April 2018 was the best month for Carte Blanche Music so far, in terms of the number of views. Thanks so much for your attention, it’s a huge motivation to keep servicing you with great new music!

As a Dutchman, apart from the overall result, I’m very proud of your love for the Dutch artists I sneak into the blog. Apparently, my strict selection criteria pay off. No less than four out of the ten most read blogs (#1, #4, #7 and #10) in April are by artists from the Netherlands. Great to see Polish band Cute Mess in the Top 3 as well!

These are your ten favourites in full:

1. Gruppo Sportivo – (This Is A) Normal Song
2. James – Better Than That
3. Cute Mess – Untied ^(WC)
4. Inge van Calkar – Imaginary
5. Shed Seven – Won’t Get Home Tonight
6. Freak Power – Hear My Call
7. Belle & The Beats – Deeper
8. Priest – Lost Lions
9. The Dark Light – She Likes It
10. Your.Regular.Boy. – Crazyland

Meanwhile, my 2018 container playlist Carte Blanche Music, that is constantly updated to include the best new music of the year so far, contains almost 400 songs now, good for 22,5 hours of top tracks. Enjoy, and subscribe and/or share if you like!

Werner Schlosser

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.