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Terence Jack – Found It

August 8th, 2019

Four years ago, Canadian entrepreneur Terence Hermiston quit his day job. He had run a travel agency for 13 years, no less. However, he decided it was time to pursue his lifelong passion of playing and writing music, so off he went… From then on, he and a crew of other talented musicians would be Terence Jack.

Off to a good start, the single Eastern Rise from their debut EP Never Get Back nearly became song of the year 2016 in the Canadian Songwriting Competition. This accomplishment was followed by slots at quite a few major Canadian festivals. In other words: they’re quickly building a reputation.

Now, it’s time for new music. Currently working on a second EP, Bloom, the band offer a first glance at what it’ll sound like. Judging from this first single, they’ve established a sound of their own. Fresh and energetic, with epic dynamics and Honne-like vocals. Terence Jack ‘found it’, when will you find Terence Jack?

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Ilira – Pay Me Back!

August 8th, 2019

Following in the footsteps of artists like Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha and Ava Max, Ilira is well underway to become the next global super star with Albanian roots. Born Ilira Gashi in 1994 from Albanian parents, she was raised in Switzerland. Recently, she moved to Berlin.

Following three singles in 2018, her new single Pay Me Back! is her third of this year. On Twitter, She explains it’s ‘for everyone who wasted too much love, time, presents and money on their ex’. Apparently, it’s payback time…

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electronic | pop

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Rider – Jump

August 7th, 2019

Rider is a multi-instrumentalist, who plays, records and produces her songs herself. Half American and half English (with both passports), she was born in Pennsylvania, where she grew up in a musical family. After emigrating to the UK when she was 5, she started writing her first songs around the age of 8. From about 13 or 14, she started to produce her own tracks, using her dad’s music studio.

Obviously, no one was surprised when she decided she wanted to study at the Paul McCartney Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts, which she did. Since 2017, Rider releases a few singles a year. Jump is her seventh so far. A super catchy pop song with a huge singalong chorus. I could’ve done without the child in the middle, though 😉. A break-through would be well-deserved.

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indie | pop

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Wildcard (week 32):
The Howl & The Hum – Human Contact

August 7th, 2019

The inspirations of The Howl & The Hum range from Leonard Cohen and Phoebe Bridgers to Lizzo and Kendrick Lamar, and they have also been likened to Massive Attack, Radiohead and Alt-J. To be honest, I hear neither of these influences shine through in their own music, and that is meant to be a compliment. The Howl & The Hum created their own style, while playing live, a lot.

Hot on the heels of recent single Hall Of Fame, the band unleash the furious follow-up track Human Contact. A damn tight piece of music! “Human Contact is a fast-paced miserable disco touching on mental health and what it means to be alone in a digital age,” frontman Sam Griffiths explains. “The lyric deals with the idea of alienation vs. technology. When there’s so much communication going on around us at all times, can we ever feel a true connection?”

A great song with an important message. Does is get any better? Yes it does. Human Contact by The Howl & The Hum 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.

indie | rock

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Marika Hackman – All Night

August 6th, 2019

After their break-up, both Amber Bain (a.k.a. The Japanese House) and Marika Hackman dedicated their new albums to documenting the relationship. Bain’s debut full length Good At Falling is a beautiful, but painfully personal collection of songs. We’ll only know what Hackman’s third album Any Human Friend sounds like once it’s released on 8 August.

However, some previews are already available. Following recent singles I’m Not Where You Are and The One, she just put out a third one: All Night. A sexually charged song.

Hackman explains: “I thought it would be exciting to write a really overtly sexual song about a woman from the perspective of a woman. You don’t hear much about sex between women in music, or if you do its usually from a fetishized male perspective. I thought I’d reclaim a bit of that power.”

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pop | rock

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Grace Lightman – Repair Repair [2019 Version]

August 6th, 2019

Before going solo, British electro-pop artist Grace Lightman fronted London psych-rockers The Hypnotic Eye. Her solo work is characterized by a somewhat detached vocal delivery, over dark beats and moody production. She describes her music as ‘one part ABBA and two parts Twin Peaks’.

One of her first solo outings, at the end of 2016, was the single Repair Repair. Lightman says of it: “The track started out as a jingle for a fictional weight loss milkshake advert but became a song about people’s fear of change, and the inevitability of becoming robots.”

A new version of this song now appears on the singer’s debut album Silver Eater, along with a new video. You can check it via the player below. The original, totally different video is harder to find, but if you’re curious: it’s here.

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electronic | indie | pop

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Dirty Heads – Lift Me Up

August 5th, 2019

Ahead of their new album Super Moon (due on 9 August), Dirty Heads reveal its third single. Lift Me Up follows Listen To Me and the long-player’s title track.

While their latest single copied the horns of The Ides Of March’s Vehicle, their new effort features the bassline of Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin’s Je T’aime Moi Non Plus. A great idea, which makes Lift Me Up sound like a laid-back summer jam. Vocalist Jared Watson explains it’s a weed song. “We tapped into our own lives – we used to be drug dealers, so this is our version of Curtis Mayfield’s Pusherman, the theme song for some Shaft-style weed-seller.”

The Southern California alt-rock band’s upcoming album was produced by Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb. He produced the A Star Is Born soundtrack, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, and many more).

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indie | pop

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Werner’s Weekly (week 32)

August 5th, 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:

Tape Toy – Sad Girl (Wildcard this week)
Baker Grace – Sad Summer (Wildcard last week)
Kesha – Best Day [Angry Birds 2 Remix]
Lola Marsh – Echoes
Prince – Holly Rock
Sheppard – Kiss My Fat Ass
Wallis Bird – Salve!

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: Haim, Nouvelle Vague feat. Julie Delpy, MisterWives, and many more.

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Sheppard – Kiss My Fat Ass

August 2nd, 2019

Amy Sheppard is the 28-year-old front woman of Aussie band Sheppard. Their new single Kiss My Fat Ass isn’t just a fun song with a fun title, it has a message as well. A message that started on Instagram.

Half a year ago, Amy posted a picture of herself beside the pool. She explains: “I was sick of trying to keep up with the Instagram game and I posted a photo of me in a bikini from behind with my cellulite on full display. (…) We all have perceived imperfections. I’m not sure who set the beauty standard bar, but it’s not achievable and very unrealistic.”

Shocked by the huge positive reaction, she has posted many more ‘bootylicious’ photo’s ever since. All of them tagged with #kissmyfatass. The gimmick then started to become a movement. More people appeared to be as unconfident about their body as Amy was. Strengthened by all of the responses, she and her band decided to devote their new single to the cause. The video features a diverse group of Australian women, including trainer Tiffany Hall, fitness fanatic Kara Saunders, and Paralympic swimmer Monique Murphy. They all show off their bodies, with all of the variety that comes with them.

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Prince – Holly Rock

August 2nd, 2019

When Prince recorded a demo of a song he wrote for another artist, it wasn’t really a demo. It was often the full final version of the track, usually with nearly all instruments played by the purple one. More than once, the only difference between Prince’s version and the eventual release, were the vocals. That’s why most of the songs on the recently released album Originals are instantly recognisable.

One of my personal favourite Prince compositions has always been Holly Rock, made famous by Sheila E. She recorded her version in 1985 for the ‘Krush Groove’ soundtrack, and boy, did the track groove! Earlier that year, Prince put his demo to tape, where he was fully inside the skin of the one the song was intended for. You can hear him rap ‘Sheila E.’s my name / Holly Rock’s my game’. By the way, Hollyrock was the name used for Hollywood in the TV cartoon series ‘The Flintstones’, but it’s not sure this inspired the title.

34(!) years after it was recorded, Prince’s own version of Holly Rock is featured on his Originals album. It has been edited for release as a posthumous single. A master piece!

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funk | pop

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Terence Jack – Found It

Ilira – Pay Me Back!

Rider – Jump

Wildcard (week 32):
The Howl & The Hum – Human Contact

Marika Hackman – All Night

Grace Lightman – Repair Repair [2019 Version]

Dirty Heads – Lift Me Up

Werner’s Weekly (week 32)

Sheppard – Kiss My Fat Ass

Prince – Holly Rock

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