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
Band: THE PEPPERMINT KICKS
Who: Collaborative project of 2 seasoned Boston musicians.
They released their self-titled debut LP in 2021.
Track: RADIO WAM BAM BOOM
New single from the duo’s second,
upcoming longplayer.
“‘Radio Wam Bam Boom’ is a big loud bite. It’s an eardrum of rock candy about radio past and present, transistor, satellite, vinyl records revolving, guitar licks dissolving, disc jockeys spinnin’ & rock n roll dreamin’.”
TUTV: Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom, tutti frutti, oh rootie. Oops, I’m losing control
of myself, but that’s the vivid vibe vibrating right here. Rock and speedy roll from the
kick-off, diving with guitars first into a sonic whirlwind. As Costello already sung light
years ago, “Radio is a sound salvation, Radio is cleaning up the nation.”
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Band: THE BETHS
Who: Sparkling guitar-pop
outfit from New Zealand.
Track: NO JOY
New single from their upcoming, 4th album,
called Straight Line Was A Lie and out on
August 29th
TUTV: No Joy sounds like a lot of joy, with its non-stop
drum-and-riff kicks, jangly-catchy melody and drop-dead
cool vocals.
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Artist: LEXYTRON
Who: “Half Greek, half Persian and half English”, as this musician described
herself age 5, the Manchester-born Lexy found her identity in music early
on as a pianist and violinist.” She’s now based in Auckland, New-Zealand.
Track: DISCO JENNY
TUTV: It’s summer. Time to stimulate your own aural pleasure with some
70s Freak Le Chic riffs, Motown horns, and seductive, soul-touching vocals.
Lexytron activates your hip movements and triggers your disco mood. Tell
her how you feel, and shake your booty.
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Artist: TRISTAN TRITT
Who: American singer-songwriter who mixes different styles including Southern rock, country, blues and alternative. Born with music in his blood, his father is Grammy-winning country artist Travis Tritt, a young Tristan picked up his first Fender Stratocaster at age 11 and never put it down.
Track: WANNABE
“The song came from an idea I had, while hearing about the parallels between the Cohen
Bros. Classic O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Homer’s Odyssey. I wanted to blend an honest discussion with myself about who I am and where I come from, while also sprinkling a bit of Greek mythology behind it. There is a very special place in my heart, in regards to the relationship between the Father and his Son, so Icarus came to mind.”
TUTV: Expect a slice of passionate singer-songwriting splendor bringing the father/son relationship into a sonic picture. Feverish vocals, electrical riffage, spellbinding tune.
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Artist: VLIMMER
Who: Prolific, one-man
goth act based in Berlin.
Track: GLEICHBAU
Single from his upcoming, new album.
“Gleichbau” explores the blurring lines between stage persona and everyday self – how hard it can be to locate who we really are when roles start to overlap. There’s a lot of tension in the lyrics, but also something grounding: „Innerlich doch gleich gebaut“ – “Built the same on the inside after all.”
TUTV: Vlimmer drags you into his Peter Hook-like bass-driven universe on the spot,
and cruises you through a dark-capricious-wave trip surrounded by spooky Cure-esque shadows.
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