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Super db – Wait For Me
Allow me to start with the bad news: the fade-out is making a comeback in todayâs pop music. Iâve once heard a studio technician explain: âA fade-out gives the impression a song can go on endlessly, whereas a cold ending clearly indicates a song has really finishedâ. Thatâs all very well, but to me a fade-out just sounds plain lazy.
But hey, letâs skip to the good news⊠Super db have a great new single out!
Super db are a 4-piece band from London, whose sound is a distinctive mix of pop, disco, funk, rock and jazz. Their band name has a double meaning: it plays on the positive, upbeat nature of their music, but it also includes the band membersâ initials. Super db are twin brothers JM Sutcliffe (guitars, vocals) and JP Sutcliffe (drums, vocals, keys, percussion), joined by Matt Dibble (keys, vocals, sax, clarinet) and Lorenzo Bassignani (bass).
Their new single Wait For Me sounds like a Westcoast take on Olivia Newton-John & ELOâs Xanadu. Thatâs not a coincidence. The audio style of the track is a homage to Jeff Lynne’s productions of the late â70s, featuring falsetto vocals, dense production, and classic ‘vocoder’ sounds in the chorus. Lyrically, itâs about a man caught in a love triangle.
Following Kool Funk and Open Line To Me, which the band released in 2020, Wait For Me is the third single to be released ahead of their new album. Entitled Ecoute Ăa (French for âlisten to thisâ), itâll come out in the summer; the perfect season for this sunny kind of music!
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 38)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Ana & The Changes – Dosta
indie | pop
- Ash (feat. DĂ©mira) – Oslo
indie | pop | rock
- Crystal Fighters – Love x3
indie | pop
- Dragonette & Big Data – Literally Dead
indie | pop
- Dylan – Rebel Child
electronic | pop | rock
- Eaglemont – You Donât Live Here
indie | pop | rock
- Jungle By Night – Pompette Encore
funk | indie | instrumental | pop
- Poolclvb (feat. Fanta Ballo) – Broken Heart
pop | dance | spoken word
- Smol Fish – Sweet Taste
indie | pop | rock
- Izzy S.O. – Without You I Donât Like Sundays
indie | pop | rock
- Stone – If You Wanna
pop | rock
- Super db – Side By Side
funk | indie | pop
- The Vaccines – Heartbreak Kid
indie | rock
- Wreck Theory feat. Flo – La Fin
indie | pop
- NoĂ©mie Wolfs – A Little Bit
indie | orchestral | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 11)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Bronte Alva – I Hate BirthdaysÂ
indie | rock
- Bleach Lab – Indigo
indie | pop
- Riley Biederer – Beautiful BoysÂ
indie | pop | rock
- The Book Club – Everything Iâm FeelingÂ
indie | pop | rock
- Comment Debord – Blood PareilÂ
indie | pop
- Dande & The Lion – Children Of The HourÂ
indie | pop | rock
- Hozier – Eat Your YoungÂ
pop | soul
- ixaras – LatelyÂ
indie | pop | rock
- Lower Loveday – You Couldâve Been My QueenÂ
indie | pop | rock
- Luna Morgenstern – Dance Dance (Donât Go)Â
electronic | indie | pop
- Phoenix (feat. Clairo) – After MidnightÂ
indie | pop
- Stuck On Planet Earth – Crack In The GlassÂ
indie | rock
- Super db – Back To MeÂ
indie | pop
- Temples – AfterlifeÂ
indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Your âAll-Timeâ 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 â often female (fronted) – artists from all over the world. As I explained yesterday, Carte Blanche Music is entering a new era. One in which Iâll focus my efforts on my constantly updated Spotify playlist.
For sure, that doesnât mean the blog is closing down. Itâll continue to be the home of my âbest ofâ collection (Wernerâs Weekly) on Monday mornings (CET) and my favourite new track (the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard), every Wednesday morning. Also, Iâll 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 âAll-Timeâ Favourites, a chart compiling the 500 most popular (as in best-read) Carte Blanche Music recommendations from 2017 to 2022. Youâll find the Top 25 below, but click through for the full list. My original recommendations are behind the links. If youâre an artist, donât be shy and search (Ctrl+F) to find out if you made the list. You might be surprisedâŠ
Enjoy and thanks for joining the ride so far. Follow the Carte Blanche Music playlist (click ââ„â in Spotify) for many more recommendations to come!
Your âAll-Timeâ 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 – ToukassĂ©
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Saint Motel – A Good Song Never Dies
- IBE – Table Of Fools
- AngĂšle – La Loi De Murphy
- Wildcard (week 22): HĂ„kan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Ăr 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 HĂ„vik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged)
- AngĂšle – 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 (2021)
My container playlist Carte Blanche Music 2021 doesnât only include all of the 998 songs I recommended last year. It also holds the 100 best tracks in my opinion, the Carte Blanche Music Top 2021, which I published last week. But thatâs only my selection. Isnât it more interesting to see which of my recommendations you read the most? In other words: which of them were Your Favourites in 2021?
Apparently, the Carte Blanche Music blog has a strong archive function. A quarter of the Top 100 below consists of blog posts from earlier years, which you find via search engines. âGoogle is your friendâ, as they say⊠Also, I think itâs wonderful to see young and upcoming artists like AngĂšle, Aili x Transistorcake, Mina Okabe, Eyjaa and Videoclub having more than one track amongst your favourites. These are acts to keep an extra keen eye on!
Thank you for being such loyal visitors of Carte Blanche Music. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and you wonât miss a single recommendation. Youâll find all of these brand-new songs and more in my daily updated Spotify playlist.
And now, enjoy last yearâs greatest chart of all: Your Favourites 2021!
- Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl (WC)
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu (2020)
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More
- The Blue Stones – One By One
- Saint Motel – A Good Song Never Dies (2020)
- Mina Okabe – Miss Those Days
- HĂ„kan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Ăr Uppfyllda (2020) (WC)
- Agnes – Here Comes The Night
- Pixey – Free To Live In Colour (2020)
- Laura Mvula – Got Me
- AngĂšle – La Loi De Murphy (2017)
- Temples – Paraphernalia (2020)
- Who – Hey! Get Out The Way (WC)
- Julietta – Not Today
- Lola Le Lann – Portofino (2020)
- a-ha feat. Ingrid Helene HĂ„vik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged) (2019)
- Eyjaa – Donât Forget About Me
- Indochine x Christine & The Queens – 3Sex (2020)
- Me & My Toothbrush – Funking Around (2020)
- Jealous Of The Birds – Something Holy (2020)
- Saint Motel – Preach (2020)
- Izo FitzRoy – Red Line (2020) (WC)
- Videoclub – Enfance 80 (2020)
- Therapie Taxi – EtĂ© 90
- Christopher – Fall So Hard
- Isaac Dunbar – Fan Behavior
- Mina Okabe – Walk Away
- Alfie Templeman – Things I Thought Were Mine (2020)
- Danilo – Bringing It Back
- Negramaro – Ora Ti Canto Il Mare
- Videoclub – En Nuit (2019) (WC)
- Good Health Good Wealth – Guinness
- Ivan & The Parazol – MĂĄst VĂĄrtam
- Placebo – Beautiful James
- Super-Hi x Neeka – Following The Sun
- Trunky Juno – Daddyâs Gone For Cigarettes
- Shanguy – ToukassĂ© (2019) (WC)
- Del Amitri – Close Your Eyes And Think Of England
- Raffaella – Ballerina (2019)
- Ali Barter – You Get In My Way
- The Roop – Discoteque
- Izzy Bizu (feat. Chris Martin) – Someone That Loves You ’19 (2019)
- Fear Of Tigers – Tiger Blood
- Grand Corps Malade – Pas Essentiel (WC)
- Olivia – Canât Break A Broken Heart
- The Bamboos – Ride On Time
- AngĂšle – Balance Ton Quoi (2019)
- The Vices – In And Out (2020)
- The Academic – Not Your Summer
- Gotts Street Park feat. Flikka – Favourite Kind Of Girl (2020)
- Aili x Transistorcake – Pari Pari
- MĂ©lodie Lauret – Ă Quoi Tu Penses Quand Tu Mâadores ? (2020)
- Eyjaa – The Wrecking Crew
- Dubstar – Tectonic Plates
- Tom Jones – Talking Reality Television Blues (WC)
- AKA George – Manic Machine
- You Am I – The Waterboy
- Grand Corps Malade – Des Gens Beaux
- The Vices – Looking For Faces
- Kuzko – My Mama Says
- Alessia Cara & The Warning – Enter Sandman
- L U – Liquid Gold
- Ruby Waters – Blow
- IBE – Table Of Fools (2019)
- Banji – Listen
- Moby feat. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah – Natural Blues [Reprise Version]
- Rori – The Same Way
- Gracie Abrams – Friend
- Said The Whale – Honey Lungs
- Clara Luciani – Respire Encore (WC)
- Papooz – Theatrical State Of Mind (2019)
- Lou Hayter – Time Out Of Mind
- Mia Nicolai – People Pleaser
- Why Donât We – Slow Down
- Miss Machine – Regarder Les Choses
- Sitting On Stacy – Chest Hair
- Devon – Warning Signs
- Videoclub – Roi
- Kristiane – Wish I Could Be Your Girl (2020)
- Laura Mac – Garage Full Of Dreams (WC)
- Dopha – The Game (2020)
- Maty Noyes â New Friends
- Bugs – Old Youth Feeling
- Kailee Morgue – This Is Why Iâm Hot
- Calby – Burnout (2019)
- Dry Cleaning – Scratchcard Lanyard
- Our Lady Peace (feat. Pussy Riot) – Stop Making Stupid People Famous
- Eelke – Too Much Too Soon
- Troi Irons – She Loves Me Not
- Niko Rubio – Bed
- Aly & AJ – Donât Need Nothing
- Luz – Counting Houses
- Son Mieux – 1992
- Valeras – Rita
- Amen Mustang – (The Shit You Say) When Youâre High
- AngĂšle – Libre (*)
- Milo – Whatâs The Matter
- The Hisunz – CNTRDCTNS
(WC)Â Â Â ex Carte Blanche Music Wildcard
(*)Â Â Â Â Â Â album track
Carte Blanche Music Top 2021
Ahead of your favourites among this yearâs Carte Blanche Music recommendations, which Iâll publish next week, these are my personal choices from the songs that came out in 2021. This list holds only 100 tracks, but you can find all of my 998 recommendations in my container playlist Carte Blanche Music 2021.
As always, I love to share some statistics about the Carte Blanche Music Top 2021. If thereâs one â sad â common denominator to be found in this list, itâs that most of these songs have been criminally overlooked by radio stations outside the artistâs home countries. Radio playlists are growing more and more uniform, denying the diversity of the music available. Obviously, with over 60.000 new tracks added to Spotify every day the supply is kind of excessive, but more adventurous choices would be very welcome. Knowing this wonât happen, the best you can do is follow the Carte Blanche Music playlist, then Iâll keep you updated đ. This is what you can expect, based on this yearâs Top 2021:
- Mostly (young and) upcoming artists, many of whom release their music independently
- No less than 72% of the Top 2021 features female vocalists, up from 70% in our Top 2020 and 60% in the Top 2019
- We love pure pop songs, but with 40% guitar-based tracks, weâre more rock ânâ roll than average. According to Spotify Wrapped, our favourite genres last year were indie pop, modern alternative rock and dance pop, and we agree
- You can expect the best new tunes from all over the world, but even we have our preferences. We have extra warm feelings for music from countries like Australia, France, Canada and Denmark. Just so you knowâŠ
The Carte Blanche Music Top 2021 features 100 tracks, which are presented below in alphabetical order. You can listen to them all via the Spotify player. If you prefer another order, the shuffle button is your friend.
Meanwhile, you can read my original recommendations through the links below.
- Ali Barter – You Get In My Way
- Alice Merton – Island
- The Allergies – Move On Baby
- Ally Cribb – Bigger
- Alta Falls – The Fire
- Aly & AJ – Donât Need Nothing
- Amy Shark – Baby Steps
- AngĂšle – Libre
- Anish Kumar & Barry Canât Swim – Blackpool Boulevard
- Archie X – Fight Me
- Baby Queen – You Shaped Hole (WC)
- Bakermat (feat. LaShun Pace) – Ainât Nobody
- Baxtr – In Pop We Trust (WC)
- beabadoobee – He Gets Me So High (*) (WC)
- Blu DeTiger – Blondes
- Buffalo Paradise – Buffalo Paradise
- bĂŒlow – Revolver
- Calogero – Centre Ville
- Camila Cabello â Donât Go Yet
- Charlie Collins – Just My Luck
- Chloe Lilac – 19
- Clara Luciani – Respire Encore (WC)
- Clypso – On Our Way (WC)
- Coeur De Pirate – Tu Peux Crever LĂ -Bas (*)
- Cold War Kids – What You Say
- Coral Palms – Something In The Air (WC)
- Daði Freyr & ĂsdĂs – Feel The Love
- Dead Anyway – Pigs In Blankets
- Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl (WC)
- Dual – Wipe Your Tears Away
- Dua Lipa – Love Again (WC)
- Dubstar – Tectonic Plates
- Dylan Cartlidge – Hang My Head (WC)
- Eyjaa – Donât Forget About Me
- Fear Of Tigers – Tiger Blood
- Foals – Wake Me Up (WC)
- Foo Fighters – Waiting On A War
- Foxes – Sister Ray (WC)
- Grand Corps Malade – Des Gens Beaux
- Haerts – Days Go By (WC)
- Halsey – Honey
- Harry Styles – Treat People With Kindness (WC)
- Hawke – Pinch Me (Am I Dreaming?) (WC)
- Hope Tala – Tiptoeing (WC)
- Jaguar Jonze – Who Died And Made You King? (WC)
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Jonas BrĂžg (feat. Lilian Vieira) – I’m Your Nr. 1 [Brazilian Version] (WC)
- Julie Zenatti – France Et Jojo
- Kacey Musgraves – There Is A Light
- King Stingray – Milkumana
- Kinishao – Always In My Head
- Laura Mac – Garage Full Of Dreams (WC)
- Lauran Hibberd – Bleugh (WC)
- Lights – Prodigal Daughter
- Lissie – Hey Boy (WC)
- Lizzie Esau – Bitter Weather
- Lou Hayter – Time Out Of Mind
- Lucy Spraggan – Heartbreak Suites (*)
- Madison Olds – If You Wanna
- mags – I Canât Get Over You
- Maisie Peters – Psycho
- Marina – Purge The Poison (WC)
- May-a – Central Station (WC)
- Mazy – Flowers (WC)
- Mike Posner (feat. James Valentine & Jacob Scesney) – Amor Fati
- Miles Kane feat. Corinne Bailey Rae – Nothing’s Ever Gonna Be Good Enough (WC)
- Miss Machine – Regarder Les Choses
- Monowhales – He Said/She Said (I Wait) (WC)
- Montaigne – Technicolour
- Niko Rubio – You Could Be The One (WC)
- Olivia Rodrigo – Good 4 U
- Orla Gartland – Youâre Not Special, Babe
- Palaye Royale – No Love In LA
- Parcels – Comingback (WC)
- PĂ€ter – Obstinate Brain
- Philippine – Bah Non. (WC)
- Placebo – Beautiful James
- The Ramona Flowers feat. Nile Rodgers – Up All Night
- Render Ghosts – Eye Rhyme
- RoseeLu – Playing Alone (WC)
- Saint Djuni – All Of My Friends (WC)
- Self Esteem – How Can I Help You (WC)
- Slothrust – Once More For The Ocean (WC)
- Smith & Thell – Pixieâs Parasol (WC)
- Stefanie Heinzmann – Labyrinth (WC)
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Telenova – Bones (WC)
- Thunder Fox – Not For Sale
- Torres – Thirstier (WC)
- Tove Styrke – Start Walking
- Troi Irons – She Loves Me Not
- Vistas – Start Again
- Who – Hey! Get Out The Way (WC)
- Who Parked The Car – Candle Dance
- Willow feat. Travis Barker – Transparent Soul
- Wilsn – You Know Better (WC)
- Wolf Alice – How Can I Make It OK?
- Yelle – Noir (WC)
- Youth Sector – Self Exile (WC)
- Yuke – Stranger Still (WC)
(WC)Â Â Â ex Carte Blanche Music Wildcard
(*)Â Â Â Â Â Â album track
Your favourites (August 2021)
Below, you can find all 10 of your favourites in the month of August; my recommendations that you read the most during that month. Great choices!
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!
- Laura Mvula – Got Me
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl (WC)
- The Blue Stones – One By One
- Who – Hey! Get Out The Way (WC)
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More
- Troi Irons – She Loves Me Not
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu
- Mina Okabe – Miss Those Days
(WC)Â Â Â ex Carte Blanche Music Wildcard
Your favourites (July 2021)
Below, you can find all 10 of your favourites in the month of July; my recommendations that you read the most during that month. Great choices!
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!
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl (WC)
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Who – Hey! Get Out The Way (WC)
- Laura Mvula – Got Me
- Our Lady Peace (feat. Pussy Riot) – Stop Making Stupid People Famous
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More
- Bloom de Wilde – Garden Of The Sun
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu
- HĂ„kan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Ăr Uppfyllda (WC)
(WC)Â Â Â ex Carte Blanche Music Wildcard
Your favourites (June 2021)
Below, you can find all 10 of your favourites in the month of June; my recommendations that you read the most during that month. Great choices!
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!
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl (WC)
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu
- The Blue Stones – One By One
- Niko Rubio – Bed
- Laura Mvula – Got Me
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Drew Sycamore – Jungle
- HĂ„kan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Ăr Uppfyllda (WC)
(WC)Â Â Â ex Carte Blanche Music Wildcard
Silvertwin – Saviour
Do you remember me writing about Wait For Me by Super db, last month? I think it sounds like a Westcoast take on Olivia Newton-John & ELOâs Xanadu. Well, theyâre not the only band to be inspired by Jeff Lynneâs musical legacyâŠ
Let me introduce you to Silvertwin. A London quintet around Isaac Shalam, with like-minded souls Alicia Barisani, Dan Edery, Lauric Mackintosh and Antonio Naccache. They too are raised on a diet of â60s, â70s and â80s music. And now, Shalam has found himself the vehicle to recreate this beloved sound. Thereâs no copy-pasting however, he writes all of the songs himself, carefully following his heroesâ examples.
Silvertwinâs new single Saviour is equal parts Electric Light Orchestra, Paul McCartney, Supertramp and Steely Dan (including the famous Reelinâ In The Years riff). The track has come out ahead of the bandâs upcoming self-titled debut album, set for release on 16 July.
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For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.