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single trackThe Cat Empire – Into The Night
The Cat Empire – Into The Night
With their cocktail of jazz, ska, funk, rock and Latin music, Australian outfit The Cat Empire creates a unique sound. A sound, as you can imagine, that brings down the roof when played live. Especially with six musicians on stage, often supplemented by a horn section. Thatâs The Cat Empire as weâve known it for the past 20 years, but things are going to change. This line-up will play another three final concerts, and then, founding members Felix Riebl (vocals/percussion) and Ollie McGill (keyboards/backing vocals) will continue the band in a new form. âWith a re-imagined, vibrant, cross-cultural, and joyful collective of musicians and artistsâ, as they say themselves. New music is planned for 2022. Hopefully theyâll keep the musical mix intact.
Ahead of this drastic change, the band released six farewell songs. The two last ones, Sparrow and Into The Night are out now. I like the latter best. Itâs got that wonderful live energy youâll remember if you ever attended one of the bandâs gigs.
Riebl says about it: âI guess itâs an unashamed fist in the air anthem that celebrates the exuberance and live music and coming together and sharing germs and spreading an infecting love and just being in that space where you can let loose whether thatâs at a live show, your living rooms or wherever you are. (âŠ) I wonât hide the fact that this is a nostalgic song. Itâs about looking back and realising that you made all sorts of mistakes, but if you can be together on one night, then thereâs cause to celebrate music, and thatâs all.â
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Wernerâs Weekly (week 14)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Jesse Hite – How Did I
(Wildcard this week) - Dande & The Lion – Children Of The Hour
(Wildcard last week) - The Cat Empire – Thunder Rumbles
- Deadletter – The Snitching Hour
- Notchyy feat. Jess Pink – U&I
- psychosurfer – Waves That Kill
- The Ramona Flowers – Enter The Room
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 13)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Sahara Beck – Hunter electronic | indie | pop
- Louise Burns – Bloom
indie | pop - The Cat Empire – Thunder Rumbles indie | latin | pop
- Deadletter – The Snitching Hour indie | pop | rock
- Glob – Gaffer Tape indie | pop | rock
- Lottie Gray – Get Lost indie | pop | rock
- Kingdom Calm – In My Mind indie | rock
- Alex Lahey – They Wouldnât Let Me In indie | rock
- Francesca Luker – Nobody Seems indie | pop
- Notchyy feat. Jess Pink – U&I electronic | indie | pop
- Parker Fans – Bricks
indie | pop | rock - psychosurfer – Waves That Kill indie | pop | rock
- The Ramona Flowers – Enter The Room indie | pop
- Tillie – Bless Ur Heart indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wernerâs Weekly (week 41)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Youth Sector – Self Exile (Wildcard this week)
- Foxes – Sister Ray (Wildcard last week)
- David Bowie – Youâve Got A Habit Of Leaving [2000 Version]
- IndyAnna Baby feat. Amy Shark – Iâm Not Giving Up
- Julie Zenatti – France Et Jojo
- Paloma – Fever
- The Cat Empire – Into The Night
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: Richard Ashcroft, Tears For Fears, We Are Scientists, and more.
single trackFelix Riebl – White Walls
Felix Riebl – White Walls
The Cat Empire frontman Felix Rieblâs new solo EP is titled Black Room White Walls. No wonder, then, that its first single Black Room is now followed by the track White Walls.
The five-track EP was recorded over several years between New York and Melbourne. But due to an intense touring schedule with The Cat Empire and the release of their latest album he hadnât had the opportunity to put it out yet. Then, COVID-19 struck and only four shows into their European tour, The Cat Empire rushed home. Just in time to escape the European lock-down. This gave Riebl enough time to prepare the EPâs release.
Donât expect anything near the Cat Empire sound though. Other than his bandâs fusion of latin, ska and funk, his solo tracks are darker and guitar-based with big choruses. The banging rockers combine elements of New Order and Coldplay, while Russian composer Rachmaninoff and Pink Floyd were influences as well.
“There’s an angst to itâ, Felix Riebl says about White Walls. âA real dark energy in there, but in the anthemic chorus I feel that it is positive.â
The EP is set to be followed with a full-length album next year.
Recommended as well:
Felix Riebl – Black Room
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single trackFelix Riebl – Black Room
Felix Riebl – Black Room
Felix Riebl is the frontman of Australiaâs The Cat Empire. He released two solo albums: Into The Rain (2011) and Paper Doors (2016). Also, he collaborated with bandmate Ollie McGill and the Marliya choir to form Spinifex Gum. They released two studio albums as well.
New solo material is on its way. Riebl just announced a new EP, Black Room White Walls, is set for release on 21 August. He said the EP takes inspiration from a very diverse range of artists, including New Order and Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. Black Room is the setâs first single. The trackâs alt-rock sound differs largely to the funk stylings typically associated with The Cat Empire.
âWith Black Room I wanted to write a song that hit people with a blast of something that was equal parts angst and positivityâ, Riebl said in a statement. âI wanted something with no fat at all, the guitars and synth hooks direct, the sort of thing you can imagine a band playing at a big festival.â
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Hollie Col – She Knows
Iâve said it before and Iâll say it again: Australia is a country with an incredible number of talented artists. Thatâs why I recommend as many of them as possible here at Carte Blanche Music. Hereâs another one.
Have you heard of Hollie Col already? Sheâs a 24-year-old Australian singer-songwriter, who has been playing live a lot lately. Both in her home country, where she did two consecutive sold out headline tours, and in Europe. As a consequence, her devoted fanbase is steadily growing. If you werenât familiar with her yet, allow me to introduce you…
She Knows is Hollieâs new single. Clearly, sheâs heavily inspired by classic song-writing, but she gives it a modern spin. Produced by award-winning Steve Schram (San Cisco, The Cat Empire), itâs a joyous piece of summer pop. The track has an upbeat arrangement and an infectious vocal hook, which she sings with a youthful enthusiasm. Her lyrics are intelligent and insightful.
On the single, Hollie says: âShe Knows is a letter to the person who has the one you love. Itâs bittersweet, bright and loud. It screams âyouâll never know her like I do, and she knows itâ.â
Well, I know one thing: this great song is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!
In the Wildcards 2020 playlist you can find all of this yearâs Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Carte Blanche Music Top 2018
Ahead of your favourites among this yearâs Carte Blanche Music recommendations, which I publish on New Year’s Day, I round off 2018 with my personal choice.
The last year, I introduced you to 1104 great new songs via my container playlist Carte Blanche Music; over 65 hours of music. Exactly 500 of those translated into a written endorsement through this blog. In other words: only one out of each 11 suggestions (and one fifth of all of my posts) made it onto the Carte Blanche Music Top 2018.
Iâm very proud of this year-end list, as it differs largely from the majority of charts youâll find. Just a few statistics:
- 58% of the tracks feature female lead vocals (up from an already impressive 43% in the Carte Blanche Music Top 2017)
- 43% of the tracks are guitar-based (rock is dead? Think again!)
- Apart from British and American acts, my list contains artists from Australia, Norway, the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, France, Belgium, Ireland, Estonia, Germany, Sweden, Hungary and South Korea
- By consequence, youâll not only hear lyrics in English, but also in French, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese and Korean
- Needless to say, my year-end list contains no proper hits whatsoever đ
The Carte Blanche Music Top 2018 features 100 tracks by 100 different artists. As making that choice was hard enough, the songs are sorted alphabetically. Just use the shuffle button if you prefer another order đ.
I hope you enjoy listening to the list via the Spotify player. Meanwhile, you can read my original recommendations through the links below.
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Wernerâs Weekly (week 37)
Welcome to the 1000th post on Carte Blanche Music. It follows the week that was obviously the first after the holidays. New Music Friday counted a huge number of new releases, many of which by âhigh profileâ artists. But, to be honest, a lot of them disappointed me. Since I donât pretend to serve up a complete list of new songs, and only want to present you with great new music, I added only a convenient amount of tracks to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music. There, youâll find The Aces, The Cat Empire, Paul McCartney, Nile Rodgers & Chic feat. Craig David & Stefflon Don, Satellite Stories, Paul Weller, and more.
As always on Mondays, the best of the best can be found in Wernerâs Weekly, your compass to the music that matters. Theyâre also available in the Wernerâs Weekly player in the sidebar for your listening pleasure. If you want more information about a track, simply click the respective link below:
- Bernhoft & The Fashion Bruises – Humanoid (Wildcard this week)
- Lauren Daigle – Still Rolling Stones (Wildcard last week)
- Brett Dennen – Be Somebody
- Munya – Hotel Delmano
- Spring King – Letâs Drink
- Tash Sultana – Cigarettes
- The Night Game – Itâs The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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