Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Turkey | Emre Aydın - "Bitti tebrikler"

RECENT

Emre Aydın was one of the first artists ever to appear on Sounds European!, back on the first days of the site, with his hit "Git". Now, he is back with a new single. "Bitti tebrikler" is a very strong pop-rock, with a (as it's usual with Emre's work) marking chorus.

Armenia | Gaby - "Yerani"

BRAND NEW

Gaby Galoyan is a young Armenian singer. Her most recent single is "Yerani", and is all one can expect from Armenia: a deep, beautiful ballad crowned with soft ethnic instruments.

Slovenia | Victory - "Skupaj s teboj"

BRAND NEW

Victory is a very traditional Slovene band, from the city of Ljubljana. They have just released "Skupaj s teboj", which is a very entertaining pop-rock. Its melody, mixed with a very cool instrumentation, takes you to get involved by the rhythm and the vocals.

Sweden | Tove Lo - "Not on drugs"

BRAND NEW

Tove Lo (who we tasted some time ago with "Out of mind") is shooting to stardom thanks to her charisma and hypnotic singles. She has not long ago released another fantastic one: "Not on drugs" is a dark pop with the quality she has us used to!

Updated on August 23rd, 2014, with the official video.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

United Kingdom | Lily Allen - "As long as I got you"

BRAND NEW

It's not the first time that we feature Lily Allen. The diva of British pop is now releasing another single from her latest album, "Sheezus". The song is "As long as I got you", and it is a slight change from her previous singles: from an irony to modern pop to a very country-influenced song!

Latvia | Normunds Rutulis - "Kā pirmo reiz"

BRAND NEW

From Riga, in Latvia, to the world, the 42-year-old Normunds Rutulis has a very classy tune to offer us. His "Kā pirmo reiz" is an amazing mix of orchestral instrumentation, Normunds's great voice and a choir of very good backing vocalists.

Ireland | Paddy Casey feat. Kim Hayden - "Out of control"

BRAND NEW

Paddy Casey is one of the most renowned voices of Ireland, even though his career entered in a hiatus in 2007. Now, he is relaunching his career with the collaboration of Kim Hayden, a brand-new singer who arrived to the semifinals of the first season of The Voice Ireland. Together, they released "Out of control", a beautiful ballad which complements their two voices very softly.

Poland | Kasia Popowska - "Przyjdzie taki dzien"

RECENT

Kasia Popowska is a 24-year-old Polish singer who was born in the city of Łódź, and got famous after publishing some cover versions for famous songs on YouTube. Her new single, "Przyjdzie taki dzien", is a delicious pop track.

Monday, July 28, 2014

The Charts Day #56 (part 2)

CHARTS

And now, we go back to the custom: German-speaking countries sharing German-language songs. Andreas Bourani was not long ago here, but his song "Auf uns" has reached the top position in his native Germany and in Austria, as well as the #2 in neighbouring Switzerland!

The Charts Day #56 (part 1)

CHARTS

Canadian band MAGIC! is having a huge success with their debut single. The song is "Rude", and it didn't fare higher than a sixth place in thier native Canada, but it is this week on the #2 in the United Kingdom!