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single track, wildcard
Wildcard (week 8):
Wildcard (week 8):
Essyla – Dancing On The Ice
Please, let’s make the Eurovision Song Contest about music again. Former The Voice finalist Essyla is the Belgian contender. In my ears, her bouncy and bass-heavy electropop entry has the potential to make a great impression.
Dancing On The Eyes by Essyla is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Essyla on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2026 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 8)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Awolnation x Makua – Catch A Wave
indie | pop | rock - Chvrches – Such Great Heights (The Postal Service cover)
electronic | pop - Deadletter – Songless Bird indie | pop | rock
- D3lta – Mad About It
indie | pop | rock - Desperate Electric – We Can Go All Night indie | pop
- Essyla – Dancing On The Ice
electronic | indie | pop - Anneke van Giersbergen – Red Sky
indie | pop | rock - Lézard – Coltrane And XTC indie | pop | rock
- DC Maxwell – Funeral Suit
indie | pop - Mid Drift – Easily indie | pop
- Stone – Picture (album track) indie | pop | rock
- Waterpistol – Felin indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 track, wildcard
Wildcard (week 6):
Wildcard (week 6):
Deep Thrills – She Did Alright!
Deep Thrills is Matan KG’s musical alter ego. He produces ‘hyperclash’: a bold mix of hyperpop and electroclash. Funky, bouncy, quirky, groovy… his new single She Did Alright! is it all.
She Did Alright! by Deep Thrills is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More Deep Thrills @ Carte Blanche music
Follow the band on Instagram | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2026 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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 track, wildcard
Wildcard (week 4):
Wildcard (week 4):
Haute & Freddy – Dance The Pain Away
Both musically and visually, this colourful and catchy track off their upcoming debut album Big Disgrace brings us straight back to the ‘80s. Iconic stuff!
Dance The Pain Away by Haute & Freddy is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More Haute & Freddy @ Carte Blanche Music
Follow them on Instagram | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2026 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 4)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Blanks – Nothing I Can Do indie | pop
- CUT_ – Sorry But I Like This… electronic | indie | pop
- Gunmoll – Bitterness indie | rock
- Mira Housey – Butterf-lies indie | pop | rock
- Lilly Wood & The Prick – Dark Blue
indie | pop - Miss Li – Dansa Med Mig Själv
electronic | pop - Stone – Stack Up The Reasons indie | rock
- Young Gun Silver Fox – The Greatest Loser indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 3)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Dylan Cartlidge – Crazy World indie | pop
- Chvrches – Addicted To Love (Robert Palmer cover) electronic | pop
- Dead Anyway – A Shift Of Perspective indie | pop | spoken word
- Lauren Minear – Perfect Girl indie | pop
- They Might Be Giants – Eyeballs indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 2)
This is more like it. The musical year 2026 has finally kicked off. As usual, I recommend not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Blanko – Not My Dashboard indie | pop | rock
- Douwe Bob – With You indie | pop
- Calby – Deeper Love
indie | pop | soul - The Cribs – Never The Same indie | rock
- Haute & Freddy – Dance The Pain Away electronic | indie | pop
- ‘t Hof Van Commerce – Ben Ier Weg (f.f.o. Jo Lemaire) hip hop | indie | pop
- Last Dinosaurs – Pink Flags indie | pop | rock
- Lazy Sunsets (feat. Kara Greskovic) – LA Life indie | pop
- Bruno Mars – I Just Might funk | pop | soul
- Moving Into Tucson – Don’t Tell Me Where I’m Going indie | pop
- Song 1 – Feeling Sideways indie | rock
- Tessa Violet – Knowing indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 1)
Happy 2026 to you! The new year is off to a slow start, especially since we don’t feature all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Ladytron – Caught In The Blink Of An Eye electronic | indie | pop
- Yagki – Waiting For You indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 track, wildcard
Wildcard (week 52):
Wildcard (week 52):
Camp Kubrick – Goodbye To College
Pepijn Schipper is one of the most prolific and successful Dutch EDM artists. As Don Diablo, he is a DJ, digital artist, label owner, record producer, musician, songwriter and remixer. He is one of the pioneers of the future house genre. But Schipper also uses other stage names for a variety of projects. One of my favourites among them is Camp Kubrick.
Camp Kubrick is a project he launched in September 2020 with singer Denzel Chain (born Denzel Ketting). Their sound is very much inspired by ‘80s pop. In their bio, they namedrop artists like Toto, Lionel Richie and Kraftwerk, and movies like ‘Back To The Future’ and ‘The Never Ending Story’ as sources of inspiration.
Choosing quality over quantity, Camp Kubrick only release a track now and then. Their 2020 debut single Johnny’s Online was followed by three tracks in 2021, one in 2022 and one in 2023. Today saw the release of only Camp Kubrick’s seventh tune, but it’s a killer track once again. Not a far cry from The Weeknd, Goodbye To College is an ‘80s style pop song that effortlessly sounds contemporary forty years later.
With Goodbye To College we say goodbye to 2025. Camp Kubrick’s new single is the last Carte Blanche Music Wildcard of the year. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More Camp Kubrick @ Carte Blanche Music
Follow the duo on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2025 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 51 and 52)
Ahead of new year’s eve’s fireworks, the musical year traditionally fizzles out. To wrap up 2025, I added these two songs to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Camp Kubrick – Goodbye To College electronic | indie | pop
- Tamir – Big Wolf [Live]
indie | live | pop | soul
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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.
