Month: April 2019
Danish Trio JOURS Amazes With Zestful Debut Single ‘TRICK’…
Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…
6 April 2019
Sorry Mister William Shakespeare but there’s nothing rotten in the state of Denmark. On the contrary, the music coming out of that north European country lately is thrilling, elevating, compelling and totally riveting. Turn Up The Volume already featured some of those up and coming Danish artists such as great vox Rebecca Lou, electro pop brothers Alcabean and singer-songwriter M. Rexen.
Interesting detail is that they all are on the same indie label, called We Are Suburban,
the Rough Trade of Denmark. And here’s their next fresh act named jours. An arousing
trio that just released their debut single TRICK. A flamboyant piece of amplified guitar pop rapture. For some reason the melodic vivacity song reminds me of Liverpool‘s 80s one-time phenomenon The La’s but rockier and heavier. Anyway it’s a top debut. Check it out here…
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LE BUTCHERETTES Produce Non-Stop Explosive Mexican Waves – Live In Belgium…
LE BUTCHERETTES – Charlatan Club, Ghent, Belgium – 4 April 2019
My, oh my! Mexican rockers LE BUTCHERETTES’ frontwoman and mastermind Teresa Suarez-Coscio aka Teri Gender Bender is one hell of a breathtaking performer. Every nerve and every muscle in her non-stop dynamizing body is on hyperactive modus while I’m sure you could hear her exorcistic primal screams on the other side of the city. Just astonishing! She’s a red-hot-blooded mix of Polly Harvey, Karen O and Siouxsie Sioux.
The year is still young but this is, the most supercalifragilisticexpialidocious show, Turn Up The Volume witnessed so far in 2019. Backed by a perfectly well-oiled band operating like an unstoppable hot rod Bender gave us a dazzling live session of almost all of the tracks of their new (fourth) excellent, multi-faceted and turbulent album bi/Mental. A steamy and inflammable cocktail of post-punk dynamics, Gothic grandeur, hard-rockin’ electricity and sizzling electro waves turned into a relentless firework on stage with Bender‘s inexhaustible intensity and vitalizing vehemence leaving you behind in/THE END with a sweaty body, a sped up heartbeat and totally out of breath. Fantástico! Formidable! Fenomenal!
Here’s a visual idea of LE BUTCHERETTES’ awe-inspiring presence on stage…
Picture this…
strong/ENOUGH…
nothing/ BUT TROUBLE…
Another buzzing mission accomplished…
Brand new album bi/MENTAL..
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LE BUTCHERETTES: Website – Facebook – Instagram
bi/MENTAL available on iTunes
(All concert pics by Turn Up The Volume!)
Irish Rockers OTHERKIN Tackle Sexual Abuse On New Orchestral Anthem ‘ALL THAT REMAINS WON’T BE THE SAME’…
Brand new sonic impulses…
5 April 2019
Last month Irish rockers OTHERKIN released stunning new single Thombstone.
A giant musical step forward from their early, raw punk inspired, days. And today
the band launched another new track confirming their fresh adventurous sound
and their ever-present social commitment.
New one ‘ALL THAT REMAINS WON’T BE THE SAME’ is a song written after “the horror stories that emerged of everyday abuse and sexism perpetrated by men of power in all walks
of life. It’s a rejection of anyone who feels they can behave that way and the title itself is a declaration for change, a statement that these vile actions have no place in society today” explains frontman Luke Reilly in a press statement.
Sonically it’s a tremendous multi-instrumental ripsnorter exploding after the synth and warning siren-like intro into a fully charged groove that moves in different invigorating directions while glowing horns heating up the ardent chorus. Oh my gosh! Otherkin just turned into a monumental orchestra! After hearing this I’m sure you will be waiting impatiently for their second album…
OTHERKIN: Facebook – iTunes
Picture This…
Scottish legends Primal Scream releases double ‘best of’
compilation album Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll on 24th May…
Leeds Foursome MUSH Activates Your Nerves With New Cling-Clang Single ‘LITVINENKO’…
Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…
Band: MUSH
Who: A four-piece out of Leeds now cemented as more of a songwriting entity than the ‘noise project’ they would describe their early incarnation. They specialise in wryly-observational, exquisite lo-fi guitar pop.
Track: LITVINENKO – first single from their upcoming 6-track debut EP ‘Induction Party‘
Score: The manic guitar staccato agitation and repetitive multiple-voiced chant-like backing vocals will activate your nerves uncontrollably from the first chord on and
when this cling-clang belter explodes two times for a brief instance your body will experience electrical waves. This exciting foursome sounds like if New York legends Televison and today’s Parquet Courts had a jingle jangle session together, recorded
it and played it fast forward afterward. Check the hyperkinetic beat right here…
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MUSH: Facebook
INDUCTION PARTY – Debut EP out 31 May – All info here
HISTORY – 5 April 1994 – KURT COBAIN Passed Away 25 Years Ago Today…
5 April 2019
On 4 April 1994, 25 years ago today, Nirvana‘s frontman and grunge icon Kurt Cobain committed suicide, only 27. A troubled young man who couldn’t/wouldn’t handle his unwanted star status. The band’s 1993 MTV Unplugged performance showed the highly sensitive and emotional side of Cobain even more than we already knew as this acoustic – to the bone – interpretation of several of their best known songs and some covers was both highly heartfelt and intense. To remember this special artist Turn Up the Volume! picked three moments of that unplugged session…
– ALL APOLOGIES –
– COME AS YOU ARE –
THE DANDELION Will Hypnotize You With Sensual Psych Groove ‘PLEIADIAN LIVE VIBRATION’…
Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…
4 April 2019
Artist: THE DANDELION
Who: A studio and live project centered around Sydney based Natalie de Silver who writes, records and produces all the band’s original material
Track: PLEIADIAN LIVE VIBRATION – one of the two new songs that will appear later in the year on new album, entitled ‘Old Habits & New Ways of The Dandelion‘
Score: ‘Pleiadian Live Vibration‘ is an ongoing, repetitive psych groove that will get under your skin before you even realize it. This hypnotizing and magnetizing droning beat with
a Velvet Underground drive, a sexy organ in the back, a punchy guitar solo midway and Natalie De Silver‘s sensuous voice is something you’ll have on repeat for some time. Experience the mind-pleasing thrill right here…
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THE DANDELION: Facebook
European tour dates…
RAYON NELSON – Spirited Soulful Voice Shares Touching Musing ‘FREEDOM’…
Brand new sonic impulses…
4 April 2019
Artist: RAYON NELSON
Who: London-based singer/songwriter “with eclectic influences from Jamaica, London and Suffolk, his music presents an inspirational and compassionate lyricism, set often to a sonic backdrop which encompasses a broad fusion of styles. Shaped by early exposure to an array
of different music such as reggae, old school gospel and soul from artists including Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff and Lauryn Hill, Rayon Nelson’s work is a matchless synthesis of the styles and vibes that formed him.”
Track: FREEDOM – new single from his upcoming EP. “I wrote it after being inspired and somewhat burdened to do something about the killing of young youths and also about young refugees. My mentality before was, I don’t have any money so I can’t do much… but I realised I could write a song! So this is a way of doing something! ” said about the story behind the song Nelson
Score: ‘Freedom‘ moves like a slow-mo, intimate R & B musing with a gospel-like chorus. It’s a genuine beauty that makes you long for better, more human times. The combination of Nelson‘s soulful, affecting voice and the overall heart and soul touching tone lifts the stirring song to an inspiring and yearning level of hope. Capture the sincere tenderness here…
RAYON NELSON: Facebook
HISTORY – 4 April 1970
4 April 2019
When singer/songwriter Neil Young joined the already existing trio of three other great singer/songwriters David Crosby (co-founder of The Byrds), Stephen Stills (who played with Neil Young before, in Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash (the only Brit in the group, who was the singer of The Hollies before going to the States) for the first time in 1970 this supergroup made one of the best Americana records ever with DÉJÀ VU. The longplayer hit the top spot of the US albums chart 49 years ago today, on 4 April 1970. The bestseller featured three hit singles. Here they are…
– OUR HOUSE –
– TEACH YOUR CHILDREN –
(A rare 1991 live performance)
– WOODSTOCK –
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG: Biography
Back sleeve…