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Olympia – Star City

July 12th, 2019

Following an earlier release as a promotional single, Star City gets the full treatment now that Olympia’s second album Flamingo is out. This is the song that opens the long-player, and immediately sets it apart from her earlier work. The hip hop beats of her first album Self Talk are replaced with catchy rock songs.

Olympia is the musical project of Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Jayne Bartley.

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Wyke van Weelden – Make You Mine

July 12th, 2019

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 Fund’s Seastars campaign and Make You Mine was the title track of horror movie ‘De Poel’.

After a short absence from the streaming platforms, the latter song has now been re-upped and most deservedly appeared in last week’s New Music Friday playlist. Could and should be a hit as yet…

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indie | melancholic | pop

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Pyro – F.O.M.O.

July 11th, 2019

Pyro (which means ‘fire’ in Greek) are a Dutch band, consisting of two singer/guitarists and a tight rhythm section. This already sounds powerful and energetic on paper, not to mention live. Think Foo Fighters, The Offspring, Kings Of Leon, Audioslave and Linkin Park.

The band’s upcoming debut EP counts four solid rock songs, which were mixed by Ronald Prent (Rammstein and many others) en mastered by Ted Jensen (Green Day, Kings Of Leon and lots more). F.O.M.O. (Fear Of Missing Out) is Pyro’s new single. Its message is as strong as their sound: it’s better to do one thing to the fullest, than more things half-heartedly.

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indie | rock

single track

Au/Ra – Dance In The Dark

July 11th, 2019

Born on Ibiza, raised on Antigua, 17-year-old Au/Ra (real name: Jamie Stenzel) is an island girl with German roots. Her father is a famous German dance producer. Kickstarted when British DJ duo CamelPhat remixed her track Panic Room, she now stands on her own feet. So much so, that she didn’t just release one new track, but two: Medicine and Dance In The Dark.

The latter is my favourite. It’s a rather experimental, sample- and beat-heavy, up-tempo electro-pop track. Au/Ra explains: “Dance In The Dark is about the acceptance of the dark times that will inevitably be part of our lives. Life will never be perfect, and without the bad, there’s no good either.”

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electronic | indie | pop

single track

Skunk Anansie – What You Do For Love

July 10th, 2019

When Skunk Anansie announced their current huge European headline tour in support of the band’s recent 25live@25 album, I couldn’t help but hope for new material. Little did I know my silent wish would come true.

What You Do For Love is the Brit rockers’ first new music since 2016’s album Anarchytecture and it’s great as ever. Instantly recognizable as a Skunk Anansie song, it’s raw but melodic, emotional and political. The track explores the lengths one would go to for love and the questionable things people do for power.

Destined to become a fan favourite during their live shows!

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pop | rock

single track, wildcard

Wildcard (week 28):
Frank Turner – Sister Rosetta

July 10th, 2019

A stadium act in his home country Great Britain, Frank Turner has yet to reach the general public abroad. But his popularity is steadily growing through constant touring.

His new single Sister Rosetta is a very ‘90s-sounding guitar pop song (Fountains Of Wayne’s Stacy’s Mom springs to mind, but without the power chords) and an ode to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. A musical and spiritual example for artists like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, she was nicknamed the ‘Godmother of rock ‘n roll’.

The single precedes Turner’s new album No Man’s Land, which will count 13 songs: 12 about historically important women and one about his own mother. A release date has not yet been set, but what I can announce, is that Sister Rosetta by Frank Turner is this week’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!

In the Wildcards 2019 playlist you can find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

pop | rock

single track

Imani Coppola – Lying To My Therapist

July 9th, 2019

Imani Coppola’s new single is another raucous affair. Just like her recent song Rattle, it only needs 2 minutes to make its point.

Lying To My Therapist is a punky tune, in which she confesses self-destruction habits like not taking her medication and isolating herself from the outside world, while fearing to tell her therapist about it. Coppola explains: “I began to withhold information to spare myself the scrutiny of analysis, and in some cases the shame of repeating the same mistakes over and over, and having to report to her about it every week.”

In the gripping climax she basically reads her own eulogy: “Here lies the body of a female in her 40’s / A New York City refugee deceased in North Woodholly / Survived by 5 cigarettes / In a pack of American spirits / Left her fortune to her cat and the duck.”

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indie | pop | punk | rock

single track

Ankathie Koi – Royal Boy

July 9th, 2019

After studying jazz singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Ankathie Koi embarked on a career in pop music. She is known as one of Austria’s most impressive voices, and is a radical performer who loves to provoke. Koi lives and loves the hedonism and glamour of the ‘80s, both on stage and in real life, musically and artistically.

13 September, she’ll put out her second album Prominent Libido, and Royal Boy is the first single off it. I challenge you to try and sit still while listening to it. A great song, which ends with a very ‘80s fade-out.

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indie | pop

album track

Lizzo (feat. Gucci Mane) – Exactly How I Feel

July 8th, 2019

Born Melissa Jefferson, Lizzo lived in Detroit until she was nine, when she and her family moved to Houston. While growing up, she listened to gospel at home, took flute lessons, and played in her school’s marching band. She began rapping when she was 14. In recent years, she grew out to be a Carte Blanche Music favourite, scoring Wildcards with her singles Boys and Juice.

Lizzo’s third album Cuz I Love You is her major label debut. It sees her combining her musical roots with issues of race, sexuality, and body positivity, always displayed with humour and charisma. One of my favourite tracks on the album is Exactly How I Feel (featuring Gucci Mane). I’d love to see and hear this one pop up on playlists all over streaming services and radio stations!

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hip hop | pop | r&b

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Werner’s Weekly (week 28)

July 8th, 2019

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:

Miki Núñez – Celébrate (Wildcard this week)
Videoclub – En Nuit (Wildcard last week)
Ali Barter – Backseat
The Black Keys – Shine A Little Light
Flay – Not In California

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: Belle & Sebastian, Ed Sheeran with Chris Stapleton & Bruno Mars, Ride, and many more.

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Olympia – Star City

Wyke van Weelden – Make You Mine

Pyro – F.O.M.O.

Au/Ra – Dance In The Dark

Skunk Anansie – What You Do For Love

Wildcard (week 28):
Frank Turner – Sister Rosetta

Imani Coppola – Lying To My Therapist

Ankathie Koi – Royal Boy

Lizzo (feat. Gucci Mane) – Exactly How I Feel

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