Five stars for ... carpe carmina's Top5 songs in 2018

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When singles mingle: 8 songs to fall for at first listen

Tickling excitement takes hold of you whilst diving into the unknown, bracing yourself to find new love, inevitably, intense, new music love, to be precisely, among these eight carefully selected genre-defying gems.

Single Spotlight: Hoofa - A Kiss. Vivaciously swirling, smoothly melodious and sonorously sparkling, this one captivates your senses straightforward

Single Spotlight: Dom Major - Cigarettes & Beer. Your latest (musical) addiction comes in warmly ambient and invitingly soulful

EP review: Jack Ellis - Out Of Luck. And yet WE ARE LUCKY to have such a stormy, confident and (emotionally) intense blues/alt-rock blend for our listening pleasure

Fortune favours the bold. A saying that men of ancient times upheld even back then (it's Vergil's words of wisdom 'audentis fortuna iuvat' that might come to mind here). 

Gig review: brand new friend & Calva Louise.The Waiting Room, London. August 29th. When energy, passion and authenticity create the most stunning gig experience

photo courtesy of Xtra Mile Recordings

Video Highlight: Ellysse Mason - Hunt Me Down. Hauntingly beautiful and dramatically stirring scenic and sonic impressions to last

Filmed and edited by The Samsara Collective

About 'Drinking' and 'Feasting', metaphorically speaking: imaginative singer/songwriter Ali Ingle pipes up with eloquently euphonious two-single release 'Don't Drink The Kool-Aid' & 'Belly Of A Beast'

Two singles, one date: Jack Woodward & mylittlebrother strike with soulfully gripping and ardently harmonious songs each in their own way

It's no promising love affair we're referring to when talking about two singles and one date, anything but (though one might believe love, the musical kind, will be found in the end here, too); it's two songs, in fact, released on the same day: June 29th. 

 

Single review: Katie Ellen - Yours. A powerful and soulfully longing pop-ballad is yours to indulge in now

carpe carmina celebrates (feat. Beth Keeping)

Single Spotlight: Watchtower - Who Am I? An audacious and dashing musical profile modified

 

Single Spotlight: VALE - Better Place. Confident indie-pop duo kicks off summer early with their jaunty and brightly infectious sound

Single Spotlight: Bandicoot - Waiting On. So smooth, so funky, so charmingly nonchalant ...

 

Back when carpe carmina celebrated its 4th anniversary, the four gentlemen of We are Bandicoot took time to send personalized birthday wishes our way which infused us with yet another pinch of enthusiasm for the sun-kissed and groove-enthused surf-latin vibes, for the keen passion and glowing confidence their music entails. 

Women on the march: female musicians to keep an eye on

 

image via pigeons&planes

Gig review: Witten (DE). March 28th. A cozy evening with Charlotte Carpenter and chocolate shakes

There is nothing quite as enthralling (and eye-opening in terms of how naturally talented and candid the artist behind the music you enjoy is) than hearing a song live for the very first time after spending hours singing blissfully (or fervently even) along to it at home, while it plays in the background, on the radio, on the record player, in a commercial on TV ... and despite having fond memories bound to the song already which spring whenever that one lyric is sung, that one note is struck, that one bridge gets going, you are finally out to make new ones, even more vivid and haunting as you are now provided with both audio and the right visuals to match.

Single Spotlight: Luna Tides - Young Laws. Harmoniously anthemic and charmingly authentic music that electrifies its audience

Interview: Hoofa. Find a brilliant blend of feel-good pop and atmospheric folk rock first here and soon live at The Monarch for This Feeling

 

It's always exciting to hear someone's music for the very first time. There is a feeling of the unknown present, of potential greatness to be found, anticipation is tickling and curiosity aroused, expectations are raised and emotions are high.

Song Premiere: Courteous Thief - Leather Soles. Melodiously mesmerizing, harmoniously vibrant and warmly atmospheric folk-pop finery

Single Spotlight: Liam McClair - Fix It. Warmly languorous and honest, atmospherically rhythmic and emotionally engaging musicianship attracts attention

photo courtesy of Rich Williams

Video Highlight: Beth Keeping - Dodged a Bullet. A both powerful and captivating song and story shared

Held captive in a dark, remote place by a vengeful lover – that's certainly when the picture-perfect vision of a relationship had (whether it actually was as sweet and sincere as recalled or not) turns into a daunting nightmare.

EP review: Jack Woodward - Higher. A playfully thrilling and peppy diversity of sound, a confident constant in tonal style

Video Spotlight: RALFY - Terribly Cute. And it's exactly that (as well as charmingly catchy and blithe)