Thursday, August 27, 2015

Finland | Roope Salminen & Koirat feat. Ida Paul - "Madafakin darra"

RECENT

Time to get to know a song which is becoming a hit in Finnish radios. "Madafakin darra" is a single by hip-hop group Roope Salminen & Koirat, from Helsinki, and singer Ida Maria Paul, from Ekenäs. It's a very entertaining song which invites you to dance from first to last second.

Lithuania | Monika Linkytė - "Aitvarai"

BRAND NEW

Lithuanian singer Monika Linkytė is becoming one of the most promising artists in the Baltic country. Her new single is as fantastic as mysterious: "Aitvarai" creates a fantastic atmosphere with a calm and dark melody and Monika's lovely voice.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Iceland | Dikta - "We'll meet again"

BRAND NEW

Dikta is one of our favorite names from the Icelandic music scene. And singles like "We'll meet again" show why. It's top-quality material: rock at its best, with growing melody to a catchy and effective chorus. The vocals are a great wrapping for the song. We love it!

Russia | Roza Mazhonts - "Begi"

BRAND NEW

Russian singer Roza Mazhonts was already featured on Sounds European! last week with the amazing "Ya ne veryu". Now, it's time to check her most recent single. "Begi" is a perfect sample of why Russian pop is so different and so good: a catchy melody, a soft voice and a flowing instrumentation makes the song just fantastic!

Updated on November 7th, 2015, with the official video.

Lithuania | HIT - "Šiandien gyvenu"

RECENT

Brand new girlband coming from Lithuania: meet HIT, formed by Gabija Lokytė, Miglė Šidlauskaitė and Vilma Vainauskaitė. Their first single, entitled "Šiandien gyvenu", shows the girls came to rock it all out. What a first impression they are leaving: the song is great and totally contagious!

United Kingdom | Frank Turner - "The next storm"

RECENT

Frank Turner is an English folk rock musician from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He released his sixth studio album, "Positive songs for negative people", this year, and here is one of the singles to emerge from it: "The next storm" is a very potent and typically British rock. Simply amazing!

Hungary | Kati Wolf - "Utazás"

RECENT

Kati Wolf is a Hungarian singer who was born in 1974 in Szentendre. She is internationally known for having taken part of Eurovision Song Contest in 2011, with the fans' favorite "What about my dreams?". She has just released a new single, entitled "Utazás". It's a very cool song, with great melody and the amazing vocal performance we are used to get from her.

Updated on December 13th, 2015, with the official video.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Ukraine | Graal - "Bla bla bla"

BRAND NEW

It is already very hard to resist the charm of a Ukrainian lady singing pop, imagine to resist the power of three! Graal is a group formed in Kiev, and their sound couldn't get catchier: "Bla bla bla", their latest single, is a contagious and very uplifting pop.

Estonia | Elina Born - "Kilimanjaro"

BRAND NEW

Light and upwards songs are very common in this time of the year: it has something to do with the European summer season. But few of these tracks can count with a very talented voice, as "Kilimanjaro" can. Estonian singer Elina Born, who had a very marking participation on this year's Eurovision, makes this song even better than it could be.

Ireland | Shane Filan - "Me and the Moon"

BRAND NEW

Irish singer Shane Filan is soon releasing a new album, which will be called "Right here". He is already giving us a spoiler of what we can expect, and we couldn't be more excited for it! "Me and the Moon", the first single of this new release, is a super sweet and delicate ballad.