TURN BLUE craft melodic and powerful post-wave, blending profound and melancholic lyrics with an exploration of the eternal search for humanity in a world increasingly marked by indifference and consumerism. Formed in Bremen, Germany, in 1984, the six musicians, on bass, guitar, electric violin, and drums, are fronted by two charismatic female singers whose voices drive the band’s unmistakable sound.

After decades of evolving and performing, their journey continues in 2025 with the release of their long-awaited debut CD Songs For The Eternity, now available worldwide on Bandcamp, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, Deezer, and in record stores like Hot Shot Records (Bremen).

Nebraska Stone doesn’t walk alone. Perched somewhere above her, sometimes on her shoulder, sometimes circling the ceiling lights, is a Phoenix. When she tells me she was born in Argentina, became Italian by law, and now calls Nebraska home, the bird flutters its wings, as if to say: three countries, three lives, three sets of ashes to rise from.

She laughs softly. “My heart is divided into three equal pieces” she explains, and the Phoenix croons in agreement, sparks falling on the table between us. It feels less like an interview and more like a séance of places and identities..

Her music, she says, is like a Pandora’s box. You never know what’s going to fly out, maybe feathers, maybe flames. And true enough, the Phoenix seems restless when she speaks about it, hopping from chair to chair, impatient to show me its tricks.

“My songs are like letters to the lonely, the bold, and also the broken” she says, and the Phoenix nods, puffing up proudly, as if those letters were its own fiery quills scratching across the page of the sky.

Before songs, there were books. She used to self-publish novels year after year, stacking words like wood for the fire. The Phoenix yawns at this part, clearly preferring short bursts of music over long hours of prose. And Nebraska agrees. A three-minute song, she says, can slip into a person’s day in ways a ten-hour audiobook never could. Music breathes faster, hotter, more alive.

Sometimes her music laughs (Nothing Goes As Planned). Sometimes it hisses at heartbreak (Trapped in a Freezer). Sometimes it smolders with memory, like Rootless, the ballad about her Sicilian great-grandmother leaving everything behind.

As she tells me about the opening, ocean sounds, her voice reading a letter aloud, the Phoenix finally sits still, listening closely, almost reverently. Immigrant songs, songs of departure, songs of clinging to hope: those are the ashes the Phoenix knows best.

English, Spanish, Italian. Nebraska sings in all three, each one a different flicker of fire. Reloj de la estación dances in Spanish shadows, Un gelato e un bacio per me tastes sweet and Italian. The Phoenix, a notorious polyglot, trills in approval.

Nebraska imagines whole storyboards for her video clips, sketching angles before the cameras roll. She even drafts outfits herself, like the popcorn dress she recently had made. At this, the Phoenix nearly falls off its perch laughing, scattering sparks everywhere. It seems to approve of the spectacle.

Her latest single, Trapped in a Freezer, is a love story turned frostbite. Giving warmth, receiving ice. The Phoenix breathes steam into the air, pretending to shiver dramatically. We laugh. But there’s truth under the play: many listeners, especially women, will recognize the sting of pouring everything into someone and getting only a cold kiss in return.

Blondie, Garbage, No Doubt… those are the voices Nebraska grew up with. Add Gaga and Katy Perry for the fearless outfits, Ella Fitzgerald for smoky jazz nights. She grins when she says she wants to be “the Gaga or Perry of Nebraska, but a force of nature, starting late”… The Phoenix lets out a raspy little cackle. Better late than never, it seems to say.

When she talks about Splinters of the Past, the Phoenix finally spreads its wings fully, filling the room with heat and light. Nebraska quotes the line: “Believe in yourself, you have the key, unlock the chains and set yourself free, believe in you like the rising sun with every dawn, and every scar is a badge you earn, every setback is a lesson learned and after everything a new day has begun” … and the bird beats its wings in rhythm, ash swirling like confetti.

It’s all about new beginnings. Every scar a badge, every setback a lesson, every dawn another chance to rise. The Phoenix approves. After all, it has been doing that for centuries.

Her dream isn’t just fans or charts. She wants music to be a bridge between cultures, and a way to feed, heal, and rescue shelter animals. The Phoenix lands on her arm then, unusually gentle, as if recognizing a kindred spirit: creatures waiting for love, waiting to be lifted up again.

By the time we finish, the Phoenix is still there, poking at my notes, warming the coffee that went cold while we talked. And I realize, it was never only hers. Nebraska Stone’s fire spreads, shared through every lyric, every laugh, every scar sung aloud.

You don’t leave her music behind. You leave with embers in your pocket, a Phoenix feather tucked between your thoughts.

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🎧 Nikola Zenko – Two Simple Words
📅 2025-02-26 🇫🇷 France | Folk | Album (Indie) • ⏱️ 4:41
A breakup anthem not of heartbreak but of fury, rage distilled into blunt honesty. Harsh, raw, and unapologetically direct, this is a folk song that bites back.

🎧 Melusine – Emotion & Devotion
📅 2025-06-21 🇫🇷 France | Alternative (Trip-Hop) | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 4:07
A trip-hop tinged track exploring love’s contradictions, jealousy, doubt, admiration. Both tender and toxic, painted with atmospheric textures.

🎧 Taylor D – Strange Addiction
📅 2025-09-03 🇮🇪 Ireland | Rock / Alt-Pop | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 4:15
A metaphorical look at toxic relationships: the push and pull of attraction and pain. Honest guitars, punchy drums, and vocals that cut straight to the bone.

🎧 Morning – Tout me revient
📅 2025-09-12 🇫🇷 France | Autre (Pop-Rock) | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 3:34
A dreamlike journey of resurfacing memories, powerful refrain, Alexandra’s elegant voice, gospel choirs, and a guitar solo intertwining into an emotional crescendo. A cinematic French pop-rock ballad.

🎧 Deedra Patrick – 700 Marines
📅 2025-09-12 🇺🇸 US | Rock | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 4:03
A bold anthem blending raw emotion with unity in divided times. Heavy yet hopeful, honoring sacrifice while calling for common ground and peace.

🎧 Nadine de Macedo – Dystopia (Remixed)
📅 2025-09-12 🇩🇪🇨🇦 Germany / Canada | Electronic/Dance (Darkwave/Ambient) | EP (Indie) • ⏱️ 10:35
Classic track Dystopia reimagined. The Primary Phase Principle and The English Assassin infuse new layers of darkwave and ambient tension into Nadine’s original vision. My coup de ❤ !

🎧 Melusine – Le Manque De Toi
📅 2025-09-12 🇫🇷 France | Pop | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 3:42
French pop ballad of second chances, train-station imagery, heartfelt longing, and the hope of rekindling lost love. Poetic, melodic, and cinematic.

🎧 Echomatica – Something
📅 2025-09-12 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Alternative (Dream Pop) | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 3:46
Auckland dream pop quartet drape shimmering guitars and airy vocals across a lush, nostalgic indie landscape.

🎧 The Sanctity Of Crows – IV (EP)
📅 2025-09-18 🇬🇧 Scotland | Autre | EP (Indie) • ⏱️ 4:00 • Instrumental
A “micro-EP” born from setbacks, two paired tracks (“Another Three Minutes of Your Life You Won’t Get Back” and “Just A Minute”). Minimal, risky, yet deeply atmospheric.

🎧 Daniel Hiatt & Nadine de Macedo – Beneath the Shell
📅 2025-09-19 🇩🇪🇺🇸 Germany / USA | Metal (Metalcore/Synth) | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 4:43
Kafkaesque and existential, metalcore riffs colliding with synths and weltschmerz. Questioning life’s meaning through a surreal, bug-inspired lens.

🎧 Walters Fall – In My Blood Now
📅 2025-09-19 🇨🇦 Canada | Alternative | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 8:08
An unflinching 8-minute journey into addiction. Raw, vulnerable, and unfiltered, every scar, every survival etched in sound.

🎧 no ordinary fish – Dreamin'
📅 2025-10-17 🇬🇧 UK | Alternative (Dreampop/Folk Fusion) | Single (Indie) • ⏱️ 4:30
Autobiographical and atmospheric, weaving love stories across time. Dreampop guitars meet Pink Floydian depth and Stevie Nicks–like vocals, glued together by tasteful solos. Emotional and timeless.

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On September 13, 1997, just weeks after the tragic passing of Princess Diana, Elton John released a reworked version of his 1973 song “Candle in the Wind.” Originally written in memory of Marilyn Monroe, the lyrics were rewritten by Bernie Taupin to honor Diana’s life and legacy.

Elton John performed this heartfelt version at Diana’s funeral on September 6, 1997, in Westminster Abbey, a moment watched by more than 2.5 billion people worldwide. The single went on to become one of the best-selling songs of all time, with proceeds donated to Diana’s charities.

The song remains one of the most poignant musical tributes in modern history, capturing the collective grief of an entire generation and preserving Diana’s memory as the “Candle in the Wind” that burned brightly but too briefly.

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If you're into electronic music with sounddesign and a hint of ambient, you may enjoy Mitxoda. Explore works like "Digital Detox", "Seconde Vie", or "Patience" and discover a Belgian artist dedicated to connecting people through sound. Mitxoda's supportative and caring nature shines through his French radio show "Le salon Indie de Mitxoda" or newsletter "Mitxoda Weekly". I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute my weekly recommendations as a part of his newsletter.

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