Monday, June 16, 2014

The Charts Day #50 (part 1)

CHARTS

It's the 50th delivery of The Charts Day, and we start it with a #1. Ella Henderson boomed us all away with "Ghost" some months ago, and she is now on top of the charts in Ireland!

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Italy | Annalisa - "Sento solo il presente"

BRAND NEW

One of the best singers of Italy, Annalisa is back to work, after some time away since her last single "A modo mio amo". She released "Sento solo il presente", which shows all the quality of her music: great melody, grandiose instrumentals and a unique and flawless voice. Amazing!

Slovenia | Clea & Kim - "Amazed"

RECENT

Clea & Kim are a very peculiar partnership. Clea was born in Iraq, while Kim in the United Kingdom, but the two gathered in Slovenia to form the duo. After their smashing success with "Balkan bachata", they are back with "Amazed", a very upbeat track!

Poland | Grzegorz Hyzy feat. Tabb - "Na chwile"

BRAND NEW

Very cool song coming from Poland. Grzegorz Hyzy receives Tabb for his single "Na chwile", which is an extremely interesting pop-rock. The vocals are very good, and the melody is very catchy.

Ukraine | Zhemchug - "Bud' blizhe"

RECENT

Coming from Kiev, the powerful duo Zhemchug has recently released a very cool song. "Bud' blizhe" is a fantastic explosion of pop, and it comes along with a very sexy video!

Saturday, June 14, 2014

United Kingdom | The Struts - "Put your money on me"

BRAND NEW

Many bands say that their influences are The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. It's almost a cliché. But few are the ones which are able to show that in their music. With The Struts, you have no doubt. Their single "Put your money on me" is an amazing track, which made us remind a lot of the Stones. A masterpiece! Strong, incisive, sharp and exciting. No wonder, it's Sounds European!'s song of the week.

Sweden | Violet Days - "Razorheart"

BRAND NEW

This is one of the songs that left the editors with open mouths this week. The pop-rock track "Razorheart" is the latest release of Violet Days, a Swedish band that promises to get very big with time. And the grandiosity of this song let us think they will achieve it!

Italy | Giorgia Pino - "Se davvero vuoi"

BRAND NEW

Not long ago, Sounds European! highlighted the winner of the latest season of The Voice of Italy, the singing nun Cristina Scuccia. But she is not the only talent who was introduced to the audience by the reality show. During the final, Giorgia Pino, who ended fourth place, presented her first single. "Se davvero vuoi" is everything you expect from an Italian song: intense, passionate and powerful.

Croatia | Gretta feat. Geby - "Malena"

RECENT

Croatian indie-rock band Gretta met singer Geby to release one of the coolest tracks of the week. We are talking about "Malena", a great song with a very cool oldie feeling.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Slovenia | Lea Sirk - "Tako je"

BRAND NEW

Lea Sirk is a very talented Slovene singer. Last Eurovision, she was one of the backing vocalists for Tinkara Kovač's "Round and round" (for sure, the best group of supporting singers of this year's festival). Now, she is releasing a new single of her own. "Tako je" is an exciting song, with very good quality.