Two major, longtime-running indie giants THE FLAMING LIPS (16 LPs) and MODEST MOUSE (7 LPs) will go on the road together this summer. Before that The Lips come to Europe, UK and Ireland to play their magnificent 10th album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in full.
Wayne Coyne, frontman The Flaming Lips in Amsterdam – photo by Turn Up The Volume
SUMMER TOUR DATES
8/01 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy 8/02 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 8/03 – Richmond, VA @ Brown’s Island 8/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts 8/07 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point 8/08 – New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl 8/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE 8/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater 8/12 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center 8/14 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field 8/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory 8/16 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed – Fairgrounds 8/19 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 8/20 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
9/03 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre 9/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre 9/05 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 9/07 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre 9/10-11 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
Far Out Magazine says: “It’s one of the best risks Petty ever made. There may be
a handful of 1980s clichés in the production and sonic costumes that don’t suit Petty
the best, but with time, this is the kind of album that deserves to join records like ‘Damn
The Torpedoes’ and ‘Full Moon Fever’ as one of the greatest sonic adventures of Petty’s
storied career.”
R.I.P. Tom Petty, 1950-2017
KEY SINGLE : 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.
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: ATTIC BIRDS Who: Indie rockers
from Lille, France.
TUTV: This jingly jangly surf-guitar pop gem à la NYC’s darlings The Drums is an effervescent delight. Crystalline 6-string sparks fly around from start to finish.
Spine-tingling score. One listen and you’re hooked. Take your time.
Band: VIRGIN BIRTH Who: An industrial synth-punk duo based in Louisville, Kentucky. Both musicians
bring deep roots in punk and indie rock, having played in various bands over the
years.
Track: I CAN’T READ
New single from their full-length record titled Total Annihilation,
which is set to be released on May 4th via Never Nervous Records.
Lyrically, the song explores the frustration and confusion that comes with misinterpreting seemingly straightforward conversations, especially in digital communication like emails and text messages. It delves into the nuances of language, the gaps between intention and perception, and the subtle misunderstandings that can arise when tone and context are lost in written exchanges.
TUTV: This razor blade industrial shocker spikes your terrified head with
nine inch nails and attacks your ears with synth-injected-frenzy. Trust me, it’s
totally worth it.
Artist: MØ Who: Moniker for Danish EBM songstress Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen.
Track: KEEP MOVING
New single from her upcoming 4th LP,
called Plæygirl. Out on May 16.
MØ: “It’s an ironic take on my endless to-do list. It’s about the feeling of unravelling under
the weight of everybody’s expectations, including my own, whilst also secretly dreaming of being set free from this constantly shifting, absolutely mental Western world. I have never enjoyed recording ad-libs as much as I did screaming “BUAH!” in the chorus – definitely my favourite ad-libs ever. The lyrics come from a place of real frustration, but writing and performing this one heals me too.”
Band: PAYOLA Who: London/ Essex based 5 piece formed at the start of 2024 united by a love for music and the desire to bring something fresh and exciting to the guitar driven new music scene.
“The idea behind Pulse Jet Man is that it is the persona you take on when you want to be something that you don’t think you can be. It’s the person you want to see looking back
in the mirror, not what the actual reflection portrays. Be that a hero, a thief, a heartbreaker
or an astronaut. Everyone has a bit of pulse jet in them. C’mon, c’mon.”
Press info: ‘Pulse Jet Man’ from the very start is full of thrashing, pounding drums and distorted, fuzzing, snarling guitars. It’s a frenzy of electrifying sound that doesn’t let up throughout. There’s a certain urgency contained in the melody, the chorus hooks are anthemic and just as unrelenting. It’s a raw and powerful track befitting of a true rock
and roll.
TUTV: This riff-ripper goes fast-forward from the get-go. No brakes, no breaks,
no mistakes. Hungry guitars, perturbed vocals and a cutting chorus combine for
a crackerjack discharge.
Band: THE SPORKS Who: Fresh indies from Wales who are here to feed you their own blend of retro rock originals. Out of the mouths of babes, they have laid the foundations of a freshly interpreted sound to inspire their creations.
Press info: With the raw grit of The Black Keys, punch of Supergrass, and a touch of Hendrix swagger, this track grabs you from the first bar and doesn’t let go with its driving grooves, infectious hooks and lyrically mature mix of admiration and frustration.
TUTV: Barbed wire 60s garage blues rock from the basement. Raw and rough.
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
26 March 2025
Veteran rockers SUPERCHUNK from North Carolina,
formed in 1989, have no intention whatsoever to retire.
Since their 12th LP Wild Loneliness, from 2022,
the band kept the fire go with a couple of singles.
And here’s their first of 2025, titled BRUISED LUNG.
It features backing vocals and guitar by songstress Rosali .
Mac McCaughan (vocalist, guitarist): “A song about being disoriented
and sleepless and not being able to explain why. Like a hangover but not
from drinking. Rosali came into the studio to add some woozy shredding
and great harmonies.”
Superchunk still know how to get you out bed, lazy people.
Band: SONDERS Who: Dark and dreamy outfit
from Ghent, Belgium.
The group’s name stems from the ‘sonder’ feeling, the realization that every
casual passer-by has an equally complex emotional world. From introspective
to explosive, from megalomania to self-relativization. Sonders embraces ambiguity
and questions existence without the pretense of knowing the answer.
New single: CYANIDE
Piece from their upcoming debut EP,
named Clarity, out on 3rd April.
Single artwork
TUTV: This mood swing rock symphony is an overwhelming piece of magnetic music.
The slow progressing first half creates both a shadowy and sinister atmosphere, and
the soul-stirring feel of being part of a funeral procession.
The singer’s near-baritone voice, reminding me a bit of Editors‘
Tom Smith‘s expressive vocality, fits the ominous tone perfectly.
Then, around the 2.30 mark, all hell breaks loose. The sonic intensity goes sky-high, stoked up by a guitar-schizophrenic orchestration. Doom and gloom everywhere. Heebie-jeebies.
Their first three LPs (Yerself Is Steam – 1991 / Boces – 1993 / See You
On The Other Side – 1995) were dope-infused, psych-driven records.
From there on the two remaining, original key members, devotional
vocalist and co-songwritter Jonathan Donahue, who played for two
years with The Flaming Lips, and musical orchestrator and sublime
guitarist Grasshopper (born Sean Thomas Mackowiak) created their
renowned trancelike aura, with another six albums.
Last Sunday was a vintage Rev experience, another spiritual happening. Of course,
all very familiar to my eyes and ears with Donahue as the visual attraction who regularly conducted the band with grand gestures and Grasshopper as the voltaic motor of the band’s sonic rhapsody.
Their symphonic trademark sound is what defines them for a long time now. Also, their bone-chilling, psychedelic outros, lasting often longer than the songs themselves, were omnipresent. But it didn’t work all the time on this occasion and threatened to suck the flow out of the performance, now and then.
Goddess On A Hiway
Then again when magical golden oldies like Tonight It Shows, Holes, Opus 40 and,
of course Goddess On A Hiway (all from their 1998 magnum opus ‘Deserter’s Songs’
filled the cozy venue, shivers ran down your spine.
Add Tides Of The Moon and the usual, magistral closer The Dark Is Rising (both from All Is Dream their 2nd best album ever, from 2001) and you have the blistering half
of the full set. Weirdly enough, with Ancient Love we got only one track of the new LP.
The Dark Is Rising – Live in Belgium, 2002
Although not as balanced as I’m used to, Mercury Rev offered enough orchestral
manoeuvres in the dark, once again, to relive in your head for a couple of days.
