With hundreds of thousands of fans to her name, Oston is big on TikTok. Apart from that (or perhaps thanks to that), she’s also building a career in music. The artist, born as Austin Wolfe, released her debut EP Sitting At The Kids Table in 2019. Her first album, 2021’s Am I Talking Too Much?, was later expanded and renamed I’m Definitely Talking Too Much. Funny!

Despite the pre-dominant lyric ‘We don’t speak’, Orson’s new single is called Whatshisface. The swinging alt. pop track taps in on the popular subject of break-up, heartbreak and empowerment. Or rather… skip the heartbreak. In this song, co-written by Upsahl, Orson celebrates the 1 year anniversary of her cutting ties with a relationship that no longer served her. By the sound of it, she couldn’t be happier with that decision. Even better: it produced a powerful hate song that could easily turn her break-up into her break-through.

Whatshisface by Oston is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It’ll feature prominently at the top of this blog for a full week. My bad, who’s that?

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Werner Schlosser

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.