Month: February 2025
20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY 2025
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
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Photo Credit: Kalpesh Lathigra
Artists: THE WAEVE
Who: Blur‘s guitarist Graham Coxon and
his partner and singer/keyboardist Rose
Elinor Dougall
They launched their rad sophomore album,
titled City Lights, last year, following their
splendid self-titled debut LP.
Track: LOVE IS ALL PAIN.
It’s the harbinger for a 3-track EP, titled
Eternal, that will be out on 14th March.
TUTV: The Waeve rock out big time on this new riveting ripper.
The glowing intensity at work here expands with a hair-rising
velocity as the stormy trip rushes on.
Never thought that painful love
could sound this invigorating .
The Waeve: Instagram – Spotify
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Band: THE SLOW READERS CLUB
Who: Alt-pop rockers from
Manchester, UK.
Track: BOY SO BLUE
Piece from their 7th album,
titled Out Of A Dream slated
for launch on 14 March 2025.
TUTV: 24 Carat pop gem. Hands down.
Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: LAURA JANE GRACE
Who: Chicago‘s notorious singer-songwriter who’s around since the 90s.
She makes a lot of noise with her punk group Against Me! (7 albums so far)
and solo (2 albums so far).
Track: YOUR GOD (GOD’S DICK)
Grace: “Does God have a dick? Is that what those of the faith believe when they refer to their Lord as “he” & “him” & “father”? Well, imagine that! Oops, I think I may have imagined a little too hard and gone and written a song about it. He lord’s heavenly hammer must swing mighty! And away we go! Here is the first offering from the songs I recorded over the summer in Athens, Greece while there on a Fellowship through the Onassis Foundation.”
TUTV: Your God (God’s Dick) is both a hilarious and fucktastic punk
choir chant reminiscent of scream and shout Celtics Dropkick Murphys
with a blustering storm of surf-like riffs chopping your stereo into
pieces.
Wowzers.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: BIKINI BEACH
Who: Three turbulent indies
from Konstanz, Germany.
Track: MILES FROM MY MIND
Highlight from their brand new
boisterous 5th album Cursed.
TUTV: BB produce kamikaze electricity that electrocutes all the nerves
in your body. Ballistic hullabaloo to start a solo moshpit in your bedroom,
bathroom, kicthen, wherever you want. Just jump up and down like a
kangaroo on dope.
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Instagram – Linktree
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Band: CLUTTER
Who: Full-energized indies
from Stockholm, Sweden.
Track: KRAUT
From their upcoming debut EP
Loves You, out 11 April.
TUTV: From the get-go a rotating guitar riff and repetitive drum beat sneak
and creep under your skin until the very end. Kraut grooves and improves
unstoppably, while eager vocals roll over its hypnotic flow. Your head spins
around and all your other limbs join the ride on the spot. Ace.
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Instagram – Spotify
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So, who’s Yorke and who is Prichard?
Artists: THOM YORKE and MARK PRITCHARD.
Who: Radiohead & The Smile orchestrator and
the pioneering electronic musician/producer.
They had their first collaboration on a track called
Beautiful People which appeared on Pritchard‘s
2016 solo LP Under The Sun.
TUTV: They found each other again on this
spooky, trance-like, electro-catchy jam.
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Band: SUCK
Who: Ferocious punks
from Kassel, Germany.
Track: GIMME GABBA GABBA
TUTV: Right from the blistering start, these punk motherockers
trash and slash your shocked stereo speakers. No rest for the
wicked. Watch your back, Amyl & The Sniffers.
Gimme Suck Suck!
Linktree – Tour Dates EU
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Band: LONELY LITTLE KITSH
Who: Canadian indie duo – Kristen Goetz and Nolan Jodes who took their name
from “…just another future song, lonely little kitsch” from the late genial Bowie‘s
1974 banger Diamond Dogs
Track: HOW DO WE GET HERE
Goetz (vocalist): “It’s a song about second chances vs. leaving the past behind.
When you reach a point that you can try again or keep moving on and making
progress… in this case, the decision is to keep going forward. It’s a Pixies meets
pop-punk track.”
TUTV: Fast forward we go from the kick-off. Power-driven pop punk fun all the way peaking when the high-voltage chorus kicks in. That’s why LLK got here in the top-10
of TUTV’s best tracks of this month.
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Band: HEISA
Who: Belgian LOUD rock trio whose sound draws influences from bands such as
Black Midi, Tool, Battles and Swans, blending dissonance with a strong sense of identity. Their music balances chaos and control, mixing unsettling atmospheres with hypnotic rhythms and sharp distortion.
Track: FLOWERS
2nd single from the band’s third LP
‘TROIS’, landing on March 28th.
TUTV: Flowers is a slow progressing outburst of earsplitting
noizz turmoil. Schizophrenic guitars, bashing drums, and eerie spooky vocals
conspire to mess up your head, the way you like it.
Instagram – Facebook
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Artist: ANIKA
Who: Charismatic
Berlin-based sonsgtress.
Track: HEARSAY
First single from her upcoming 4th full length,
baptized Abyss and will drop on April 4th.
TUTV: Hearsay‘s sound resonates richer than before. The song has a rockin’ groove
and poised drive with a psychedelic effect. On top comes Anika‘s mesmerizing voice
and she tackles the polluting media brainwashing people. Rad effort.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: LEATHERETTE
Who: Buzzing indie
trio from Italy.
Track: ITCHY
It’s a cathartic breakup song, blending the raw energy of post-punk with the angular charm of new wave. Written from the perspective of an inept and creepy protagonist, the track navigates the emotional chaos of a crumbling relationship, where frustration, anger, and reluctant self-realization collide.
TUTV: Indie guitar pop/rock at its piercing best.
Both unbridled and melodic, soundtracking
barbed emotions. Bone-chilling whack.
Instagram – Facebook
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Band: VAZUM (Detroit, Michigan)
Who: Zach Pliska and Emily Sturm. They describe their sound as deathgaze,
combining the raw energy of deathrock with the depth of shoegaze. So far
the duo released six albums and a handful of singles and EPs.
Track: PRETTY BRUTAL
It’s the title song from the duo’s forthcoming album due later
this year. It follows last year’s acclaimed Western Violence LP.
TUTV: Vazum rock out with urgent panache and
puissance. Full steam ahead the first chord on.
Emily Sturms‘ sensual vocals add a sense of
seductive mysteriousness. Striking stroke.
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Instagram – Facebook
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Band: THE BLACK KEYS
Who: The blues rock
luminaireers from Ohio.
Track: THE NIGHT BEFORE
A warm-up for their 2025 tour,
billed No Rain No Flowers.
TUTV: chipper feel-good pop tune as we got several
ones on last year’s highly entertaining LP Ohio Players.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: SLICERRR
Who: 4-piece garage-punk band from Helsinki, Finland. The band’s sound
is straightforward, brute and chaotic. The songs are bass-driven and catchy.
Track: LOSING MY GRIP
Opener from their brand new
self-titled debut EP. Discover
it here.
TUTV: If you want to lose your brain, than this sick mindfucker is what you need.
These Finnish dogs cut it sharp with a vicious bass-riff, shizo guitars and agressive
vocals. Helter-skelter.
Instagram – Bandcamp
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Band: SKLOSS
Who: Formed in Austin, TX as a husband-and-wife duo between American drummer/vocalist Karen Skloss and Scottish guitarist/vocalist Sandy Carson
during the COVID lockdown.
Track: MIND HIVE
From their upcoming debut album The Pattern Speaks. Out on March7th.
TUTV: After a short cracking, distorted guitar intro all hell breaks loose. They
produce a raw and rough clangor that grabs you by the throat and holds its
firm grip all the way. No arty farty stuff for this garage punk blues tandem.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: SMITT E. SMITTY & THE FEZZTONES
Who: Kooky Boston-based glam and glitter
rock octet.
Track: #1 MOST LIKELY
TUTV: Pure pop gem, feel-good injection, sticky easy-going booster. You
can sing along, swing along, shake along, whistle and hum along. Its merry
melody works like a magnet. It’s an all together now chant for all lovers out
there.
Until EVERYONE is convinced to be at least a tolerant human being, we
need to spread John Lennon’s All You Need Is Love message, like Smitt E.
Smitty and his flourishing party gang do their flamboyant way, on repeat.
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Facebook – Instagram
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Artist: KAT KOAN
Who: Femme fatale songstress
from Berlin, Germany.
Track: COCOON
Koan: “It’s a little circus themed escape world. I wanted to create a bit of a dreamy
break from daily worries. It’s pretty crafty and full of cool instruments. It also features
my daughter for a brief moment. It’s my favourite song I’ve made so far.”
TUTV: Step into Koan‘s cocoon. It relaxes your mind, triggers you to set your busy plans
on a hold, and invites your body to have a waltz-y dance that transfers you to a utopian circus place for a while, far away from our daily, suffocating rat race.
Don’t worry, be happy.
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Linktree
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Artists: COCOROSIE
Who: Folktronica siblings Sierra Rose Rosie”
and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady
Track: YESTERDAY
Single from 8th album in 20 years. It’s named
Little Death Wishes. It comes out on 28th March.
TUTV: Trippy, cheerful and jaunty vibes.
Listen to it yesterday today and tomorrow
too. It’ll put a big smile on your face.
Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: ADULT MATTERS
Who: The solo project of Luigi Bussotti. 90’s guitars,
honest and brutal lyrics. Their music is a secret
diary of a non-binary queer person.
Track: SUPERMAN
TUTV: Jazzy, saxy, and impassioned ebullience.
Sky-scraping vocality and ardent horns. Masterly
composition.
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Linktree
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Band: STEREOPHONICS
Who: The Welsh rock heroes.
Track: THERE’S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMETHING
First shared song from their upcoming 13th LP, called
Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, Make ’em Wait on
April 25.
TUTV: A sweet little melancholic gem you can sing/hum/whistle
along. Okay, it’s Sterephonics by numbers, but a good number.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS – ‘DON’T COME HERE AROUND NO MORE’ – 40 Years Ago Today
Top singles from the past
28 February 2025
The late Americana rock star TOM PETTY (1950-2017)
and guitarist/songwriter Dave Stewart of Eurythmics
wrote DON’T COME HERE AROUND NO MORE.
The original inspiration was a romantic encounter that guitarist/songwriter David
Stewart had, after a Eurythmics show, with Stevie Nicks who had just broken up with
Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh. Stewart explained that the title’s phrase was actually uttered
by Nicks. At first Nicks would sing the song until she heard Tom Petty‘s vocals. She felt
she could not do the song justice as Petty did.
Petty & his Heartbreakers recorded the song for their Southern Accents
LP and released it as a single on 28 February 1985, today 40 years ago.
It peaked at #13 in the US and #50 in the UK.
White Freaks THE MOONLANDINGZ Play That Funky Music – Hear New Single ‘GIVE ME MORE’
Daily electricity to load your batteries
27 February 2025
Band: THE MOONLANDINGZ
Who: English electro-pop wackoos fronted by chameleon
Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family, Decius, author, modern day
philosopher).
Back in 2018 these eccentrics released their top-notch
debut LP Interplanetary Class Classics, produced
by Sean Lennon.
Finally, they’re back now to satisfy all indie nightclub weirdos’ 24-hour party
needs. Their 2nd longplayer, baptized No Rocket Required lands on April 25th.
Pre-order here.
Following motorized stimulator The Sign Of A Man
we get taster number two with GIVE ME MORE.
70s disco. 90s acid house.
21st Century Saoudi sauce.
Play that funky music, white
freaks.
LIVE
SIMPLE MINDS Announce New Live Album ‘LIVE IN THE CITY OF DIAMONDS’
28 February 2025
If you’re in the music business for more than 4 decades like Irish guitar pop heroes SIMPLE MINDS are, you deserve to lay down, sip champagne all day long next to your
pool and count your money.
But Jim Kerr and co just can’t stop the beat.
They have music streaming through their veins
since 1977.
And they keep on touring and touring. The band will be busy again in Europe, but will also fly to the US for their first tour in ages over there. Billed as the ‘Alive & Kicking’ tour they will accompanied by synth-pop veterans Soft Cell and Modern English.
To cement their live vibes on record, a new live album, named LIVE IN THE CITY OF DIAMONDS will hit the streets on April 24. It’s a double one recorded last year at
a huge concert in Amsterdam. More info here.
Kerr: “All we wanted was to be in ‘a great live band’ and to spend our lives taking our music with us around the world. Decades later we still relish that challenge every night on tour. Live In The City of Diamonds captures both the spirit and fever of Simple Minds live at this moment in time.”
A couple of weeks ago they performed their biggest hit Don’t You Forget About Me
(more than 1 billion streams on Spotify) on the American Jimmy Kimmel Live show.
UNCUT MAGAZINE – New Issue With Cover Stars LED ZEPPELIN
28 Febriuary 2025
For this new issue UNCUT have reunited Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones for a series of exclusive interviews to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Physical Graffiti, the immense double album that marked the loftiest peak of their formidable imperial phase.
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Also features about Jason Isbell, Bryan Ferry, The Waterboys‘ Mike Scott, Steel Pulse,
Maddy Prior, Destroyer, the Sex Pistols, Valerie June, David Bowie and many more.
Every print edition of this issue comes free with a free CD called Time To Fly, featuring
15 tracks of the month’s best new music, including Black Country, New Road, Brown Horse, Dean Wareham, Iko Ishibashi, Tobacco City, Florist and more.
You can purchase a copy and let it be sent to your home. Info HERE.
Sex Pistol GLEN MATLOCK About IGGY POP’s Willy
VIAGRA BOYS Surprise With Greyhound Groove ‘UNO II’ From Their Upcoming 4th LP
Daily electricity to load your batteries
27 February 2025

Press photography by Fredrik Bengtsson
As communicated a couple of weeks ago Swedish punk-rock wackadoos
VIAGRA BOYS celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band with their 4th
full length. They named it VIAGR BOYS and will land on our stereos on
25 April.
More info here.
Following the roasting riff-rattling first single Man Made Of Meat
the boys present a second preview with the bizzaro track UNO II.
A flute-infused, groovin’ story about frontman Sean Murphy‘s Italian
greyhound named, yes, Uno II who he had to take to the vet several
times for dental problems.
Woof Woof!
5 BEST DEBUT SINGLES OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY 2025
27 February 2025
Band: PUNCHBAG
Who: A new electrifying brother-sister duo, from South London colliding the raw unfiltered energy of punk, with the overflowing ecstasy of pop. With fierce tempos and ferocious energy, their music is an explosively cathartic release of raw intensity and unapologetic fun.
Single: FUCK IT
TUTV: If you start your musical escapade with this kind of steaming synth-pop
stormer, it won’t take long before you will be the new talk of the town. Punchbag
go nuts on their first left/right uppercut, motorized by a hopped-up electro engine.
Nightclub exultation for party animals. And if you don’t like
this burst of exuberance, you know what do to. FUCK IT.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: ISABELLA STRANGE
Who: 4 hungry indie Scots who came together during lockdown.
The group’s moniker comes from the name of an ancestor from
the 1700s, of guitarist/vocalist Kira Wolfe-Murray.
Single: UNFINISHED BUSINESS
From their brand-new debut EP Slick Git.
TUTV: Fiery riot grrrl Wolfe-Murray leads the troops on this blazing roller coaster
debut that bounces forth and back with a sinewy swagger. She gets sassy support
from her three partners in crime while she, herself, comes up with some razorblade
guitar riffs and a crushing chorus completes the steamy sonic picture.
Mission accomplished. Très bien.
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Linktree – Bandcamp
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Band: STRANGE PLANTS
Who: Canadian psych-rock
act from Halifax.
Single: TELL ME ALL YOUR SECRETS Pt. 2
Matt Brannon (bandleader) It’s about that painful disconnection in a relationship—when someone is living a double life but refuses to admit it, even after it’s over. The song started with that personal story but grew into something much bigger, reflecting on the tension between authenticity and secrecy”.
TUTV: Get up, stand up and fight for your right to shake your booty.
Some Freak Le Chic riffs, echoes from New York City‘s indie legends
The Rapture and energetic vocals will trigger your craziest dance
moves.
Facebook – Instagram
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Artist: RIVAL QUEENS
Who: The solo project of British guitarist Sally-Anne Hickman
who has played as a session and live guitarist with many bands
over the years.
Single: NOT YOUR ENEMY
Offering a message of unity and understanding, it’s the first track to be
shared from her upcoming debut EP Crown and Conquer. Think L7 and Hole.
TUTV: Not Your Enemy swings forth and back with a sucker-punch chorus fighting
its way up front for several times. Hickman‘s intimidating phrasing makes her message crystal clear. You don’t want to have her as your enemy.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: SILK
Who: The new solo project of guitarist/songwriter Michael Smyth from Belfast‘s shoegazers Virgins who released their remarkable debut album, nothing hurt and anything was beautiful last year.
Smyth: “I constantly feel like I am rushing towards the inevitable infinite oblivion. Further exacerbated by the marking of years spent circling the sun. To that end, it’s important that
I fill the time remaining with joyous, creative acts. The sharing of ideas is an essential part
of that, which brings us to Silk.”
Single: FAZE
TUTV: It sounds as if Silk tries to produce as many electrical shoegaze layers as legendary
experts My Bloody Valentine used to fabricate. A huge tidal wave of guitar vibrancy creates a transcendental resonance, and camouflages the hazy vocals. Faze drags you into a spacey place where you have never been. Yes, very intriguing indeed.
Instagram – Linktree
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TURN UP THE VOLUME
PJ HARVEY Released One Of Her Best Albums ‘TO BRING YOU MY LOVE’ 30 Years Ago Today
27 February 2025
The ever amazing PJ HARVEY released her 3rd LP TO BRING YOU MY LOVE
on 27 February 1995, 30 years ago today. Her first collaboration with John Parish.
It was her breakthrough longplayer, heavily promoted by her major label Island
Records. In my book one of her best achievements. All killers, no fillers. Intense,
sensual, compelling high-quality songwriting. The album reached #12 in the UK
and #40 in the US.
Rolling Stone wrote at the time: “Harvey has ambitions to remake rock & roll and
its myths in her own guise. So what’s this young, white, bluesdrenched woman doing?
In attempting to create a sexual landscape as charged as the Midnight Rambler’s,
Harvey envisions a teeming underworld where she is victim, aggressor and accomplice,
song by song.” Full review here – Score: 4/5
Singles: Down By The Water / C’mon Billy / Send His Love To Me
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