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single track, wildcardWildcard (week 12):
Wildcard (week 12):
Dande & The Lion – Children Of The Hour
Dande & The Lion is an indie pop rock band from Bristol, UK and Sydney, Australia, where they’re based. It’s fronted by dual vocalists Natassa Zoë (guitar) and Abbey Gardner (synths), backed by Chris Gabriel (drums) and Nicholas Shea (backing vocals and bass). They cite bands such as The Naked & Famous, Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Wolf Alice as their influences.
Children Of The Hour is the quartet’s latest single. A shimmering combination of indie-rock and bouncy electropop, that’ll do well on festivals and dance floors alike. Lyrically, the song is all about being playful in the moment and following the feeling, rather than over-thinking things.
Talking about how she wrote the tune, Zoë explains: “I was sitting in Centennial Park in Sydney waiting to be picked up. I’d just finished reading a play called ‘The Children’s Hour’ and that kicked off the songwriting process. My ride was late which allowed me to finish the entire song all in one go which was kind of cool.”
The track was produced by talent Aussie producer Xavier Dunn, whose name has featured here many times already. He created a mesmeric cut that sees ardent intimacies erupt into explosive, danceable choruses.
Children Of The Hour by Dande & The Lion is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
Follow Dande & The Lion on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2023 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.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 12)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Caity Baser – Pretty Boys
(Wildcard this week) - youproblem – Avalanche
(Wildcard last week) - Bronte Alva – I Hate Birthdays
- Hozier – Eat Your Young
- Lower Loveday – You Could’ve Been My Queen
- Luna Morgenstern – Dance Dance (Don’t Go)
- Phoenix (feat. Clairo) – After Midnight
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.
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.
playlist
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 11)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Bronte Alva – I Hate Birthdays indie | rock
- Bleach Lab – Indigo indie | pop
- Riley Biederer – Beautiful Boys indie | pop | rock
- The Book Club – Everything I’m Feeling indie | pop | rock
- Comment Debord – Blood Pareil
indie | pop - Dande & The Lion – Children Of The Hour indie | pop | rock
- Hozier – Eat Your Young pop | soul
- ixaras – Lately indie | pop | rock
- Lower Loveday – You Could’ve Been My Queen indie | pop | rock
- Luna Morgenstern – Dance Dance (Don’t Go) electronic | indie | pop
- Phoenix (feat. Clairo) – After Midnight indie | pop
- Stuck On Planet Earth – Crack In The Glass indie | rock
- Super db – Back To Me indie | pop
- Temples – Afterlife indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ‘♥’) to hear the best new music first.
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.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 11)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- youproblem – Avalanche (Wildcard this week)
- The Heavy – I Feel The Love (Wildcard last week)
- Em Beihold – Roller Coasters Make Me Sad
- Edurne – Fresas Y Champán
- Hannah Grae – Propaganda
- Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See Us
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Moonshine
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.
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 10)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Milii Austin – Ultraviolet indie | pop
- Caity Baser – Pretty Boys pop
- Em Beihold – Roller Coasters Make Me Sad pop
- Blondshell – Disappointment indie | pop | rock
- Boxteles – Hindsight indie | pop | rock
- Buckcherry – Good Time indie | rock
- Edurne – Fresas Y Champán indie | pop
- Hannah Grae – Propaganda punk | rock
- Highwayves – Plastic indie | rock
- Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See Us indie | pop
- Demi Lovato – Still Alive pop | rock
- Mal De Mer – You Said indie | pop | rock
- Maria Mena – Not Worth It
pop - Modern Love Child – Diet Cokes indie | pop
- Patio Gas – Digging Your Own Grave indie | pop | rock
- Samskara Rad – Wake Up Snow White indie | pop
- Dan San – The Unknown
indie | pop | rock - Seaside – We’re On Fire indie | rock
- Sego – Tandang indie | pop
- Sunfruits – End Of The World indie | pop | rock
- Suzi – At Least My Dog Still Loves Me [2023 Version] indie | pop | rock
- Betty Taylor – Glitter indie | pop
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Moonshine indie | pop | soul
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ‘♥’) to hear the best new music first.
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, wildcardWildcard (week 10):
Wildcard (week 10):
youproblem – Avalanche
Sydney producer/drummer Alistair Hayes and singer-songwriter Alana Patmore only debuted in March 2022 as a duo. By now, they’re five tracks into their career, and I like each and everyone of them. Their alternative indie-pop songs are characterized by lush, driving production and relatable lyricism. On Australian radio, their style had been described as ‘a slice of magnetic indie’. And not only radio is fond of youproblem, their Broods-, Lauren– and Two Door Cinema Club-inspired tunes could already be heard in TV series as well.
New single Avalanche completes the duo’s first song quintet. Its delicate blend of lush guitars and spacey synths is sure to have you tapping your feet and singing along. Introspective vocals dance over the light, hoppy production, culminating in a dramatic guitar solo.
Patmore explains: “The song is about crossing a line, saying something you can’t take back, and being stuck in the consequences of that. The other person ices you out, gives you the cold shoulder, like they’re punishing you and you’re just left in their power until they get over it.”
Avalanche by youproblem is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
Recommended as well:
Shoot Me In The Grocery Line
Wasting Time
Follow youproblem on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2023 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.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 10)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- The Heavy – I Feel The Love (Wildcard this week)
- Bailen – Call It Like It Is (Wildcard last week)
- Bel – Are You Okay?
- The Lathums – Lucky Bean
- Luna Blue – 2003 indie |
- Thandi Phoenix – Hot Sauce
- Thalia & Kenia Os – Para No Verte Más
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.
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.
playlist
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 9)
In a massive week for pop music, these are the best new tracks. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Arther Keys – Get To Know You indie | pop
- Bel – Are You Okay? indie | pop
- bella amor – Sentimental pop
- Black Bear Kiss – Begin Again indie | pop | rock
- Blusher – Dead End pop
- Emma Dilemma – Other Girls [2023 Mix]
rock - Efecto Mariposa – Laberinto De Cristal indie | pop
- Eut – San Francisco electronic | indie | pop | rock
- Great Gable – Pumpernickel pop | rock
- Gintronix – Rise [Radio Edit] disco | indie | pop
- Josh Holmes – Over And Over indie | pop | rock
- Mckenna Grace – Buzzkill Baby indie | pop
- Trunky Juno – Everything You Say And Do indie | pop | rock
- Sabrina Kennedy – Magic And Mayhem indie | rock
- King Princess – The Bend pop
- The Lathums – Lucky Bean pop | rock
- Latto feat. Lu Kala – Lottery pop | hip hop
- Luna Blue – 2003 indie | pop | rock
- Brad Mack – What’ve You Got To Lose? indie | pop | rock
- Mana Garden – Daydrunk indie | pop
- Mane – Breathing Again indie | pop
- Thandi Phoenix – Hot Sauce
dance | indie | pop - Pony – Très Jolie indie | rock
- Saint Samuel – Quarter-Life Crisis indie | pop | rock
- Thalia & Kenia Os – Para No Verte Más pop
- Thirty Something – Old A F indie | pop | rock
- Waiting For Smith – Control Your Mind indie | pop
- Mimi Webb – Freezing pop
- youproblem – Avalanche indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ‘♥’) to hear the best new music first.
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, wildcardWildcard (week 9):
Wildcard (week 9):
The Heavy – I Feel The Love
Put a big red cross in your agenda to mark 21 April. That’s the date The Heavy will release their sixth album, Amen. You might want to set your alarm as well, just to be sure. For a new album by this British quartet always turns out to be a true ‘event’. Especially since it’s three and a half year since they last put out new music. The long-player was produced by Tchad Blake, who worked with everybody from Crowded House and Pearl Jam to Sheryl Crow and The Black Keys.
I Feel The Love is the band’s new single. In good The Heavy tradition, it’s full of energy. The song combines rock, funk, soul and – first and foremost – a healthy dose of gospel. As a result, it’s a super swinging affair that soothes the mind and spirit. An ultra American sound for a band from the European continent. Praise The Heavy!
Speaking about the track, front man Kelvin Swaby says: “The world feels as if it’s burning down at times and that it’s being torn apart by divisive agendas and evil personality traits. This is a solid reminder that as challenging as that is and may feel from day to day, we feel and will always believe, in Love. Always and forever.”
This week, we totally feel the love for The Heavy’s new single. It’s the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
Recommended as well:
Last Man Standing
Fighting For The Same Thing
Follow The Heavy on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2023 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.
werner's weekly
Werner’s Weekly (week 9)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Bailen – Call It Like It Is (Wildcard this week)
- Gabrielle Aplin – Be Yourself (Wildcard last week)
- The Boo Radleys – The Unconscious
- Gorillaz (feat. Stevie Nicks) – Oil
- Tilly Louise – Join The Club
- Drew Sycamore – Paradise
- Zuco 103 – Aruenda [2023 Version]
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.
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.
