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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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Wildcard (week 3):
Wildcard (week 3):
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.
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Werner’s Weekly (week 3)
Werner’s Weekly, a.k.a. ‘the best of the Carte Blanche Music blog’, is your compass to the music that matters. It features a wide variety of genres, even though it only holds five tracks this week:
- Shanguy – La Louze (Wildcard this week)
- Saveus – Time Can Heal A Man (Wildcard last week)
- Lume – Tip Of Your Thumb
- Mamas Gun – I Need A Win
- Wee Beasties – In The Dark
Click on the links to read the original recommendations and listen to the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar.
If this made you hungry for more, please subscribe to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music, a.k.a. ‘the best of 2018’. Only last week, I added Belle & Sebastian, Fall Out Boy, Franz Ferdinand, Hailee Steinfeld, The Hunna, Kakkmaddafakka and many other top tracks to it. Only two weeks into the new year, the list is already over two and a half hours of great new music long. A promising start!
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 2)
2018 wasn’t exactly off to a slow start for new music. My container playlist Carte Blanche Music, which I will update daily with the best tracks of the year in the next 12 months, already contains 21 songs; over 70 minutes of ear catching music. Well-known artists like Simple Minds, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, Joan As Police Woman and The Vaccines are there, but you can also discover acts like Kumisolo, Banfi and Freak.
This year, I’ll continue to start the working week with a recap of the best tracks that surfaced in the past week. If you don’t have time to visit this blog each day, Werner’s Weekly is your compass to the music that matters. It features the latest two Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, followed by an alphabetical list of other highlights. Through the links you can read my original recommendations and you can listen to all the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar. Happy discovery!
- Saveus – Time Can Heal A Man (Wildcard this week)
- Awolnation – Miracle Man (Wildcard last week)
- AKA George – Manic Machine
- Shed Seven – People Will Talk
- Stereo Honey – Through The Dark
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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Wildcard (week 1):
Wildcard (week 1):
Saveus – Time Can Heal A Man
In 2008, then only 15-year-old Martin Hoberg Hedegaard won the first Danish series of ‘The X Factor’. Last year, his single Levitate Me, released under the Saveus moniker, was a Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. But chances are, that his global breakthrough will coincide with the tenth anniversary of his victory at the television talent show.
‘Saveus’ may be pronounced as ‘Save Us’, not as a Roman emperor, but his new single Time Can Heal A Man is another majestic soul pop track with a massive gospel backing. Irresistible, evidenced by the fact this song is the first Carte Blanche Music Wildcard of 2018!
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 38)
Last week was a great week for new music. Only in the past seven days I added great new songs by David Gray, Foo Fighters, Honeyblood and Shout Out Louds to my 2017 container playlist Carte Blanche Music. Even Skipper Wise, who scored his last (and only) hit Standing Outside In The Rain in 1990, is back with a beautiful new track.
As every Monday morning, you can find my favourites of this whole bunch – in alphabetical order – in Werner’s Weekly, below. The tags underneath this post indicate the variety you will experience while playing these songs. You can do this through the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar. For more information about any of the tracks, simply click the respective link. Enjoy!
- Sol Heilo – America (Wildcard this week)
- Calogero – 1987 (Wildcard last week)
- Frida Sundemo – Gold
- Girli – Hot Mess
- JohnnySwim – First Try
- Pacific – Life In Short
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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JohnnySwim – First Try
JohnnySwim is the stage name of singer-songwriter duo Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez, who married in the process. When you listen to their songs, you’ll soon enough discover Sudano is more than Donna Summer’s daughter alone (at many of her mother’s concerts she sang backing vocals).
First Try is JohnnySwim’s latest single. The song has been buzzing around for almost a year now. In October 2016 it was one of the tracks on their second album Georgica Pond and it stood out immediately. It’s a gospel-like song, full of soul, which features a piece of humming that is equal parts Let It Be and Lean On Me.
The track has been on my Carte Blanche Music playlist since last May, but has only now been remixed for its release as a single, accompanied by a video that features footage from the duo’s recent tour.
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 35)
Besides many upcoming acts that are worth checking, I added new tracks by Beck, Feeder, Neil Finn, Lissie, Nicole Atkins, The War On Drugs and many others to my 2017 container playlist Carte Blanche Music last week. If you are a musical omnivore, like me, that’s a playlist worth following, if I may say so myself.
If the six best songs of the past week are enough for you, look no further. I selected them for you and present them here, in alphabetical order.
Click the links for a little bit of background and meanwhile, listen to all six of them through the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar…
- Julian Velard – Don’t Ask Me About Hamilton (Anymore) (Wildcard this week)
- Saint Etienne – Dive (Wildcard last week)
- Alice Merton – Hit The Ground Running
- Childhood – Nothing Ever Seems Right
- Fjokra – Bang On The Door
- Olsson – No Sugar
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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Olsson – No Sugar
Last year, Christian Olsson debuted with his great single Hold On, featuring fellow Swede Mapei. Also the follow-up singles One In A Million and Ça M’est Égal are on his first album Millions, that came out last spring.
And now, Olsson comes up with single #4. All-new music, not to found on his album. Apparently, he has moved on already. No Sugar is an irresistible song, based on a Madchester kind of beat with some gospel thrown into the mix. Love it!
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 23)
As you’ve probably discovered as a follower of this blog, it’s been a great week for new music. The Charlatans, Beth Ditto, Radiohead, Sia, Sparks, The War On Drugs and many more have been added to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music (do you follow that one as well?). A pre-selection of all the additions has been highlighted on these pages and the very best of this pre-selection are now featured (alphabetically) in Werner’s Weekly:
- Soulwax – Do You Want To Get Into Trouble? (this week’s Wildcard)
- Rocky – Love Is A Soft Machine (last week’s Wildcard)
- Absynthe Minded – The Execution
- Arcade Fire – Everything Now
- Gamba – Don’t Leave The Boy Behind
- Hannah Grace – Praise You
- Kita Menari – Young Lovers
- Liam Gallagher – Wall Of Glass
- Nemesea – Dance In The Fire
Did you know there is a Werner’s Weekly playlist as well? There, you can listen to all of the above tracks. And if you’re interested in extra background information about each track, just click the respective links to find out 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.
