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Georgia Hoareau – Oh Well
Georgia Hoareau – Oh Well
*SONG SNACK*
18-year-old newcomer mixes fuzzy guitars and saturated drums into a banging wall of sound.
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Wildcard (week 33):
Wildcard (week 33):
Georgia Lines – Faith
I’d like to introduce you to Georgia Lines (not to be confused with country band Florida Georgia Line). She’s an up and coming independent artist from New Zealand who’s sure to make new fans with her latest single. It’s the lead track off her new five-track EP Human.
Faith is as captivating as George Michael’s unrelated single with the same title, but in fact it’s sonically inspired by Prince. The riff-heavy track boasts vulnerable yet catchy lyrics, supported by a funky synth bass and bursts of guitar.
Lyrically, it explores a tension frequently felt in relationships, where stubbornness can often get in the way of necessary change. Lines explains: “Any relationship requires sacrifice from both sides; a give and take, and a willingness to make changes in order for the relationship to thrive. When you’re exhausted from waiting and desperate for that change to happen, you can often feel hopeless or like you’re running out of faith.”
Faith by Georgia Lines is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll feature prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
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Georgia – Running Up That Hill
Last January, Georgia’s one-woman concert at ESNS was one of my highlights of the showcase festival. She played most of the tracks of her second album Seeking Thrills, which had been released a week earlier. But one of the stand-out songs she played was not on the record: a cover of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill.
That omission has now been corrected. Last week, the ‘Ultimate Thrills Edition’ of Georgia’s album came out. 27 extra tunes make it a whopping 40-track release. 26 of those are (previously released and unreleased) remixes of the many singles off the album. And then there is Running Up That Hill. Georgia’s career was an up-hill affair already, by this cover, that fits her like a glove, will push it even further.
On the track, Georgia says: “Closing my live sets with Running Up That Hill has been a pure joy, and it sparked the idea to record it. But, it didn’t start there. Kate Bush has been part of my life and a major influence on my work since I could sing a note. Her music was always played by both my mum and dad, and when I began to understand the way that sound and production worked, I embarked on my own intimate and personal journey with her music. For me, it was more than just a cover, it was emotional, and an experience I’ll always treasure.”
Recommended as well:
Never Let You Go
About Work The Dancefloor
Started Out
Feel It
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Wildcard (week 39):
Wildcard (week 39):
Georgia – Never Let You Go
I can’t wait for the new year, for it’s sure to start with a bang. On 10 January 2020, Georgia will release her second album Seeking Thrills. Each new single off it is better than the one before. The best so far, About Work The Dancefloor, was a Carte Blanche Music Wildcard in April.
Now, Georgia repeats that feat with her brand-new single Never Let You Go. A Robyn-esque song with a ludicrous catchiness, that was entirely played by the talented London artist and producer. Easily one of the best pop songs of the year so far, this is the one that should propel her onto radio playlists around the globe. If not, music directors should be fired and replaced by people with ears.
As a stamp of approval, let me remind you one last time that Georgia is the daughter of Leftfield’s Neil Barnes. But soon, he’ll be referred to as the father of Georgia. Never Let You Go is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. The repeat button was invented for this kind of songs.
Recommended as well:
Georgia About Work The Dancefloor
Georgia – Started Out
Georgia – Feel It
In the Wildcards 2019 playlist you can find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Wildcard (week 14):
Wildcard (week 14):
Georgia – About Work The Dancefloor
If you follow Carte Blanche Music since it started, back in January 2017, you may remember me recommending Georgia’s singles Feel It and Started Out. If you don’t, no offence 😉
Georgia, the 27-year-old daughter of Leftfield’s Neil Barnes, started her career as a session drummer, before releasing her self-titled debut album in 2015. The singles I mentioned came out later, in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
While these two songs set the stage for Georgia, her new single might just be the track to properly launch her career. About Work The Dancefloor is this week’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcard! It sounds like the best song Robyn never wrote, and incorporates a great Kraftwerk-like synth line. Lyrically (“I was just thinking ‘bout work the dancefloor”) it has a grammatical construction that’s so awkward, it can’t help but get stuck in your head.
“About Work The Dancefloor is a song written in response to the clubbing culture I experienced in cities whilst touring,” Georgia said in a statement. “Going out and getting that emotion or sensation from a collective energy in various spaces. It’s that stuff of old school disco, the thrill of the dance floor.”
In the Wildcards 2019 playlist you can find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Georgia – Started Out
One of the first recommendations I wrote, in January 2017, was for Georgia’s single Feel It. Since then, the daughter of Leftfield’s Neil Barnes has been working on new music, with Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips, for instance. Although there is no album in sight yet, she does give us a new single.
Started Out is an upbeat and euphoric track. It has a throwback feel, caused by electronic claps, squelchy bass lines and dreamy, misty-eyed vocals. “I used a 909 drum machine, an SH-101 synth… Everything you hear on the recording is analogue,” she says, “But I also wanted it to be poppy. As well as being nostalgic, I wanted stuff to be quite modern, because otherwise it’s just a cheap copy. I wanted to add my flare.”
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Georgia – Feel It
Georgia Barnes is the 25 year old daughter of Leftfield’s Neil Barnes, so no-one was surprised when she started a musical career for herself. She developed into a multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter, who only released her self-titled debut album in 2015. On the back of that the London-based artist criss-crossed the continent in 2016 on a hectic touring schedule.
Now she’s back with an energetic, beat-laden new track. That’s no surprise either, since Georgia is a very promising drummer herself. The video shows five other female drummers of all ages and backgrounds, expressing what they feel when playing. The universal message, according to Georgia, is ‘that whoever you are or wherever you’re from, we all share rhythm and heightened feelings’.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 48)
Even in this, musically, least interesting time of year (imho), there are still some gems to be found. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Olivia Booth – I’m Not Yours
indie | pop | rock - Gunmoll – Fuck Everything Up
indie | pop | rock - Mid Drift – Whiplash
indie | pop | rock - Joe Mungovan – Hurts indie | pop
- Palaye Royale – Sad Generation
indie | pop | rock - Georgia Scarlett – Nothing More To Talk About indie | melancholic | pop
- Telquist – Rosanna
electronic | indie | pop - Laura Tesoro – Girlfriend
indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 36):
Wildcard (week 36):
G Flip – Bed On Fire
Georgia Claire Flipo is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Originally from Melbourne, they now have their own studio in Los Angeles. Today, only a few weeks ahead of their 32nd birthday, G Flip released their third album Dream Ride. It finds the musical polymath playing every instrument and teaming back up with co-writer/producer Aidan Hogg. Together, they created an album that both unpacks their experience and is unabashedly inspired by Bruce Springsteen, late-night drives around LA, ‘80s reverb, and maximalist drums.
G Flip says about the album: “This album is inspired by the ‘80s. I’ve always resonated with ‘80s music, it embodies so much musicality – larger-than-life theatrics, bright colours, epic solos, huge drum tones, and a sonic landscape that feels like a movie. I wanted to embody all of this on this record and create my own ‘80s world. I wanted to make songs that make you dance, sing, cry, laugh, and enjoy on a long drive.”
The ten tracks that made the album were chosen from over 100 songs they recorded. The new single Bed On Fire sounds exactly like the description above and features a fab vocal performance. Although the title brings fellow Aussies Midnight Oil’s break-out single Beds Are Burning to mind, it deals with a totally different theme.
About Bed On Fire G Flip explains: “This song is all about the angst I grew up feeling going to Catholic school, having my first experience with a woman, and being like, ‘I’m bloody high off this love I’m having for someone that I shouldn’t.’ It’s saying, ‘Well, if I’m going to hell anyway, I’m going to set this place or the bed ablaze with my queerness’.”
Bed On Fire by G Flip is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
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In the Wildcards 2025 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Werner’s Weekly (week 15)
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:
- Hozier – Too Sweet
(Wildcard this week) - Päter – 4-7 Company
(Wildcard last week) - Angie Colman – Don’t Wanna
- Creature Fear – Sorbet
- Master Peace feat. Georgia & Princess Superstar – I Might Be Fake-Arrr
- Wild Horse – Keep On Moving Up
- Mia Wray – What If
Listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.
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