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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the Carte Blanche Music playlist this week (alphabetically):Addley - Are You Awake?Bakermat (feat. Rhys Lewis) - Good FeelingBLOXX - Television PromisesDeath By Denim - Hope We Don’t Fall In LoveJesse Hite - How Did I Allie Kelly - GunshyJason LaPierre & Kelsey Blackstone - When I’m With YouMILCK - MetamorphosisReverend And The Makers - A Letter To My 21 Year Old SelfThe Rions - Scary MoviesJake Shears (feat. Amber Martin) - Devil Came Down The Dance FloorAmen Sioux - UselessHailee Steinfeld - SunKissingZZ Ward - Baby Don’tRead more: bit.ly/CBMplaylist.Check them all: bit.ly/CBMspot.Follow to hear the best new music first. ... See MoreSee Less

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*𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃*Children Of The Hour by Dande and The Lion offers a shimmering combination of indie-rock and bouncy electropop, that’ll do well on festivals and dance floors alike. It's this week's Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!File under: #indie #pop #rockRead more, watch and listen however you like via bit.ly/CBMdandethelion2 ... See MoreSee Less

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In this week's Werner's Weekly, your guide to the best new music:Caity Baser (Carte Blanche Music Wildcard)youproblemBronte AlvaHozierLOWER LOVEDAYLuna MorgensternPhoenix feat. ClairoRead more about each and watch/listen however you like via bit.ly/CBMweekly ... See MoreSee Less

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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):Bronte Alva - I Hate BirthdaysBleach Lab - IndigoRiley Biederer - Beautiful BoysThe Book Club Band - Everything I’m Feelingcomment debord - Blood PareilDande and The Lion - Children Of The Hour Hozier - Eat Your Young Ixara Dorizac - LatelyLOWER LOVEDAY - You Could’ve Been My QueenLuna Morgenstern - Dance Dance (Don’t Go) Phoenix (feat. Clairo) - After Midnight Stuck on Planet Earth - Crack In The GlassSuper db - Back To MeTemples - AfterlifeRead more: bit.ly/CBMplaylist.Check them all: bit.ly/CBMspot.Follow to hear the best new music first. ... See MoreSee Less

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*𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃*Hits don’t come any more British than this one. If you like Lily Allen or Kate Nash, you’ll love Pretty Boys by Caity Baser. It's this week's Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!File under: #popRead more, watch and listen however you like via bit.ly/CBMcaitybaser ... See MoreSee Less

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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (5/5):

Amen Sioux
@HaileeSteinfeld
@ZZWard

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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (4/5):

@Reverend_Makers
@TheRions2
@JakeShears (feat. @MSAmberMartin)

...and more.

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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (3/5):

Jason LaPierre & Kelsey Blackstone
@Milckmusic

...and more.

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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (2/5):

@DeathByDenim1
@Jesse_Hite
@heyitsalliek

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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (1/5):

@Addley__
@Bakermatmusic (feat. @RhysLewismusic)
@Bloxxband

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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 2)

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Only the best new music from a truly massive release week (alphabetically):

  • Archie X – Can’t Walk Away/If I Were You pop
  • Holly Arrowsmith – Desert Dove folk | indie | melancholic | pop
  • Belle & Sebastian – I Don’t Know What You See In Me indie | pop
  • Blanko – Stop The Clock indie | pop | rock
  • Circa Waves – Never Going Under indie | pop | rock
  • Gaz Coombes – Turn The Car Around indie | pop
  • Kate Davis – Monster Mash indie | pop | rock
  • Dulcie – Test Drive indie | pop
  • Lizzie Esau – Jellyfish indie | pop | rock
  • Everything But The Girl – Nothing Left To Lose trip hop
  • The Go! Team – Gemini hip hop | indie | pop
  • Honeyboys – Mr. Daniels indie | pop | rock
  • Kingfisher – Until I Lose My Mind indie | pop | rock
  • The Lottery Winners – Worry indie | pop | rock
  • Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My dance | drum & bass
  • Måneskin (feat. Tom Morello) – Gossip rock
  • May-a – Sweat You Out My System pop | rock
  • Tom McGuire & The Brassholes – Unshakable funk | indie | pop | soul
  • Liela Moss – Come And Find Me indie | pop
  • Nena Daconte con Celia Becks – Tu Canción indie | pop
  • Riku Rajamaa – Hold Me Close indie | pop
  • The Reytons – One More Reason indie | rock
  • Freya Ridings – Weekends pop
  • Rori – Ma Place pop
  • Rosemary’s Sons – The Ride indie | pop | rock
  • Stacey Ryan – Over Tonight pop
  • Spacey Jane (feat. Benee) – Lots Of Nothing indie | pop | rock
  • Stace Cadet – Light Me Up dance
  • Raine Stern – So Precarious funk | indie | pop | soul
  • Tensnake & Drama – Rooftops indie | pop
  • Young Gun Silver Fox – Still Got It Goin’ On indie | pop | soul

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 2):
We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts

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We Are Scientists are singer/guitarist Keith Murray, bass player Chris Cain and drummer Keith Carne. As professional musicians, they can live off their music, but I still think they deserve a much broader audience. As their music has broadened over the years (from post-punk via indie rock to a more pop-leaning sound), I bet the trio agree. Alas, as streaming allows lovers of all kinds of niches to find music of their liking, radio has started to become more uniform, with most stations trying to reach the same listeners. Hopefully other channels, like less narrow-minded music bloggers, can help expose great bands like We Are Scientists.

The New York City-based band is currently preparing for the 20 January release of their 8th studio album Lobes. In preparation of this self-produced long-player, they released four tracks. Settled Accounts is the latest of this bunch. A song with a funky guitar throughout, and be honest, what’s not to like about that? Murray says of the tune: “Murray said: “It’s nice that things have come full-circle. Strident old Keith would have argued that funk was the one true musical genre. And here we are, with our funkiest tune yet.”

Following the album release, We Are Scientists will play a host of live shows in Europe, where their star has always shone brighter that in their home country. Don’t miss them!

Settled Accounts is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.

Recommended as well:
Operator Error
One In, One Out

Follow We Are Scientists on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify

In the Wildcards 2023 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

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Werner’s Weekly (week 2)

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This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:

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.

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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 1)

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Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):

  • Adele – Can I Get It pop
  • Ilse DeLange – Drown Us Out pop
  • DeWolff – Night Train indie | rock
  • Jimmy Diamond – In The Dark indie | pop | rock
  • Futureworld Orchestra – All Over  indie | pop
  • Mckenna Grace – Ugly Crier indie | pop | rock
  • Hyphen Hyphen – Own God pop
  • Leony – Somewhere In Between electronic | indie | pop
  • Daimy Lotus – 1st Class D-Bag indie | pop | rock
  • Notbrax – Drowning In The Thought Of You indie | pop
  • Sera – Head Held High pop
  • The Slow Readers Club – Modernise electronic | indie | pop | rock
  • The Trusted – Terrible Fight indie | pop | rock
  • The Veils – Time indie | melancholic | pop
  • The Vices – Never Had To Know indie | pop
  • We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts funk | indie | pop | rock

Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Wildcard (week 1):
Ainsley Costello – Cherry On Top

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2023 has started and we hit the ground running. Ainsley Costello featured here as a Song Snack last December, but today, she grabs the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means her new single will be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a full seven days. Talking about a cherry on top…

Ainsley is an 18-year-old singer, songwriter, and performer. Currently based in Nashville, but originally from Seattle, she began performing at the age of 7. By the time she was 14 she could hold down a 3-hour set with a full band of adult musicians. In 2022 she won the ISSA (International Singer Songwriter Association) Young Adult Artist of the Year award. But those are all things of the past, let’s now look forward to 2023, the year she’s about to deliver on her promise.

Cherry On Top, Ainsley’s 24th release, is a rocking pop song full of attitude. I bet Pink and Paramore are amongst her favourite acts of the century. What makes it stand out however, is the soft ukulele that’s placed strategically in between walls of heavy-hitting guitar and drums.

Lyrically, this revenge song tells the classic story of a relationship gone wrong. At the same time, it’s an inspirational song. In Ainsley’s own words: “This song is all about how it’s possible to be the bigger person even when relationships and friendships turn sour.”

Cherry On Top by Ainsley Costello is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It’ll be only one mouse click away for a whole week. Enjoy!

Follow Ainsley Costello on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify

In the Wildcards 2023 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

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Werner’s Weekly (week 1)

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This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:

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.

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Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)

The last six years, starting in 2017, I posted 10 musical recommendations per week on this blog. A total of well over 3.000 tracks, mostly by upcoming – often female (fronted) – artists from all over the world. As I explained yesterday, Carte Blanche Music is entering a new era. One in which I’ll focus my efforts on my constantly updated Spotify playlist.

For sure, that doesn’t mean the blog is closing down. It’ll continue to be the home of my ‘best of’ collection (Werner’s Weekly) on Monday mornings (CET) and my favourite new track (the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard), every Wednesday morning. Also, I’ll post the latest additions to my playlist on Saturdays. For updates, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

No better way to round up the last six years than by publishing the Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites, a chart compiling the 500 most popular (as in best-read) Carte Blanche Music recommendations from 2017 to 2022. You’ll find the Top 25 below, but click through for the full list. My original recommendations are behind the links. If you’re an artist, don’t be shy and search (Ctrl+F) to find out if you made the list. You might be surprised…

Enjoy and thanks for joining the ride so far. Follow the Carte Blanche Music playlist (click ‘♥’ in Spotify) for many more recommendations to come!

Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)

  1. Videoclub – Roi
  2. Wildcard (week 7): Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl
  3. Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu
  4. Wildcard (week 13): Placebo – The Prodigal
  5. Super db – Wait For Me
  6. Wildcard (week 12): Shanguy – Toukassé
  7. Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
  8. Saint Motel – A Good Song Never Dies
  9. IBE – Table Of Fools
  10. Angèle – La Loi De Murphy
  11. Wildcard (week 22): Håkan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Är Uppfyllda
  12. Rick Astley – Every One Of Us
  13. Friedberg – Go Wild
  14. Wildcard (week 26): Videoclub – En Nuit
  15. Agnes – Here Comes The Night
  16. a-ha feat. Ingrid Helene Håvik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged)
  17. Angèle – Libre
  18. Temples – Paraphernalia
  19. Lola Le Lann – Portofino
  20. Pixey – Free To Live In Colour
  21. Eliza & The Delusionals – Just Exist
  22. Videoclub – Enfance 80
  23. Izzy Bizu (feat. Chris Martin) – Someone That Loves You ’19
  24. Mina Okabe – Miss Those Days
  25. Just – Walk Slow Smile More Read More →
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Carte Blanche Music… Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a playlist!

From now on, the one-man band called Carte Blanche Music will focus its efforts on the Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist. It’s all about the music, after all. This playlist will be updated constantly, with a total of 20 to 25 great new tracks per week. So follow it (click ‘♥’) to hear the best new music first. An indispensable source for music lovers, radio DJ’s, fellow bloggers, playlist curators, music directors and influencers.

  • I’ll post the latest additions to the playlist every Saturday via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Follow me there for updates!
  • The seven most recommended tracks of the past week will appear in Werner’s Weekly on Monday mornings (CET)
  • Every Wednesday morning (CET), I’ll announce my favourite track of the week. The Carte Blanche Music Wildcard will be featured prominently at the top of the blog for the next seven days

Submissions for the Carte Blanche Music playlist are more than welcome via the contact form.

For now, please follow the Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist, where I’ll update you with the best new music as soon as it’s released. Happy discovery!

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Wildcard (week 52):
Karin Simonian – Fade Out

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Karin Simonian is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, who appears to have emerged onto the music scene out of nowhere. For Carte Blanche Music followers however, her last name may sound familiar. This is the catch: she’s the sister of Sebu Simonian, of Capital Cities fame. He’s also the one who co-produced her debut album 11 Degrees Of Love.

The 11 tracks on this long-player have been put out one by one throughout last year. The album release coincided with the birth of this new single. Fade Out is another strong and beautiful piano-led pop song with driving drums. Also, it has a fitting title, considering this is the last ‘old-style’ Carte Blanche Music post.

Fade Out by Karin Simonian is the last Carte Blanche Music Wildcard of 2022. It’ll feature prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week, ready for you to discover.

Recommended as well:
Beat Of My Heart

Follow Karin Simonian on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify

In the Wildcards 2022 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards.

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Werner’s Weekly (week 52)

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As our Christmas present to you, this is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music. It contains the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:

Click the links above 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.