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Christon – Closer To A New Day
Two years ago, when I just started this blog, one of the first tracks I recommended was the then-new single Perfect World by Dutch singer-songwriter Christon Kloosterboer. Later in 2017, he released the EP’s Towns and Cities. In 2018, however, he mainly composed and produced for other (EDM) artists. Also, he released tracks under clever anagram aliases like North [Sic] and Sir Notch. The latter, especially, is well-known to the Carte Blanche Music readers, as his summery single Gimme That Sunshine ended up third in Your Favourites (2018).
For 2019, the artist dusted off his proper name. Throughout the year, he will release new songs as Christon. Closer To A New Day, a track he wrote in Nashville with Emery Dobyns, is the first of them. It’s about a boy and a girl who drive off in their car at sunset, leaving their troubles behind, heading for the sun. An epic song that references Coldplay, both musically and in voice.
Don’t be surprised if this ends up in a movie, TV series or commercial one day.
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Christon – Younger Than Before
Christon Kloosterboer recently released his solo debut album Towns & Cities, that unites his EP’s Towns and Cities. He recorded the tracks in Nashville and wrote them with the fact in mind, that he should be able to reproduce them on stage with a loop station, and a loop station only.
If this is a new phenomenon for you: a loop station is a piece of equipment which allows you to record an instrument, then play a loop of this recording while you record another instrument. This way you can (re)build a song layer by layer. And because each individual layer can be switched on and off, the artist has the ability to create variety within the music or even improvise. But basically, what you see on stage, is one artist and one loop station. Period.
I can hear you think: isn’t that incredibly dull? To be honest, that was my thought exactly. But after seeing Christon live during the club tour he just completed, I know that the knowledge the artist is ‘living on the edge’ while conducting his technical tour de force, creates a sense of tension that is felt by the audience as well.
Christon finished his set with my favourite track off his album. A song about the relationship with his father.
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Christon – Where Do We Go From Here
Well, I was right, wasn’t I? 😉 . Christon is about to follow-up his first EP Towns (with the singles SOS Warning, Bonfire, Icarus and Perfect World) with a second EP, Cities. Like Towns, Cities will contain six tracks, the first of which is now released as his new single.
Where Do We Go From Here is a modern day protest song, addressing the subject of refugee problems. The song is about a white Western boy who is in a secret relation with a Muslim girl. They must flee to be able to be safe with each other, but where to?
The two EP’s together will form Christon’s solo debut album Towns And Cities (bet you didn’t see that title coming 😉 ), which will be out 31 March. Both digitally, on cd and vinyl.
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Christon feat. Maxime Barlag – Perfect World
If you never heard of Christon Kloosterboer before, you’re not to blame (yet). He’s a Dutch singer-songwriter who had his share of success in the Netherlands with his band Rigby. While the band is in hibernation, Christon lends his composing talents to befriended artists and EDM producers, as well as writing music for commercials and tv series. In the meantime he started a solo career.
Last year he recorded his solo debut album Towns & Cities, due for release later this spring, in Nashville, USA and Hannover, Germany. The first six songs off the album will be released digitally tomorrow on the EP Towns (suggesting another EP called Cities will follow later). This first EP will feature the singles SOS Warning, Bonfire and Icarus as well as three album tracks. One of them, Perfect World (not a single, but a New Year present), features Maxime Barlag, the front woman of Mister & Mississippi (a band certainly worth checking as well!).
This is the clip in full effect. I love it!
(update 15 January: because of the positive reception, it has been decided Perfect World will be released as a proper single after all)
melancholic | pop single track
Sir Notch feat. The Tuten Brothers – Summer’s Waiting For You
For quite some time, Sir Notch’s identity was something of a mystery. Pictures of a guy with a huge smiley popped over his head left a lot to guess. By now, we know Sir Notch is a project (and an anagram) of Christon. Once the frontman of popular Dutch band Rigby, he became truly successful (and happy) when he stepped out of the spotlight.
In 2021, his main focus is on writing and producing music for other artists or for film and TV. He already wrote over 500 songs for different artists in multiple genres. To mention but a few: Christon worked with Aloe Blacc, Ziggy Marley, Lost Frequencies, Hardwell, Dash Berlin, Sam Feldt and Mathieu Koss.
Besides that, he releases a song as Sir Notch from time to time. And not unsuccessfully. In 2018, he wrote and recorded the track Gimme That Sunshine for the summer campaign of juice brand Appelsientje. A year later, it won him a prestigious Buma Award for the best song in a commercial. My little write-up about the track is one of the all-time best read posts in the 5-year existence of Carte Blanche Music.
Will Christon pull it off again with his new single Summer’s Waiting For You? By the sound of it he just released his next hit. The track, which credits Nashville country singers The Tuten Brothers, is another easy on the ears dance-pop banger. It’s a song of hope as well. ‘We washed our hands and cancelled our plans’, but hey, summer’s waiting for you.
Recommended as well:
Miami Vice (feat. Tommy The Sound)
Gimme That Sunshine
Please Don’t Go
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indie | pop chart, year-end chart
Your Favourites (2019)
So here it is… 2020 is upon us. Happy New Year! May it be a healthy and exciting one, both musically and otherwise. Just like the last three years, I intend to introduce you to the best new music, often by artists you probably didn’t know yet. Check the Carte Blanche Music Top 2019 for my personal picks. It’s on Spotify as well.
But looking back doesn’t end there. I think your preferences are as important as mine (if not more important). Therefore, let’s dive into which of my recommendations have been read the most. In other words: what have been your favourites in 2019? Enjoy the Top 100 below and find all of my musical tips of last year in the Carte Blanche Music 2019 playlist on Spotify.
- Videoclub – Roi
- IBE – Table Of Fools
- Friedberg – Go Wild
- Rick Astley – Every One Of Us
- Shanguy – Toukassé (WC)
- Eliza & The Delusionals – Just Exist
- Calby – The Everyday Bit
- The Brand New Heavies feat. N’Dea Davenport – Getaway
- Mamacita feat. Didy & Roy Paci – (Yo No Soy Tu) Nena
- Sir Notch – Gimme That Sunshine
- Sheppard – Kiss My Fat Ass
- Corine – Je Danse Le Mia
- Inhaler – My Honest Face
- boy pablo – 50 Souls And A Discobowl (WC)
- Sophie & The Giants – Waste My Air
- Barry Moore – Hey Now
- Angèle – Balance Ton Quoi
- SWMRS – Lose Lose Lose
- Videoclub – En Nuit (WC)
- Ethel – Rubikscube
- 900 Miles feat. The Kooks – Hold Tight
- The Black Keys – Shine A Little Light
- Parov Stelar feat. Muddy Waters – Soul Fever Blues
- Pyro – F.O.M.O.
- Claire Laffut feat. Yseult – Nudes
- a-ha feat. Ingrid Helene Håvik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged)
- The Twang – Everytime
- Izzy Bizu (feat. Chris Martin) – Someone That Loves You ’19
- Angèle – La Loi De Murphy
- Kesha – Best Day [Angry Birds 2 Remix]
- HÆLOS – End Of The World Party
- The Knocks (feat. Sofi Tukker) – Brazilian Soul
- Nona – It’s Alright
- Therapie Taxi – Candide Crush
- Jesse Hite – When It All Comes Down
- Chateau Chateau – Burn Me Alive
- Christon – Closer To A New Day
- Maggie Lindemann – Friends Go / Remix feat. Travis Barker (WC)
- Pat Dam Smyth – Last King
- Nona – Last To Know
- Vendredi Sur Mer – La Nuit
- Jaguar Jonze – Kill Me With Your Love
- Narda – Love Me Long
- Ed Struijlaart – What I Like About You
- Caravan Palace – Supersonics
- Man & The Echo – A Capable Man
- Cat Pierce – Human Experience
- Yonaka – Death By Love
- Casey Lowry – Boyfriend
- Rex Orange County – Sunflower
- DRMS & L’Isle – La Vague
- eMMa – Fått Deg På Hjernen
- Gemme – Sweet Harmony
- Raffaella – Ballerina
- Lizzo – Good As Hell / Remix feat. Ariana Grande (WC)
- Model Depose – Damage Control
- Phil Collins – The Man With The Horn
- Bear Ghost – Haunt, The Cartoon Heart
- Parov Stelar feat. Lilja Bloom – Go Wake Up
- Prince – Holly Rock
- Isaac Dunbar – ferrari
- Au/Ra – Dance In The Dark
- Jonas Brøg – All Across The Sky
- Superbird – Cola Bottle Fizz
- Deacon Blue – City Of Love (WC)
- Otherkin – On And On
- Will Hutton – Silhouette
- Sheila & The Kit – Mike (WC)
- Vant – Propaganda Machine
- Countless Numbers – Twice As Hard (WC)
- Model Depose – Bombs Are Falling
- Client Liaison – The Real Thing
- Madame Psychosis – Kapow
- The Snuts – All Your Friends
- Self Esteem – Girl Crush
- She Drew The Gun – Paradise
- Maty Noyes – New Friends
- Call Me Loop – Self Love (WC)
- Skylar Grey – Shame On You
- Dirty Heads – Lift Me Up
- Kakkmaddafakka – Sin
- The fin. – Come Further
- Vant – Exoskeleton
- Sun Gods – Zanzara
- Jimi Charles Moody – Happy Song (*)
- Barry Moore – The Tide (WC)
- Lush Puppy – Ms. Grey (WC)
- Indigo – Distant Lullaby (WC)
- Virgins At Heart – Show Me
- Sebu – The Secret Is Out [Lucas Vidal Arrangement] (WC)
- Devon – I Don’t Want 2 B Ur Friend (WC)
- Ride – Jump Jet
- Hecht – Besch Ready Für Die Liebi Vo Mer?
- Bye Beneco – It’s Not True Love
- Retro Video Club – Addicted
- Dodgy – Staying Out For The Summer ‘19
- Zola – Crystal Floors
- Alfie Templeman – Tragic Love
- Yonaka – Lose Our Heads
- Picture This – Modern Love
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Sir Notch & Tommy The Sound – Miami Vice
My recommendation of Sir Notch’s single Gimme That Sunshine was one of last year’s best-read Carte Blanche Music posts, ending up third in Your Favourites (2018). So obviously, I won’t hold his new single back from you.
Christon Kloosterboer, under his Sir Notch alias, made the track with his youth pal, Thomas Onderwater (DJ Tommy The Sound). He wanted to make a contemporary disco tune, which I think they succeeded in doing. On Miami Vice, the two blend the funky guitar, synths and other sounds from the 80’s seamlessly with today’s beats. Meanwhile, the lyrics play the nostalgia card. The song’s artwork underlines that feeling masterly, while the lyric video is a trip down memory lane as well.
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disco | electronic | pop chart
Your favourites (January 2019)
Just like all of the tracks I add to the Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist on a daily basis, all of the songs I recommend on this blog are hand-picked. If it’s on here, it’s good… But that’s only my opinion. On top of that, on the first of every month, I publish an overview of your favourite Carte Blanche Music posts. And because good traditions must be cherished and continued, below you’ll find the most-read blogs of January.
Throughout the first month of this year, I collected over 110 great new tracks in the 2019 container playlist Carte Blanche Music (almost 7 hours of highly recommended songs). Below, the 10 of those you liked best:
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Werner’s Weekly (week 2)
After last week’s Carte Blanche Music Top 2018, which was Werner’s Yearly, basically, here is a brand-new edition of Werner’s Weekly, your compass to the music that matters. As always, it contains the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best new releases in alphabetical order:
- The Lottery Winners – That’s Not Entertainment (Wildcard this week)
- Mokono – Signs (Wildcard last week)
- Cat Pierce – Human Experience
- Christon – Closer To A New Day
- Emmy Wildwood – Everything Hurts
- 900 Miles feat. The Kooks – Hold Tight
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: The Gift, Sofi Tukker, Sting, Reel Big Fish, and many more.
electronic | funk | indie | jazz | pop | rock | world chart
Your favourites (November 2018)
After being released in mid August, my recommendation for Gimme That Sunshine by Sir Notch immediately became one of your favourite blogs in that same month, as well as in September. After ending just outside the Top 10 in October, there was renewed interest in November. A lot of interest, for the summery song by Dutch singer-songwriter Christon Kloosterboer’s alter ego was the most visited page on Carte Blanche Music in the past month. The #2 is even a month older. There, just like last month, we find July-released La Vague by DRMS & L’Isle.
And please allow me to be extra happy with three more Dutch entries: Nona at #3, Jonas Brøg with his Danish niece Laura Mathilde at #4, and Audio Adam at #7. I’m proud to have been able to introduce them to an international audience.
Please find the full Top 10 (your Top 10 of favourite tracks/blogs in November) below. Of course you’ll also find them all (and over a thousand tracks more) in my constantly updated 2018 container playlist Carte Blanche Music).
- Sir Notch – Gimme That Sunshine
- DRMS & L’Isle – La Vague
- Nona – Last To Know
- Jonas Brøg feat. Laura Mathilde – I Think Of You I Cry (WC)
- Sophie & The Giants – Waste My Air
- Ana & The Changes feat. Dan Byron – Take My Hand
- The Lighthouse – Catch Fire (WC)
- Audio Adam – Emma Watson
- Aviator Stash – Shot Song
- Creeping Jean – Bandit
