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Just a gal having fun making retro alt-pop music ✨
Edinburgh, Scotland
Independent artist and proud!
Album 'All Things Nice' out now!!!
Listen here ⬇️

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One of the biggest surprises of my Kickstarter campaign?

The people I thought would definitely support me sometimes didn’t.

And people I barely knew — or didn’t know at all — did.

Some even donated without wanting anything in return.

They simply wanted to see me succeed.

It completely changed how I think my about audience & support and what it actually means to build a career independently.

You don’t always know who your audience is until you give them the opportunity to show you.

Episode 4 of SHARING WHAT REALLY WORKS is coming Monday 28th September on YouTube. Link in my bio or go to www.alandreezer.com

#independentartist #independentmusician #crowdfunding #musicianlife🎵🎤🎼 #musicbusiness

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Can one book completely change the way you make music?

I didn’t think it could…

Until I read “The Creative Act” by Rick Rubin @rickrubin

In Episode 2 of Sharing What Really Works I share the lesson that completely changed my creative process.

🎬 Watch the full episode on @youtube via the link in my bio or stories or go to www.alandreezer.com

#sharingwhatreallyworks #rickrubin #songwriting #creativity #ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ

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Can one book completely change the way you make music?

I didn’t think it could…

Until I read The Creative Act by Rick Rubin @rickrubin

In Episode 2 of Sharing What Really Works I share the lesson that completely changed my creative process.

🎬 Watch the full episode via YouTube on the 14th September

#sharingwhatreallyworks #rickrubin #songwriting #creativity #independentartist

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This Saturday 🫶 Free Lunchtime Concert @pianodrome Bruntsfield. PINLIGHT x Aino Elina Stripped! A Quiet Club takeover: Low Key | Low Decibels 🤫 Songs stripped to their bare minimum. Join us 💋 Event link in bio and stories xx

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Shh! Let’s get naked! PINLIGHT & Aino Elina Stripped! Sat SEPT 12th 1-2pm at @pianodrome Bruntsfield 💋

PINLIGHT's neon‑lit retro‑pop meets Aino Elina's ethereal, Lapland‑infused soundscapes in a special Stripped! – A Quiet Club edition: intimate, sparse, and designed for deep listening. Expect luminous vocals and beautifully crafted, naked songs 🤫 Link in bio x

#PINLIGHT #AinoElina #EdinburghGigs #Pianodrome #Stripped

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NEW EPISODE of my @loudwomen NORTH only on @louderthanwarradio live now subscirbe & share 😎🎶 PINLIGHT are my featured artist of the month & Magpie Blue Millie shares a fav loud woman with us ✨💋
On the playlist:
Dead Pony
Creepy Crawly
Both Hands
Arrows Meet
Ellijai
Lynds
Frankie Morrow
Megan Black
Run Remedy
Sadie!
Jill Andrews
Katie Gregson-Macleod
PINLIGHT
Geography of the Moon
Jill Lorean
Thrum
Goodnight Louisa
Magpie Blue
The Citrines
Radhika
The Folk Drama
Dark Hearts music
Tina Sandwich
Quiet Houses
Lois
Luvcat, Pete Doherty
Iona Summer
Test Card Girl
SheBeat
Kohla
#newmusicmonday
#womeninmusic

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Every week the team individually pick tracks that make up the listening post but there are always “ones that got away”.

These are the alternative picks and some words by our moderators on each one. You can find their words on the tracks here at www.freshonthenet.co.uk/alt612
Check out music by:
@frethikemusic
@pinlightmusic
@thenewconsistent
@montaotunes
@gurrywurry
@justinsconza
Lei Riposa
@metadronband
@andrewvangarratt
@tgtm_band
@hottiest.tottiest
@burr_island_band
@baoboumusic
@sarife_official x @angelsoflibra
#newmusic #music #instamusic #musiciansofinstagram #musicblog

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In our guide:human interview series, we sit down with rising artists, bands, and musicians to talk inspiration, process, and the stories behind the sound.

For our ninth issue, meet PINLIGHT.

The alt-pop alter ego of Edinburgh-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Jenny Laahs. Inspired by Kate Bush, CHVRCHES, and classic 80s production, she builds retro-tinged soundscapes that feel fresh and nostalgic at once. She’s self-taught as a songwriter and producer — and her ear for unusual samples (a sparkling water bottle opened in a library, elastic from her sewing box) gives the work its texture.

We talked about her beginnings, the influences shaping her sound (from Kate Bush and Prince to HAIM and Chappell Roan), her second album «All Things Nice» — made by an entirely female and gender-queer team — and the dream of one day doing a BBC live session with her own songs.

#guidemusic #pinlight #edinburgh #altpop #risingartist

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Every week the team individually pick tracks that make up the listening post but there are always “ones that got away”.

These are the alternative picks and some words by our moderators on each one. You can find the mods picks and their words here: www.freshonthenet.co.uk/alt611

Featuring music from:
@taciturnityyyy
@noonzy_
@thekijexp334578
@kingzepha
@cloudsampling
@tomburtonmusic
@the_silver_linings_spacerock
@justinsconza
@pinlightmusic
@monoland_berlin
S.W.O.R.N.
Ari Politi
@danielagalhozmusic
@park.days
@cafetotemband
@individual.recordings
@louiseaubriemusic
@thehappysomethings
#newmusic #musicblog #instamusic #music #musiciansofinstagram

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New tracks added to our Best New Scottish Music Playlist featuring:

@dmtboke - ALL AROUND [LUCiD MORPH]
Rustie - ARORA
@beccasloan_ - Dining Room [Sloan]
@pinlightmusic - FIZZY! [Lochrin]

#scottishmusic #ravechild #glasgowmusic #newmusic #bestnewmusic #playlist #newmusicplaylist #scotland #scottishplaylist #spotifyscotland #scotify #newmusicscotland #diymusic #scottishindie #newmusicalert #musicofinstagram #scottishartist #instagood #instamusic

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Our Reva May just updated the LOUD WOMEN playlist with the hottest new releases – over 5 and a half hours of bangers, in fact 🔥💋

Gracing the cover this month, Downtown Boys ❤️

Be sure to save the playlist while you’re at it – we update this once a month (ish!) with awesome new music.

On the playlist this month:

Lady Lazarus - Split Dogs - Party Dozen - Girl Tones - Fake Dad - The Warning - Uniporn - Downtown Boys - Wynona Bleach - Chloe Star - Kirrilee - Fightmaster - Rorey - Rowena Wise - Mermaid Island - Lunar Bird - Camille Camille - Aldous Harding - Charlie Franklin - Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Clutter - Chess Smith - Kit Major - Julez And The Rollerz - Tig - Automatic, Mario Caldato Jr. - Odd Beholder - Hunter As A Horse - Delicate Strangers - Sadplanet - Cherryi - Vitesse X - Needy Pet - Sweeping Promises - Essence Martins - Anna Hay - Aderyn - Pinlight - Anja Kotar - Melanie Herrera - Earth Angel - Mirby - Jenny Gillespie Mason - Ynes - Petrichor - Petra Jarrar - Røry - Alt Blk Era - Dirt Flirt - Death Valley Dream Cult - Re:O - Au/Ra - Scene Queen - Wrex - Saint Agnes - Forest - Cut Face - Polyvinyl - Lauren Lakis - The Healing Power Of Horses - Izzie Yardley - I Know Her - Larlin - Joalin - Panic Shack - Mere Amore - Bugeye - Josaleigh Pollett, Crowd Shy - Ngaiire - Zoh Amba - Nolia Jarvis - Jawdropped - Casandra - Rivkah Reyes - Token Blonde - Maddy Street - Bailey Spinn - Sour Tongue - The Chelsea Curve - Aly Navarro - Hanna Andréa - Ok Cowgirl - White Flowers - Chinese American Bear - Nansy, Dylan Mondegreen, Anita Valo - Mmjj - Lemoncello - Tiger Island - Drury Hill - Sofy - Havvk - Child Of Night - Tomorrow Woman - Koschka - Stephanie Babirak - Myra Lee

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