Sunday, April 26, 2015

Albania | Irkenc Hyka feat. Petro Xhori - "Paranormal love"

BRAND NEW

We now travel to Albania, where we meet two singers who have released a single together. They are Irkenc Hyka and Petro Xhori, both from Tirana, the Albanian capital city. Their song "Paranormal love" is very involving and groovy.

Bulgaria | Iskra Milkova - "Na bashta mi"

BRAND NEW

Beautiful voice coming from Bulgaria. It's Iskra Milkova, from Sofia, the Bulgarian capital city. She has just released "Na bashta mi", a soulful song with amazing melody, which explores the best of Iskra's voice.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Netherlands | Luminize - "Get it back"

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The band was formed in the Netherlands, but all of the girls are from Croatia. Meet Luminize, a group which was created to prove an all-girl rock band can succeed in the music market. And they are surely on the right path: their single "Get it back" is an amazing piece of work. It's strong, intense and definitive. Forget nationalities: their music is pure worldwide material! It's our song of the week.

Ukraine | TIK - "Meine liebe"

BRAND NEW

TIK is a folk rock band which was formed in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, in 2005. They love mixing some ska influences to their music, and we can easily notice it in their new single "Meine liebe". It's a very unique song, both in instrumentals and style. Very fun and entertaining!

Sweden | Erik Hassle - "No words"

BRAND NEW

Erik Hassle, one of the editors' favorite Swedish artist, is back to Sounds European!. He has just released "No words". And, literally, no words can explain how cool it is! It has a very charming retro dance feeling in the singing and in the melody. Lovely song!

Italy | Nina Zilli - "#RLL (Riprenditi le lacrime)"

BRAND NEW

Nina Zilli is a very famous Italian singer who was born in Piacenza in 1980. After taking part on this year's edition of Festival di Sanremo, ending ninth with "Sola", she is releasing both a new album and a new single. From the album "Frasi&fumo", we have "#RLL (Riprenditi le lacrime)". This single offers a unique mix: the classy mood we are used to find on Nina's music and voice, with a more cheerful melody. The result is quite interesting.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Russia | Jack Action - "Zakroy svoi glaza"

BRAND NEW

Jack Action is a Russian band based in Moscow which was formed in 1995. They are celebrating the 20th year since their foundation with new music, and "Zakroy svoi glaza" shows they still have gas for a long road. It's such a strong and contagious rock track!

Kosovo | Albulena Ukaj - "Champion"

BRAND NEW

Folk pop from Kosovo to the world! Meet Albulena Ukaj, from Prizren. She has just released the catchy "Champion". It's a song which presents a very traditional Balkan mix of instruments and melody, with a cool uptempo beat.

Ukraine | Olga Romanovska - "Krasivyye slova"

BRAND NEW

First time Sounds European! has met ways with the Ukrainian singer Olga Romanovska was almost one year ago, with "Taynaya lyubov'", a song we loved. Now, Olga is back with a new single. And "Krasivyye slova" only makes us more certain we love her music! It is a great pop track, with amazing vocals which help building an addictive melody.

Netherlands | Nielson - "Ik heb een meisje thuis"

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Dutch singer Nielson has made quite a good impression on our Sounds European! team with his previous songs. And his new one is just here to confirm it all even more. "Ik heb een meisje thuis" has Nielson's style all over it. It's a great song.