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Werner’s Weekly (week 29)
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:
- Baxtr – In Pop We Trust (Wildcard this week)
- beabadoobee – He Gets Me So High (Wildcard last week)
- Grand Corps Malade – Des Gens Beaux
- Madison Olds – If You Wanna
- Orla Gartland – You’re Not Special, Babe
- Palaye Royale – No Love In LA
- Self Esteem – Prioritise Pleasure
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: Chvrches, Manic Street Preachers, Shakira, and 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.
single trackelectronic | indie | pop | rock
slowride – As Above/So Below
slowride blend alternative rock and indietronica. That sounds great on paper, but even better in reality. They couldn’t have come to our radar earlier than with their debut single I Feel Like You, and so they did. Now, over half a year later, their third single is another banger.
As Above/So Below is an anthemic, stadium ready track that blasts out of your speakers. This big sound comes courtesy of Awolnation drummer Isaac Carpenter, who produced the track. According to a press release, slowride’s new single ‘explores the conversation about life through an existential lens’. I think you’d better listen.
Recommended as well:
slowride – I Feel Like You
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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.
single trackelectronic | pop
Self Esteem – Prioritise Pleasure
After Slow Club split up in 2017, Rebecca Lucy Taylor worked on solo material under the Self Esteem moniker. Her sophomore album Prioritise Pleasure will be out 22 October. Following I Do This All The Time, the title track is the long-player’s new single.
Prioritise Pleasure opens with rather minimalistic beats and a semi-spoken word verse. Totally unexpectedly however, the track burst open. A choir sets in, accompanied by blasts of scratching, metallic synths. This is how the gospel according to Self Esteem sounds. Full on and explosive with an industrial feel.
Taylor calls the song ‘a wide screen mantra, remembering to put myself first and in turn making myself a better, more present person’. She adds: “My journey to accept myself is far from over, but over the last few years some of the age old simple shit has started to finally kick in. Love yourself, be in the moment, put your needs first – that all used to feel so abstract and impossible but with a bit of will power (and writing a tonne of songs about it), I finally not only see the benefits but am actively enjoying them.”
Recommended as well:
Self Esteem – Girl Crush
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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.
single trackelectronic | indie | pop | rock
Romes – Alittle
Music-wise, Australia and Canada are two of the most interesting countries at the moment, as far as I’m concerned. This is another great example which, I hope, proves my point.
Jacob and Nicolas Bitove are two brothers from Toronto, who formed Romes in 2015. Initially, Irish friends James Tebbitt and Andrew Keyes were part of the group as well. They met while attending school in Wicklow, Ireland before relocating to the Bitove’s home country. Following their self-titled 2017 debut album, they’ve released numerous singles. Next up is their second EP My Demons Are My Best Friends, which will be out on 6 August.
Last May, Romes released the EP’s first single Chillthefuckout. The follow-up is out now. Alittle is a quirky pop track full of fun production gimmicks. If Billboard’s recent description (‘a prototypical song will usually sound like the meeting point between experimental sound design and EDM influenced pop from the 2010s’) is anything to go by, this is as hyperpop as hyperpop gets.
Recommended as well:
Romes – Out Of It
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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 26)
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:
- Lauran Hibberd – Bleugh (Wildcard this week)
- Jonas Brøg (feat. Lilian Vieira) – I’m Your Nr. 1 [Brazilian Version] (Wildcard last week)
- Clara Luciani – Respire Encore
- Client Liaison – House Of Holy
- Cold War Kids – What You Say
- RoseeLu – Got Me Feeling Like This
- The Allergies – Move On Baby
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: Bastille, Miley Cyrus, The Veronicas, and 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.
single trackelectronic | indie | pop
Fear Of Tigers – Don’t Hurt Me
Apparently, Fear Of Tigers don’t want to waste your time. I guess that’s why all of their recent songs are only 2 to 3 minutes long. And that’s a pity. I know it sounds strange from a sucker for radio edits like me, but I wouldn’t mind their tracks to last a little longer. They’re so infectious!
New single Don’t Hurt Me is a good example. It’s got a house piano, bird sounds (are those birds?), a catchy synth bass, soft beats, and vocals that sound like they’re sampled, all crammed into two minutes. Don’t be so shy, Benjamin Berry (FOT’s real name), your tunes are good enough to entertain us a little longer! 😊
Recommended as well:
Fear Of Tigers – Boy Talk
Fear Of Tigers – Tiger Blood
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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.
single trackelectronic | pop
Client Liaison – House Of Holy
Monte Morgan (vocals) and Harvey Miller (keyboards, producer) are Australian indie-pop duo Client Liaison. They’ve just announced their second long-player Divine Intervention, which will be out on 10 September. That’s almost five years after their debut album Diplomatic Immunity. The upcoming record will hold 14 tracks, including the songs the duo released since 2019: The Real Thing, The Beat Supreme, Champagne Affection and Intervention.
This means Client Liaison’s slick new single House Of Holy is the fifth teaser track to be released. It’s a euphoric, disco-infused tune with a groovy guitar riff, joyful handclaps and a triumphant flute solo.
Speaking about the track, they say: “We wrote House Of Holy in 2019 with (PNAU’s) Nick Littlemore at LA’s Sunset Sound studios. Inspiration for the song struck us after we visited the studio’s haunted upper floors. House Of Holy sets the tone for what this album is all about. It looks to the future with restless wonder, dedicating mind, body and spirit to having a seriously good time.”
Recommended as well:
Client Liaison – The Beat Supreme
Client Liaison – The Real Thing
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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 24)
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:
- Dylan Cartlidge – Hang My Head (Wildcard this week)
- Dua Lipa – Love Again (Wildcard last week)
- Alba August – Old Love
- Bakermat (feat. LaShun Pace) – Ain’t Nobody
- Greta – Vibrant
- Lena – Strip
- Not A Boys Name – Psychopath
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: Cold War Kids, Lorde, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Tones & I, and 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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Bakermat (feat. LaShun Pace) – Ain’t Nobody
God-fearing folks and non-believers are united in their praise (pun intended) of gospel music. It’s swinging, uplifting and brings a sense of euphoria and positivity to the table. What’s not to like about tracks like Go Like Elijah, Like A Prayer or even Underground?
Dutch DJ/producer Bakermat’s new single has the potential to be added to this series of classics. Ain’t Nobody is a funky feel-good dance tune, with a groove from here to eternity. And of course it features some deeply spiritual powerhouse vocals, courtesy of world-renowned singer LaShun Pace.
Speaking on the track, Bakermat says: “Since Teach Me, back in 2015, I really wanted to make a gospel inspired tune again. I absolutely love mixing genres and when I stumbled upon the original acapella by LaShun Pace I immediately began writing chords. I’m glad she approved me to release the end result! The track is a happy, cheerful and fun dance record that I’m very proud of. It is best enjoyed in sunny environments with positive people, and could be a real summer soundtrack if you’re into feel-good house music!”
Ain’t Nobody combines a piano, organ, horns, jazzy rhythms and four-to-the-floor beats. It’s the energetic lead single for Bakermat’s upcoming album. To be released this June, The Spirit will include many more funked-up church choirs and boasted spirituality to spice up your life. Hell yeah!
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Follow LaShun Pace on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
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.
single trackelectronic | indie | pop
Greta – Vibrant
Since its introduction in 1983, Yamaha’s DX7 has become one of the best-selling synthesizers in history. It defined the sound of ‘80s pop music. Instead of bothering to program their own sounds, most artists simply used the instrument’s presets. Its piano preset is probably the most famous, as it’s been used in many power ballads. Think of Whitney Houston, Chicago and Phil Collins, and I bet you can hear the sound in your head.
Another popular DX7 preset was the bass. You can hear it in songs like Madonna’s Who’s That Girl, Take On Me by a-ha and Kool & The Gang’s Fresh. And now, a brand-new track has been built around it as well: Vibrant by Greta Louise Schenk. She’s a German, Copenhagen-based singer, professionally known as Greta.
Vibrant is her first single since the 2020 release of her debut album Ardent Spring. The track is a shimmering slice of electro-pop, which sounds as if it were recorded in the ‘80s. You can thank (or blame) the DX7 for that. The lyrics are no less melancholic. Greta explains: “Vibrant is about two people who love each other and spend the lockdown together. It is about the feeling of reality becoming a blur, about losing sense of time, becoming restless and longing for something more. Something more from each other but from life too.“
The songs ends with a spoken part in German; a nod to Greta’s roots and the missing of her family.
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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.
