Browsing Tag melancholic
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 37)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Bailen – Send Me Off
indie | melancholic | pop - Dove Cameron – When In Rome electronic | pop
- Hembree – Options indie | rock
- Hooverphonic & Jasper Erkens – Second Life
pop - The Joy Hotel – May Queen
indie | pop | rock - The Linda Lindas – Gotta Get Out indie | pop | rock
- renforshort – Kingpin
indie | pop | rock - Rondé – Running Away
pop - Vlads – Amaze
indie | pop - Warhaus – Simple Pleasures indie | pop
- Ycare – Vesoul
chanson | indie | jazz | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 33):
Wildcard (week 33):
Francesca Blanchard – Quit Music
Currently based in Los Angeles, Francesca Blanchard is a singer-songwriter from the South of France. Blending complex emotional subtleties with catchy hooks, her new single Quit Music deals with the loving feeling every partner of an unsuccessful musician will recognise. Utterly beautiful.
Also check her same-titled EP, exclusively on Bandcamp.
Quit Music by Francesca Blanchard is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Francesca Blanchard on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 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 33)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Francesca Blanchard – Quit Music indie | melancholic | pop
- Fake Suede – Speak Up indie | pop | soul
- Florence Road – 7563
rock - Jungle – Sunshine indie | pop
- Miss The Heart – Know Me Better indie | rock
- Prestyn Smith – I’m Not Stupid indie | pop
- Ben Thornewill – Like A Stone indie | jazz | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 48)
Even in this, musically, least interesting time of year (imho), there are still some gems to be found. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Olivia Booth – I’m Not Yours indie | pop | rock
- Gunmoll – Fuck Everything Up indie | pop | rock
- Mid Drift – Whiplash indie | pop | rock
- Joe Mungovan – Hurts indie | pop
- Palaye Royale – Sad Generation indie | pop | rock
- Georgia Scarlett – Nothing More To Talk About indie | melancholic | pop
- Telquist – Rosanna
electronic | indie | pop - Laura Tesoro – Girlfriend indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 46)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Benson Boone – Mr. Electric Blue pop
- Deadletter – To The Brim indie | pop | rock
- Florence Road – Storm Warnings pop | rock
- Girli – Better Undressed electronic | indie | pop
- Grace Ives – Avalanche electronic | pop
- ixaras – You Wanted You Back indie rock
- Lucius – New Old Tape indie | rock
- Aimee Mann – Rainy Days And Mondays melancholic | pop
- Remember Sports – Bug rock
- Robyn – Dopamine
electronic | indie | pop - Tygermylk – Local Girl, Always Tired indie | pop | rock
- Peter Verdell feat. Isla June – Let’s Go, Let’s Go indie | pop | surf
- Lilly Wood & The Prick feat. Myd – Christina country | indie | dance
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 46)
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:
- Elle Coves – Fault Line (Wildcard this week)
- props – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (Wildcard last week)
- Dark Tropics – You’re Mine
- Fickle Friends – Fantasy
- Romy – Love Who You Love
- St. Lucia – People Change
- Peter Verdell – Infinite
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.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 45):
Wildcard (week 45):
Elle Coves – Fault Line
Elena Coves Cascales, born in Germany to Spanish parents, moved to Ireland when she was thirteen. Inspired by Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac, Maggie Rogers and Sam Fender, she started writing songs shortly after. Coves merges personal, self-reflective storytelling with powerful melodies and stadium choruses.
Now a twenty-one-year-old, she can look back upon a flying start of her career. She has already toured with the likes of Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan, and worked with some of the biggest writers and producers in the industry.
Her single Fault Line is Coves’ first new song since releasing her sophomore EP No Good At Hanging Up, last August. It’s a great, melancholic track that goes down very well in the season of falling leaves. Not only by the sound of it, but lyrically as well.
Fault Line explores the emotional turmoil and breaking point in a strained relationship. Through vivid and raw lyrics, she paints a picture of someone who feels trapped in a cycle of emotional pain and is finally choosing to walk away. The metaphor of a fault line (where earthquakes happen) powerfully conveys the constant tension and potential for emotional disaster.
Fault Line by Elle Coves is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
More Elle Coves @ Carte Blanche Music
Follow her on Instagram | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2025 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.
playlist
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 45)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Elle Coves – Fault Line melancholic | pop
- Dark Tropics – You’re Mine indie | pop | rock
- Fickle Friends – Fantasy indie | pop
- Fil Bo Riva – Desire
pop - The Lottery Winners – Your Last Song indie | pop
- Romy – Love Who You Love electronic | indie | pop
- St. Lucia – People Change indie | pop
- Peter Verdell – Infinite indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 44)
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:
- Em Beihold – Scared Of The Dark (Wildcard this week)
- Moli – Aftermath (Wildcard last week)
- Arxx – WIP (Work In Progress)
- LoveLoveLove – Talk!
- lovelytheband – Never Leave The House
- Melys – 5 Star Tits
- Barbara Pravi – Où Es-Tu? pop
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.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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 43)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Arxx – WIP (Work In Progress) indie | pop | rock
- Em Beihold – Scared Of The Dark pop
- Circa Waves – Lost In The Fire (album track) indie | pop | rock
- Few Bits – Nowhere In Love indie | melancholic | pop
- LoveLoveLove – Talk! indie | pop | rock
- lovelytheband – Never Leave The House indie | pop | rock
- Melys – 5 Star Tits indie | pop | rock
- Barbara Pravi – Où Es-Tu? pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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.
