Saturday, April 18, 2015

Germany | Charley Ann - "Wake me up"

BRAND NEW

Charley Ann Schmutzler lost her last name but not her amazing music. Her latest single is "Wake me up", a beautiful pop ballad with a marking chorus and some R&B feelings in it. We are definitely seeing one of the future big names in music. The editors of Sounds European! liked it so much that it became the song of the week!

Turkey | Lal - "Son duam"

BRAND NEW

Lal is a Turkish group from Istambul. Their powerful rock has taken them to become one of the best representants of that style in their country, and we can really appreciate that in their latest single. "Son duam" is power from start to end, with chilling vocals and a powerful melody to top it all with.

Netherlands | O'G3NE - "Cold"

BRAND NEW

O'G3NE are a three-piece girlband from Fijnaart, Netherlands, formed by sisters Lisa, Amy and Shelley Vol. They represented the Netherlands on the 2007 Junior Eurovision with the song "Adem in, adem uit", and in 2014 they became the winners of the fifth season of The Voice of Holland. Their latest single is "Cold", a pop ballad with touches of R&B and a fantastic display of the sisters' voices.

Denmark | König - "Uundværlig"

RECENT

König is a Danish duo made up by singer Christina König and producer Emil Falk. Their latest single might be confusing to pronounce, but it's as delicious as it can get: "Uundværlig" is a fresh piece of soft synth pop, which also shows the beautiful voice of Christina.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Czech Republic | Ewa Farna - "Z nálezů a krás"

BRAND NEW

There is nothing better to finish our week than some cool and fresh sounds. Czech star Ewa Farna returns to Sounds European! with a very beautiful pop track. "Z nálezů a krás" is soft and catchy, and will surely enlight your night out!

France | For The Hackers - "Babyshambles"

RECENT

For The Hackers is a French indie-rock band hailing from Upper Normandy. They are Arthur, Alex, Axel and Romain, and their style is quite unique: they mix rock and pop with very modern indie sounds, and French lyrics splattered with some words in English. As "Babyshambles", for instance. The song is easy to listen, will make you start bobbing your head along and surely want to bring more of them to your life!

Sweden | Kassandra - "Run"

RECENT

Kassandra is a very young Swedish singer from Stockholm. Her second single is set to send her right up to fame: "Run" is a haunting, captivating single, filled with a very dark and fabulous atmosphere and involving, full-of-emotion vocals. Definitely one of the finest tunes from Sweden this year!

Croatia | Jelena Rozga - "Tsunami"

RECENT

Jelena Rozga was born in Split in 1977. She was, from 1996 and unil 2006, the lead singer of popular Croatian band Magazin. Her solo career was quite successful, having released two albums and a compilation album so far. Her latest single is "Tsunami", a song that shows us what Balkan pop is all about!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Slovakia | Frequency - "Bauhaus"

RECENT

Formed in 2011 in the Slovak city of Vranov nad Topľou, Frequency has recently released a very nice single. It is "Bauhaus", a song which mixes indie pop and rock. The oldie feeling adds a very magical touch to it!

Montenegro | Danijel Alibabić - "Baš mi je dobro"

BRAND NEW

Born in Podgorica in 1988, Danijel Alibabić represented Serbia and Montenegro in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, as part of the duet No Name, with the song "Zauvijek moja". He went on as a soloist, and nowadays he is a well-established name among the Balkan countries. His latest single is "Baš mi je dobro", a very catchy pop-rock song.