Solomun Feat. Róisín Murphy - Gamble On You

A: Solomun Feat. Róisín Murphy
S: Gamble On You
C: Gamble On You - Single

Hello world, it's Monday. Nothing matters today but this stomping tune by Bosnian producer Solomun called “Gamble On You” featuring the intoxicating, soulful vocals of the divine, Róisín Murphy!

... let me go and join the rodeo.

Erasure - A Little Respect

A: Erasure
S: A Little Respect
C: A Little Respect - Single

Yesterday, while minding my own business on a lonely treadmill, this song came on out of nowhere and it hit me: Nothing will ever, ever beat the eighties. Nothing.

... don't you tell me no.

The War On Drugs - Come To The City

A: The War on Drugs
S: Come to the City
C: Slave Ambient

There are two kinds of special people: The ones who make you feel special when you are around them, and the ones who let you discover special music when you don't have time to do it yourself.

... take me back to the one I love.

Todd Terje Feat. Bryan Ferry - Johnny And Mary

A: TODD TERJE Feat. Bryan Ferry
S: Johnny And Mary
C: Johnny And Mary - Single

Let me introduce, the most stunning song of 2014. At least so far. If you want to hear more, there is more to come. Todd's debut album "It's Album Time" is out next Friday.

... he changes his mind more than a woman.

Pharrell - Happy (Woodkid Sad Remix)

A: Pharrell
S: Happy (Woodkid Sad Remix)
C: Happy - Single

What happens when you turn happy into sad? Two emotions that are completely different, yet so close to each other. Brace yourself for a song that can't be called anything else but bittersweet.

... give me all you got, and don’t hold back.

The Black Keys - Fever

A: The Black Keys
S: Fever
C: Turn Blue (out 13.05.14)

A band that needs no introduction on my behalf and a track that might just be the perfect soundtrack to this year's summer. Turn Blue is out May 13, set your calendar and let's start the countdown.

... you shook me like I've never been.

Yes I'm Very Tired Now - You In My Heart

A: Yes I'm Very Tired Now
S: You In My Heart
C: You In My Heart - Single

While other people collect owls or stamps or whatever, I collect great band names around. This is the newest addition to my collection. And it comes with an act that is just as fab as it's name.

... I don't think I'm alone, but I am.

Easter - Smar

A: Easter
S: Smar
C: Smar - Single

Here is what Easter did next, that is to say after the uber song Alien Babies. Some say this is the perfect music to listen to while hanging around in a bathtub. I don't have one, so I wouldn't know.

... up the nostril, soulgazing.

Mighty Oaks - Just One Day

A: Mighty Oaks
S: Just One Day
C: Just One Day -EP

Popular music has never been in a worse state than these days. Except for the return of folk music. And Mighty Oaks is what you get when an American, an Italian and an English Man meet in Berlin.

... and all this time I pictured you standing next to me.

Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap

A: Chet Faker
S: Talk Is Cheap
C: Talk Is Cheap - Single

The greatest thing about having a beard is that no matter how shaky this thing we call life might get, you have always something to hold on to. I had an imaginary friend as a kid, now I have facial hair.

... I start a chain with my thought.

Iamamiwhoami - Hunting For Pearls

A: Iamamiwhoami
S: Hunting For Pearls
C: Hunting For Pearls - Single

It's the artist who doesn't care about capital letters nor spaces. Which is quite an understatement in a business like music where everything has to be bold and loud to be heard.

... jointly there is nothing we can’t do.

Lykke Li - No Rest For The Wicked

A: Lykke Li
S: No Rest For The Wicked
C: I Never Learn

If I have learned one thing in life, it would be that everything will eventually pass. Every cloud, every sorrow, and every tomorrow. All you have to do is to wait long enough.

... there's no hope for the weary.

First Choice - Gotta Get Away From You Baby

A: First Choice
S: Gotta Get Away From You Baby
C: Greatest Hits

Put this little disco gem on repeat and it will take you right through to Friday and put you into cocktail mood. What I would give if they still made songs like this. Where did it all go wrong?

... keep on going without looking back.

Sons Of The East - California

A: Sons Of The East
S: California
C: California - EP

If you are about to form a folk band, make sure to make the word Sons part of the band's name. It worked for Mumford, and it will for these lot from the East.

... I've seen future, but I cannot seem to wander.

The Presets - Promises

A: The Presets
S: Promises
C: Promises - Single

Making promises is a funny thing. A thing that is almost as dangerous as asking a woman if she is pregnant. Almost, not quite, but still. You never know. 

... sail this ship to calmer seas.

Bart Constant - Do Better

A: Bart Constant
S: Do Better
C: Do Better - Single

This little gem and winner of the prize for Best Music Video at the Dutch Film Festival 2011 takes a couple of minutes longer than your usual music video. But guess what, it is that much better.

... we will not turn out the way that you once thought we would.

Hercules & Love Affair - Do You Feel The Same?

A: Hercules & Love Affair
S: Do You Feel The Same?
C: The Feast Of The Broken Heart (out 26.05.14)

If you need to get your Saturday mood into a straight groove, the best way to do this is with Hercules & Love Affair's brand new single and dancefloor cracker. I will see you underneath the discoball.

... the next time I get to heaven, I'll make sure I'm not there alone.

The Paper Kites - Tenenbaum

A: The Paper Kites
S: Tenenbaum
C: States

Melbourne’s much loved folk five-piece, The Paper Kites have enjoyed a whirlwind six months since the release of their highly anticipated debut album, States. This is their new single, Tenenbaum.

... home's a narrow space for me to find.

BANKS - Brain

A: BANKS
S: Brain
C: London - EP

“Brain” is an absolute no-brainer and the first song that Banks released in 2014. This in anticipation of her debut LP which has no confirmed release date yet.

... I can see you struggling.

Postcards From Jeff - Awake

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A: Postcards From Jeff
S: Awake
C: Awake - Single

There are two things that don't make sense to me. First, there are slow cyclists. Second, it's bad kissers. I don't see the point in either of them. Anyway, Postcards are my new favourite band.

... we will never be the same.

Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

A: Saint Etienne
S: Only Love Can Break Your Heart
C: Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Single

Covered by a-many comes this Neil Young classic from Saint Etienne. The band recorded the song in producer Ian Catt's bedroom studio and it got them a record deal, their first single, and their first hit

... try to be sure right from the start.

Lykke Li - I Never Learn

A: Lykke Li
S: I Never Learn
C: I Never Learn - Single

Since it is Monday I will keep this one short: Lykke Li is back, and so am I, and so is spring.

... there's a storm only in loving me.

Passenger - Let Her Go

A: Passenger
S: Let Her Go
C: All The Little Lights

Nothing new but still beautiful is this take on the true but never easy decision that sometimes you have to let go in order to hold on to something or somebody. It might just be the hardest thing to do.

... only know your lover when you let her go.

I Break Horses - You Burn

A: I Break Horses
S: You Burn
C: Chiaroscuro

With yet another beautiful reduction to simplicity, I Break Horses opens up, not only her second album, but to the realization that life, no matter how happy or sad, always leaves a mark.

... when worlds are burning, baby you burn.



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Pool - Harm

A: Pool
S: Harm
C: Harm - Single

Always a pleasure to see that an up and coming band spends more money on a decent video than their wardrobe. Still, I hope this is the last time I see this or any drummer in a Ralph Lauren jumper.

... I'll go on, focus on.

NONONO - Hungry Eyes

A: NONONO
S: Hungry Eyes
C: Hungry Eyes - Single

Back from Sweden, this three-headed pop trio offers a second look into their musical brain. Or let's say they invite us to have a look at the world through their hungry eyes.

... all dreams aside, we will go and slowly fade to gray.

Johnny Mathis - Wonderful! Wonderful!

A: Johnny Mathis
S: Wonderful! Wonderful!
C: Wonderful! Wonderful! - Single

Matching this song perfectly, I quote Rumi: Beyond our ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.

... things wouldn't have much meaning without you.

Moullinex Feat. Iwona Skwarek - To Be Clear

A: Moullinex Feat. Iwona Skwarek
S: To Be Clear
C: To Be Clear - Single

In the world that we live in the search for the unknown has become pretty dull, I think. An overload of information comes at a price which is the end of the hunger to discover. In short:

... the world had ended in the eighties.

The Handsome Family - Far From Any Road

A: The Handsome Family
S: Far From Any Road
C: Singing Bones

Meet The Handsome Family and get hooked on their original style, which is a blend of traditional country or bluegrass and murder ballads. Honest to the point that life leaves its mark on all of us.

... when I touched her skin my fingers ran with blood.

Gold Lip - Hotel Home

A: Gold Lip
S: Hotel Home
C: Hotel Home - Single

If you are looking for me this week, you will find me in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, calling a hotel my home. For an ultimate vagabond like me, exactly the way life is meant to be.

... I want to keep all my hopes close to me tonight.

William Fitzsimmons - Fortune

A: William Fitzsimmons
S: Fortune
C: Lions

For the first time ever - ever, ever - William speeds his songs up a notch. So much I actually thought I had a second tab open playing a different song. His stunning voice, however, stays the same.

... what I've lost I count as gain.