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Wernerâs Weekly (week 39)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Skylar – Why Men Love Bitches
(Wildcard this week)
- Rews – Lock Your Horns
 (Wildcard last week)
- Ash (feat. DĂ©mira) – Oslo
- Dylan – Rebel Child
- Smol Fish – Sweet Taste
- Wreck Theory feat. Flo – La Fin
- NoĂ©mie Wolfs – A Little Bit
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs 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 38)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Ana & The Changes – Dosta
indie | pop
- Ash (feat. DĂ©mira) – Oslo
indie | pop | rock
- Crystal Fighters – Love x3
indie | pop
- Dragonette & Big Data – Literally Dead
indie | pop
- Dylan – Rebel Child
electronic | pop | rock
- Eaglemont – You Donât Live Here
indie | pop | rock
- Jungle By Night – Pompette Encore
funk | indie | instrumental | pop
- Poolclvb (feat. Fanta Ballo) – Broken Heart
pop | dance | spoken word
- Smol Fish – Sweet Taste
indie | pop | rock
- Izzy S.O. – Without You I Donât Like Sundays
indie | pop | rock
- Stone – If You Wanna
pop | rock
- Super db – Side By Side
funk | indie | pop
- The Vaccines – Heartbreak Kid
indie | rock
- Wreck Theory feat. Flo – La Fin
indie | pop
- NoĂ©mie Wolfs – A Little Bit
indie | orchestral | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ââ„â) 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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 17)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Jessie Ware – Begin Again
(Wildcard this week)
- Oscar Lang – A Song About Me
(Wildcard last week)
- Kita Alexander – Queen
- Jodie – Iâm Not Your Fool
- Kehli – Dead Body
- Parliamo – Youâre An Animal
- Venice Heath – Different
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs 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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 16)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Oscar Lang – A Song About Me
(Wildcard this week)
- Lottie Gray – Get Lost
(Wildcard last week)
- Alta Falls – Tried To Forget About
- Emiline – Oh, Honey
- Hallie – Cut It Off
- Lucky Lo – Yes To Myself
- Oh Land – Bleeed
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs 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.
Wildcard (week 15):
Oscar Lang – A Song About Me
First emerging in 2017, London-based Oscar Lang has produced numerous EPâs and two full-length albums already. All of them of the same high quality. By the sound of his new single, the talented multi-instrumentalist has no intentions of lowering his standards.
A Song About Me is a classic pop tune in more ways than one. Itâs timeless and drenched in beautifully arranged strings. All in all an ambitious piece of art. Lyrically, itâs a song about lost love.
Lang says about the track: âA Song About Me is a break-up song that is honest and open but self-aware. I wanted to write in a similar world to Youâre So Vain by Carly Simon or Love Song by Sara Bareilles. A break-up song for all the people that have had their hearts broken, itâs got bit of bite but at the end of the day means well. I took influence for the sound from classic songwriters like Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and mixed them with a bit of â90s Britpop a la The Verve and Oasis.â
A Song About Me was produced by Rich Turvey (The Coral, Blossoms). Itâs the first track to be taken from Langâs forthcoming album Look Now, which is scheduled for release on 21 July.
This week, A Song About Me by Oscar Lang is the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means itâll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a full seven days.
Recommended as well:
21st Century Hobby
Get Out
Apple Juice
Follow Oscar Lang on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2023 playlist youâll find all of this yearâs 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.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 14)
It certainly was a Good Friday for great new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Altered By Mom – Everygirl
indie | rock
- Pip Blom – Tiger
indie | pop | rock
- Callisto – Surf Blood
indie | rock
- Champs – Things I Donât Know About
indie | pop
- Ciel – Somebody
indie | rock
- Chris Corey – Baby Steps
indie | pop | rock
- The Covasettes – Duvet Thief
indie | rock
- Dizzy – Open Wide
indie | pop
- Lou Elliotte – Single
pop
- Go-Jo – Mrs. Hollywood
indie | pop
- Oscar Lang – A Song About Me
indie | orchestral | pop | rock
- MisterWives – Out Of Your Mind
indie | rock
- Yoyo Nagase – I Hate My Roommate
indie | pop
- Jacob Reddy – Wear The Crown
indie | rock
- Saibh Skelly – Superficial
indie | pop
- Sophisticated Dingo – Radio On
indie | rock
- Sorry Girls – Aftermath
indie | pop
- Stay Lunar – Distance
indie | pop | rock
- Stellie – Softly
indie | pop
- Stone – Left Right Forward
rock
- Ten Tonnes – Dancing, Alone
indie | pop | rock
- Yuksek feat. Voyou & LĂĄura – Hypra-Sensorial
indie | latin | pop | tropical
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ââ„â) 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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 1)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Karin Simonian – Fade Out
(Wildcard this week)
- Louie Ashley feat. Elle Exxe – Is This My Moment
(Wildcard last week)
- Conchita – No Soy Yo, Eres TĂș
- DJ Qness feat. Lizwi – Imithwalo [Laroye Radio Edit]
- A.B. – Take It Away
- Nothing But A Nightmare – Canât Fix Stupid [2022 Version]
- Weezer – Dark Enough To See The Stars
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs 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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 52)
As our Christmas present to you, this is Wernerâs 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 Wernerâs 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.
Wildcard (week 51):
Louie Ashley feat. Elle Exxe – Is This My Moment
Lewis Ashley is the mastermind of a one-man project called Epic Orchestra. For his YouTube channel, he arranges and orchestrates pop songs into orchestral pieces. The result is often stunning. Especially when you know that the up to 52 instruments youâll hear are all played by one and the same guy.
Ashley records and mixes the tracks on his PC. So far, he reimagined songs from numerous different artists, including Taylor Swift, Muse, Coldplay, Lewis Capaldi, ABBA, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Queen and Linkin Park.
Recently, he was challenged to write and record his first original song in a real music studio, with a professional producer (Sam Cramer) and some talented musicians. Ashley co-wrote the song with violin player Ceskie Hummingbird, drummer Toby Evangelou and singer-songwriter Elle Exxe, whose Rose Gold featured here in 2020. You can watch a behind the scenes video through this link. I think the challenge turned out great.
Is This My Moment is a truly epic ballad. An uplifting tune about big dreams. Perfectly suited for the dark days at the end of year. Goosebumps alert!
Is This My Moment by Louie Ashley feat. Elle Exxe is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means itâll feature prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
Follow Louie Ashley on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
Follow Elle Exxe on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
In the Wildcards 2022 playlist youâll find all of this yearâs 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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 28)
This is Wernerâs 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:
- Skies – Deconstruction
(Wildcard this week)
- Grand Corps Malade & Melody Gardot – Souvenirs ManquĂ©s
(Wildcard last week)
- book NOT brooke – Popsicle
- Drew Sycamore – Electric Motion
- Haunter – Go
- Pale Waves – Jealousy
- Warhaus – Open Window
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: The Cult, The 1975, White Lies, 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.