Saturday, August 17, 2013

Sweden | Anton - "Can't hold back"

RECENT

After his participation on the last Melodifestivalen, with the catchy "Begging", Anton Ewald is back with a new single. "Can't hold back" follows his previous song's style: a dancy and groovy electropop which has all the qualities needed to captivate the listeners.

Updated on June 6th, 2017, with the new stage name of the artist.

Friday, August 16, 2013

France | David Carreira feat. Anselmo Ralph - "Baby fica"

BRAND NEW

French-born Portuguese singer David Carreira has scored a big hit in his home country with the summerish "Baby fica". The song is a soft, romantic pop track, which has a very catchy chorus and a really sticky bridge. In the official track, David features the Angolan singer Alselmo Ralph.

Greece | Vasilis Karras - "Ti na mas peis"

BRAND NEW

Pop-rocks aren't the most common product of the Greek music industry. But when they decide to make one, it exceeds any expectation. That's the case of "Ti na mas peis", sung by Vasilis Karras, a 59-year-old folk singer born in Kokkinochori, in Greece. It is a very powerful and contagious track, which proves that, even after 30 years of career, Karras still has what it gets to be great.

Hungary | Blind Myself - "Diszkószám az éhezésről"

RECENT

Every week, the editors of Sounds European! get stucked in one song. And this time it's the turn of the Hungarian rock band Blind Myself. Their metalcore sounds mingle with some electronic beats in "Diszkószám az éhezésről". Hungarian music surprising us again!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

France | The Mess - "Au top"

RECENT

The Mess is a girlband which won the recently-ended fifth season of the French version of the reality show Popstars. It is formed by Kendy, 24 years old; Megan, 17; Chéraze, 27, and Léa, 25. Their first single to be released, "Au top", is very filled with groove. Ready to dance?

Iceland | Dikta - "Breaking the waves"

OLDIE

Nordic rock is very renowned around the world, and that's what Dikta does. They are an alternative rock band from Reykjavík, Iceland, and "Breaking the waves" is one of the singles from their second album, "Hunting for happiness". The track mixes a powerful rock melody with deep lyrics and a voice that matches perfectly, creating a magnific atmosphere.

Portugal | Ruben - "Viaggi in mare"

RECENT

Born in Lisbon, but living almost his entire life in Italy, Ruben took part of the 11th season of talent show Amici, but didn't go very far in the competition. Despite that, he is now starting to build his career. And, if it depends on his single "Viaggi in mare", it has everything to go big. It has a potent chorus, as it's quite common to Italian music. Great track!

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

United Kingdom | Diana Vickers - "Music to make boys cry"

BRAND NEW

We're still enjoying "Cinderella" (which we featured here), but Diana Vickers is already unvealing another track from her second album, "Music to make boys cry". This time, it's the track that gives the album its name, and the song rises to pure pop perfection: a contagious track with a revengeful twist in the lyrics.

Sweden | Zara Larsson - "Love again"

RECENT

Zara Larsson became famous after winning the reality show Talang 2008, the Swedish version of Got Talent. Her first huge hit was "Uncover" – it charted well in many places, specially in Scandinavian countries. "Love again" is the most recent single coming from her second EP, "Allow me to reintroduce myself". It's a very catchy electronic pop.

Serbia | Aleksandar Randjelović - "Desire in disguise"

RECENT

"Desire in disguise" is one of the five songs from the official soundtrack of the videogame "Rise to fame". The soft rock song is performed by the Serbian singer, songwriter and composer Aleksandar Randjelović.