Other Highlights
There is way too much music released every month to cover in-depth, but here are some of the best and biggest new tracks from other Eurovision artists:
Muuna – “THE GAME”
A short Other Highlights this month because, as you can tell, the earlier pages were very very busy. But we start with something absolutely great. Remember Latvia’s Carousel? I sure do! Their 2019 entry “That Night” got absolutely robbed in broad daylight and didn’t make it to the final. Well, Sabine Zuga now has a solo project under the name Muuna. “THE GAME” is a gorgeous, jazzy singer-songwriter track that feels distinctly Baltic. A real treat if you like the music I do!
Montaigne – “beyond the glass”
The Montaigne release schedule is steadily continuing, with the Australian singer-songwriter this month showing off new single “beyond the glass”. It’s classic them, with earnestness, interesting turns of phrase, and some quirkiness combining into an emotionally impactful and highly listenable piece of music.
Sudden Lights – “īsas vasaras garas ziemas” (LP)
“īsas vasaras garas ziemas” (short summers long winters) is the title of Sudden Lights hotly anticipated and absolutely excellent new album. The 13-track effort sees the band expand and play with their sprawling sound, from the wide soundscape of opener “trubadūrs” to previously released tracks “lai tev apnīk skumt”, “eldorado”, “nejauši kadri”, and “Mēs turpināmies”, or the gentle harmonies and sweet acoustic sound of closer “čikāgā vai rīgā”, there is so much to listen to and love here. My Album of the month!
bob junior x Mia Nicolai – “ISSUE”
Mia Nicolai is back in the round-up after a fairly lengthy absence. Her new song is a collab for bob junior’s new album “Friends Vol. 2”, which sees the producer work with a variety of artists he is, well, friends with. “ISSUE” turns out to be a fairly standard-issue but also delightfully pleasant upbeat sounding indie track.
Sinplus – “Who’s To Say”
“Who’s To Say” is the latest and penultimate step in the Sinplus reset journey. This song sort of splits the difference between the band’s more typical swaggering rock and the more electronic-influenced release from March, with “Who’s To Say” ending up as feeling like it would be a great entry into the recent British rock canon. Which is funny to say about a Swiss duo, but I am not complaining!
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