Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
30 March 2025
Almost one year ago glamorous New York songstress ST. VINCENT, born
Anne Erin Clark, 42 years ago, released her 7th LP All Born Screaming,
quickly followed by a full Spanish version (fact).
Her first 2025 music is a track named DOA .
She wrote/recorded it for the A24 film
Death Of A Unicorn.
It’s a ricocheting disco bombshell to
wake you up early, on this Sunday.
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
ALL TOGETHER
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The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK
Band: SONS
Who: Praised garage
rock unit from Belgium.
Track: DO MY THING
First single from their upcoming, 3rd LP,
called Hallo and lands on 26 September.
TUTV: Infectious riff-roaring roaster.
No breakdowns. Always frontwards. Sticky chorus.
As long as Sons do their own thing my ears will
be amused. What about yours?
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: WETSUIT
Who: Indie hit team
from Brooklyn, NY.
Track: MIDWEST DREAM
At its core, it’s a tribute to frontwoman Allison Becker’s mother.
The song is a personal reflection, an exploration of her
changing relationship with her mom as she grows older.
Becker: “I grew up in St. Louis, where there’s a saying: ‘If you don’t like the weather, wait
5 minutes.’ As a Midwest girl, I can confirm the weather does change every 5 minutes, but the saying is why I embrace the seasons and changes in life. There’s so much you can’t control, and sometimes it’s all about finding the little pleasures and riding out the storm. That sentiment echoes throughout the song, especially in the refrain: “They say if you don’t like the weather, wait and it will go.”
TUTV: Midwest Dream is a fabulous, pepped-up pop gem for all weathers, all seasons,
all hours of the day, spiced with high-voltage guitars, Becker‘s heart-rending vocals and
an evocative chorus. Don’t wait 5 minutes to play it on repeat. Bingo.
Instagram – Linktree
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Photo by Barton van Flymen
Band: KATHMANDU
Who: Alternative four-piece band from The Netherlands, led by songwriter and lyricist Donna Marie. Their catchy dreamy songs thrive on the tension between light and dark, exploring the spaces where the two meet.
Track: DIFFERENT LIFE
Donna Marie: “I wanted to write a song that doesn’t just talk about freedom, but actually sounds like it. That expresses this urge to escape and create a fresh start for yourself. What
I wanted to convey is that it is never too late to start over. But you need to initiate it yourself.
No one else will do it for you.”
TUTV: Brisk and energetic, juiced with sensuous vocals
and a shaky chorus. A refreshing, stimulative, amplified
pop debut thrill.
Clap your hands to the beat. Right here.
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Artists: TIME AND THE HUNTER
Who: The visionary musical project
of Enrico Longhin and Niklas Sundin.
Track: THE FOLLOWING SILENCE
From their upcoming debut album Weapon Pt. 1
scheduled for release on 25th April.
“It’s a deeply introspective piece. When we reached this stage of the arrangements, we immediately thought of Mikael as a guest. He had been following the project’s development behind the scenes, and his contribution to the lyrics was a perfect fit for both his voice and the song’s message.”
TUTV: The Following Silence echoes the gothic powerfulness of former Bauhaus maestro Peter Murphy’s solo work. Well, that’s what my excited ears tell me. Its polyphonic dynamic lifts the overall resonance to a melodramatic level that stirs, arouses and incites. Triumphant piece.
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Band: BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD
Who: English indies who keep
on climbing up the indie ladder.
Track: FOR THE OLD COUNTRY
Piece from their forthcoming 3rd album,
named Forever Howlong. Out 4th April.
TUTV: BC, NR should write an indie opera and open it with this chant.
Linktree
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29 March 2025
Musical centipede BECK (born Bek David Campbell, 54 years ago) released
his 9th longplayer, titled GUERO. It debuted at #2 on the US Album Charts
and still is, to this date, his highest-charting album, with more than over
868,000 sold copies.
AllMusic said: “In many ways, Guero is deliberately designed as a classicist Beck album,
a return to the sound and aesthetic of his 1996 masterwork, Odelay, reteaming with its producing team of the Dust Brothers. It’s not a knockout, the way his first few records were,
but it’s a successful mature variation on Odelay, one that proves that Beck’s sensibility will continue to reap rewards for him as he enters his second decade of recording.”
SINGLES: E-Pro / Girl / Hell Yes
– E-PRO –
– GIRL –
– HELL YES –
ALBUM
Daily electricity to load your batteries
29 March 2025
Band: STRUCTURE MODERNE
Who: Outfit that emerged from the dark boulevards of Paris, and deliver
a post-punk sound, resolutely singular and transgenerational, incorporating
new wave, jazz, psychedelic and krautrock motifs. The band summons the
great names of classical literature to confront them with the fury of reality,
giving rise to hypnotic and visceral compositions.
Track: THE RUSH
Piece from their upcoming, debut
album, out on 4 April. More info here.
Album artwork
TUTV: Speeding up, slowing down, speeding up again, and all over again, on and on. This mind-boggling, psychotic forth/back, bass-driven race causes a rush of blood to the head. When the band takes a short breather, here and there, it’s only to restart with even more hallucinatory panache while neurotic vocals augment the haunting and far-out stream of this sonic escapade. Trust me, this phantasmagoric trip is a flabbergasting experience.
Join the ride here.
29 March 2025
PETE SHELLEY, the late musical motor of Manchester‘s pop punk legends Buzzcocks made 3 albums of his own (actually 4, if you count his electronic kind of Lou Reed’s Metal Music Machine extravaganza recordings of Sky Yen from 1979, too).
The first two, HOMOSAPIEN (1982) and XL.1 (1983) get a reissue treatment.
Both LPs will come housed in gatefold sleeves featuring the original fully restored artwork, plus an extra disc featuring B-sides, dubs and extended mixes. The inserts will feature new photos and extensive sleevenotes from Clinton Heylin. Both albums will also be available on CD for the first time since 2006.
Pre-order info for
Homosapien here,
for XL.1 here.
Release date: June 6.
HOMOSAPIEN
Original LP
Melody Maker said: “By leaving behind massed guitars and thunderous drums, Shelley and producer Rushent have evolved a richer and more varied dictionary of sounds. If it doesn’t always convince, it’s persuasive enough to warrant long-term investment.”
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XL.1
Original LP
AllMusic: “With XL1, Pete Shelley integrates layers of guitar into the electronic synth-pop he essayed on his solo debut, Homosapien. While the result isn’t quite as bracing as its predecessor, the music benefits from the guitar — it sounds edgier, making the record fairly captivating.”
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New striking strokes
29 March 2025
Danish garage glam pop duo THE RAVEONETTES – Sune Rose Wagner (guitar, vocals) and Sharin Foo (bass/guitar, vocals) will have a busy year. They launch their 10th LP, named PE’AHI II, the sequel to 2014 LP Pe’ahi, on April 25th and celebrate the 20th anniversary (released 3 May 2005) of their 2nd full length Pretty In Black.
Following the spectacular lead single Blackest the pair roll
out a 2nd preview with the slow-burning, distorted jam KILLER.
US TOUR
EURO TOUR
Daily electricity to load your batteries
28 March 2025
Credit: Mia Salcin
Artists: DEATHSPORT
Who: Two German electro-pop
brothers Mike and Tom Zitzelsberger.
New single: RUNNING IN CIRCLES
Follow up to last year’s debut EP Problem and
harbinger for their debut album, set late 2025.
The song serves as an anthem for anyone caught in life’s repetitive cycles−chasing
dreams, replaying familiar moments, and seeking meaning in the everyday noise. The song’s infectious melodies and atmospheric soundscapes make it both deeply relatable and irresistibly replayable.
TUTV: Expect an elating electronic blitz, fast-forward from the get-go. Imagine Pet Shop Boys or New Order played at maximum speed. The dazzling velocity of Running In Circles causes a rapid eye movement effect and spins your head uncontrollably. Put on your rollerskates and hit the dancefloor.
Right here.
Right now.
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28 March 2025
QUEEN‘s monumental masterstroke BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY was released on 31 October 1975. Almost 50 years ago. It was the main single of their grand A Night At The Opera opus.
The band’s guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor talk in this month’s issue about the sonic step-changes of rock’s most daring and varied band.
Also in the issue: Sex Pistols’ Jones, Cook and Matlock on their live reincarnation; inside the songwriting symbiosis of Lennon and McCartney; The Pogues’ superb album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash at 40; Dionne Warwick on the hits (and writs) that define her career; Low’s Alan Sparhawk rebuilds after tragedy and much more.
You can purchase a copy and have it sent to your home. Info HERE.
28 March 2025
📷 Kate Russell Photography
Artists: COCOROSIE
Who: American folktronica siblings Sierra Rose Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady who have, for over 20 years now, transmuted the love, hardship, and ecstasy of sisterhood into some of the most daring, dangerous, and wildly original music our increasingly sanitized culture has known.
New album: LITTLE DEATH WISHES.
Their eight one.
Press info: “Little Death Wishes is as open and tenderhearted as anything they’ve ever created. The songs tell a kaleidoscopic story of the generational hardship of women and the shattered realities of their lives, the precarious and precious nature of being human, of being done wrong by love, and a final wish to be unbroken. It boils everything CocoRosie down to its most brutal essence: turning pain into knowledge, sisterhood into polemic, trash into treasure, and recalcifying kitsch and cliché into fresh truths.”
TUTV: Sierra and Bianca relive, musically and lyrically, being CocoRosie for
20 years and creating transfixing pop theatricality. They do it, as usual, in their own fascinating way, as if they are at the center of a melodramatic musical, with a vibrant variety of sonority – folk, pop, EBM, rap, R&B – and their unique voices as the record’s entertaining stars up front. Give it a couple of spins and discover this multi-faceted
opus in all its detailed glory.
Singles: Least I Have You / Cut Stitch Scar / Yesterday
– LEAST I HAVE YOU –
– CUT STITCH SCAR –
– YESTERDAY –
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TOUR
