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Werner’s Weekly (week 31)
Even the ‘full version’ of my music recommendations doesn’t drown you in an infinite pool of new songs. My intention is not to present you with all new music, but only with the best new tracks. Last week, I added 20 great tunes to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music, by artists like Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Everlast, The Hunna, Miles Kane, Lenny Kravitz, Tom Morello & Knife Party, and Maggie Rogers. Feel free to follow for fresh finds very frequently 😉.
For an overview of the new songs that are not to be missed, this is Werner’s Weekly, your compass to the music that matters. 21 minutes of good stuff, that you can check through the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar. Via the links below you can read more about every track.
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Kingston Boogie (Wildcard this week)
- Lizzo – Boys (Wildcard last week)
- Axel Flóvent – Close To You
- Big Data – Evolution Once Again
- Jennie Lena – Trouble
- Radkey – Basement
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Jennie Lena – Trouble
After touring the world with her mother, who was a singer as well, Jennie Willemstijn (professionally known as Jennie Lena) started singing backing vocals for Dutch star Anouk. It wasn’t long before she started to write and perform her own songs and releasing her own albums.
Despite her status as a well-known and much-loved singer, she appeared in season 6 of ‘The Voice Of Holland’. Making it all the way to the finals, she ended in fourth place.
Her third full album of self-written songs, out in October, was preceded last spring by her EP Trouble. The title track is out now as Jennie’s new single, once again proving her world-class talent.
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Wildcard (week 30):
Young Gun Silver Fox (feat. Seaweed Horns) – Kingston Boogie
I admit, it would be a horrible thing to do, but what would happen if bands like Hall & Oates, Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Ace were thrown in a blender? It would give a mess, obviously, but musically, something deliciously juicy would come out. Luckily for us (and for the artists especially) it’s not necessary to do that blender thing, because the band whose sound incorporates all of the above (and more) has already stood up. And the best part is: despite of all these well-known ingredients they don’t sound like clones, but are a phenomenon in their own right.
I’m talking about Young Gun Silver Fox, of course, like I did before, when I recommended Lolita, Midnight In Richmond and Take It Or Leave It. All of these tracks can be found on the band’s latest album AM Waves, but they decided to save the best for last. My favourite album track, Kingston Boogie, is YGSF’s new single. An über sunny, sophisticated dance tune, and one of the tracks on the album to feature a horn section, the Seaweed Horns. In short: what’s not to love about this song?
Kingston Boogie by Young Gun Silver Fox is this week’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcard, meaning you can find and enjoy it here in only one mouse click. Wondering what other fine tunes were hand-picked as this blog’s ‘powerplay’? You can find them all in the Wildcards 2018 playlist.
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Big Data – Evolution Once Again
Big Data, the brain child of producer Alan Wilkis, broke through in 2014 with Dangerous (feat. Joywave). Essentially, this version was a remix made by Joywave of a track off Big Data’s first EP 1.0, that was later released on the band’s second EP 1.5. On their debut album 2.0, Big Data worked with Jamie Lidell, Dragonette, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo and others.
You won’t be surprised to hear Big Data’s upcoming second album will be named 3.0. It’s preceded by the single Evolution Once Again, a song about the moment ’when artificial intelligence exponentially surpasses human intelligence’. Wilkis explains: “The character singing the song is the forlorn computer scientist who feels abandoned by the AI he has created, which has now left him (and all of humanity) far behind.”
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Werner’s Weekly (week 30)
A-typically, since it’s mid-summer, last week was a good one for rock music. Adelitas Way, Imagine Dragons, Man With A Mission, Metric, and Spring King are among the acts that delivered great guitar tracks, all of which you can find in my 2018 container playlist Carte Blanche Music. But it also welcomes new songs by Mary J. Blige, David Bowie, Kodaline, and Muse, to name but a few. In other words: it comes close to the holy grail of music discovery 😉.
If you have less time, or trust me to make the right choices for you, Werner’s Weekly is your compass to the music that matters. Always short and snappy, with only the best of the best new music. The songs are listed below and you can listen to them all through the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar. Click the links for more background!
- Lizzo – Boys (Wildcard this week)
- Satellite Stories – Carried Away (Wildcard last week)
- Joan – Stop And Stare
- Leoniden – Kids
- Nona – It’s Alright
- Stillmode – Wild One
- Waylon – That’s How She Goes
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Nona – It’s Alright
Nona (born Nona van der Wansem) is a talented young singer, hailing from a small town in the south of the Netherlands. Her powerful voice is made for a repertoire of rootsy genres like blues, jazz and soul, placing her somewhere between Amy Winehouse and fellow-Dutchy Kovacs. At the same time, however, she loves hip hop and pop, citing DJ Premier as an influence.
Soon, she’ll release her debut album, that she recorded in the United States. The first single is out now, and indeed: It’s Alright!
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Werner’s Weekly (week 29)
A diverse set of music acts, ranging from Suede and The Hunna, via Galantis and Sigrid to Sofi Tukker and Confidence Man, was added to my 2018 gross list Carte Blanche Music last week. That playlist is updated constantly and contains the best music that the year 2018 produced so far. It’s impossible for me to review all of those tracks here, so please follow that list for a bigger picture of great new music. All killers, no fillers.
Every Monday I present you with a more condensed overview. Werner’s Weekly features only the best of the best, and is your compass to the music that matters. You can listen to them all via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar and get more information by clicking the links below. Enjoy!
- Satellite Stories – Carried Away (Wildcard this week)
- Carlos Jean feat. Teyou & Annya – Yucatán (Wildcard last week)
- DRMS & L’Isle – La Vague
- Johnny Marr – Day In Day Out
- Laurence Jones – Don’t You Let Me Go
- teddy<3 – I Was In A Cult
- TenTemPiés – Only You
- The Bamboos – Night Time People
- Vanille – Glace Vanille
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
The Bamboos – Night Time People
The Bamboos are an Australian funk and soul band that was formed in Melbourne right at the start of this century. Last autumn, the 9-piece scored a Carte Blanche Music Wildcard with their cover of The Easybeats’ I’ll Make You Happy, but this year, they’re back with some originals.
Night Time People, The Bamboos’ eighth studio album, is their first long player in three years’ time. It was preceded by the singles Lit Up and Broken (which came in three versions, with three different MCs). Third in line is the album’s title track, that allows singer Kylie Auldist to shine.
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
Werner’s Weekly (week 28)
It was another great week for new music, as the addition of tracks by Christine & The Queens, James, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Smoove & Turrell, Sunset Sons, Underworld feat. Iggy Pop, The Wombats feat. Dagny, Yungblud, and others to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music proves. As always, that’s where I keep you up to speed with the latest and greatest new releases on a constant basis. So, if you like a daily dose of only the best fresh new tracks, please follow.
If you’d rather have an even more trimmed down selection, Werner’s Weekly is your compass to the music that matters. It features the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, plus last week’s must-hear songs, presented in alphabetical order. Click the links below to reveal more information and check all six of them via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar…
- Carlos Jean feat. Teyou & Annya – Yucatán (Wildcard this week)
- Jara – Something Else (Wildcard last week)
- Bang Bang Romeo – Shame On You
- Jerry Williams – Left And Right
- Laurel – Same Mistakes
- The Knocks – Shades
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
The Knocks – Shades
James ‘JPatt’ Patterson and Ben ‘DJ B-Roc’ Ruttner met at New York City’s New School and formed The Knocks in 2008. That name stems from the early days of their career, when loud music coming from the studio in their apartment would lead to neighbours constantly knock on their door in order to get them to lower the volume.
The production and DJ duo specialize in melodic, carefree music that’s heavily influenced by soul, funk, disco, rap, and pop. After making numerous remixes for the likes of Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Tegan & Sara and The 1975, their break-through as artists in their own right came with 2014’s Classic (which also forced the break-through of featured duo Powers).
Fast forward to 2018… The Knocks are back with another classic. Their new single Shades has an authentic-sounding funky bassline, a great groove and a horn arrangement that nobody can sit still to. If it wouldn’t be summer yet, it would start immediately!
For more great new music follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.
