Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 6 May 2022)

Wow… This edition of my Songs of the Week was a huge bit of work. I simply had so many candidates for the list. I hope I finally selected a set which picks some nice tracks for everybody. Enjoy the songs.

Melissa Mantzoukis – Someone To You

The final show of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German equivalent to American Idol, has really been strong. Even though I felt that the show is not really as popular as in previous years (missing iconic Dieter Bohlen), this song is amazing to me. I selected the song before the show is aired – so that I have no clue if my favorite finally won or not.

About Gorillas and Vampires – Small Town Blues

Hometown music: About Gorillas are an indie electro pop duo from Cologne. I really like their new single, Small Town Blues.

Andy Brings & Band – Schlaflos

Cool song, somewhere between alternative rock and punk. Really enjoyed this powerful one.

Dani Suara – Wenn Du am Fallen bist

German rock from Stuttgart: Wenn Du am Fallen bist (“When you are falling”) is a powerful debut by Dani Suara, who already had some TV show appearance. Great listen.

Drei Meter Feldweg – Unten am Strand

This week, there is a lot of energy with German songs. Doesn’t this song have a nice drive? If you speak German, you will also appreciate the summer-drinking-fun lyrics of this track by the punk rockers.

Masie Peters – Cate’s Brother

British Maisie Peters just creates her own style. Sometimes, I think about Taylor Swift, sometimes about Avril Lavigne, when I listen to her… And then she rocking hard. Cool sound, great new single.

Mimoza – Unprotected

300 million streams already – the Los Angeles-based pop singer Mimoza is definitely quite an established global act already. Her new single Unprotected is impressive, indeed.

Sorana – Karaoke

Music from Romania: what a great pop track by Sorana, who is nowadays living in Los Angeles. Absolutely loved listening to this energetic track.

Rahel – Everhappy

German-produced pop with an international signature: Rahel released Everhappy this Friday – and I simply enjoyed the listen. Had to put it on this list of songs.

DNCE – Move

Okay, it is US mainstream pop (one member is Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, by the way). But it makes me smile and move. So I felt it should be in here.

Matteo Bocelli

Bocelli? Yeah, Matteo Bocelli is indeed Andrea’s son. A very different style of music, compared to his father. But really a nice groove.

Amber van den Elzen – Someone To You

Amber van den Elzen is another Deutschland Sucht den Superstar final contestants. Really cool song, very different to Someone To You by Melissa Mantzoukis.

Adriana – Ich Will Tanzen

This weekend, I generally featured a lot of German language tracks. This schlager song is from Austria. I just liked the vibe, even though it comes with a lot of stereotypes of the genre.

Sarah Zucker – Wir Tanzen Um Die Welt

Yeah, it is schlager – but I feel this song by Sarah Zucker moves quite a step towards the dance pop genre. Cool song.

Redlight King – In Our Blood

The band is headed by Canadian Mark Kasprzyk, who is nowadays living in California. Nice, powerful rock with alternative elements.

Bobby Stoker – My Destiny

The Frankfurt, Germany, artist makes me more and more curious about his album Everglow, which will be released on 20th May 2022. Great classic rock sound.