(pic by Turn Up The Volume!)
Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, frontman/voice/face of Danish rockers
Iceage about the producer of their new standout album Seek Shelter…
Full Iceage feature here
New sonic impulses…
27 May 2021
Band: SLEATER-KINNEY (Olympia, Washington)
Active: 1994–2006, 2014–present / 9 albums (so far)
Note: Longtime drummer Janet Weiss left the band in 2019,
leaving the other two riot grlls, Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar)
and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals) behind.
New album: PATH OF WELLNESS
Two years after the St. Vincent produced
The Center Won’t Hold LP.
New single: High In The Grass – 2nd taster
from their upcoming, new LP.
For a moment I thought I heard Kate Bush’s voice.
Find out why here…
SLEATER-KINNEY: Facebook
Path Of Wellness out 6 June – more info here
27 May 2021
Band: THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE (San Francisco)
Who: The gang of psychedelic music expert Anton Newcombe
Active: Since 1990 / 18 studio albums (so far)
Album: TAKE IT FROM THE MAN! – 3rd LP
Released: 28 May 1996 – 25 years ago
AllMusic/Jason Ankeny: “The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s obsession with
the Rolling Stones continues unabated on the brilliant Take It From the Man!;
where the group resurrected psychedelic-era excesses on the previous Their
Satanic Majesties’ Second Request, here they jump further back in time to the
Stones’ mid-’60s period, with even more superlative results… the BJM is a group
that believes in killing their idols, and their intensity begs the question: just who
is the World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band again?” Full review here. Score: 4.5/5.
Turn Up The Volume: If you talk about the crème de la crème of psychedelic
music it would be a disgrace not to mention the BJTM. The psych-junk-gang
led by the acid son of Brian Jones’ ghost. Hands down!
HQ live rendition of standout track WHO?…
Full album…
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THE BJTM: Facebook – All Albums
New sonic impulses…
27 May 2021
Band: DARKROOM DATA
Who: Irish vocalist Gillian NoVa and Brazilian composer Márcio Paz.
They blend electro-pop with atmospheric rock, aesthetically reminiscent
of Chromatics
New single: GROOTVATTA (feat. The System)
“Groovatta is an invitation to step inside the curious smoke, like an anxious
bird, flying to nowhere. Equally absent, equally present. Free-falling in a deep
ocean of reverb and climbing on the spine of an arpeggiator, to rediscover all
the things you will never live again and embrace the blank spaces of life, that
can become anything.
The track is a playful collage of sound and features
a distinctive sample from 80s, UK band The System.
Score: The soft moments of Chvrches and the soulfulness of Sade come
to mind. The ongoing synth riff throughout the trip has a hypnotic effect
and sensual vocals create a romantic mood with a cloud nine feel.
A dreamtime vibration.
I wanna love you
I wanna love you
the way I want to
I want to take you over…
DARKROOM DATA: Facebook
26 May 2021
Band: GOODNIGHT, SUNRISE
Who: Alt-rock-and-roll-super-fun-party band from Toronto, Ontario
New single: WON’T BE LONG
About: “Over a year into a pandemic that has redefined every single aspect of our lives, “Won’t Be Long” has taken on a new meaning and urgency – no more quarantunes about being locked down and lonely, no: this is a song about the light at the end of the tunnel that’s getting closer every day! When you’re fighting for what you believe in with all that you’ve got, it can sometimes feel like it’s pointless, like history will repeat forever and ever. But it’s never a waste of time if it’s fuelled by your heart and soul – and if we’ve learned anything over the last year, it’s that we CAN create change in our lives and the world around us. “
Score: Finally! Finally! It seems like we can breathe freely, enjoy life outside and party
hard at concerts and festivals soon like it’s 2019 all over again. Goodnight Sunrise celebrate the return of the bright light at the end of the tunnel with this feel-good-summer anthem fueled by a high-energetic vitality and an overwhelming vigor culminating in a pump-your-fists-in-the-air chorus with rapturous vocals. Don’t worry be happy vibrations are just around the corner. Finally! Finally!
Stream/buy the stomper here…
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GOODNIGHT, SUNRISE: Facebook
26 May 2021
THE ROLLING STONES topped the UK Singles Chart
with PAINT IT, BLACK 55 years ago today, on
26 May 1966.
A haunting, dark, and ominous masterstroke. The Stones
at their very mystical best. It also hit the top spot in the US
and several countries in Europe.
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes…
THE ROLLING STONES: Facebook – Website
26 May 2021
Band: THE TRAGICALLY HIP
Famous Canadian rockers from Kingston, Ontario
who hit the scene in 1984. released 13 albums, and
called it a day when they sadly lost their frontman
Gord Downie who passed away in 2017.
Back in 1989
New EP: SASKADELPHIA
Released: 21 May 2021
Order info: here
Out of the blue, The Hip unleashed this new 6-track EP of previously
unreleased songs from 1990. Five tracks were actually recorded their
1991 LP Road Apples, which was to be called Saskadelphia, but the
label bosses thought it was a ‘too Canadian’ title.
Rob Baker (guitarist): “I went ‘Wow’ when I heard ‘Ouch’ after all
this time. We were a pretty good little band.”
Johnny Fay (drummer): “We didn’t know what was there, so this meant
baking them and listening to them as they were being transferred. Hearing
them for the first time in 30 years was crazy.”
Gord Sinclair (bassist): “We are, sadly, never going to have the chance
to put out new stuff. For us, in our minds, this is new.”
Turn Up The Volume: Six vintage power strokes. I know, it’s only classic
guitar rock but injected with a fervor and fury blues force which made the
Hip such a beloved and highly praised band.
Here we go…
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THE TRAGICALLY HIP: Facebook
26 May 2021
Band: TEN EIGHTY TREES
Who: Alt-rock trio from Newcastle, UK
New single: FEAR OF FALLING
Nathan (singer/guitarist): “It’s about my experiences with PTSD. I had a pretty horrific accident about 4 years ago and really struggled with sleep deprivation in the aftermath.
I would feel like I was on red alert, unable to switch off and agitated by even the slightest
sound when I was trying to relax. It was such a tough repercussion and put a lot of stress
on my life and relationships. Writing Fear of Falling was my own personal therapy as I
worked through understanding what was happening to me.”
Score: What an emotional outburst! What a towering ebullition! You actually can
feel the passion, the discharge, and the heave-ho at play here accentuated by the
high-pressure vocals exploding in a sky-high chorus. The immense intensity is off the charts. Add metallic guitar flashes and a pumping beat and what you get is a blaring
belter that catapults all the inner demons through the roof. Bang-on!
Press play here…
Also on Spotify….
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TEN EIGHTY TREES: Facebook
