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Life Sounds Better To Music in September 2021

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Another month means another look at NEW music because Life Sounds Better To Music in September 2021. Traditionally September is always a strong month for new material as artists release singles to promote their big Christmas albums. Obviously, a lot has changed since I owned a record shop, but there is plenty of great new music around this September.

Carmichael Musiclover ~ ‘Know You Better’

Carmichael Musiclover is a name that many lovers of new soul music may already be familiar with already. “Know You Better” is taken from his new album which went straight in at number one on The UK Soul Chart. The album is called “Slow Motion” and is well worth a listen.

Purple Disco Machine Ft Eyelar ~ ‘Dopamine‘

Tino Piontek (aka Purple Disco Machine) also has a new album ready to go in October, but he’s released a few tracks already – this is the latest. “Dopamine” features Eyelar on vocals – she is Dutch and came to fame via “The Voice of Holland”. They shot this video in Montenegro.

So, when did “Artist X Artist” become a thing?

* asking for a friend

Whitney Houston X Clean Bandit ~ ‘How Will I Know’

Back in July, I featured the David Guetta, Mista Jam, & John Newman CLICK HERE song based on ‘How Will I Know’, and now here it is again courtesy of Whitney Houston and Clean Bandit. A great reworking of a classic. Clean Bandit continue to create great pop dance and this is no exception.

Coldplay X BTS ~ ‘My Universe’

Coldplay X BTS … now there’s a thing! This month we have more new music from Coldplay. This time collaborating with the South Korean 7 piece boy band BTS.

The song is co-written by both bands, alongside Swedish hitmaker Max Martin, it’s sung in both English and Korean. This is the second single to be lifted from Coldplay’s forthcoming album ‘Music Of The Sphere’s’ and here’s a twelve-minute documentary all about it.

There you have it, just four tracks from a month, that proves yet again that there is plenty of great new music around. Life Sounds Better To Music in September 2021 and I’m sure October will bring plenty more.

So, until next time, take care, stay safe, and count your blessings.

Paul x

Day 4 #7DayMusicChallenge ~ Whitney Houston ~ How Will I Know

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Whitney Houston ~ How Will I Know

I saw Whitney twice.  The first time was in 1985 at Hippodrome in London where she launched her career in the UK.  It was the DMC (Disco Mix Club) Convention and a few of us (from Martines and Fridays) went up in a minibus (I think) organised by Gold Hampshire buddy Stevie Q – who I nominate to take on the #7DayMusicChallenge.  Merv was there too.

This video is from the same year.  I was actually working for Whitney’s record label Arista as a sales rep at the time and promoted the first album.  There was a huge buzz in the company, everyone knew she was going to be a huge star and there was a fair amount of pressure to make sure everything was right from day one.

A few of us saw her again a couple of years later at Wembley Arena, and again possibly “in the round”. I can’t remember much about that night – I think we were a bit disappointed with her performance but I can’t be sure.