In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical horizon
daily, for 10 years now in 2025, to pick ace tracks and add 10 new rad ones, every
week, to the one and only JUKEBOX that matters.
This week’s 10 fresh ones.
Artist: BOB MOULD
Who: Former Hüsker Dü frontman.
Track: HERE WE GO CRAZY
Title song of his upcoming, 15th LP.
Mould about the album: “On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs. I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity, and clarity. Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes: Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”
Vintage Mould passion.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BLEACH GARDEN
Who: Indie 4-piece from Atlanta, GA influenced by robust bands such
as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Melvins, Flipper, Zeppelin,
lack Sabbath, and many more.
They have 3 albums out so far. You
can check them out on Spotify.
New track: BORN TO BE EMPTY
Piece from their new, forthcoming LP.
Details TBA.
Imagine Nirvana were stoner rockers.
Smells like exploding spirit. Score!
Band: ALUMINIUM BOYS
Who: American indie rock project born in Silicon Valley,
centered around the songwriting of friends Jared Ottmann
and William “Bill” Pence.
Track: COMMON PLIES
The opener of their upcoming debut
full-length, Collected Pieces out on
21st March.
Catchy guitar pop juice.
Melodic rapture. Peppy vocals.
Smooth Interpol echoes.
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Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Tyler T. Williams.
Artist: YOUTH LAGOON
Who: The musical project of
Idaho musician Trevor Powers.
Track: SPEED FREAK
Cut from his upcoming 5th LP named
Rarely Do I Dream, out on February 21.
Powers: “This song came from a thought I had of giving the angel of death a hug. We spend our whole lives running from this thing we can’t outrun. This body is temporary, but there is no death. Only transformation. A door opens when you learn to let go of the identity you’ve been building your whole life.”
A magnetic, rotating groove playing
quickly on your hard-drive in your
head.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: DARKSIDE
Who: Alt electronic musician Nicolás Jaar, multi-instrumentalist
Dave Harrington and drummer Tlacael Esparza from Providence,
Rhode Island.
Track: S.N.C.
Song from their 3rd longplayer, named
Nothing. It’ll show up on 28 February.
Funky mid-tempo jam creeping
under your skin without asking
permission.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Brian Stevens
Band: DOVES
Who: Manchester’s electro-guitar-pop indie veterans who
released their uppermost debut album Lost Souls in 2000.
Track: COLD DREAMING
From their 6th CD Constellations For The Lonely.
It’ll land on Valentine’s Day.
The Mancunian old-timers still
know how a bittersweet symphony
should sound like.
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Artist: MOTE
Who: Post-punk indie from Berlin who carves a unique path through
modern music influenced by David Bowie, Sharon Van Etten, and Juice WRLD.
Track: SUNDAY
The song delves into the turbulent aftermath of a sudden romantic departure. The track captures the visceral immediacy of heartbreak, unraveling emotions with a stark honesty that resonates very deep. Gritty yet vulnerable, the track is a sonic exploration of isolation and connection, wrapped in lush textures and an undercurrent of restless energy.
Mixed emotions in motion.
Hypnotic, fuzzy, captivating
Cathartic vocals.
Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: BATTLEFLAG
Who: The project of Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Jeff Hartwig. A collective of like-minded musicians and visual artists with a sound that blends traditional rock instrumentation with ambient synths, drum loops and samples, Hartwig’s Battleflagg songs seek to straddle the Heartland/Americana/Indie rock divides, leaning into direct, heart-on-sleeve lyrics and arena-size, sing-along choruses.
Track: GHOSTS
Opener from brand-new
4-track Solastalgia.
Electrical electro-pop nirvana
causing a trance-like effect.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brugge, 2024
Band: THROWING MUSES
Who: Legendary American indie outfit formed back in 1981,
with singer-songwriter Kristin Hersch as the only original
member.
Track: SUMMER OF LOVE
2nd shared piece from the Muses’ upcoming 11th longplayer,
baptized Moonlight Concessions. Comes our way March 14.
The song was inspired by a bet Hersh had with a guy for
a dollar that revolved around the idea that the seasons
don’t change us.
Kristin Hersh strums her acoustic guitar
as she did for years on this hypnotic
humdinger.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BUCK GOOTER
Who: An electro-rock duo – Terry Turtle and Billy Brett – that started
in 2005 and has continued, at Terry‘s urging, since his passing in 2019.
Track: KING KONG LIVES
Cut from new, upcoming 3rd album King Kong Lives: Thereminsanity.
The record is created with Terry Turtle‘s chiming in from beyond on every
song via never before heard samples of his guitar and voice. Release: April 4.
Spooky synth-drum rant interrupted by ghostly garage blues fragments.
Weirdest track of the week. Listen up, all you freaks out there, that
colossal monkey comes after your stereo.
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