Arjan Hoornstra

YouTube video by Mass Broadcast Beach Bunny - Oxygen (Adjacent Festival, Atlantic City)

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9-10: Beach Bunny - Oxygen
Yesterday I saw Beach Bunny live, 2nd time after a festival a few years ago. Really good, this is my favourite song of the band which of course they also played.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RcH...

YouTube video by BROCKHOFF BROCKHOFF - The Carpet Song (Lyric Visualizer)

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8-10: Brockhoff - The Carpet Song
A new single by german singer-songwriter Brockhoff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qML...

YouTube video by Movieclips Josie and the Pussycats (2001) - Pretend To Be Nice Scene (3/10) | Movieclips

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day 9: fictional band: Josie and the Pussycats - Pretend to Be Nice
From the movie where Rachel Leigh Cook played Josie but her singing voice was done by Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r23U...

YouTube video by KEXP Waxahatchee - Crowbar (Live on KEXP)

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7-10: Waxahatchee - Crowbar
I saw Waxahatchee's latest session at KEXP yesterday, playing 3 songs of her most recent album and a cover. This is my favourite song of the session.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3je...

YouTube video by VanessaParadisVEVO Vanessa Paradis - Ces mots simples

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day 8: about love: Vanessa Paradis - Les mots simples
A single from 2019, title means 'easy words', these 3 words seem so easy to say but can also be so hard. In the end she says them, 'je t'aime', i love you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSCh...

YouTube video by SNõõPER TV Snooper - Pom Pom - Official Music Video

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6-10: Snooper - Pom Pom
Crazy fun new single by this band that I got to know by their beatles-cover a few years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZnQ...

YouTube video by gummybearcavity Rockwell SHONEN KNIFE * Riding On The Rocket * OFFICIAL VIDEO

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day 7: outer space or ocean: Shonen Knife - Riding on the Rocket
Single from 1993; I saw the band live about 25 years later :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KT8...

YouTube video by Hazel English Hazel English - Calgary [Official Video]

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5-10: Hazel English - Calgary
Latest single of Hazel about the most well known city in Canada - at least if you're a speed skating fan like I am.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2u...

YouTube video by Just Mustard Just Mustard - ENDLESS DEATHLESS (Official Music Video)

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3-10: Just Mustard - Endless Deathless
Latest single of Just Mustard, great as usual
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7l_...

YouTube video by TRISTEN Tristen - "Complex" (Official Music Video)

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day 3: one word solo artist: Tristen - Complex
Great single from 2021; this year she returned with a new single.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Vs...

YouTube video by Daddy (the band) Candy · Daddy (Official Visualizer)

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1-10: Daddy - Candy
New single by Daddy, the first I heard of them, a band from San Diego. Nice uptempo pop/rock.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJJc...

YouTube video by Lizzie Esau Lizzie Esau - The Enemy

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day 2: The something: Lizzie Esau - The Enemy
At the time the first I heard of Lizzie who then soon became a favourite artist with lots of great singles and ep's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQ9...

I don't know why I keep saying Olivia when it's obvious Orla :)

YouTube video by Orla Gartland Orla Gartland - Kiss Ur Face Forever (official music video)

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day 1: kiss: Olivia Gartland - Kiss Ur Face Forever
A great single (2023) from Olivia's 2nd solo album (2024)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7G_...

YouTube video by melodysechochamber Melody's Echo Chamber - In The Stars (Visualiser)

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30-9: Melody's Echo Chamber - In the Stars
A new single by the French dreampop artist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uooz...

YouTube video by Ribbons Bnd Ribbons "Come Close" (Official Music Video)

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29-9: Ribbons - Come Close
New single by Ribbons, a band from California.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqrH...

YouTube video by Xmal Deutschland - Topic Augen-blick

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day 30: spooky: Xmal Deautschland - Augen-blick
Opener on side B of their brilliant Tocsin album (1984)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mx4...

YouTube video by Pop Kid The Cords - Fabulist - live @ Glas Goes Pop, Glasgow GUU 25.7.2025

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28-9: The Cords - Fabulist
I bought the album of The Cords, two scottish teen sisters. Nice jangle/c86 guitar pop.
On it is the single which is one of my favourites of the year, here in a live version.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPY...

YouTube video by Etta Marcus Etta Marcus - Girls are God's Machines (Official Video)

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day 28: boy/girl/man/woman: Etta Marcus - Girls Are God's Machines
Recent single of Etta Marcus from London, love it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvpm...

YouTube video by Release - Topic The Eternal (Live)

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day 27: good song for bad mood: Joy Division - The Eternal
To dwell or to cheer up - today I choose to dwell.
On Preston live is an amazing version that made me really discover the song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5Q...

YouTube video by Lael Neale Lael Neale - Some Bright Morning (Official Music Video)

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26-9: Lael Neale - Some Bright Morning
Latest single of Lael Neale.
I saw her live at a festival earlier this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oooR...

16 albumcovers in 1 picture of debut albums from 2000 to 2004

To pick 5 debuts from 2000-2004 for #5debutalbums00-04 is hard, I ended up with these 16 to choose from, almost half of these are from 2001. Some of these are also their only albums.
One more week to decide...

YouTube video by ScarletRaeVEVO Scarlet Rae - Call Off The Day (Official Video)

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25-9 : Scarlet Rae - Call Off the Day
Latest single of Scarlet Rae, from the US. I like it a lot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Fw...

YouTube video by KEXP Hello Mary - Rabbit (Live on KEXP)

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day 26: amazing bass: Hello Mary - Rabbit
I really like Hello Mary a lot. Their KEXP session one of my favourites, the bass player is the only one who doesn't sing but she creates some nice tunes with her bass.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc44...

YouTube video by MOODS Siouxsie and the Banshees - Overground (from the Thorn) [edit]

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day 25: strings: Siouxsie and the Banshees - Overground (The Thorn EP version)
1984 EP with 4 songs in different instrumentation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFDT...

YouTube video by Letters to Cleo - Topic Awake

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24-9: Letters to Cleo - Awake
Played the Wholesale Meats and Fish album yesterday, one of my ultimate favourites
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr2v...

YouTube video by bloom effect - Topic second sight

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23-9: Bloom Effect - Second Sight
Second single I heard of this band from Canada, nice shoegazey noisy song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LbK...

YouTube video by ska2tone1 THE SELECTER - TRAIN TO SKAVILLE (EXTENDED VERSION)

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day 24: musicgenre in title The Selecter - Train to Skaville
Bought a 12" with this song on it, loved it immediate. The sound of the drums specially.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE3T...

YouTube video by The Pearlies - Topic Letter to Love

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22-9: The Pearlies - Letter to Love
First single of this australian band, lovely sound
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFYz...

YouTube video by Marlhy paper cups (Official Music Video)

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21-9: Marlhy - Paper Cups
Latest single of Marlhy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjbi...