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Werner’s Weekly (week 15)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your compass to new music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Get Well Soon – My Home Is My Heart
(Wildcard this week) - Placebo – The Prodigal
(Wildcard last week) - Bash! – Mental Hygiene
- La Pegatina feat. Youthstar – Where Do We Go?
- Oliver Pesch – Shelly (Lollapalooza)
- Two Year Vacation – Lemons
- youproblem – Wasting Time
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: Aurora, Nerina Pallot, Palace Winter, Vance Joy, 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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La Pegatina feat. Youthstar – Where Do We Go?
The last few years, Spanish band La Pegatina recorded and released a large number of collaborations with other bands. Most of those acts were Spanish, but on Down For Love, for instance, they partnered with popular Dutch band Chef’Special. And Nothing But A Lie featured German group Querbeat.
On their new single Where Do We Go?, La Pegatina team up with Youthstar. He was born in Great-Britain, but relocated to France at the age of 16. Currently, Youthstar is the rapper/MC of Chinese Man. With choruses in English, verses in Spanish and a catchy rap, Where Do We Go? can have a broad appeal. Its Tubthumping kind of vibe will hook you upon first listen.
This single will be part of La Pegatina’s new album Hacia Otra Parte, which will be out this Spring. An international record, containing many of the collaborations that have already been released.
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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 9)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your compass to new music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order. As you can see, Aussie artists did a great job last week:
- Dylan – No Romeo
(Wildcard this week) - Barks IV & I.Am.Em – Hittin’ It
(Wildcard last week) - Alice Offley – Pour (Your Love On Me)
- Hollie Col – Seasick
- Hope D – Hate Goodbyes
- Slowly Slowly – Nothing On
- Sunday Hunter – Illogical Sphere
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: Brian May, Regina Spektor, Tears For Fears, 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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Wildcard (week 7):
Barks IV & I.Am.Em – Hittin’ It
It’s not always easy to find any interesting information about the artists I feature at Carte Blanche Music. Especially when it looks like the acts are doing their best to maintain a mysterious profile. Obviously, my ultimate goal is to introduce you to the best new music, not to ‘expose’ artists against their will. On the other hand, having been a radio DJ for 30 years, I know it’s fun to play a great song, but equally satisfying to be able to give some nice background info. So I did some digging…
Turns out, I’ve been writing about Barks IV before. His real name is Bjarke Sørensen, born in Denmark, but currently working from Berlin, Germany. He used to be in the band The Dead-On, who had to change their name to The New Madness due to legal issues. I recommended their debut single Lovesick back in 2017. Nowadays, Sørensen is a producer and A&R at Deadly Tunes, a company that’s specialized in producing and licensing music for commercials and TV.
I.Am.Em is the artist name of American artist, singer-songwriter and music producer Emmery Williams. She’s currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. Her LinkedIn profile states: ‘A multifaceted pianist, I.Am.Em thrives in providing top quality productions for artists & music synchronization’. Her Instagram bio adds: ‘Placements on TV, Film’.
Now, Barks IV and I.Am.Em found each other in song and mission. Hittin’ It is a top-notch tune with a great beat and swinging vocals. To me, it immediately brought back memories of Neneh Cherry. And did they succeed ‘synchronization’-wise? Oh yeah, they did. You can hear the song in the Netflix series ‘Twentysomethings: Austin’. Mission accomplished on every level. Good story, brilliant song!
Oh, and here’s another ‘placement’: Hittin’ It by Barks IV & I.Am.Em is our new Wildcard. This means it’ll feature at the top of the Carte Blanche Music blog for a full week.
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In the Wildcards 2022 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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Drapht (feat. Eli Greeneyes) – Hypocrite
Paul Reid, who was born as Paul Gary James Ridge, is an Australian hip hop artist from Perth. He goes by the stage name Drapht. Since 2003, he released seven solo albums, his latest being Shadows And Shinings.
Following Hollywood Hills, Problem Here and Shadows On My Walls, Hypocrite (with alternative rock artist Eli Greeneyes) is its fourth single. The track is cleverly produced and features addictive beats, driving guitar chords and introspective song-writing.
Drapht explains: “The first part (of the song) came to life after a massive night out in LA with some friends. I used the writing of it to crawl myself out of the depths of the darkest of hangovers. It’s about everyone having a little slice of hypocrite in them, and now more than ever in the age of the influencer. So I just wanted to balance out the universe a bit. The second half came about a week later when catching a flight from LA to New Orleans. I was so busy trying to get to the gate to catch my flight I didn’t realise I had just cut off a guy in a wheelchair going to the same gate getting on the same flight. I could definitely get better at slowing down, I think we can all be guilty of getting caught up in the race to the next destination and at times don’t quite understand the damage we’re doing in the process.”
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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 25)
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:
- Jonas Brøg (feat. Lilian Vieira) – I’m Your Nr. 1 [Brazilian Version] (Wildcard this week)
- Dylan Cartlidge – Hang My Head (Wildcard last week)
- bülow – Revolver
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Flay (feat. Travis Barker) – Dating My Dad
- Niko Rubio – Bed
- Silvertwin – Saviour
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: Annie feat. Jake Shears, Chromeo, Modest Mouse, 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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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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Wildcard (week 23):
Dylan Cartlidge – Hang My Head
North Yorkshire artist Dylan Cartlidge didn’t have the easiest of youths. In 2018, he appeared on the BBC documentary The Mighty Redcar, which followed people’s struggles in a town that has faced its fair share of hardship. This documentary proved a turning point for Cartlidge. The years since then have been nothing short of amazing for him. His music grabbed the attention of the likes of NME and BBC Radio One. Also, he performed at festivals like Glastonbury and SXSW.
9 July, he’ll release his debut album Hope Above Adversity, which has been his long-time motto. He created the record with world-class producers and engineers such as Eg White, James Dring, Dan Parry and Edmund Irwin-Singer from Glass Animals.
Hang My Head is the album’s new single. Although the song has come from a place of pain, it’s a euphoric feel-good track. It opens and closes with a catchy whistle. In between, we hear a groovy bass, upbeat drums, an uplifting choir and motivational lyrics about positivity and self-reflection. Cartlidge’s voice is stirring throughout. To me, the song sounds like a perfect mix of Around Town by The Kooks and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Sacrilege.
Speaking on his new single, he says: “Hang My Head is a track about when you take a wrong turn or make a bad choice and feel like you’ve let yourself and others down. It’s then also about learning from your mistakes, growing from within and trying to get yourself back out the front door, knowing that you are doing yourself, your work and your family justice.”
This week, Hang You Head by Dylan Cartlidge is the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. As such it’ll feature prominently at the top of the blog for a full seven days.
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In the Wildcards 2021 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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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:
- Dua Lipa – Love Again (Wildcard this week)
- Stefanie Heinzmann – Labyrinth (Wildcard last week)
- Dirty Heads (feat. Train) – Vacation
- Drew Sycamore – Jungle
- Farmer & Friends (feat. Zuzu) – Wanna Be With You
- Hurry – A Fake Idea
- The Deep Blue – Jealous Sea
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: Public Service Broadcasting, Sigrid, Twenty One Pilots, Volbeat, 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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Dirty Heads (feat. Train) – Vacation
Jared Watson, Dustin ‘Duddy B’ Bushnell, Jon Olazabal, Matt Ochoa and David Foral formed Dirty Heads in 2003. Redefining the sound of Southern California, their sound contains equal parts alternative, hip hop, reggae and rock. And not unsuccessfully so, for they amassed over 1,3 billion streams to date. As with so many hits nowadays, TikTok is a big driver recently.
The quintet released the original version of Vacation in 2017, on their sixth album Swim Team. The song pays tribute to those who love their jobs. It went on to become one of the band’s biggest hits, reaching the top echelons of Billboard’s specialist charts like Hot Rock and Alternative Airplay. As a spin-off, Dirty Heads even released their own beer; Vacation Session Ale + Pineapple.
In the summer of 2019, the track suddenly spawned the #vacationtransition trend on TikTok. This was revived in early January 2021 by influencers Bryn Sato and Glenca Chysara. The #vacationtransition hashtag now has over 45,5 million views (and counting). Over 493.000 user generated videos (including one by Jared Watson himself) were watched more than 548,5 million times.
In response to its resurgence, Dirty Heads recorded a new version of their viral hit, which features the band Train. Watson says about it: “Thank you to Pat Monahan for hopping on this new version. It’s a gift to everyone who has made us smile with their ‘Vacation Challenge’ videos over the past year.”
If you love Twenty One Pilots and don’t know Dirty Heads yet, do yourself a favour and check them out!
Recommended as well:
Dirty Heads – Lift Me Up
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Follow Train 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.
