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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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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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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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Coral Palms – Something In The Air
Remember the comedy TV series ‘Fawlty Towers’? Then you’ll remember British seaside town Torquay, which inspired the sitcom, although it wasn’t actually filmed there. Also, Torquay is the place where writer Agatha Christie was born. In 2017, it was the town where Ollie (drums/vocals) and Will (guitar/vocals) formed Coral Palms. Indeed, Ollie follows in the footsteps of singing drummers like Phil Collins, Don Henley, Sheila E. and, more recently, Georgia. Two years later, Adriano (guitar/BV’s) and Callum (bass) joined the duo. The band is currently based in London.
Coral Palms released their debut track in early 2021, and Something In The Air is only their fourth single to date. Its infectious, breezy indie sound draws inspiration from acts like Two Door Cinema Club, Foals, Arctic Monkeys and The 1975. Lyrically, the song is about meeting someone on a night out. But not just ‘anyone’. Someone you know there is some future with, you just don’t know quite what that future is yet.
As far as Coral Palms’ future goes, I’d say it’s as bright and sunny as their music.
For starters, their single Something In The Air is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It’ll feature here prominently for a full week!
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In the Wildcards 2021 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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G Flip feat. Upsahl – Scream
This one is not for the faint-hearted. As G Flip says herself: “There’s no hiding the fact that this song is about sex. This is my horniest song to date.”
G Flip, born as Georgia Flipo 27 years ago, is an upcoming Australian singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. They’ve been playing drums since the age of nine. Percussion still forms a big part of their songwriting process, as you can hear in their new single Scream. This track is a collaboration with American singer and songwriter Upsahl, who wrote tracks for the likes of Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie and Madison Beer.
Both artists are big admirers of one another. “The day G sent me the song, I lost my shiiiit”, says Upsahl. “I’m such a fan of G and of how real and authentic all of their songs are. I’m all for being unapologetically sexual in songs and ‘Scream’ embodies all that.”
This brings us back at the beginning of this piece. To pick it up from there, a horny song deserves a video which suits the subject. In that respect, this one doesn’t disappoint. The clip is spicey en includes skin and smooching to such an extent that G issued a warning. “To my family… probably don’t watch the clip cause it gets a bit too raunchy!!”
Musically (still the most important part of a song, in my opinion), Scream is a well-produced track. It’s slick, yet edgy, and sensual but with powerful drum breaks. You can leave that to G Flip. The falsetto chorus is ridiculously catchy. All in all: hot as hell!
Recommended as well:
Upsahl – Stop!
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Follow Upsahl on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
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Broods – Piece Of My Mind
Following collaborations with Ladyhawke and Bad Sounds, Broods just released their first ‘headlining’ single of 2021. With Piece Of My Mind, the New Zealand sibling duo (Georgia and Caleb Nott) created another anthemic, arena-ready track. It features dry beats and dreamy synths, which at times produce a futuristic atmosphere. That’s on purpose, for Piece Of My Mind is the first track off an upcoming album named Space Island. It comes with an artistic visual, inspired by sci-fi B-movies.
Musically, it may sound bright and carefree, but the lyrics are a darker affair. They deal with escapism and mental health issues. Georgia Nott: “The song describes the many paradoxes we encounter when we try to escape our problems. The more we try to run away from our problems and ourselves, the more we are confronted with the aspects of each that we don’t like.”
Recommended as well:
Broods – Everything Goes (Wow)
Broods – Peach
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Werner’s Weekly (week 52)
This is Werner’s 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:
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: Clean Bandit (feat. Yasmin Green) vs. Crystal Waters, KT Tunstall, Pale Waves, and more.
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Aaron Frazer – If I Got It (Your Love Brought It)
Singing drummers, you gotta love ‘em. We all know Phil Collins, Don Henley and Sheila E., but there’s a new generation coming up. How about Georgia or Aaron Frazer? The latter is best known for his work behind the drum kit of Durand Jones & The Indications, where he’s also second vocalist. And a very decent one, that is.
8 January 2021, his solo debut album will come out. Although you may know him already, it’s modestly named Introducing…. Frazer recorded it with a little help from some friends. For starters, it was produced by Dan Auerbach. The album was recorded in a weeks’ time at The Black Keys front man’s Nashville studio. He called on a crew of heavy session players, including people who played on Dusty Springfield’s Son Of A Preacher Man and Aretha Franklin’s You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman, as well as the renowned Daptone Horns.
Following previous singles Bad News and Over You, If I Got It (Your Love Brought It) is the third single to be released off it. The track’s title was inspired by a 1950s lorry advertisement slogan: ‘If you got it, a truck brought it’. Musically, it draws inspiration from ‘70s soul music. Within its first 30 seconds you’ll have heard all of the song’s trademark ingredients. A Wurlitzer piano, plucking bass, swinging percussion, a blend of brass instruments and Frazer’s falsetto voice. What more do you need?
The track even ends with an old-school fade-out. Pretty unique, nowadays…
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