HEARING TESTS – London Punks Attack Belligerent Psycho Politicians With Their New Exploding Grenade ‘BURNING THE FLAG’
Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
2 September 2026
Band: HEARING TESTS
Who: A hardcore band from London, sonically direct, taking influence from all
over the hardcore spectrum, fast pummelling riffs, huge sing along political lyrics,
tackling issues such as the rise of the far right, consumerism and inequality with
more personal stories.
Their sound is fast, raw, and unapologetically direct – built for sweaty basements and
shouted choruses. Lyrically, they pull no punches, taking aim at consumer culture, far-right
politics, and systemic inequality with a clarity and fury that leaves no room for ambiguity.
Politically charged and sonically relentless, Hearing Tests aren’t just playing punk – they’re
living it.
Track: BURNING THE FLAG
TUTV: Holy smoke! Hearing Tests tash, crash and smash all war-greedy psychos who
have turned our planet into a ravaging battlefield. Burn The Flag is an exploding punk grenade, a detonative ebullition, a barbed wire assault.
We all know that we’re doomed if all those immoral, intolerant, egomaniacal world leaders as we know them, stay in charge. Their erratic behaviour is unpredictably dangerous. We the people should stand up, all together, and get rid of all those evil politicians while screaming Burning the flag, Burn in hell at the top of our lungs.
Time to wake up
and save humanity.
Now.
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SUEDE – Their Flawless Firework Guitar-Pop Album ‘COMING UP’ Came Out 30 Years Ago Today
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
2 September 2026
Band: SUEDE (London)
Active: 1989–2003, 2010–present
10 studio albums so far.
Anniversary Album: COMING UP
Their third LP.
Released: 2 September 1996 – 30 years ago today
Score: #1 in the UK, Sweden and Denmark.
After the departure of guitarist Bernard Butler and the lack of commercial success with their 2nd LP Dog Man Star – still their masterpiece to my ears – and its singles, they were being somewhat dismissed by the British music press with Oasis, Blur and Pulp taking the limelight.
Determined to bring Suede back into the mainstream, frontman Brett Anderson decided that the sound of the new album would be the complete opposite of Dog Man Star. “I think the next album will be quite simple, actually. I’d really like to write a straightforward pop album. Just ten hits.”
The Daily Telegraph (English newspaper) said: “Coming Up is their defiant reminder of what made Suede so special. If Dog Man Star was Diamond Dogs, then this is Suede’s Ziggy Stardust – extravagant, steeped in glam and unashamedly poppy.”
TUTV: Many thought Suede would implode after musical force
Bernard Butler left, except for Brett Anderson. His self-confidence
went through the roof with a magnificent record of glam and
glitter firecrackers as a result. Towering trash all the way.
The ace singles.
– TRASH –
– BEAUTIFUL ONES –
– SATURDAY NIGHT –
ALBUM
THE MENZINGERS – Philly Rockers Will Fly To Europe & The UK Next Year
2 September 2026
Steamed-up American rockers THE MENZINGERS from Scranton, Pennsylvania
celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band. They did it, for starters, with their
new, 8th LP, called EVERYTHING I EVER SAW, that came out last July.
It’s a turbo-charged record stuffed with highly passionate, mesmeric
pieces of intensely emotional music, lyrically, vocally and sonically.
Kerrang says: “Diametrically opposed life experiences for The Menzinger’s two frontmen ensures this eight album beautifully captures the whole spectrum of human emotion one of band’s very best. As a result, their melodic punk reflects both the macro and the micro, the universal and the personal. You get the country as a whole told through the very specific, individual experiences of co-frontmen Tom May and Greg Barnett.”
ALBUM
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The band just announced they’re flying, accompanied by Canadian punk
buddies The Flatliners, to the UK and Europe next year to promote the
new album.
COURTNEY LOVE About PJ HARVEY
2 September 2026
“The one rock star that that makes me know I’m shit is Polly Harvey. I’m nothing next to the purity she experiences.I like knowing that there’s someone who is a better guitar player,
who had it down lyrically and kicked my ass all over town.”
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YEAH YEAH YEAHS Just Shared Live Album ‘HIDDEN IN PIECES: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL’
1 September 2026
NYC’s eminent guitar pop rockers YEAH YEAH YEAH’S
released their latest LP, their 5th, Cool It Down in 2022.
Now, without much ado, they shared – only digitally, so far – a live
album, titled HIDDEN IN PIECES: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL.
The recordings were canned at their 2025 concert at the historic building.
Half of the 13 songs are from their 2nd LP Show Your Bones from 2006.
Massive hits Maps (2003) and Zero are included too.
A physical album, out October 23 via Secretly Canadian, will include today’s
13-track live album as well as a handful of bonus recordings from U.S. shows,
which will come to streaming the same day.
The album’s sound quality is TOP! Stream it below.
They also have a 22-minute concert film streaming now via the The Criterion Channel.
It was recorded at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre and will screen in a handful of theaters around the world this month.
Some (actually many) words from the band on the live album.
ALBERT HALL ALBUM
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2 photos by Turn Up The Volume from their Amsterdam gig in 2023
MURPHY’S MEDICINE – British Indie Newcomers Amuse With Anti-Hero Pop Tune ‘SLINKY’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
1 September 2026
Band: MEDICINE MURPHY’S
Who: 5-piece indie newcomers from Brighton
describing their sound as slacker pop.
Track: SLINKY
Their 3rd single.
TUTV: This laid-back, buoyant, popy gem catches your ears’ attention on the spot.
Slinky here, Slinky there, Slinky everywhere, although he doesn’t seem to be the vocalist’s hero who brands him as disgusting.
Anyway, this light-hearted tune, spiced with sparkling guitar momentum and distorted
New Order synth/bass layers, is one to whistle, hum, or sing along to all day long.
Oh slinky, slinky winky
You’ve really got to trust me
Oh slinky, slinky winky
Every day
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KNEECAP – Notorious Irish Punk Rap Activists Gonna Take The World 26/27
PROTOMARTYR – Detroit’s Lone Rangers Have Their New LP ‘HOTEL UNSONA’ Out On September 18th
1 September 2026
Band: PROTOMARTYR
Who: Detroit‘s lone rangers directed by
frontman and literary lyricist Joe Casey.
Album: HOTEL UNSONA
Their 7th. Out on September 18th.
Tracklist and order info here.
Album artwork
Two preview tracks so far.
– SOUNDS WE CAN NOT HERE –
Jittery, sinewy and spooky.
– FEED THE SEWER –
Agressive, chaotic and toxic.
KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD About Their Album Release Strategy
1 September 2026
It’s that simple.
They released Alien Metal, their 28th LP
in 14 years, two weeks ago.
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