Turn Up The Volume featured hefty Danish rockers REBECCA LOU several times before as this bang-up trio is always in for some dazzling tumult. New speedy score ‘TAKE YOUR TIME’ is a thunderous rocket going supersonic fast from the very start and never looks back. This time we get an overwhelming duo vocal performance coming at you with a titanic force. Open your windows and doors and wake up your neighbors. Trust me,
they’ll love it.
Band: PETER DOHERTY & THE PUTA MADRES Who: The chief Libertine’s newest musical vehicle Album: PETER DOHERTY & THE PUTA MADRES Turn Up The Volume says: a bit like The Waterboys
but purer, more intense & better tunes The Independent verdict: 3/5 – review here
Band: KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD Who: Hardest working band in show business Album: FISHING FOR FISHIES – their umpteenth longplayer Turn Up The Volume says: Another psych-o-delic journey NME‘s verdict: 8/10 – review here Pitchfork verdict: 4.8/10 – oops – review here
BLONDIE had become a disco band by then, one you didn’t need to be embarrassed about because of the irresistible pin-up DEBBIE, loved by almost anybody on the planet (back then). CALL ME was featured on the soundtrack of cheesy 1980 movie American Gigolo with Don Juan actor Richard Gere. The single hit the top spot of the UK singles chart this day 39 years ago, on 26 April 1980. I still love Heart Of Glass and Atomic
way more but, hey, it’s DEBBIE so let’s dance ourselves dizzy…
After seeing London‘s new guitar pop heroes Wolf Alice led by the wonderful Ellie Rowsell, Swiss Satan lover Gini Jungi did what she actually wanted to do for quite a while. Forming
a band! With three friends she started ANNIE TAYLOR back in 2016. The swirling 4-headed outfit recorded some cutting ear-opening singles fueled by big guitars, pumping beats, and sensuous vocals and today the band release their 5-track debut EP titled NOT YOURS! You can feel and hear the giant steps this quartet made in the meantime. They rock, they roar and they roll and most of all they seduce you with rad tunes. Enough reasons to talk to frontwoman Gini Jungi about the trip so far. Let’s start the acquaintance with one of their earlier glam crackers…
1. What sparked you to start a band in the first place?
“I always liked making music with my best friend, but we were usually just jamming without really playing actual songs until I went to a festival where I saw Wolf Alice playing.
It was my first time seeing them perform and I was so inspired, that I couldn’t stop thinking of starting my own band. My only goal was at that time to practice a lot, so one day I could be opening for them. Didn’t happen so far, but this is still one of my goals.”
Without Wolf Alice no Annie Taylor…
2. What’s the story behind the group’s name?
“Annie Edison Taylor was the first human who tossed herself over the Niagara Falls,
back in 1901. A pretty crazy thing to do! We liked her attitude and thought this would
be a nice way to honour strong and emancipated women like her.”
3. The band’s bio on your FB-page starts with the great line: “Satan
I want to marry you”. Are you into black magic and/or Satanism?
“Not really! But we actually also have a song about Satan. But to me, Satan is more
like a metaphor for doing forbidden things and crossing limits. There are always so
many people judging and expecting you to do things in their way. It feels like Satan
stands for the power of ignoring expectations and do whatever feels right to yourself.”
4. ‘S.L.E..E.P.’ is the newest single off the debut EP. It’s actually
my favorite track. How did the song came together?
“Oh, thanks! S.L.E.E.P. is the outcome of a summer where I was working a lot and still wanted to be part of all the activities and festivals which were taking place around me. Classic fear of missing out. So I ended up having a great summer but not a lot of sleep. Tobi totally got the vibe of the song and played some of my favorite guitars on it. I guess that’s why it ended up to be so dreamy and dramatic.”
5. The debut EP is entitled ‘NOT YOURS!’ So why isn’t it ours?
“The second track of the EP is called ‘Not Yours‘ as well and it is a very precious song to me because it was the first song I’ve ever written and brought into the band. Since we didn’t use it for a single, we wanted to honor it in another way, that’s why we called the EP after the track.”
. 6. The EP’s front artwork is quite powerful. Tell us more about it…
“We were super lucky and got through our friend Kai Barbian in touch with Dominic Foster, who also worked with great artists such as The Coral, Cabagge and Noel Gallagher. We fell in love with his style and, luckily, he agreed to do the artwork also for our last singles and the music videos for ‘Under Your Spell‘ and ‘S.L.E.E.P‘.”
Artwork Not Yours! EP…
7. I think, as far as my memory still works well, you’re the first Swiss guitar band
I ever interviewed. Doesn’t Switzerland has an alternative rock scene?
“There are quite a lot of rock bands in Switzerland…. or bands in general! Also there are a lot of bands traveling through Switzerland on their tour in Europe, so we are very spoiled
by the offer of live shows! I wish though there were a bit more dirty, dark and sweaty rock’n’roll venues around our home town Zurich.”
8. What movie would you pick to visualize your music on a big screen while playing?
“Ah man, that’s a hard question to answer! Well, I really like the movie ‘From Dusk Till Dawn, because I love the vibe of the movie and also because it has a really weird twist. The soundtrack, stage-setting, and costumes are just amazing! I don’t know if I can compare our music to it, but maybe that’s an aim for our next song.”
Annie Taylor’s future movie soundtrack…
9. You already played with great bands such as Sunflower Bean and L.A. Witch. What band would you sell your soul to do a world with?
“There is a whole list of bands, which I hope to play with one day.
But on top of the list is Wolf Alice for sure.”
10. ANNIE TAYLOR’s ultimate ambition?
“To keep on playing shows, make people
sweat and dance and record the first
album this summer!”
Thank you Gini for taking time to answer the Qs.
May the road rise with ANNIE TAYLOR!
Band: FOXYGEN (California) Who: Wayward multi-layered musical duo Album: SEEING OTHER PEOPLE – their 6th LP Turn Up The Volume says: always weird, always fun The Line Of Best Fit verdict: 8/10 – review here
Blues brothers Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, better known as THE BLACK KEYS, dropped new pounding single LO/FI early last month after being involved separately in other projects during their 5-year absence as a duo. Today they confirmed the rumors about a new album. Their ninth studio LP, titled LET’S ROCK, will be out in June.
They also shared a second cut. ‘EAGLE BIRDS’ follows in the footsteps of the previous track. It’s also a back-to-the-roots stomper that will activate your body’s movements
from the first banging chord on. Oh yeah, this guys sure wanna rock again.
Welsh quartet SILENT FORUM keeps on coming up with stirring stuff. After their
2017 debut album Sanctuary+ followed by two significant singles the foursome
just shared another momentous track.
New cut SAFETY IN NUMBERS“expresses the importance of looking after your friends.
Our relationships are the most meaningful thing we can achieve in life”. But it feels like we do not care enough about each other in the end as the song’s tone is darkish, doubtful and insecure and the music’s timbre is melancholic, contemplative and poignant, confirming once again that the human battle for attention isn’t an easy one. Silent Forum translates that well-known feeling perfectly well the way New York‘s gloomy rockers Interpol do it sonically for some time now. This heartfelt reflection proves that this band is in touch
with our troubled, selfish reality. Capture the mixed emotions right here…
