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Wildcard (week 31):
Wildcard (week 31):
Cassia – Another One Down
Ahead of their new album Lemon Gelato (out on 4 September), British trio Cassia release an upbeat new single. Another One Down sounds more groove-driven than earlier records, with prominent drums and percussion that provide a distinctive live-feeling. I dare you to sit still to this tune!
Another One Down by Cassia 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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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 30):
Wildcard (week 30):
Mystery Jets – Flea Joint
Mystery Jets’ new album A Hole To See The Sky Through will arrive on 21 August with a new rhythm section. Twins Ollie and Eddie Taylor have stepped in on guitar and bass after the exits of William Rees and Jack Flanagan. The duo is well present on the band’s new single Flea Joint, which is built around soaring hooks and a hypnotic groove, influenced by the late ‘80s Madchester sound. Meanwhile, frontman Blaine Harrison’s vocals have a special, Thom Yorke-like quality on this epic tune.
Flea Joint by Mystery Jets is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More of Mystery Jets @ Carte Blanche Music
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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 29):
Wildcard (week 29):
Alex Lahey (feat. Slowly Slowly) – Let’s Go Out
Two of the best acts to come out of the incredible talent pool called Australia have joined forces. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of het B-Grade University EP, Alex Lahey just released a Reunion Edition of it, featuring the original songs and five new versions of the tracks. One of those is a re-recording of Let’s Go Out, this time featuring Slowly Slowly.
Let’s Go Out by Alex Lahey (feat. Slowly Slowly) 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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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 28):
Wildcard (week 28):
Leoniden – Choking On Dir✞
Following I Still Feel, Choking On Dir✞ is the second single to precede Leoniden’s fifth album. It’s titled If You Say Forever One More Time, I’ll Remind You That We Die and will be released in early 2027. The song describes one of those days when everything seems to go wrong and life seems to be against you. Musically however, it’s an uplifting tune, ready to fight the bad spirits.
Choking On Dirt by Leoniden is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More Leoniden @ Carte Blanche Music
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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 27):
Wildcard (week 27):
Alan Walker & Ava Max – Fate
O Fortuna is a poem from the medieval poetry collection Carmina Burana, which was put to music by Carl Orff in the 1930s. In the early 1990s, two Belgian dance acts simultaneously issues tracks that sampled this work, gaining high chart positions. However, they didn’t have the permission of Orff’s heirs, who had the singles removed from record stores and, consequently, the charts.
Apparently, the heirs did grant permission to Alan Walker & Ava Max to recreate the composition. Combining Walker’s beats and Max’s powerhouse vocals, they produced a pounding, empowering hi-NRG track, ready for dancefloors, festivals and workout playlists.
Fate by Alan Walker & Ava Max 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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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 26):
Wildcard (week 26):
Ciao Lucifer – Offline
Marnix Dorrestein and Willem Wits are Ciao Lucifer, an Amsterdam duo that wears the label ‘feelgood band’ with pride. They battle everyday problems with happy music. Danceable, sunny indie-pop full of hooks and grooves with only one purpose: escaping reality. Their new single Offline is a call to go outside and free yourself from the algorithms big tech imposes upon us.
Offline by Ciao Lucifer is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week. Online, that is…
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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 25):
Wildcard (week 25):
Rose Gray – Club To Your Arms
Almost exactly three years after claiming her first Wildcard with Happiness, Rose Gray grabs her second. A euphoric banger, Club To Your Arms captures the anticipation of rushing home to your lover after a big night out.
Club To Your Arms by Rose Gray is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More Rose Gray @ Carte Blanche Music
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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 24):
Wildcard (week 24):
The Indie Pea – Is It You Or Is It Me?
Releasing one great single after another, each with its unique take on their trademark sound, The Indie Pea are on a roll. They sure know how to make one long for their album Life Lessons, which won’t be out until the end of the year. On Is It You Or Is It Me? they add a driving, melodic bassline, lush staccato violins and sweeping cellos to give this high energy cut some symphonic grandeur. One of the finest pop songs you’ll hear this year.
Swinging from the first note to the last, Is It You Or Is It Me? by The Indie Pea is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More of The Indie Pea @ Carte Blanche Music
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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 23):
Wildcard (week 23):
Bérénice – Everybody Loves Italian Girls
Born as Matilde Liboni in Italy, Bérénice is currently London-based. But she hasn’t forgotten where she’s coming from. Built around flirtatious hooks, high-energy production and tongue-in-cheek lyricism, her new single Everybody Loves Italian Girls is a celebration of female friendship, confidence and self-worth.
Everybody Loves Italian Girls by Bérénice is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow her on Instagram | Spotify
You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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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Wildcard (week 22):
Wildcard (week 22):
Dogs Don’t Deal – Be Less Jeff
Dogs Don’t Deal are Sheffield based producer Cobbler and Leicester based singer songwriter Michael ‘Mikey V’ Vickers. In their own words: ‘two UK boys with no filter, telling the truth about life right now’. Their new single is a very clever parody of commerciality. Sometimes you can be more by being less. Be less Jeff.
Be Less Jeff by Dogs Don’t Deal is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow the duo on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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.
