Buitenaards by Reyck is a song about chasing your strongest desire, even though reaching it seems impossible. It’s about the euphoria of going out of your way to achieve something with the slightest chance of success.
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LÖNA releases Berlin-sounding new single ‘Game’
On November 3rd, identical twin sisters Madelon (songwriter) and Danielle (producer) will unveil their long-awaited single, ‘Game.’ This track signifies a remarkable comeback after nearly three years of dedicated effort, during which they have refined their artistic vision and cultivated a fresh sound. What makes this new release truly distinctive is the infusion of Berlin’s underground techno elements into their dark pop song. Featuring an electrifying four-to-the-floor beat, deep basslines, and large reverbing vocals.
LÖNA also incorporates samples from the casino in this new song. Because the song lyrics take you on a journey to a romantic evening at the casino, where the excitement of an early date filled with uncertainty and anticipation takes center stage. To capture the right vibe for ‘Game’, the twin sisters sought inspiration by visiting a casino, which was a first for them. They sampled the sounds of a rolling roulette ball on the wheel and a card flick as a snare. The twin sisters returned home not only with inspiration but also with a modest win of 12 euros.
On November 3rd, the waiting is over and ‘Game’ will mark the triumphant return of LÖNA in the alt pop music scene.
BLOSSOMS REVEAL BRAND-NEW SINGLE TO DO LIST (AFTER THE BREAKUP) FEATURING FINDLAY
TO DO LIST (AFTER THE BREAKUP) IS THE FIRST NEW MUSIC FROM BLOSSOMS SINCE THEIR NUMBER 1 ALBUM RIBBON AROUND THE BOMB IN 2022
Blossoms have revealed their brand-new single To Do List (After The Breakup) featuring Findlay and produced by long-term producer James Skelly. The single is the first new music from Blossoms since their third Number 1 album Ribbon Around The Bomb, released in April 2022. To Do List (After The Breakup) is inspired by Rupi Kaur’s poem of the same name, taken from her book Milk and Honey, which shot her to fame on its initial release in 2014, selling more than 3 million copies. Joining Blossoms on the single, which launched with a world premiere on Clara Amfo’s BBC Radio 1 show, is the band’s friend and Manchester musician Findlay.
Speaking about the new single the band’s singer and lyricist Tom Ogden said:
‘We initially kicked the song around as a band in a way that we did when we first started – all in the round together at our rehearsal room. It’s something we’ve not really been able to do for a long time but it felt so natural and euphoric for the five of us! Some of the song’s DNA lies within the local Manchester bands we grew up listening to from our parents’ record collections, bands like New Order and James.
Lyrically our songs have sometimes been inspired by books and short stories. Last January we came across the poem ‘To Do List (After The Breakup)’ by Rupi Kaur and thought it captured the feeling of heartbreak so accurately and it struck a chord with us (literally!). We thought it was a great concept for a song and reached out to Rupi about using some of her words and she kindly gave us permission to use them. We had always imagined the track as a duet, so we got in touch with singer Findlay who’s work we’ve been fans of for years. She loved the song and was up for getting involved and that really was the final piece of the puzzle for us.’
To Do List (After The Breakup) is the first song to be released on Blossoms new record label ODD SK, in partnership with The Orchard. The new label takes cues from the band’s surnames, as well as their hometown of Stockport.
Blossoms are supporting Inhaler at their 3 Arena show in Dublin on 11th November before they play a small number of US dates that month, including a support slot with New Order in Los Angeles. The band are also supporting Tom Grennan at Finsbury Park in London in August 2024 and further live dates will be announced in the coming months. For more information, visit the band’s website.
Since forming in 2013, Blossoms have enjoyed widespread success and acclaim. Their 2016 debut Blossoms topped the album charts for two consecutive weeks and went on to earn the band BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominations, while 2018’s Cool Like You charted at Number 4 in the UK album chart, spawning the anthemic singles I Can’t Stand It, There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls) and How Long Will This Last? Their third studio album, 2020’s Foolish Loving Spaces was the band’s second UK Number 1 album, while their fourth studio LP Ribbon Around The Bomb gave the band their third UK Number 1 album, with the record’s standout tracks Ode To NYC, The Sulking Poet and Care For well established as fan favourites. Blossoms have had five top 5 albums in the UK, including their In Isolation/Live From The Plaza Theatre, Stockport release.
Natalie Findlay, known as Findlay, is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from Stockport who crafts her own intimate reality within her songwriting. She has released two full length albums Forgotten Pleasures and The Last of the 20th Century Girls under her own name and also works on another musical project, TTRRUUCES with her longtime collaborator Jules Apollinaire. They are releasing their new album JJUIICES this month. Natalie is a prolific songwriter and has collaborated and co-written with multiple artists across different genres, most notably Suki Waterhouse, who she worked with on the gold certified track Good Looking.
Discover ‘000.86’ by Micho France: An Authentic Anthem on Anxiety and the Pursuit of Fame
“Discover ‘000.86’ by Micho France: An Authentic Anthem on Anxiety and the Pursuit of Fame”
In Micho France’s latest release, “000.86” the artist opens a raw and honest dialogue about living with anxiety while chasing fame. With a lyrical depth that captures the intensity of panic attacks and the weight of personal failures, this song resonates with the universal struggle of battling inner demons while seeking recognition.
“000.86” highlights the precarious nature of fame’s pursuit, paralleling it with the slim odds of winning a million-dollar lottery, making “000.86” a compelling exploration of the emotional challenges faced by aspiring artists.
“While Micho France’s “000.86” gives us a peek into the artist’s life journey, it’s also a powerful reminder to stop chasing far-off dreams and start appreciating what’s around us right now. The song encourages us to make music for personal growth rather than getting stuck trying to be somewhere else. In a world that often focuses on the future, “000.86” reminds us to find happiness in creating for ourselves, right where we are.”
Available on all major streaming platforms, “000.86” is a must-listen for those who appreciate emotionally charged music with a poignant message about the pursuit of fame.
Met ‘Hell Bent’ ramt Five Dollar Shake er een hele scheiding uit
Five Dollar Shake brengt ‘Hell Bent’ uit, de eerste single en opener van het aankomende debuutalbum ‘Bigger Heart’. Een nummer over wanhoop, woede en veerkracht. Zangeres Lucinda Legaspi vertelt: “Ik schreef ‘Hell Bent’ toen ik het beu was me verdrietig en machteloos te voelen tijdens m’n scheiding.”
Het einde van haar huwelijk trok een diepe groef in Legaspi’s leven: “Ik was boos op mezelf omdat ik niet boos was op de situatie, en dus schreef ik teksten om mezelf woedend te laten zijn. Woede kunnen voelen gaf me de energie en kracht om een weg vooruit te zien. Ik hoop dat ‘Hell Bent’ andere mensen ook uit dat lethargische moeras kan helpen.”
‘Hell Bent’ is vanaf 20 oktober te beluisteren via alle streamingskanalen. Het is de eerste single van het album ‘Bigger Heart’ dat Five Dollar Shake op 27 januari presenteert in poppodium De Helling in Utrecht. Kaarten zijn nu in de verkoop via dehelling.nl.
Album ‘Bigger Heart’
‘Hell Bent’ is het perfecte voorproefje voor ‘Bigger Heart’, opvolger van EP ‘1, 3, 3, 4…’ uit 2022 en de eerste full length plaat van Five Dollar Shake.
Het album is rauw en puur, en vertelt een voor bijna iedereen herkenbaar verhaal van een gebroken relatie. Een scheiding zette het leven van Legaspi op z’n kop. Als hart op de tong-zangeres begon ze alle woede, frustratie en pijn van zich af te schrijven, met de band als ultieme uitlaatklep. “I’m hell bent to make it out alive” zingt ze vastbesloten in de stevig rockende plaatopener. Maar dat is makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan: “You did wrong by me and you did right by you”, klinkt het gefrustreerd in ‘Wrong By Me’.
‘Bigger Heart’ gaat ook over empowerment, over realiseren dat je aan jezelf genoeg hebt (’Damn Self’), terwijl je voor het eerst met een boormachine in je hand staat om in je nieuwe huis een plank aan de muur te bevestigen (’I Can Do It Myself’). Over weer op boevenpad gaan (’Midas’), over het even niet meer zien zitten (’It Will Do’) en over alles weer in perspectief zien, met alle emoties die daarbij komen kijken, in de monumentale titelsong ‘Bigger Heart’.
Er zit bloed, zweet en tranen in het schaamteloos oprechte ‘Bigger Heart’. Toch is het album geen tranendal maar juist een energiek manifest voor empowerment. Gemaakt om lekker hard te draaien, en dan komt Five Dollar Shake je het verhaal ook nog graag live vertellen. Op 27 januari presenteert de band haar album in De Helling in Utrecht. Hierna volgt een albumtour door Nederland.
Five Dollar Shake speelde al op de Zwarte Cross en in het voorprogramma van Amerikaanse soul en blues-topacts als Southern Avenue en Fantastic Negrito. In 2022 verscheen de eerste EP ‘1,2,3,4…’ en in 2023 de meeslepende Lizzo-cover ‘Cuz I Love You’. ‘Bigger Heart’ werd met producer Bram Dewachter in studio Wedgeview opgenomen.
Five Dollar Shake is:
Lucinda Legaspi – zang
Anne Kruiter – gitaar
Marja Silvertant – basgitaar
Bas van der Starre – Hammond, toetsen
Jelmer de Haas – drums
Bayline – Sound The Alarm
Thursday October 12th Bayline‘s new single “Sound The Alarm” is launched. This is the last single in advance of the debut album “I Choose Love” which will be released end of November in collaboration with Suburban Records and Flight 13.
Here is what the track “Sound The Alarm” is about:
Too many times you still hear and see (mostly) men taking advantage of women using their stature. The victims are too afraid to speak up, so we as a society have the responsibility to stand by the victims. This is a call to all! When you see or hear about abuse of power SOUND THE ALARM and SPEAK UP!
Dan Green & the Mystery Machine approaches psychedelic debut album with second single ‘Soft Touch’
The Dutch psychedelic rock band Dan Green & the Mystery Machine once again introduces us to their sound with a second single ‘Soft Touch’: a dreamy love ballad about sickness and a love that couldn’t be.
With the song, the band explores their sensitive side without forgetting to engage the necessary fuzz pedals. The new single and respective album combines classic psychedelia with garage rock and shoegaze. With a wet load of effects, heavy guitars and carefully crafted harmonic vocals, the band puts out a powerful song which sounds heavy yet accessible.
Dan Green & the Mystery Machine is a young, independent band which consists of Daan Kleijnen, Daniel van Boom, Roan Grasmeijer, Sydney Harnisch and Mees Blankevoort. ‘Soft Touch’ follows the release of their first single ‘The River’. The album will appear early 2024 under their self- run label Eroded Harmonics.
Dat liefde niet altijd eerlijk is, weet ‘Duly Love’ zanger Robin Storm als geen ander…
Liefde is ingewikkeld, ook voor talentvolle singer-songwriter Robin Storm. Op zijn nieuwe single Let Me Be Your Man legt hij op geheel eigen wijze uit hoe liefde prachtig, maar toch oneerlijk kan zijn. De track, die op 29 september uit komt, is onderdeel van Robin Storms debuut-EP The Art Of Being Young, die binnenkort overal te beluisteren zal zijn.
“It feels like i’m running around in circles, chasing a heart that I can’t seem to win”, zingt Robin Storm in de opening van het liedje. Vanaf het begin is het duidelijk: Robin Storm is verliefd. Toch gaat dit lied niet alléén over liefde, maar ook over nemen van risico’s en geloven in een betere toekomst samen met een geliefde. Geïnspireerd door Rex Orange County, met een catchy melodie en een herkenbare tekst die je raakt, is Let Me Be Your Man een heerlijk nummer om bijvoorbeeld mee te zingen in de auto.
Stilte vóór de Storm
Je kunt Robin Storm kennen van zijn grootste hit (tot nu toe) ‘Duly Love’, die inmiddels ruim 8.500.000 streams op Spotify heeft behaald. Robin Storm maakt al zijn hele leven muziek. Tijdens de studie Podiumkunsten ontdekte hij dat hij het zingen en schrijven van eigen muziek het állerleukste vindt om te doen. Robin Storm maakt easy-listening popmuziek met invloeden uit verschillende muzikale genres. Met 90.000 maandelijkse luisteraars op Spotify kan Robin Storm niet wachten om aan Nederland te laten horen wat hij met zijn goudeerlijke lyrics, loepzuivere stem en ritmische roots in zijn mars heeft.
Robin Storm speelt ook LIVE met zijn eigen band. Luister de track hier of bekijk hier hoe Robin Storm en zijn band het dak eraf spelen:
Mister E & the Mysteries debuteert met EP ‘Still Burning’
Met hun gelijknamige single wonnen ze eerder al de Twee Minuten Show, en vandaag ziet de EP van Mister E & the Mysteries ook het licht met de toepasselijke titel ‘Still Burning’.
Van begin tot eind word je meegevoerd door een muzikaal avontuur waar de tonen rauw zijn en emoties worden geprikkeld. Wie goed luistert, wordt ondergedompeld in een wereld van rocknostalgie.
De band laat naast rock ook jazz, americana en funk horen. Die fusie van muziekstijlen is al vanaf het eerste nummer duidelijk, waar een legendarische artiest te horen is, om vervolgens samen met de band de toon te zetten van de EP.
De liefde voor rockmuziek zal nooit doven. Cause it’s still burning, baby.
Pol releases self-titled debut EP with lead single “L’Amour Fait Mal”
Dutch New Wave duo ‘Pol’ drop their highly anticipated self-titled debut EP. Consisting of brothers Ruben and Matthijs Pol their latest 5-track offering looks to bring New Wave to the forefront once again with their dynamic take on the genre. The lead single off the EP ‘L’Amour Fait Mal’ exemplifies this sound, crafting a rich analogue soundscape of textured synth lines and driving drum beats that sit behind a characteristically wistful vocal performance that ties the track together. Speaking on the track Pol states “’L’Amour Fait Mal’ is a harmonious blend of upbeat energy and poignant melancholy, encapsulating the essence of a new-wave love song.” Highly expressive in their songwriting the brothers took inspiration from their own personal experiences and self-exploration while writing the EP, examining personal challenges such as dealing with toxic masculinity and finding their place in the world, as well as the complex web of relationships with the people around them. Behind a backdrop of their alluring new wave sound sees Pol weave elements of post-punk and glam rock to create compelling compositions unique to them. Speak on the EP Pol explains, “Many of the songs carry deeper personal meanings beyond their initial simplicity. This emotional journey has been both heavy and rewarding, as we refused to settle for anything less than our best (with our current capabilities).” Based out of Amsterdam, Pol has released three singles from the EP to date, ‘Comme Ça’, ‘Boys Are’ and ‘Modern Strange Love’, garnering praise from the likes of Vogue Netherlands, CLASH Magazine and Record Of The Day to name a few while achieving over 1million streams across Spotify. Beyond music the two brothers channel forms of expression from their work in the high-fashion industry, modelling for various fashion houses (Saint Laurent, Gucci, Fendi, Valentino, Dior, to name a few). Now with the release of their debut EP, Pol looks to capitalise on their previous success as they aim to bring their own brand of new wave to the masses.