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   First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Please note that MangoWave is gradually moving from Blogger to WordPress. Click here  to visit the new homepage. 13 Year Cicada – haha gravity Release Date: September 14, 2022 (digital) / October 14, 2022 (physical) Label: Gandula / tomatenplatten / Blaublaurecords Format: Album | Vinyl/Tape/Digital Duration: 33:08 | 9 tracks Genre: Synthwave / Art Pop / Post Punk Origin: Berlin, Germany Three Berlin-based musicians – Zooey (keys, vocals, samples), Philip (drums, samples), Hotti (bass, samples) – have left the paths of their Jazz education young age. Together, the trio has discovered deep joy in creating sound and noises with analogue and synthetic instruments combined. Their extravagant style was first published on a longplayer when 13 Year Cicada’s debut album „Totem Tongue“ was released ...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Samantha Bruce Giuseppe Paradiso & Meridian 71 - Parallel Dimensions Release Date: April 15, 2022 Label: Ubuntu Music  / The Orchard Format: CD / Digital Duration: 35:53 Genre: Acid Jazz / Art Pop / Psychedelic Pop Origin: Boston , MA , USA The 71st Meridian West crosses places such as Greenland's Herbert Island, the densely populated West Indian island of Hispaniola, Chilean Aracena Island, or the disputed Alexander Island in Antarctica. Also, the 71st Meridian passes the harbour of Massachusetts' history-charged city Boston. This vibrant place in New England is home to the gifted artist Giuseppe Paradiso  who has created the musical project Meridian 71 in 2012. Celebrating their ten-year anniversairy, Meridian 71 have recently released their third longplayer "Parallel...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Click here  and run your own campaign on MusoSoup Picture Credit: Ezra Gale The Eargoggle - The Eargoggle Regales, The Eargoggle Revels Release Date: April 01, 2022 Label: Very Special Recordings Format: Vinyl + Comic Book / Digital Download + Comic Book Duration: 72:41 Genre: Art Pop / Indie Rock Origin: Brooklyn , NY , USA This article's header reveals that the release on hand is something very special, and this is not (predominantly) about The Eargoggle's new double album being released via Brooklyn's label Very Special Recordings. The seventeen-track release "The Eargoggle Regales, The Eargoggle Revels" can be considered either a two-volume comic book featuring seventeen short stories and a soundtrack for each of them, or a ...

Picture Credit: Whitney Vertucci   Madison Deaver - C U in Hell Release Date: October 29, 2021 Genre:  Indie Pop  / Alternative Pop Origin:  Los Angeles ,  CA ,  USA Around mid-2021, LA's Madison Deaver  has released her first EP "Tongue Tied". The single 'Entertained' was featured on MangoWave, so click here if you are interested . After quarantine, the Californian artist went on writing and producing new music, and the single on hand is great proof that she has clearly made some serious artistic progress since the release of "Tongue Tied". The Pop Punk impact on Madison Deaver 's sound can still be spotted. But on 'C U in Hell', the artist is showing off some strong approach towards Alternative Pop and Art Pop. Between rock guitars, FX-laden soundscapes, and sophisticated song structures, Madison Deaver 's powerful Soul voice creates a wholesome sonic experience that contains diabolic laughter as well as a great sense of humour. Music f...

Picture Credit: mUmbo   mUmbo - I fly with swallows Release Date: August 13, 2021 Label: Silhouette Records Format: Digital Length: 39:51 Genre: Shoegaze / Art Rock Origin: London , England The current pandemic has had its impact on almost every aspect of our lives. And therefore, it is no surprise that culture has been affected, too. I can imagine that in some decades, people will refer to the early 2020s by giving their arts names such as "COVID Wave", "Corona Period", or "Lockdown Arts". Content,meaning, and sound of many musical releases since March 2020 are coined by a very emotional impact that often conveys desolation or hope - or the ambivalent in-between that musicks our new reality. And here is where the bridge to London's mUmbo can be forged. The duo was formed in the coronacene, and their first album "I fly with swallows" conveys that very mood that the pandemic has brought to us. It is that constant back and forth between stands...

Picture Credit: Matt King   Absolutely Free - Aftertouch Release Date: September 24, 2021 Label: Boiled Records Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 40:46 Genre: Shoegaze / Krautrock Origin: Toronto , Ontario , Canada Absolutely Free's latest album "Aftertouch" is a beautiful example for the vast versatility of the Krautrock genre. Although the soundscapes of "Aftertouch" somewhat resemble passages from Holy Monitor's "Southern Lights" , looking for parallels to bands such as Zement or Oslo Tapes , one will hardly make finds. Instead, it is easier spotting similarities to the sound of Etxe Records acts like Blackout Transmission or Silo Halo . The major reason are probably the dreamy synthetic sounds that define a huge part of the music on "Aftertouch" as well as the both, artistic and poppy approach provided by the band. Coming up to their band name, Absolutely Free convey the feeling of being airborne. And while that impression may remin...

Picture Credit: Karen Glykys   The Midnight River Crew - The Girl who knew too much Release Date: July 30, 2021 Length: 08:59 Genre: Indie Folk / Art Pop Origin: London , England The Midnight River Crew is the brainchild by London's multiinstrumentalist Mark Johnson . The band's latest single release features two tracks of which you might actually know one if you have followed The Midnight River Crew already. The single's B-Side 'The Girl without a Voice', sung by Sharon Mari  was also featured on the 2020 album " Scirocco ". The Girl Who Knew Too Much by The Midnight River Crew The A-Side 'The Girl who knew too much' is just as easy-going and artistic as the B-Side. Nevertheless, the Art Pop presented here by The Midnight River Crew comes with more versatility in its souundscape. The violin played by Judith Hillier  adds a gorgeous Folk atmosphere to the song, while the piano and the vocals by Isabella Coulstock  enchant the audience's senses...

Picture Credit: Sonja Tabak   Rose Spearman - After the Renaissance comes the Blues Release Date: July 23, 2021 Length: 03:21 Genre: Soul / Blues Origin: Amsterdam , Netherlands In June, Rose Spearman  had her first appearance on MangoWave. Click here to read the review on the Nigel Lowis Soul Mix of 'After the Summer falls' . The new single 'After the Renaissance comes the Blues' is a modern romance parcelled in soulful and emotional music. Dutch-American musician Rose Spearman  tells the story of two lovers who are separated by social boundaries. Their love is getting hindered by their social status, and by their ethnicity - and in the time that story is set in, such an affair was actually illegal. It is a song about the power of love that can break barriers, and a song about obstacles to freedom. Jazz, Blues, and Soul merge in 'After the Renaissance comes the Blues' and create an image of a dark Harlem bar where nighthawks and working folk meet and enjoy a r...

Picture Credit: Marie Minet   Marie Minet - Je serais tout ce que tu veux Release Date: February 12, 2021 Length: 03:25 Genre: Folk / World / Spoken Word Origin: Paris , France "Je serais tout ce que tu veux" (French: "I will be anything that you want") is a song about love, but not a love song. The atmospheric sound deals with the disillusionment that can severely that can injure trust and amorous ease in a relationship, and consequently lead to resignation. After in previous single " Prête à tout " (French: "Ready for anything"), Marie Minet showed how love can intefere with reason, ideals, and principles, the follow-up track concerns a fire that has gone extinct while one of the partners is still trying to fan the embers. Marie Minet provides the audience with a bittersweet mélange of melancholy, passion, reflection, and departure. The musical foundation is a wholesome alloy of Capverdian, French, and borderless music that combines bouyancy,...

Picture Credit: Medusa   Medusa - S.O.B. Story Release Date: June 25, 2021 Label: AWAL Format: Digital Length: 09:57 Genre: Revenge Pop Origin: Buffalo , New York , USA I don't often quote the press kit, but this time I think that I can't help. "When you're queer, everybody wants your sob story. With "S.O.B. Story", non-binary Alt-Pop and Hip-Hop artist Medusa asks: What if we're not sad?" "S.O.B. Story" is a three-track EP by Buffalo's artist Medusa (they/them), featuring guest appearances by way2wavybaby (she/her), and Overflow (they/them). It is a powerful release doing away with the prejudice that queer identity is directly connected to suffering. Instead, "S.O.B. Story" is a self-confident release conveying a message for cis- and straight allies: don't express pity, and show support instead. "S.O.B. Story" is a loud release. Medusa and their guests Overflow and way2wavybaby do use their inside voices when si...

Picture Credit: boywithahalo   boywithahalo - Summer We Never Had Release Date: June 19, 2021 Length: 03:16 Genre: Indie Rock / Post-Grunge Origin: Dallas , Texas , USA Summer of 2020 (on the Northern hemisphere) was a season defined by standstill, isolation, mourning, hope, and calm. Thinking back, I often refer to the album " Un Verano Silencioso " by Chilean Somatic Post Rock artist Martia Pelepsi - although, the album concerns a whole different topic. In Dallas, Texas, boywithahalo wrote an anthem that directly addresses the "Summer We Never Had". It is boywithahalo's eighth single, and a good opportunity to get to know artist JK . "Summer We Never Had" is a wholesome sonic experience, containing MGMT-like Synthwave, the gloomy atmosphere of the Post- Cobain  era-Alternative Rock, a stoic Shoegaze air, and a deeply artistic approach to the complete oeuvre. And somehow, the soundscapes remind of Reykjavík's Lofi Indie Cute Pop Punk duo BSÍ . bo...

Picture Credit: Allie Jason   Allie Jason - Recovery: Level II Release Date: May 14, 2021 Label: selfrelease / Killer Queen Productions Format: Digital Length: 24:22 Genre: Dark Pop / Art Pop Origin: Cape Cod , Massachusetts , USA "Recovery: Level II" is the sophomore album by Cape Cod's Allie Jason . The seven-track release follows 2020's "Recovery: Level 1", and before you start moaning about the debut being written in Arabic numerals, and the sophomore album being written in Latin numerals, better enjoy the way the "II" is realised on the album cover. "Recovery: Level II" is a very emotional album. Like its predecessor, the album concerns the pandemic's effects on people's mental health. Thus, Allie Jason  has created an album expressing the issues of a free mind trying to cope with isolation. By the way, the whole album has been produced with the GarageBand app on the artist's iPhone 8. Allie Jason · Recovery: Level II A...