In the first quarter of this year, I provided you with 280 musical tips, all of which you can find in my 2018 container playlist Carte Blanche Music. It’s good for a 16,5 hour trip of great songs, and this will only grow throughout the year.

Many of these songs ended up in a written recommendation on this blog. I really enjoy writing them, even though it’s completely unpredictable for me which ones will be liked most by you, my reader. That’s why it’s so much fun to check the statistics each month and to find out which recommendations were read the most.

Below, you’ll find your ten favourites among my recommendations in the month of March. When you click the links, you can read what I had to say about them…

1. Nicole Atkins – Brokedown Luck
2. Shanguy – La Louze ^(WC)
3. JZMN JYN – Going Under ^(WC)
4. Tiny Fighter – New Century ^(WC)
5. Of Good Nature – Take Me Anywhere
6. Joel Sarakula – In Trouble
7. Jimi Charles Moody – Happy Song
8. Youth Club – The Man That I Am
9. Corine – Il Fait Chaud
10. Gizelle Smith – Hey Romeo

It’s great to see the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard (my ‘pick of the week’, marked with ^(WC)) did so well last month. Especially New Century by Tiny Fighter, which is only this week’s Wildcard and already received enough eyeballs to end up at #4. But La Louze by Shanguy as well, a track from December 2017, that went on to be the second Wildcard of this year. Three months later, it’s still a hit on this blog.

If you like these songs, please subscribe to my Carte Blanche Music playlist. I update it continuously with the best new music.

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.