (Wildcard this week)
- Tygermylk – Local Girl, Always Tired (Wildcard last week)
- The Cheap Thrills – Walton Vale
- Congratulations – Fought 4 Love
- The Indie Pea – Lights On, Lights Out
- Mamas Gun – Food For The Flames
- Moving Into Tucson – Love Is Real
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 (week 47)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- The Cheap Thrills – Walton Vale indie | pop
- Congratulations – Fought 4 Love funk | indie | rock
- The Indie Pea – Lights On, Lights Out christmas | indie | pop
- Mamas Gun – Food For The Flames indie | pop | soul
- Moving Into Tucson – Love Is Real indie | pop
- Pash – Tracy indie | pop
- Solar State & The Beach – Love Like That 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.
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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 →
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 13)
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:
- Estella Dawn – Buzzcut
(Wildcard this week) - Haley Ganis – Just Pretty (Wildcard last week)
- Darinka – How’s The View?
- Hedda Mae – Rhythm To Myself
- Maddy Jane – It’s A Lot
- Mamas Gun – Good Love
- Stumble Steady – Transducer
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: Bloc Party, Placebo, The Vaccines, and more.
