Month: July 2023

Norwegian High-Voltage Rockers ELECTRIC HIGH Are ‘FLICKING THE BEES’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

19 July 2023

Band: ELECTRIC HIGH
Who: A high-voltage rock act from Bergen, Norway.
A 5-piece that goes straight for the throat, fronted by two
in-your-face lead singers, while the band shoots out pure
electric power.

New single: FLICKING THE BEES

The lyrics pretty much bring across the message that if your keep on flicking
the bees, they will eventually get back at you and sting you fiercely. It’s gonna
hurt. So don’t act stupid. Stop wasting time on silly stuff. Do good. Be cool. And
you’ll be alright.

TUTV: After a short kooky a cappella intro, your feet will start tapping like mad
to the boisterous drum/bass beat. Flicking The Bees is a mid-tempo wack with the
vigor of a merciless drill hammer.

310 seconds of classic guitar rock with a wicked ZZ Top twist and lots of primal
screams. Somewhere in the middle a freaked-out guitar solo à la Slash draws all
of your ears attention before the tandem vocals take over again until the mental
finale. Oil your pipes for an ah-ah-ah-ah-ah sing-along.

Unleash the bees.


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ELECTRIC HIGH: Facebook – Instagram

Waking Up With No Place In The World For Pennsylvania Rockers THE MENZINGERS

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

19 July 2023

Pennsylvania’s puissant rockers THE MERZINGERS produce lots of passionate noise since 2006. So far they fabricated 6 LPs. And number 7 is hanging in the air. No details so far but the band just confirmed the news and revealed the first single.

THERE’S NO PLACE IN THE WORLD FOR ME is pure Menzingers. A fiery cry out where
the combination of emotion, agony, and fervour sends shivers down your spine and
Greg Barnett‘s hot-tempered voice does the very same thing.

Astonishing.

Fall Tour

THE MENZINGERS: Instagram – Linktree

SLOWDIVE Share New Atmospheric Track From Their Upcoming LP – Hear ‘SKIN IN THE IMAGE’ Here

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

18 July 2023


(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

British beloved shoegazers SLOWDIVE are set to release their 5th LP – their first in
6 years – named Everything Is Alive on September 1. Pre-order info here.


Album artwork

The album is dedicated to vocalist/guitarist Rachel Goswell’s (vocalist/guitarist)
mother and drummer Simon Scott’s father, who both passed away in 2020.

Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar): “It’s a more minimal electronic record that conception changed as they worked through the songs together. As a band, when we’re all happy with it, that tends to be the stronger material. We’ve always come from slightly different directions, and the best bits are where we all meet in the middle.”

Following the lead single Kisses a second taster has just arrived. SKIN IN THE GAME is a sonic slo-mo dream. Atmospheric and soothing. Layers of synths and sparkling guitar play. A beaut.

Hear here.

Tour Dates

SLOWDIVE: Website – Instagram

TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

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Every week 10 new rad tracks added

In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.

Check the 10 new rad cuts just
added to this rad 2023 playlist.

TRACK-BY-TRACK

1. ‘Rigor Mortis Radio’ by THE HIVES


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume)

The Swedish punk madcaps nail it again with the third single from their upcoming LP,
titled The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons (who?) and out next month, August 11.

Sassy stroke.


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2. ‘The Trench Coat Museum’ by YARD ACT

Following last year’s triumphant debut album The Overload the British indies return with this 8+ minute dancefloor filler infused with a flabbergasting bass riff, spiced with Smith‘s parlando vocals, schizo guitars and yes, cowbells.

Disco-punk thrill.


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3. Arrive! by LOOKING GLASS WARS


Photo by Coleman Rogers

This new Boston band hit bullseye right away with their debut single.
Arrive! is a bang-on belter spiced with towering vocals.

Score!

4. ‘Every Chance I Get (I Want You In The Flesh)’ by DAN AUERBACH

Black key voice/guitarist bewitches with his new moody solo single.

Bluesy stuff.


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5. ‘Quirky’ by POINDEXTER

This Michigan-based collective mixes ska, pop and indie with head-spinning effects.
You can’t but go skagaga to their effervescent burst of music like here with a single
from their upcoming debut album, titled Treats that lands on July 25th.

Turn up the trombone.

6. ‘Bloodscreamtorture (Theme From Bathtime)’ by DEAN STACY


Photo by Connie Ann

Bluesy, groovy and electrifying, driven by a magnetic guitar riff and ending with
a vocal climax. An absolute highlight from this Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter’s
new 7-track EP The Bathtime Tapes.

Stupendous.


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7. ‘Drift Away’ MIRROR GLAZE


Photo by Aylin Sengül

This German pithy pop-punk act just released their punchy debut album All Change Please. Drift Away is a standout track pushed by bass/drum energy, jangly guitars and
riot grrl vocals.

Bingo!


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8. ‘Fourteen Days’ by STYLUSBOY

Melancholic Americana folk the English way. Fourteen Days is a pearl of a song. Gripping, heavy-hearted and forthwith captivating. I’ll feature on his new EP Back In The Day that lands on 28 July.

Splendid accomplishment.


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9.’Foreign Land’ by TEENAGE FANCLUB


(Press photo by Donald Milne)

The Scottish veterans have their album number 12, baptized Nothing Last Forever
on 22 September. Single Foreign Land is vintage TF. Harmonious dream pop for relaxing moments.

Sweet.


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10. ‘De(e)pends’ by MR. AUTUMN

This Belgian singer-songwriter is blessed with a mesmerizing that fits
his candlelight musings spot-on. Discover De(e)pends and you’ll hear what
I mean.

His debut album ‘Catharsis‘ arrives in September. More info here.

Soul-stirring.


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ALL TOGETHER

Steam to Spotify and stream.


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TUTV: Blog – Facebook – Instagram

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN Release Live Album ‘SUNSET 666’ Next Month

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5 August 2023

Scottish psych pop champs THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
have a new live LP, titled SUNSET 666, out on August 4th.

It was recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in 2018, whilst
the Reid bros were touring North America with Nine Inch Nails.

It’s a discography-spanning set that includes tracks from ‘Psychocandy’, ‘Darklands’, ‘Automatic’, ‘Honey’s Dead’, ‘Stoned and Dethroned’, ‘Munki’ and ‘Damage and Joy’.

The band already shared a first taster with Sometimes Always
featuring great Scottish voice Isobel Campbell (former Belle
and Sebastian vocalist).

And here’s another one. HALF WAY TO CRAZY from their 1989 Automatic album.


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TJMC: Instagram – Website

BEASTIE BOYS Topped The UK Album Charts With ‘HELLO NASTY’ 25 Years Ago Today

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Back in time

18 July 2023

Hip-rap-hop-rock heroes BEASTIE BOYS topped the UK Albums Charts
with their 5th longplayer HELLO NASTY, on this day 25 years ago.

ROLLING STONE wrote: “Imagine a sonic mix that’s about sixty-five to seventy percent the frenetic, sample-crazy hip-hop eclecticism of Paul’s Boutique and about twenty-five to thirty percent the funk-punk fun of III Communication. The Beasties, as innovative musicians and good citizens, contribute more to the hip-hop community than a lot of MCs.”
Score: 4/5.

Singles/clips: Intergalactic / Body Movin’ / Super Disco Breakin’

– INTERGALACTIC –

– BODY MOVIN’ –

– SUPER DISCO BREAKIN’ –

ALBUM


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R.I.P. Adam Yauch / MCA

BEASTIE BOYS: Website – Facebook – All Albums