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
The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK
Photo by Graham Tolbert
Band: WEDNESDAY
Who: Much lauded indies
from North-Carolina.
Track: WOUND UP HERE (BY HOLDIN ON)
New single from their forthcoming, 6th album,
named Bleeds, out on 19 September.
Karly Hartzman (frontwoman/songwriter) “This song is inspired by a story my friend told
me, from when he had to pull a body out of a creek in West Virginia. Someone had drowned
but they took a few days to resurface because of the current.
‘Holdin on’ is a line from my friend Evan Gray’s poetry book: Thickets Swamped in
a Fence-Coated Briars. He gave me and Jake a copy of it to read on tour once and
that line stuck out to me as pure genius so I stole it and wrote the rest of the song
in my own words around it.”
Charged-up, mid-tempo burner
growing forcefully intense along
its way.
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Artist: GINA BURCH
Who: Co-founder/bassist of female post-punk legends
The Raincoats (1977–1984, 1993–present).
Album artwork
Track: DOOM MONGER
New single from her 2nd full length. It’s named Trouble and
will land on 11 July, via Jack White‘s Third Man Records.
A song that perfectly captures the feeling of
wanting peace while the world goes to hell.
Birch’s bass play brings Jah Wobble
to mind on this hip-activating dub
reggae tune.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: THE DEARS
Who: Canadian indie rock vets
led by Murray Lightburn.
Track: BABE, WE’LL FIND A WAY
First new music in 30 years.
Murray Lightburn: “The music came down all at once, strings, guitar – melodies.
It was so strong and vivid. It pines for the breakthrough, we know it’s there! It’s so
tangible. When that happens, inner strength takes over. There’s a motivation, a reason
to get out of bed. You can feel the sun on your face and maybe a little later a smile will take over.”
Frisky and catchy guitar pop.
Heartwarming vocals.
Sparkling guitars.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: MUSE
Who: Mega star trio fronted by Matt Bellamy.
So far they have released 9 LPs.
Track: UNRAVELLING
Brand-new single. No new
album news (so far).
“An insect trapped in amber, I’m a fading pulse/ The ecstasy was false/
Our love is an unlit script no one can memorise/ Redacted and revised/ I’ll lie beside you and I’ll try to play along”
Single artwork
Slow, quiet start, explosively metallic 2nd part.
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Band: Múm
Who: Icelandic indietronica
team (1997-present).
Track: MILD AT HEART
First single from their forthcoming, 7th, longplayer.
History Of Silence will arrive on September 2019.
Daydream musing for reflective moments.