Friday, May 20, 2016

Russia | Sophie - "Children of war"

BRAND NEW

Sounds European! remeets Russian teen star Sophie and her new single. "Children of war" is an interesting song with very deep lyrics. Its grandiose instrumentals help to build an epic ambience and spirit, with a growing melody which has a very memorable closure.

Spain | Manuel Carrasco - "Uno x uno"

RECENT

Spanish star Manuel Carrasco has a new single, and you should really give it a listen! "Uno x uno" is an extremely captivating pop with clear Latin spices all over it. It's enjoyable and entertaining from first to last second. A true incentive to ask someone to dance to it with you. It's no surprise it's reaching such a big success!

Croatia | Jelena Rozga - "Udajem se"

RECENT

One of the most important names of the Croatian music scene has just released a new single. Jelena Rozga's "Udajem se" is a beautiful and well-paced ballad. It explores Balkan folk elements in a very different way from what we usually get in the region. And it's exactly this unique approach which makes the song special – and therefore very enjoyable!

Germany | Silbermond - "B 96"

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Sounds European! remeets German band Silbermond, which are working on their new single. "B 96" is a soft pop-rock track with soothing vocals which, along with the melody, build a unique hypnotic atmosphere.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Italy | Nek - "Uno di questi giorni"

BRAND NEW

It's time to remeet Italian superstar Nek, who has just released a great new single. "Uno di questi giorni" displays what Nek can make the best: pop-rock with electronic spices, specially in the chorus. By the way, the chorus is exactly the biggest highlight of the song. It's powerful, intense and completely contagious. Great track!

Portugal | Tiago Bettencourt - "Sara"

RECENT

Tiago Bettencourt is a Portuguese singer who was born in Coimbra in 1979. His latest single, "Sara", is a beautiful guitar-based downtempo. Tiago's smooth voice leads the melody, with the help of very deep and effective backing vocals. The result is quite captivating.

Finland | Stratovarius - "4000 rainy nights"

OLDIE

It's time for Sounds European! to celebrate a new achievement: this is our 4000th post!

To honor this accomplishment, as it is our tradition, we present a song with "four thousand" in its title. It's the excellent "4000 rainy nights", by Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. The track is part of the band's album "Destiny", released in 1998.

Greece | Nikolas Papadakis - "Ekei"

RECENT

Nikolas Papadakis is a Greek singer who was born in Athens in 1984. His new single "Ekei" is surely worth the listen. It's pop with local spices as only Greece knows how to produce. Nikolas's voice is absolutely perfect for the genre! The song's chorus is very good.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Spain | Bustamante - "Como yo te amé"

BRAND NEW

After more than a year without releasing a new single, Bustamante is finally back! His new song, "Como yo te amé", is a preview of his new album "Amor de los dos", which is set to be released during the spring. It's a beautiful and captivating romantic track. And we are not surprised it's a great one: few people can sing about love as well as Bustamante!

Russia | Tatiana Kotova - "Razlyubila"

RECENT

Sounds European! remeets ways with Russian singer Tatiana Kotova, who has just released her new single. "Razlyubila" is a very involving downtempo song which explores Tatiana's great voice, and her high capacity of exploring emotions with it.