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re-release, single trackYuke – No Sleep In Heaven
Yuke – No Sleep In Heaven
*SONG SNACK*
Re-release of their upbeat 2019 single. Now, its time has truly come. Deserves to become a hit.
Recommended as well:
Stranger Still
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
re-release, single trackGorgeous – Divine
Gorgeous – Divine
With a band named Gorgeous and a single titled Divine, you can wait for the smart wordplay. Weāll come to that later, but letās start at the beginningā¦
Singer and songwriter MarĆe Louise and producer and multi-instrumentalist Murga are Gorgeous. Oh wait, that one came too earlyā¦ Let me rephrase. Gorgeous are singer and songwriter MarĆe Louise and producer and multi-instrumentalist Murga. The Copenhagen-based duo met three years ago, and write and record all their music as a team.
They self-released their first single Divine in late August 2021. The right song at the wrong time, amidst the traditional tsunami of post summer releases by other artists. However, it did draw the attention of a proper record label. Not only did it decide to sign the duo and re-release their awesome debut, they also commanded a beautiful video to go with it. This adds greatly to the trackās atmosphere: gentle and introverted, yet fresh and charming. And itās about a very relatable subject, as well.
MarĆe Louise says about it: āFalling in love easily seems like a veil of euphoria, happiness and fascination. But at the same time, itās a personal invitation into the life of a complete stranger – and the other way around – where you eventually will have to face each otherās story and what it holds of peculiarities, weaknesses, misfortune and tragedy. Divine is about that total surrender. About showing the good and the bad sides when you bump into that āone in a millionā true love.ā
All in all, Divine is gorgeous and Gorgeous is divine (you may shoot me now).
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Ferraro – Sugar Rush [2021 Remix]
Whatās Ferraro? The plural form of Ferrari? āWith which one of our Ferraro will I drive to the supermarket this afternoon?ā. Nope. Itās an aptly named Toronto-based band, comprised of sibling trio Cosmo (guitar), TallyĀ (bass) and Gianni FerraroĀ (drums). All three of them perform vocal duties as well. Recently signed by a major label, theyāre currently working on a 6-track EP, co-written and produced by alt-pop duoĀ The Darcys.
Originally released in October 2020, they just re-released their single Sugar Rush. A new mix of the track, to be precise. Oddly, the 2021 version has been removed from the bandās Spotify profile, but it can still be found on the platform via this link. As you can hear, Sugar Rush is an energetic, radio-friendly pop-rock song.
Recommended as well:
Ferraro – Foolās Paradise
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Bad Nerves – Canāt Be Mine
Bad Nerves donāt have an album out yet, but after only four singles, āpeople in the knowā are convinced: these East-Londoners might be the next big thing. In case you missed it a year ago, the British band just re-released their single Canāt Be Mine.
Sounding like a bastard child of The Ramones and The Strokes, āSupergrass on speedā is another good description. Canāt Be Mine is fast and furious, but melodic throughout. Catch them at showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in the Dutch city of Groningen mid-January 2020, if you can!
Recommended as well:
Bad Nerves – Dreaming
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
re-release, single track, soundtrack
Lizzo – Good As Hell
Lizzo is becoming more and more of a phenomenon. Correction: Lizzo is a phenomenon. To such an extent, that even her older songs belatedly prove to be hits. Melissa Jefferson (the 31-year-old American singer and rapperās real name) is currently #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 with Truth Hurts, a song originally released in 2016. But another song from that same year is doing great as well.
Following her performance at the MTV Music Video Awards, Good As Hell is climbing up the Billboard charts. It was originally recorded for the soundtrack of the movie āBarbershop: The Next Cutā, and served as the lead single from her debut EP Coconut Oil. Do yourself a favour and also check the track Worship off that EP.
Despite not being on Lizzoās recent album Cuz I Love You (not even on the Deluxe Edition), Good As Hell is about to be re-released worldwide as her new single. A great choice, for the tune totally lives up to its title.
Recommended as well:
Lizzo (feat. Gucci Mane) – Exactly How I Feel
Lizzo – Juice
Lizzo – Boys
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
re-release, remix, single track
Zuzu – Get Off [2019 Version]
In 2016, I spent as much time looking for great new music as I do now. By then, however, I didnāt post those songs on this blog, but I played them in my Carte Blanche radio show. Almost exactly three years ago, I discovered Zuzu, a singer-songwriter from Liverpool with a rough edge to her voice. I instantly liked her debut single Get Off, which she said was influenced by Pavement and Courtney Barnett.
She was quickly signed by Virgin/EMI, part of major record company Universal Music. They just released a new version of Get Off as Zuzuās next single. By the sound of it, itās clear there was more money available than the first time around. It all sounds much fresher and this mix leaves more room for all of the instruments. As if a blanket was pulled off of the song.
That doesnāt mean the first version was bad though. Iād still fall for it if it wouldnāt have been remixed. Therefore, I think itās a little bit daft that the original version has now been removed from streaming services, like it never existed. Because it did, and it still does š. Great song, which should finally signal her break-through!
Recommended as well:
Zuzu – How It Feels
Zuzu – Beauty Queen
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Nouvelle Vague feat. Julie Delpy – Lalala
Nouvelle VagueĀ is a French band, with musiciansĀ Olivier LibauxĀ andĀ Marc Collin as its constant factors. They surround themselves with a large rotating cast of mostly female vocalists. Some of them (like Camille, Phoebe Kildeer and Liset Alea) have also had successful solo careers, while Ćlodie FrĆ©gĆ© is currently part of super group Gemme.
The outfit is best known for their bossa nova covers of new wave classics. Thatās why the band name is appropriate in more ways than one. Nouvelle Vague is French for ānew waveā, just like ābossa novaā is Portuguese for ānew waveā.
Julie Delphy is a French singer-songwriter, actress, director and screenwriter. In 2007, she produced the movie ā2 Days In Parisā. She not only also starred in the film, she composed the soundtrack as well. She co-wrote one of the tracks, Lalala, with Marc Collin. Itās no cover, but an original song with a retro ā60s sound and a beat you canāt help but dance to.
Although this bi-lingual tune is 12 years old, it has only just been made available on the streaming platforms. So letās just pretend itās brand-new, shall we?
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Wyke van Weelden – Make You Mine
In 2014, two years after competing in a Dutch TV talent show, singer-songwriter Wyke van Weelden released three beautiful songs. All of them had a strong cinematic (James Bond-like, dare I say Adele-esque?) sound, and not without a reason: Kenau was written for the movie of the same title, the revenues of World Of Blue were donated to the World Wildlife Fundās Seastars campaign and Make You Mine was the title track of horror movie āDe Poelā.
After a short absence from the streaming platforms, the latter song has now been re-upped and most deservedly appeared in last weekās New Music Friday playlist. Could and should be a hit as yetā¦
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Phil Collins – The Man With The Horn
No need to introduce this man, I presumeā¦
Let me take you back to 1982. During the recording sessions for Hello, I Must Be Going, Phil Collins put the song The Man With The Horn to tape. A track featuring horns, obviously, alongside Collinsā trademark drumming and an overall sound in the line of Genesisā 1982 hit Paperlate. Eventually, it didnāt make the cut, but it was released in 1985 as the B-side to the first single from his next album No Jacket Required, which was One More Night in the United States and Sussudio in the rest of the world.
Although Collins has said he has āno emotional attachmentā to the song, it has now been as re-released as a single, as part of the upcoming Other Sides album. Only released digitally on 31 May, the collection consists of demos and B-sides. A further compilation, Remixed Sides, will come out on the same date, and includes remixes of some of his hits.
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
re-release, single track, wildcardWildcard (week 19):
Wildcard (week 19):
Aldo Vanucci feat. Kylie Auldist – Get A Hold On This
Since his first album Straight Lift in 2007, Aldo Vanucci (āPlymouths 14th best DJā) hasnāt sat still. He released stand-alone singles, as well as EPās such as Walk Like A Man (2008), Love Is Loops (2012) and Love Is Loops, Volume 2 (2013). The latter already included a bona fide classic track: Get A Hold On This, featuring the instantly recognisable voice of Australian soul singer Kylie Auldist. She is best-known for being the featured vocalist on Kungs vs. Cookinā On 3 Burnersā smash hit This Girl, but sheās also the regular frontwoman for Australian giants of funk, The Bamboos.
Now, six years later, Get A Hold On This is included on Vanucciās second full-length album Digging For A Living, and once again, the track is pushed forward to perform its promotional duties. This time, The funky original is accompanied by a pair of soulful remixes, courtesy of The Allergies and Dr. Rubberfunk.
Get A Hold On This by Aldo Vanucci feat. Kylie Auldist is this weekās Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!
In the Wildcards 2019 playlist you can find all of this yearās Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
