Norman Fleischer

Time for a history lesson, girls and boys. One of the most iconic records of the 21st century is turning 50 these days and it turned out to be as contemporary and enjoyable as it's always been.

A carefully curated programme packed with surprises and all your favourite new bands from 2020. The Spanish festival institution definitely knows how to craft such an event.

Lovers of sonic synthesizer pop get ready for this one. The Welsh electro pop project returns with a diverse and quite intense new studio album that deserves your attention. So, why not streaming it ahead of its official Friday release then, right?

With two new albums on the same label arriving almost simultaneously followed by a European tour together the teaming-up of these two made way too much sense. So, in order to have an appropriate preparation for that we reached out to both artists simultaneously as well.

Songs to comfort you in these cold times, provided by Marissa Nadler, William Fitzsimmons, S. Carey, Mazzy Star, Fenne Lily, Ólafur Arnalds, Angel Olsen, Ben Howard, Mogwai and many more.

Putting a little more effort into your art might not be easy but it's ultimately rewarding. Canadian singer/songwriter Brian DellaValle and his alter ego did so and we heavily advice you to listen to this wonderful little folk music gem.

Does a broken heart heal easier with a certain age? Probably not. But there are other aspects that help to set things in perspective. The beloved bearded songwriter knows a thing or two about that issue and now has to face it again on his upcoming album, almost exactly ten years after the last time. Time for a reflection about the past, present and maybe also the future.

Following a promising and joyful musical start once decade ago I thought we'd lost Calvin Harris for good to the hell called EDM. But this story appears to come with a musical happy end.