Playlist Oct 7 2016
Sarah's Blue Dress
Sadness lane
Sarah's Blue Dress is a 5-piece band from Tilburg, The Netherlands, fronted by singer-songwriter Joyce Dijkgraaf. It's a bit over a year since we got the very sad news that Joyce Dijkgraaf passed away at the age of 30 as a result of a car accident.
JoosTVD
The riddle room
JoosTVD stands for Joos(t) The Vanished Dutchman. He is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who started as a drummer, then played in several bands. Nowadays he has his own project and has released 11 albums so far.
Paul Golian
Feels like
Paul Golian is a folk, country, alternative and rock artist from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. In the 70's he was the keyboardist and guitarist of the Canadian progressive rock band "Theatre of Life". After a 30 years' absence he is back in music.
June Caravel
The best dancer in town
June Caravel is a vocal explorer from France. In the past few years she has travelled a lot. She moved to the UK, then to Australia and Germany. Since October 2014 she has been living and performing back in France. June has released three albums.
Jean Cabbie & The Secret Admirer Society
Breathe
Jean Cabbie & The Secret Admirer Society is a 4-person band from San Juan, Puerto Rico, US, formed in 2004. Their genre is a blend of alternative, classic rock, power pop and roots rock. They have released 2 albums, "Good Things" and "After Hours".
The Symptoms
Sleeping rocks
The Symptoms is the project of Mr. and Mrs. Symptom from Lunedale in the UK. They started to perform and record songs in their converted cow shed in 2001 already. Frequently they play gigs and are still going strong.
Laïxa
Divine héroïne
Laïxa is the duo of singer Paméla and instrumentalist Chris from France. Both like to make jingles for radio stations and radio shows, also for TalentCast.
Song of the Week
Seele
Enkelten luona
Seele is a 5-piece alternative rock and metal band from Hämeenlinna, Finland, fronted by vocalist Julia. Their lyrics are in Finish. In April 2016 they released their debut album, titled "Jos Vain Kaiken Jättäisin".
Gayle Skidmore
Rag doll
Singer-songwriter Gayle Skidmore comes from California and lives in the Netherlands. She can play over 20 instruments and has written over 2000 songs. Her album "Sleeping Bear" was nominated for best pop album in the "2014 San Diego Music Awards".
Mary Confurius
Light lies
Mary Confurius is a singer-songwriter from the Netherlands. She likes to mix light and dark and translates her feelings into music. She writes the lyrics, composes, plays guitar and records in her home studio. She released one EP, titled "The Other".
VanderLinde
Don't get me wrong
VanderLinde (from Groningen, the Netherlands) is the project of Arjan Vanderlinde who surrounds himself with different musicians, on stage and in the studio. The genre is a mix of pop, country and Americana. So far he has released 5 albums.
Yannis-Hovhannes Berberian ft. Polymnia Kondili
Looking for Eden
Yannis-Hovhannes Berberian is from Greece. He got his post-grad degree at the Trinity College of Music in London and has played in several bands in Greece and Canada. Nowadays he mostly writes songs featuring female vocals.
Ophelia Syndrome
North sea
The Canadian band Ophelia Sydrome was formed in 2002, when Trina Nadeau (cello) and Deanna Wells (vocals, keyboards) met during their studies. In 2007 Adrian McFarlane and Josh Kohler completed the band with drums, bass and backing vocals.
Songs of Aran
Shut the door
Songs of Aran is the project of Aran Jeurissen. He is a Dutch singer-songwriter with Irish roots and has released 2 albums, "Nothing Personal" and "Into The Waves". He describes his genre as "pop music mixed with a little folk, indie and new wave".
Lady Citizen
Black city relights
Lady Citizen is the project of Jun Fukanaga. She is a DJ/producer who grew up in Japan and moved to London in 2011. Jun's love for techno music started after she got an acid house compilation CD for her 18th birthday.
Podcast
Song of the Week
Finnish rock band Seele started as a quartet in the summer of 2014. Since then the lineup has changed several times and nowadays Seele is a five-piece band. After finishing the recordings for their debut album in December 2015, Seele focused on releasing the album, playing shows and promoting the band.
Seele released their debut album Jos Vain Kaiken Jättäisin in April 2016. The first single is Enkelten luona, meaning "with the angels".
The band: Julia Murray (vocals), Riku Mäkinen (guitar, backing vocals), Samuli T. Mäkelä (guitar), Jyri Vesterinen (bass), Samuel cob (drums)
Seele released their debut album Jos Vain Kaiken Jättäisin in April 2016. The first single is Enkelten luona, meaning "with the angels".
The band: Julia Murray (vocals), Riku Mäkinen (guitar, backing vocals), Samuli T. Mäkelä (guitar), Jyri Vesterinen (bass), Samuel cob (drums)
Charts Oct 7 2016
1
Seele
Enkelten luona
2
Gisel de Marco
Thinking of you
3
Jeff Hayman
Bulletproof
4
Son of Theia
Lighthouse
5
KEPLER Junction
Ghost
6
Morgan Wilson
Clue
6
Vinny Davis & Our Daily Haze
We, the dream
7
Brad Curtis & The SOME x 6 Band
Skating rain
7
Feñez
Si sabi
7
Kailyarders
King of the Jolly
The voting was nice last week, about a hundred people people came to our website to vote and until the last hours we where not sure who would win this week. You will hear who won in about 20 minutes.
It's a bit over a year since we got the very sad news that Joyce Dijkgraaf passed away at the age of 30 as a result of a car accident. Of course we will never forget Joyce. The first song of today is by Joyce together with her band Sarah's Blue Dress.