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May 18, 2024

The summer is ...

Jasmin Tabatabai - "I ran"

Five years we had to wait? Now she is finally back. After her debut album "Only Love", multi talent Jasmin Tabatabai starts with a new album. Whether for rocking, dreaming or buzzing? "I ran" offers thoughtful and quiet songs as well as some catchy tunes. So you can not help but get carried away by the catchy sound of the first single release "Let's stay together". The title of the album "I ran" (written in Iran) alludes to Tabatabai's Persian heritage and so she could not resist to cover the eponymous song of the British band "A Flock of Seagulls" in Persian. Conclusion: This record is again very personal and the actress remains true to her melancholy style. Exactly the right thing for dreary autumn days when we can escape everyday life for a while together with the sounds of "I ran".

Please listen: * Let's Stay Going * Anymore * I ran

Release: 07.09.

Dashboard Confessional - "Dusk and Summer"

Dashboard Confessional mastermind Chris Carrabba was in the music business long before his time with the band, but it was the use of his songs in the series "Malcom in the Middle" and American advertising that gave the man from Florida a serious ear. The last work "A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar" spread like wildfire and settled in players and auditory canals of rock pop fans. That could work with the new album "Dusk and Summer" as well. Even the current single "Stolen", recorded by Dashboard Confessional with the Hessian band Juli, is beautiful and flows easily. The focus of Carrabba is obviously on rousing melodies that are sometimes supported by driving beats. Heartwarming songs like "So long, so long" or "Dusk and Summer" make the album the perfect feel-good record for a rainy autumn afternoon.

Please listen: * Stolen * Reason to believe * So long, so long

Release: 17.08.

Ben Harper - "Lifeline"

Since 1992, Ben Harper brings out album by album, but only through his collaboration with the occasionally very successful Jack Johnson was the man from California in the limelight. And rightly so. Harper combines folk, blues, soul, R'n'B, funk, gospel, reggae and rock into a unique soundscape that is so relaxed that you can sit back and just enjoy yourself. "In the colors", for example, is unobtrusive, but at the same time so memorable that the track is one of the highlights of the album. Harper and his band can be heard on every track that they play and sing with passion.

Please listen: * In the Colors * Having Wings * Fight Outta You

Release: 31.08.

Plain White T's - Every second counts

The punk rockers of Plain White T's have been around for ten years, but never before have they made such a big hit as "Hey there Delilah". Almost without promo support, the song began a triumphal march through the earways of the music fans and conquered the American chart topping at a rapid pace. In Germany, too, the guys from the USA are on the road to success - and have come a good deal closer to their goal of being able to rock the masses. Their album "Every second counts", which is the first one released on a major label, gives an idea of how Plain Whits T's concerts have to be: hilarious, energetic and rocking! Because the band is anything but a cuddly band - the songs rush forward, make you want to move and especially desire for more!

Please listen: * Hey there Delilah * Out now * You and me

Release: 31.08.

Tommy Reeve - "On my mind"

"I'm sorry for your pain, I'm sorry for your tears" - this song enchants us in a very special way at the moment. Tommy Reeve makes our hearts quake, the tears glisten in our eyes and we slide into the land of dreams. Also the remaining songs of "On my mind", the first album of Tommy Reeve, are in no way inferior to the first single "I'm sorry". Sometimes soulful, sometimes energetic, sometimes heartbreaking - the mixture is well done for Munich. Real fun is "Talk to me" - a very rocking, danceable number.

Please listen: * I'm sorry * Gone * Talk to me

Release: 31.08.

The Bravery - "The sun and the moon"

With their first album, the five boys from The Bravery could not convince the critics, too undecided sounded the synthesizer songs that wanted to be like The Killers or The Strokes, but this did not come close. So The Bravery decided to change the style - which was successful.Significantly rockier it is now. The New Yorkers also use organ, string and pet sounds. Sounds very interesting.

Please listen: * Believe * Every word is a knife in my ear * Time will not let me go

Release: 07.09.

KT Tunstall - "Drastic Fantastic"

Her song "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" from the first album "Eye To The Telescope" literally catapulted her into the limelight in 2004. Even Hollywood became aware of KT Tunstall's talent and used several tracks for the soundtrack of "The Devil Wears Prada". Nominations, awards and worldwide recognition followed. Also on her latest album "Drastic fantastic", the Scottish singer plays on driving folk beats, for which she also likes to be inspired by British indie pop bands. "Hold On", the first single release, has become a good-humored dance number dedicated by KT to their adopted city of London. Also "I do not want you now" is a lot of fun. "Someday soon" and "Paper Airplane" are beautiful light pieces that reveal the great talent of KT Tunstall.

Please listen: * Hold On * I dont't want you now * Beauty Of Uncertainty

Release: 07.09.

Soundtrack - "Hairspray"

Musical adaptations are in - not only have Dreamgirls or Chicago impressively demonstrated that. Even the filming of "Hairspray" broke all records at the US box office - which is mainly due to the great soundtrack. Stars like John Travolta (as a woman!), Michelle Pfeiffer, teen star Zac Efron and many others lend the characters their voices and take us back to the wild 60s. A time in which it was loud, colorful, uninhibited and passionate. If you do not want to dance and sing, it's your own fault.

Please listen: * Good morning, Baltimore * Welcome to the 60s * The new girl in town

Release: 07.09.

Sabrina Setlur - "Red"

Wait a minute, is this really Sabrina Setlur, the most successful horse in the 3P stable so far? Actually, it is her! Since when does the lady from Rödelheim rely on electro sounds? Since the new album "Red"! What does not seem to fit together at the first turn turns out to be an extremely danceable development of the rapper who, after ten years in the music business, was urgently needed. The songs of the album sound unused, the rhythms are unfamiliar therefore, only the background voices of 3P-offsprings like Sebastian Hämer or Cassandra Steen are still reminiscent of the nursery by Sabrina Setlur. Apparently she has grown up.

Please listen: * Disco lamps * I think I like it * As if nothing had been

Release: 24.08.

Saint-Tropez - "Lounge-Club"

The summer, which was never one, has probably demolished its tents finally - there comes this CD well located. "Saint-Tropez" lets us travel to the notorious Nikki Beach, where sun seekers and celebrities escape the rainy weather. DJ Jêrome Matisse has mixed a compilation for the chilly daytime activity, another for the sweaty nightlife. "Lounge" and "Club" are the names of the plates, which propel us to relax and above all to dance with idiosyncratic house and electro sounds. The sun is laughing!

Please listen: * Mason - Exceeder * Buy now for sale * Martin Landsky - A light breeze

Release: 31.08.