Best of the best of the month
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
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Band: LIME GARDEN
Who: British pop-rock act from Brighton, UK.
They released their debut LP One More Thing
in 2024.
Track: 23
New piece from their upcoming 2nd album
Maybe Not Tonight, out on April 10th.
TUTV: Yeah! Absolutely yeah! Move your pelvis, move your head, move your feet, move anything that is movable. This resistless dancefloor upper boosts your mood on the spot.
Vivid vibes.
Instagram – Tour Dates
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Band: HOLY FUCK
Who: Robust electro rock veteran combo from Toronto, CA.
All members also have their own projects. They formed in 2004.
Track: EVIE
First single from their forthcoming 6th longplayer,
titled Event Beat, showing up on March 27th.
TUTV: HF do not fuck around. This badass jam gets you going
all day long. Sway your hips. Hip and hop to the addictive flow.
Dope tune.
Tour Dates – Instagram
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📸 Tina Gross
Band: THE DARTS
Who: Steamy garage Amazons based in Seattle, Washington,
fronted by charismatic singer-songwriter Nicole Laurenne,
also operating solo as Black Viiolet
Track: MIDNIGHT CREEP
The first single from their forthcoming LP, their 6th, named
Halloween Love Songs. It’ll hit our stereos on March 3rd.
TUTV: Midnight Creep is vintage Darts frenzy. Sizzling, blistering, and red-hot-blooded. Laurenne and her sidekick, her organ, lead the hungry troops once again. The piquant buzz and fuzz at play here ignite all of your limbs and make you jump like a kangaroo from left to right and back. From now on, every day is Halloween.
Bulleseye.
Instagram – Website – All Albums
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Band: WASTE
Who: Rowdy Belgian indies
who find beauty in chaos.
Track: DOG HOUSE
TUTV: Beware, these punked-up bloodhounds bite. They chase you with ruthless racket. They bark like werewolves. They bloody rock! They’re no waste of time whatsoever. Rabid stuff. Arrrggghhh.
Helter skelter.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: HAVVK
Who: Steamy punk rock duo
from Ireland. They have 3 albums
under their belt.
Track: ON TIME
“This song is about the endless lists of goals and resolutions we make for ourselves, many of which have arbitrary deadlines attached to them. ‘On Time’ is trying to capture that feeling of being right on the crest of a wave of busyness, the ‘last wave’ where you think surely it will be calm seas after this. But there’s always another and another.”
TUTV: WTF. Riot grrl clamour is back, but dirtier, rawer, and LOUDER.
94 boiling seconds that do your poor head in. Punktastic.
Holy smoke!
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Instagram – Linktree
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Band: COWBOY HUNTERS
Who: Glasgow‘s punk dropouts
Megan Pollock and Desmond Johnston.
Track: HAVE A PINT
New single from their upcoming 5-track EP,
titled EPeepee. It’ll hit the streets on March 20th.
TUTV: This is it. Raw and rough punk hysteria at its sharp-cutting best. These two hungry hunters take you on a wham-bam rollercoaster ride, up and down, left and right. Have A Pint sounds like it was recorded in their local pub’s toilet, generating some barbed wire shit, juiced with obstreperous duet vocals that drive you nuts .
Have a beer.
Go berserk.
Instagram – Spotify – Tour Dates
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Artists: DEAD ANYWAY
Who: British duo that sets the dark lyricism of Kate Arnold
against the music and soundscapes of Marc Symonds.
Track: A SHIFT OF PERSPECTIVE
Lead single from their new, forthcoming, 7th longplayer, named
Squeak Piggy Squeak, and out on February 6th. More info here.
TUTV: What the hell is this? Must be the most dancey, vibey, and trippy track
of their sonic canon. A Shift Of Perspective has an irresistible pelvis-energizing
swing spiced with wah-wah guitar sparks and, of course, Kate Arnold‘s
spoken-word panache.
Envigorating.
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Instagram – Facebook – Spotify
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Photo Devon Chambers
Band: ADULT DVD
Who: EBM punks from
Leeds, UK.
Track: REAL TREE LEE
“Lee is a guy that we never want to become, let’s make that clear! This tune goes out to all the blokes who keep it blokey and delve too far into the cretin side of the internet, dudes that base their entire lives around some bonkers right wing conspiracy. When it comes to Lee, what you see isn’t a what you get, and what you get is much darker than you’d expect.”
TUTV: Hit! Hit! Hit! Need an upbeat upper to get you through the day? This Adult DV
one, right here, will do the job, with striking Chemical Bros echoes and other electronic pyrotechnics.
Instagram – Linktree – Spotify
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Artists: RADARBASE
Who: British duo knocking
dance anthems together.
Track: TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
Piece from their brand new debut EP, called
TUTV: Alert your limbs, folks. Some boom-boom Basement Jaxx e-cstasy
is coming your way. Techno blitz in quadrophonia. Chemical beats and
underworld heat. Insane, right? You betcha.
Follow the leader.
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Instagram – Linktree
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Photo by Turn Up The Volume
Band: THE NIGHTCLUB
Who: Seasoned Belgian rockers.
Track: BLUE EYES
Only their 2nd single.
TUTV: These dance-inducing Belgians do what they did before in other bands. They move and groove with a slow-burning intensity, like a snake sneaking up on its prey. Alright, all you nightclubbers out there, get your lazy ass off your couch and shake your booty to the guitar-motorized beats.
Yes!
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Instagram – Facebook
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Photo by Jason Thrasher
Band: CROOKED FINGERS
Who: The ever line-up changing group
of seasoned North Carolina songsmith
Eric Bachmann.
Track: HAUNTED
New piece from his upcoming 7th, only his first in
15 years, titled Sweth Deth. It’s out on 27 February.
New album artwork
TUTV: Haunted is a goosebumps duet with eminent songstress
Sharon Van Etten. An impassioned, wholehearted, vocal
delight.
Wonderful.
Instagram – Linktree – All Albums
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Band: HIQPY
Who: Ebullient indies from
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Track: YOUMAN.
Their newest single.
TUTV: A brisk, sprightly, and tremendously catchy guitar pop gem
peaking on its splendiferous chorus. A tantalising slice of music.
The repeat button was invented for tintillazing tunes like this.
Glorious.
Instagram – Spotify
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Artist: PITOU
Who: Critically acclaimed
Dutch songstress.
Track: TO DO WHAT
New piece from her upcoming second LP,
named P2, out March 15. More info here
TUTV: What starts as a mid-tempo, sensuous thrill
turns into an awesome EBM stomper. Stupendous!
Pump up the jam.
Linktree – Spotify
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Band: Cape Crush
Who: Power-emo band
from Massachusetts.
Track: CALM & DELIVERED
Ali Lipman (guitarist/vocalist) channels an inner strength as she details
the pressures women face to be emotionally regulated when everything
is overstimulating.
“We’re known for our upbeat power-emo songs, with big leads, big harmonies, and big refrains. This song perfectly encapsulates what we do best. There’s plenty of surprises to come on Place Memory, but ‘Calm & Delivered’ is the perfect definition of a Cape Crush anthem.”
TUTV: A kind of those tunes that puts a blissful smile on your face right away.
Guitar fireworks from the kinetic kick-off, working their way to the heartening
chorus. Sinewy indie fuel to get you going. Sensitive vocals. Punchy girl power.
Buzzing.
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Instagram – Linktree
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Band: LIP SERVICE
Who: Electro pop outfit
from Belgium.
Track: SLOWLY
Piece from their upcoming album
Swalman, out early next month.
TUTV: Electro-pop at its funky and vivifying best. A lazy tune that makes you hum/whistle along on the spot. A dreamy ditty, jaunty and breezy. A perfect sonic companion on your earphones while strolling in slow-mo in the city.
Cheery.
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Instagram – Linktree
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(c) Linde Raats
Artist: SIMON LE MA
Who: Belgian singer-songwriter
with an eclectic musical taste.
So far, he has 2 albums under his belt.
Track: NEW RELIGION
New single from his upcoming 3rd album,
named Get Sweaty, out next September.
TUTV: Expect brassy Motown vibes. Glamorous, soulful, and uplifting.
New Religion energizes all of your limbs. You can sing, whistle or hum
along. Early spring fun, folks.
Gospel!
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Band: GORILLAZ
Who: The famous brainchild of Blur’s Damon
Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett.
Track: ORANGE COUNTY
Newest single from their 9th longplayer, named
The Mountain, and coming our way on March 20th.
TUTV: La-la-la. This trancey shanty features Bizarrap, Kara
Jackson and Anoushka Shankar. Feel-good and easy-going joy.
Frolicsome.
Instagram – All Albums
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Credit: Abbey Raymonde
Band: THE TWILIGHT SAD
Who: Scottish romantic indies who have
been earning a loyal fanbase since 2003.
Track: DESIGNED TO LOSE
Taster from their upcoming album, named It’s The Long Goodbye.
They’re 6th overall, and first in seven years, written in the wake
of frontman James Graham losing his mother to dementia.
Out March 27th.
TUTV: Sad story, sticky tune. Great bass riffage, bouncy
drums, expressive vocals, and an overall orchestral resonance.
Enthralling.
Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: BOB RELUCTANT & THE LONELY LOVERS
Who: The musical moniker of singer-songwriter Robert Baker.
Track: DREAMAGER
TUTV: Need some day-night-dreaming stimulus? This near-whispering reverie is what you’re looking for. Soothing and chilling. Lovely duet vocals. Starry-eyed chorus. You
won’t feel lonely when Dreamager touches your soul.
Entrancing.
Linktree
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Artist: WINONA OAK
Who: The musical moniker of engrossing
Swedish songstress Johanna Ewana Ekmark.
Track: HORSES
The 2nd single from her upcoming,
sophomore album (details TBA).
TUTV: Oak‘s velvety voice makes me think of superstars Lana Del Rey and Billie
Eilish‘s heartfelt tenderness. Melancholic reverie Horses is a nostalgic lullaby. She
revisits childhood memories of riding, a time when she felt safe, free, and deeply connected to the natural world.
Mesmerizing.
Instagram – Spotify
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