Browsing Tag funk
Werner’s Weekly (week 30)
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:
- Doves – Prisoners (Wildcard this week)
- Grace Farriss – All The People (Wildcard last week)
- Calogero – La Rumeur
- Raye – Natalie Don’t
- Saint Motel – Preach
- Sophie Hunger – Alpha Venom
- The Waterboys – The Soul Singer
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: beabadoobee, The Go! Team, Yungblud, and more.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
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:
- Grace Farriss – All The People (Wildcard this week)
- Noga Erez – No News On TV (Wildcard last week)
- Alice & Moi – T’aimerais Que Ce Soit Vrai
- Esteban – Suburban Paradise
- Killboy – That’s OK I’ll Just Fuck Myself
- La Oreja De Van Gogh – Te Pareces Tanto A Mí
- Nikki & The Waves – Shirts
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: James Bay, San Cisco, The Goo Goo Dolls, and more.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Saint Motel – Preach
Saint Motel came on my radar via their single My Type. The year after, 2015, they released the equally great track Cold Cold Man, and I’ve been a massive fan ever since. Currently, the band are recording their album The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which will be the sum of 3 EP’s. The first, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Pt. 1, came out last year. The second set of 5 songs, a.k.a. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Pt. 2, will follow later this year.
Two of these songs are out there now. A Good Song Never Dies came out last March, and you can now put your hands together for Preach. It holds all of the elements I love Saint Motel for: it’s funky, danceable and utterly catchy. If there were a prize for ‘Best bass line’, this would be a contender. Add a ton of synths and horns, and a potential summer hit should be in the pocket!
Recommended as well:
A Good Song Never Dies
Destroyer
Move
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Wildcard (week 28):
Grace Farriss – All The People
Grace Farriss has lived on an artistic and musical diet all of her life. She grew up in the UK and Australia, as the daughter of Andrew Farriss, the main composer/songwriter for INXS. Growing up, she was always encouraged to play the piano and guitar. Eventually, she became a poet, singer, songwriter, composer, producer, painter, artist, author and environmentalist.
In 2017, she wrote All The People, which celebrates the interconnection between the diverse cultures that shape the world. The song has just been released as her debut single. It’s a ‘70s-inspired funky disco track, driven by a tight drum, horn and bass groove. Think of it as a more organic version of Lola’s Theme by The Shapeshifters. And the guitar that drops in after 1 minute reminds me of the opening riff of Sausolito Summernight by Diesel. What a great way to start a career!
Farriss is set to release her debut album Grace later this year, featuring performances from some of the world’s greatest musicians. The ‘thank you’ section in the booklet will include The Section Quartet, Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley) on drums, Joey Waronker (Beck) on drums, Abe Rounds (Andrew Bird, Meshell Ndegeocello) on drums, Benji Lysaght (Adele, Father John Misty) on guitar, Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The B-52’s) on saxophone, John Kirby (Solange) on keys, and Todd M. Simon (Angel City All-Star Brass Band) on horns.
Grace Farriss’ very first single All The People is this week’s new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!
In the Wildcards 2020 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
First Beige – Not Gonna Feel The Way You Asked For
When I think about music from Australia, jazz is not the first genre that springs to mind. My bad, and First Beige proves me wrong.
Since starting in 2016 as the bedroom-recording project of founding member David Versace, the band has come a long way. In 2020, First Beige is a six-piece. They draw upon jazzy colours, funky bass lines, textural synth layers and interwoven vocal harmonies, backed by driving house rhythms. An infectious live act, their high energy set is full of extended improvised sections. It’s groovy, baby!
The band’s new single Not Gonna Feel The Way You Asked For started as an improvisational jam session as well. Versace explains: “I set up a drum loop and had Marley (bass) and Josh (keys) jam over it. A couple of months later I found the session on my computer and started mucking around with it and structuring it a bit and in no time had a rough demo of the song,” he said. “We had our friend Curtis come and track some trumpet one afternoon and also my housemate Kerry from Pink Matter sing on it. I took it to the band and recorded some final drum/percussion parts then handed it over to Oscar for the mixing and sent it off for mastering…”
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Werner’s Weekly (week 27)
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 – Bloom (Wildcard this week)
- Hoshi feat. Corine – Larmes De Croco (Wildcard last week)
- Friday – Hey Mama
- Harper Bloom – Walk My Way
- Mads Langer – Life In Stereo
- Mélodie Lauret – À Quoi Tu Penses Quand Tu M’adores ?
- The Allergies (feat. The Cuban Brothers) – Let Them Know
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: Moby, Nothing But Thieves, Prince, Smith & Burrows, and more.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Friday – Hey Mama
Friday are a talented new band from the Netherlands, consisting of Koen Brouwer and Quintin Huigen. They first met at the conservatory of Amsterdam in 2010. In the years that followed, both played in the bands of their friends while working hard at their day-jobs. Now, after years of relentless 9-5, the two are ready to break the treadmill, and live their dreams. Early this year, they eventually formed their own band Friday.
The duo’s first single 21 was met with critical acclaim and playlisted by several nation-wide radio stations. I’m certain this follow-up will do even better. Hey Mama is as funky as it’s catchy, not in the least thanks to the ‘Hey, hey, hey’ part, that sounds a little like Alice Cooper’s Hey Stoopid.
Friday are set to release their debut EP later this year. It’s produced by Cenzo Townshend, the legendary sound engineer who worked with U2, Snow Patrol, Kings Of Leon and many others before.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Mads Langer – Life In Stereo
Danish singer-songwriter Mads Langer broke through internationally in 2010, with his acoustic cover of Olive’s 1997 banger You’re Not Alone. Although he had several bigger hits in his home country since then, his success abroad quickly stalled. And that’s a pity, for Langer is a very talented composer and multi-instrumentalist.
Take his new single for instance. He wrote, produced, sang and played all instruments on it himself. Life In Stereo is a great tune that deserves a spot on radio and Spotify playlists alike. It’s both soulful and funky, in a Stevie Wonder kind of way.
Meanwhile, Langer is creative on another level as well. The last months he managed to continue performing live by staging several very successful drive-in concerts.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Me & My Toothbrush – Funking Around
Me & My Toothbrush is the artist name of Christian Beat Hirt. Not sure if that’s his real name, but he’s a nu-disco maestro from Zurich, Switzerland. If funky house and disco music is your thing, you’d better check him out.
The aptly titled Funking Around is his latest single. Already a huge hit on the Beatport platform, it’s great if you like to dance without being distracted by ‘deep’ lyrics. A groovy ditty, enhanced by horn stabs, drum rolls and cowbells. Now get your lazy ass on the dance floor!
Recommended as well:
Me & My Toothbrush – Menace
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Werner’s Weekly (week 23)
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:
- Håkan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Är Uppfyllda (Wildcard this week)
- Gizmo Varillas – Born Again (Wildcard last week)
- Daði Freyr & Gagnamagnið – Where We Wanna Be
- Dagny – Coulda Woulda Shoulda
- Liza Anne – Bummer Days
- On Video – Bête Noire
- Sophie Hunger – Everything Is Good
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: The Howl & The Hum, Indochine, Nek, and many more.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
