I am always impressed where the Songs of the Week each weekend finally end of. This time, for example, i have been most impressed by two young female schlager artists on the rise, which thus take the lead of my set of songs. There is a lot of smile and feelgood music this time – thus I hope you smile with me.
Laura Angela – Schatten der Nacht
Laura Angela is an Italian-origin artist, who is nowadays living in Wuppertal, Germany. Her voice strongly reminds me of the former Eurovision Song Contest participant Michelle. Very nicely produced, modern schlager-pop with a characteristic sound.
Martina – Immer weida
Already the dialect she is singing in is telling us: Martina is an artist from Bavaria in Southern Germany. Her first single was Danzhit (“Dancing Song”), now she is releasing “On and on”. Nice pop in a typical schlager rhythm. Fun fact: the artist is also a very talented photographer.
Kopfeck – Hädiwenniwari
The third track is a song from Bavaria as well. However, Kopfeck (a band, which is named after a German TV character) are doing fun party rock music. At least the Bavaria heart in me simply enjoys the cool groove of this song. Great sound from Munich.
Paddy Murphy – May Your Heart Be Glad and Light
Paddy Murphyis a band, which is doing “Celtic punk”. Sounds like a music made in Ireland, but the folk-rockers are in fact from Austria. I love their sound.
Atreyu – Watch Me Burn
After a couple of European acts, we cross the pond to Orange County, California. The US metal / metalcore band Atreyu released Watch Me Burn this weekend. Cool, energetic song – and the only entry for fans of harder guitar riffs this weekend.
Brockhoff – Whenever You Want
Indie-rock from Hamburg: Whenever You Want is the new single release by Brockhoff. After a few solo gigs in April, she will play as support act for Giant Rooks and Paolo Nuntini the next months. Cool ound.
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Anna Smyrk – The Runner
Anna Smyrk is named to be one of the biggest indie-pop prospects from Australia nowadays. The Runner, however, has been recorded in Nashville. She is just about to plan a European tour later this year.
Marc Sommerfeld – Back in Paradise
I can’t really describe why I like Back in Paradise. The single release by German schlager artist Marc Sommerfeld feels so beautifully nostalgic to me. I had to include him to my list of songs.
Ray Dalton – Do It Again
Back to the USA: Ray Dalton already had a global top hit with Can’t Hold Us in 2013. Together with Macklemore and Ryan Lewiis, his song was a quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, a triple golden record in Germany and topped the US charts. After two quite successful singles in 2022, this song feels to be another great party track.
Belinda Carlisle – Big Big Love
Without a doubt, this release was likely the one I was most happy about this year. New tunes by one of my biggest 1980’s idols, Belinda Carlisle. The sound of Big Big Love feels very promising as well. Hope there is more music coming soon.
Azure Ryder – Angel
Azure Ryder is the second Australian artist I feature in this week’s posting. Angel is on the more dark and melancholic side, but beautifully stays in your mind. Great listen.
Leona – Falling To Pieces
This artist with the beautiful high voice is from Flensburg in the very North of Germany. Amazing ballad.
Marianne Neumann – Federleicht
I feel that Federleicht simply feels like the typical modern German pop sound made in Berlin – and that’s where Marianne Neumann is in fact coming from. Very nice storytelling and listen.
Elley Duhe & Teddy Swims – Face Myself
A very beautiful, new song by Alabama artist Alley Duhe and Teddy Swims from Georgia is closing my list that way. I love that collaboration.
Songs of The Week – The Playlist
You may also listen to my Songs Of The Week and songs selected in some of the previous weeks on this Spotify playlist:
2023 Hotel Reviews
Here are all my hotel reviews published in 2023:
Staying at the ibis Budget Aachen Raeren Grenze has been a hotel night I have been looking forward to do ...
I typically stsa in rather solid to good hotels. However, sometimes, they simply exceed the need I have. When I ...
Our first time in Japan - and thus our first time in Tokyo. My wife and I wanted to have ...
Before I have just been close to the NH Collection Hamburg City, I knew that this hotel will give me ...
Watching a Rock of Ages show in Toronto and heading on to a Journey concert at Scotiabank Arena thereafter - I had ...
The Nacht der Gitarren concert series with Jim Kimo West took me to quite some nice places in late 2023. I had ...
Arriving from New York City by the Amtrak Pennsylvanian Train in the evening, I needed a hotel with good connections ...
In order to cover the Home Free concert in Hamburg in September 2023, I had a night at the ibis ...
As I typically prefer Hilton Hotels, the situation at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is rather comfortable to me. With the Hilton ...
My second night in Pittsburgh in October 2023 was the perfect opportunity to try out something very new. I typically ...
Just as it felt convenient to stay somewhere closer to the office where I work, I had a night at ...
Nowadays, you should definitely do one thing before you head to New York City as a tourist and explore the ...
In late October 2023, I had an overnight transfer at Budapest Airport (BUD). Such a special place to me, as ...
Having a cheap hotel close to the main station after the Kelvin Jones concert in October 2023. My aim, when ...
In order to to cover the local Nacht der Gitarren show, I headed to Reutlingen in mid-October 2023. As the weeks before ...
Before we checked out the new Wellnest private spa in Cologne, my wife and I felt it is a good ...
After staying five nights at the Conrad Tokyo, having a hotel directly linked to the airport terminal the night before ...
The British cast of Rock of Ages in the European Union - while the first leg of the DLAP production ...
Watching the wonderful former Rock of Ages musical actress Zoe Birkett in Bodyguard brought me back to Newcastle. As I headed on ...
ibis Styles time in Switzerland: while the previous review of the Accor brand I shared with you has been the ...
Having a musical night in London in August 2023, I needed an affordable overnight with good connections to the London ...
Husavik - as you recently have learned, the small town in North Iceland is one of my most favorite spots ...
Rarely, it has been easier for me to visit all the Hilton Hotels of a country (if you name the ...
During my March 2023 ice hockey trip of Pittsburgh Penguins matches, I had the opportunity to visit the Pens' farm ...
The very first show of the Weird Al Yannkovic European Tour 2023 was in Dublin, Ireland. As my employer got ...
While covering the German Athletics Nationals 2023 in Kassel, I was looking for an accommodation near the hosting venue Auestadion. I ...
I really love to look back to the trip to Cyprus in October 2022, which my wife and I took ...
Looking for a hotel to cover the Seepark Biker Days 2023 in Pfullendorf did not give me too many options ...
My wife and I went on a trip to Dubrovnik in Croatia in April 2023. As Hilton is generally my ...
The first evening in Pittsburgh during my March 2023 trip had a very easy schedule: land in Pittsburgh Airport (PIT), ...
Having an 11:40 flight from Krakow Airport (KRK) in July 2023, I just did not feel to go for the ...
As part of my overnights bridging the night between two mandatory days at the office in Cologne, my last stay ...
The very last Rock of Ages shows under the British DLAP production - I just did not feel like doing ...
Just a week after I stayed at the Mercure Cologne City Friesenstrasse, I tried out another hotel of the Accor ...
Being on a five-day seminar in Lünen North of Dortmund lead to a comparably long stay at the Hampton by ...
What are you doing as a hobby travel blogger when your company (the professional work...) is requesting you to meet ...
The first night in Iceland or the last night before going back home - that's about the time when quite ...
NH Hotels are rolling out a new brand of hotels in Europe: nhow (pronounced as "now") is a group of ...
My last stay during my October 2022 trip to Florida was in Orlando. Even though I visited a Weird Al ...
On my mileage run in May 2023, I slept in two typical air room hotels (even though both were landside, ...
Akureyri in Northern Iceland is my favorite city of the island. Also as I expected to be there just the ...
The easy, convenient and typically also rather affordable style of an ibis hotel meets some boutique touch. That's about roughly ...
Right before my wife and I visited the Wellnest Private Spa in Essen during the Christmas holidays of 2022, we ...
One of the shows I followed during the European Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2023 has been the one in Glasgow ...
Arriving late at Madrid Airport (MAD) Terminal 4 from Germany and heading on to Lisbon (LIS) in Portugal early the ...
Sad and touching moments just need to have a good hotel stay for your soul. For the very last leg ...
During my October 2022 trip tour-chasing Weird Al Yankovic in Florida, I also had a night in Daytona. As I ...
During our 2023 Ring Road Trip through Iceland, we had a wide range of stays: from guesthouses to hotel chain ...
Due to a rather late cancellation of the Condor connection between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Akureyri Airport (AEY) made me ...
Following the Weird Al Yankovic European Tour 2023, one of the highlights was definitely the concert in Tilburg in the ...
Even though Accor is likely the second-most frequented hotel group in my bookings, a night in Bremen in April 2023 ...
The last stay of our trip to Cyprus in October 2022 was at the Quality Lodge in Larnaca. my wife ...
March 2023 featured my annual ice hockey trip supporting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Right before the first match on my list, ...
For a night after a photo trip to the Harz mountains in January 2023, I had a one night stay ...
Having quite a lot of things on my list, including a five hour drive from Nashville and my very first ...
Attending a frequent traveler meeting nearby, I had the opportunity to visit the Hampton by Hilton Frankfurt Airport towards the ...
On my recent March 2023 trip to Pittsburgh watching the Pittsburgh Penguins, I wanted to close a circle and also ...
One of the ten concerts I visited of the Weird Al Yankovic European Tour 2023 was at the TivoliVredenburg in ...
In order to explore Hamburg and upgrade my contents about the Northern German city, I had a two night stay ...
If you need a night at Glasgow Airport (GLA), you might be rather surprised about the rather wide range of ...
What would be a better posting while being on a trip to Pittsburgh than posting about... Pittsburgh. In fact, I ...
Blackpool is one of the classic party and beach destinations in summer in England. However, after my time at the ...
Even though Brühl right South of Cologne is just home of 45,000 inhabitant, there are mutiple major attractions in the ...
Arriving from Germany on my October 2022 trip to the Florida Weird Al Yankovic shows, I needed a hotel close ...
I have been to quite a lot of Premier Inn hotels in recent times. In Germany as well as in ...
After staying at the Conrad New York Midtown for two nights, my wife and I went for a more economic ...
The very first night on my tour-chase of Weird Al Yankovic's very first European Tour since seven years. Regarding this ...
Time for Rock of Ages again. The 2023 season of my favorite musical was about to start in early February 2023 - ...
For some reviews, I just need much longer than expected to find a good slot in my publication planning. One ...
For my weekend trip to Andorra in November 2022, I was looking for a hotel in a rather central location ...
After my - a bit of weird - trip of passing all 16 German states and eleven largest cities of ...
The last hotel I feature from my Weird Al Yankovic Tour Kick-Off trip in April 2022 is the Hampton Inn ...
It is hard to argue against that the Sofitel London Heathrow is the most convenient option when you need a ...
The night before the two floorball matches of the Red Devils Wernigerode against UHC Weißenfels (women) and the Berlin Rockets ...
I have been very impressed of the country when I visited Albania for the very first time in December 2022 ...
Reporting from Davis Cup tie typically requires a reasonable hotel with sufficient space for all the equipment, good food and ...
For a trip to Pinneberg just outside Hamburg, I needed a stay close to one of Hamburg's regional train stations ...
The Wasserturm in my home town Cologne is indeed one of the most iconic hotels of the city. Literally, the ...
German Schlager Reviews on Flyctory.com
Here are all my Media Reviews related to German schlager:
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