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Werner’s Weekly (week 8)
So here it is again: Werner’s Weekly, your compass to the music that matters, as always containing the latest two Carte Blanche Music Wildcards and my alphabetically ordered selection of the best releases from the past week…
- Shake Shake Go – Dinosaur (Wildcard this week)
- We Are Scientists – One In, One Out (Wildcard last week)
- Absynthe Minded – Kingpin
- Luz Casal – Que Corra El Aire
- Margaret Island – Hóvirág
- Nilüfer Yanya – Thanks 4 Nothing
- Raf Rundell feat. Showboy – Sweet Cheeks
- The Wholls – Going Down
The links will bring you to the stories behind the tracks and you can listen to them via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar. If that’s not enough to ease your hunger for great new music, I can recommend you to subscribe to my daily updated 2018 gross list, the Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist. Just a few of the tracks I added last week are by artists like Albert Hammond Jr., Belle & Sebastian, Jessie Ware, Simple Minds and Tracey Thorn feat. Corinne Bailey Rae, among a host of new talent.
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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Icarus – Love Has Come Around
Icarus is the stage name of brothers Ian and Tom Griffiths, a Bristol-based DJ/producers duo. Both of them played in bands before; Ian on guitar, Tom on bass.
The two are currently working on their next EP, In The Dark, to be released in the Spring. Its first single, Love Has Come Around, is an infectious disco stomper, which lyrically represents the excitement of meeting and connecting with someone new. The track is built around a sample from the same-titled Donald Byrd track, that dates back to 1981.
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music 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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Raf Rundell feat. Showboy – Sweet Cheeks
Raf Rundell is one half of dance duo The 2 Bears. In 2016, he released his debut mini album The Adventures Of Selfie Boy Part 1 to a very positive reception. This new single is a taster for his first full length album Stop Lying, scheduled for release on 2 March. Sweet Cheeks is an uplifting slice of funky pop music, that could have been a companion piece to the Freestylers’ Push Up. Destined to make your day!
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music 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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Peggy Gou – It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)
Korean producer Peggy Gou currently operates from Berlin. There, she works on her next EP Once, and It Makes You Forget is the first single off it. It’s the first time she ever sung on a record, which she does in her native language. The laid-back, understated way she sings forms a great part of the song’s appeal.
The track has a 90’s house vibe, with influences from disco, electro and even acid. Musically, the track has the same amount of nonchalance as the vocal parts. A winning combination.
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music 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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Werner’s Weekly (week 6)
After a week full of new music in all the genres you can think of, it’s time to draw some conclusions and decide which songs will and will not make it onto Werner’s Weekly. And here it is, your compass to the music that matters. In other words: the best tracks from the past week:
- Fall Out Boy – Church (Wildcard this week)
- The Nectars – Heaven (Wildcard last week)
- Anderson East – Girlfriend
- Chvrches – Get Out
- Clara Luciani – La Grenade
- Desi Valentine – Higher Heart
- Glen Hansard – Roll On Slow
- Mylène Farmer – Rolling Stone
You can listen to each of the songs via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar and read about them by clicking the links above.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist, with recent additions by Albert Hammond Jr., Blue October, Kate Nash, The Mowgli’s, Pale Waves, Paramore, Stereophonics, Vance Joy and many more.
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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Clara Luciani – La Grenade
Clara Luciani is an upcoming French singer. We first got to know her through her contributions to Nekfeu’s album Cyborg and the Deluxe Edition of Calogero’s Liberté Chérie, as well as her first EP Monstre D’amour, that she released last year.
Now, here’s Clara Luciani’s new single. If you like groovy bass lines and catchy melodies, this one’s for you. Based on her music so far, I’m very much looking forward to her debut album, due out in April!
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music 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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L’Impératrice – Matahari
In a way, French music is always surrounded by an sense of sensuality. Whether it’s the melancholy whispering, even moaning singing technique of many a chanteuse, or the sultry, groovy, tropical disco like instrumentation, in French music passion and desire are never far away. Take L’Impératrice (French for ‘the empress’), for example…
L’Impératrice is a six-piece band from Paris (where else? ). Since 2012, they released four EP’s and a handful of stand-alone singles. Only 2 March their debut album Matahari will come out. The title track is the new single, and with a subject like that, it can only be a sensual track, can it? Well… it is!
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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Werner’s Weekly (week 5)
A week with new music by The Aces, Buffalo Tom, Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis, and The Go! Team can only be a good week. And to let you join in the fun, I put all of these tracks in the Carte Blanche Music playlist.
But there was more, as you may have read here throughout the week. If you haven’t, don’t worry. Each Monday morning I present you with Werner’s Weekly, your compass to the music that matters. The songs aren’t only below (in alphabetical order), but also in the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar. The links point you to my original recommendations. What a way to start the working week!
- The Nectars – Heaven (Wildcard this week)
- Paloma Faith – ‘til I’m Done (Wildcard last week)
- Lissie – Best Days
- Stalking Like Candy – Can You See The Light
- Tom Grennan – Sober
- Youngr – Ooh Lordy
- Yungblud – Polygraph Eyes
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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Werner’s Weekly (week 4)
Beth Ditto, Bleachers, Editors, eels, Fall Out Boy, George Ezra, Hailee Steinfeld, Kylie Minogue, Maroon 5, Mylène Farmer, Rudimental, The Wombats and many more were added to the Carte Blanche Music container playlist last week. But apart from these well-known names there was also a wealth of music by lesser-known artists to be discovered. Exactly that is what I try to facilitate on these pages.
The best of last week’s recommendations are collected in Werner’s Weekly, your alphabetically ordered compass to the music that matters. Listen to all the tracks through the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar and read more about each song by clicking the links below:
- Paloma Faith – ‘til I’m Done (Wildcard this week)
- Shanguy – La Louze (Wildcard last week)
- Jerry Williams – Grab Life
- Lilly Among Clouds – Listen To Your Mama
- The Chordaes – Something New (Remix)
- The Nectars – Heaven
- The New Schematics – Who Do You Think You Are?
- US Girls (feat. James Baley) – Pearly Gates
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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Paloma Faith – ‘til I’m Done
When Paloma Faith released her debut single Stone Cold Sober in 2009, it was immediately clear she was an incredible talent. But despite scoring hits in recent years like Can’t Rely On You (co-written by Pharrell Williams) and Only Love Can Hurt Like This, I was surprised to find out her fourth album The Architect was only her first to hit number one in her home country Great Britain.
The album already produced the singles Crybaby and Guilty, but I bet she’s third time lucky. Paloma Faith’s new single ‘til I’m Done sounds like it could do well everywhere: on the radio, in your car, on the dance floor and in the charts. This gospel disco stomper, that sneakily references Donna Summer’s (well, okay, Donna Summer’s version of Barry Manilow’s) Could It Be Magic, deserves to be a hit!
This week, Carte Blanche Music is the first place where ‘til I’m Done scores big. It features here prominently as the new Wildcard (all of which you can find in the Wildcards 2018 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.
