Browsing Tag melancholic
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 12)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Addley – Are You Awake?
indie | pop
- Bakermat (feat. Rhys Lewis) – Good Feeling
electronic | gospel | pop
- Bloxx – Television Promises
indie | pop | rock
- Death By Denim – Hope We Donāt Fall In Love
pop | rock
- Jesse Hite – How Did I
indie | rock
- Allie Kelly – Gunshy
indie | pop | rock
- Jason LaPierre & Kelsey Blackstone – When Iām With You
indie | jazz | pop | soul
- Milck – Metamorphosis indie | melancholic | pop
- Reverend & The Makers – A Letter To My 21 Year Old Self
indie | pop |soul
- The Rions – Scary Movies
indie | pop
- Jake Shears (feat. Amber Martin) – Devil Came Down The Dance Floor
disco | indie | pop
- Amen Sioux – Useless
indie | pop
- Hailee Steinfeld – SunKissing
pop
- ZZ Ward – Baby Donāt
blues | indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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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.
Wernerās Weekly (week 7)
This is Wernerās 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:
- Dolores Forever – When I Say So
(Wildcard this week)
- Nell Mescal – Homesick
(Wildcard last week)
- Eddie Benjamin – All For Nothing
- Django Django feat. Self Esteem – Complete Me
- Harm & Ease – Meet Me At The Riot
- Kezra – Insane
- Hannah Scott – Into Your Grief
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerās 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.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 6)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Gabrielle Aplin – Be Yourself
indie | pop
- Eddie Benjamin – All For Nothing
pop
- Bitter Kisses – Pr*y
indie | pop | rock
- Crystal Cities – I Should Have Known That This Was War
indie | pop
- Depeche Mode – Ghosts Again
electronic | pop
- Django Django feat. Self Esteem – Complete Me
indie | pop
- Harm & Ease – Meet Me At The Riot
indie | pop | rock
- Kezra – Insane
indie | pop | rock
- Naia Lika – Gas Station Bouquet
funk | indie | pop | soul
- Little Green – Dinner With The Moon
indie | pop
- Mal FantĆ“me – Higher
indie | pop | rock
- Manning – Hearts On Fire
indie | pop
- Peking Duk feat. Darren Hayes – I Want You
pop
- Roe – My Greatest Fear
indie | pop | rock
- Hannah Scott – Into Your Grief
acoustic | indie | melancholic | pop
- Super Ghost – Donāt Talk About It
indie | pop | rock
- Tired All The Time – One Big File
indie | pop | rock
- Joshua Ziggy – Canāt Go Back
indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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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.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 5)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Blaue Blume – Crush
indie | pop
- Dead Anyway – Life Is Brutal/Big Foot/The Dotted Line
indie | melancholic | pop | spoken word
- Dolores Forever – When I Say So
indie | pop
- Paddy Echo – Butterfly Kissing
indie | pop
- Girli – Imposter Syndrome
electronic | indie | pop
- Hannah Grae – I Never Say No
pop | rock
- Raye – Worth It.
indie | pop | soul
- Rori – Encore
pop
- Secret Lung – Phantom Limbs
indie | rock
- Jake Shears – Too Much Music
disco | indie | pop
- The Utopiates – Making History
indie | pop | rock
- We The Commas – Keep Going
indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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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.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 2)
Only the best new music from a truly massive release week (alphabetically):
- Archie X – Canāt Walk Away/If I Were You
pop
- Holly Arrowsmith – Desert Dove
folk | indie | melancholic | pop
- Belle & Sebastian – I Donāt Know What You See In Me
indie | pop
- Blanko – Stop The Clock
indie | pop | rock
- Circa Waves – Never Going Under
indie | pop | rock
- Nena Daconte con Celia Becks – Tu Canción
indie | pop
- Gaz Coombes – Turn The Car Around
indie | pop
- Kate Davis – Monster Mash
indie | pop | rock
- Dulcie – Test Drive
indie | pop
- Lizzie Esau – Jellyfish
indie | pop | rock
- Everything But The Girl – Nothing Left To Lose
trip hop
- The Go! Team – Gemini
hip hop | indie | pop
- Honeyboys – Mr. Daniels
indie | pop | rock
- Kingfisher – Until I Lose My Mind
indie | pop | rock
- The Lottery Winners – Worry
indie | pop | rock
- Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My
dance | drum & bass
- MĆ„neskin (feat. Tom Morello) – Gossip
rock
- May-a – Sweat You Out My System
pop | rock
- Tom McGuire & The Brassholes – Unshakable
funk | indie | pop | soul
- Liela Moss – Come And Find Me
indie | pop
- Riku Rajamaa – Hold Me Close
indie | pop
- The Reytons – One More Reason
indie | rock
- Freya Ridings – Weekends
pop
- Rori – Ma Place
pop
- Rosemaryās Sons – The Ride
indie | pop | rock
- Stacey Ryan – Over Tonight
pop
- Spacey Jane (feat. Benee) – Lots Of Nothing
indie | pop | rock
- Stace Cadet – Light Me Up
dance
- Raine Stern – So Precarious
funk | indie | pop | soul
- Tensnake & Drama – Rooftops
indie | pop
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Still Got It Goinā On
indie | pop | soul
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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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.
Wernerās Weekly (week 2)
This is Wernerās 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:
- Ainsley Costello – Cherry On Top
(Wildcard this week)
- Karin Simonian – Fade Out
(Wildcard last week)
- Adele – Can I Get It
- Mckenna Grace – Ugly Crier
- Daimy Lotus – 1st Class D-Bag
- The Slow Readers Club – Modernise
- The Veils – Time
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerās 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.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 1)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Adele – Can I Get It
pop
- Ilse DeLange – Drown Us Out
pop
- DeWolff ā Night Train
indie | rock
- Jimmy Diamond ā In The Dark
indie | pop | rock
- Futureworld Orchestra ā All OverĀ
indie | pop
- Mckenna Grace ā Ugly Crier
indie | pop | rock
- Hyphen Hyphen ā Own God
pop
- Leony ā Somewhere In Between
electronic | indie | pop
- Daimy Lotus ā 1st Class D-Bag
indie | pop | rock
- Notbrax – Drowning In The Thought Of You
indie | pop
- Sera – Head Held High
pop
- The Slow Readers Club ā Modernise
electronic | indie | pop | rock
- The Trusted ā Terrible Fight
indie | pop | rock
- The Veils – Time
indie | melancholic | pop
- The Vices ā Never Had To Know
indie | pop
- We Are Scientists ā Settled Accounts
funk | indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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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.
Wernerās Weekly (week 52)
As our Christmas present to you, this is Wernerās Weekly, your guide to the best new music. It contains the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Louie Ashley feat. Elle Exxe – Is This My Moment
(Wildcard this week)
- The Veils – No Limit Of Stars
(Wildcard last week)
- Ainsley Costello – Cherry On Top
- Blondshell – Veronica Mars
- The Kubricks – Getting On It
- Long Island – Average
- Somebody’s Child – We Could Start A War
Click the links above for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerās 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.
Wernerās Weekly (week 51)
This is Wernerās 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 Veils – No Limit Of Stars
(Wildcard this week)
- Hayes Warner – Shut Up
(Wildcard last week)
- aleksiah – Fern
- Andy Grammer – Good Company
- DāArcy Spiller – Curveball
- New Wolves – Lifeforms
- Olly Murs – Dancing On Cars
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerās Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: Conchita, Vance Joy, Zaz, 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.
Wildcard (week 50):
The Veils – No Limit Of Stars
For most people, December is Melancholy Month. Mentally, but musically as well. That explains why so many ballads are being released during this month. Personally, Iām not a big sucker for ballads. But thereās nothing wrong with a bit of melancholy. However, I prefer upbeat songs with a touch of melancholy. Thatās where The Veilsā new single comes inā¦
Iāve been a The Veils fan ever since their earliest output, in 2002. The band is fronted by Finn Andrews, the son of Barry Andrews (of XTC and Shriekback fame). Theyāve released five albums so far, with ever growing gaps between consecutive albums. The Veilsā latest long-player came out in August 2016. Record #6, a double album called ā¦And Out Of The Void Came Love, will finally see the light on 3 March 2023. Andrews says about it: āIt is difficult to articulate quite what a strange 6 years it’s been since The Veils last put out a record, but it’s all in these songs. They are songs of loss, songs of anger and isolation, and songs of love.ā
Following first single Undertow, No Limit Of Stars is the second track to be released ahead of the new album. Andrews sounds like a younger version of Nick Cave on it. Despite that, thanks to a light piano motif, swinging drums and a driving bass line, it sounds like a carefree song. Lyrically however, it ponders on the themes of the upcoming record: āthe certainty of death, the power of new life, and the dizziness of contemplating your place in an unknowably vast cosmosā.
No Limit Of Stars by The Veils is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means itāll feature prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
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In the Wildcards 2022 playlist youāll find all of this yearās 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.