Image Of The Day – LADY GAGA & DOECHII

This outfit is big enough for the both of us.

LADY GAGA and DOECHII have released a video for their latest duet
Runaway serving high fashion in the Parris Goebel-directed clip.

The song features in 20th Century Studios’ upcoming film The Devil
Wears Prada 2
and plays a behind-the-scenes moment during Milan’s
Fashion Week
as models are getting ready.

In the video, each artist takes turns in different looks. What follows is
an eruption of outfits and backup dancers that concludes with Gaga
and Doechii strutting down the runway.

Boom. Bam. Boom. Bam. Boom.

5 BEST DEBUT SINGLES – APRIL 2026

29 April 2026

Band: DESPERATELY SEEKING SUKI

Who: The musical project of siblings Natassa Zoë (actor, musician, and writer),
who lives between Australia and the UK, and Danny Pugh, based in Bristol.
They craft a sonic tapestry that fuses melodic indie pop, art pop, and
dynamic synth pop.

Debut single: SUKI
Part of their upcoming EP.

Natassa: “Suki is about embracing the light and dark in yourself and finding love that holds through the chaos.Our moniker nods to Desperately Seeking Susan (note: 1985 movie starring Madonna) and mirrors how the project began. My brother and I sending ideas back and forth between the UK and Australia. ‘Suki’ also relates to love, and the idea of searching for love in some form felt like something most people could relate to.”

TUTV: Scintillating synths design an orchestral canvas for Zoë‘s part-spoken/part-sung poetic reflections on mixed emotions on this melodramatic pop roller coaster, while bass/drums punchiness bolsters the effervescent chorus that arouses a vitality we all
need in life to survive, especially in these uncertain times.

On different levels, a magnific debut and the accompanying
witty video will put a big smile on your face.

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Band: BIG TRUCK
Who: The new project of Laurie Vincent, guitarist
of British powerhouse punks Softplay.

Debut single: CENTRAL RESERVATION BLUES

Laurie Vincent: “I missed my partner’s birthday and my son’s birthday when
I was in America. I’m no good at numbers and I tend to miss those details when
we’ve got a big touring operation and things are booked a year in advance. Those
birthdays I missed will be remembered forever, whereas I can’t even remember
those gigs that I played.”

TUTV: Vincent‘s alter-ego, compared to the barbed wire turmoil
of Softplay is significant. Dreamy vs nasty, romantic vs detached,
pop vs punk.

Central Reservation Blue is a rollicking outing, most surprising because
of Vincent‘s straightforward, captivating voice, which we haven’t heard,
except for some backing barking, until now.

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Artist: LENNY LENNY
Who: Belgian singer-songwriter, half of celebrated
electro-punk duo Compact Disk Dummies.

LL: “The project is very personal and close to my skin. But I still see Lenny Lenny as an
alter ego that dares just a bit more than I do. An amplification of my style, my influences,
my stories. ‘Regular’ Lenny creates it, Lenny Lenny dares to project and push the pedal to
the metal.”

Debut single: TAMBOURINE

It’s about feeling so overwhelmed by someone who steps into your life, the other
person almost becomes intangible. Like a feverish tambourine that shakes you to
the core.

TUTV: Sonically as well as vocally, Lenny Lenny operates in a place where Steely Dan
and Prince used to play around. I know big-name comparisons. But that’s what my experienced ears tell me.

Scintillating synths, funky groovin’, soulful vivacity, high-pitchhed
vocals and fizzing catchiness combine for a royal gem of a debut.

“Let’s go crazy”

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Band: THE MISSPRINT
Who: Young and hungry
Glaswegian indie wolves.

Debut single: ADVICE

TUTV: A storm of riff-roasting garage rock electricity, reminding me of the early
bustling days of The Strokes with flurries of jangly guitars, drum/bass panache,
gutsy vocals, and an overall punk-inspired sharpness.

All starting groups should be as exciting as these determined pubescents.
No arty farty hogwash. Feet on the gas pedal and on the monitor, that’s
the fast-and-furious attitude for rookies.


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Band: THE FOURTH ACT
Who: Fresh indie 4-piece
from Bradford, UK.

Debut single: FILTHY RICH

“The making of this song has been an absolutely amazing experience. Four best-mates
writing, recording, and making a music video all completely DIY with no outsourced help.
This is the purest form of us as a group.”

TUTV: Sonic pop rhapsody comparable with the jubilant elation of the Sparks brothers. Euphoric, exhilarating, and ebullient. Filthy Rich is a titanic tune spiced with enraptured 60s harmonies and a towering chorus. Your new favorite belter to start and end all of your parties with. Yee-haw DIY fireworks.

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Happy 45 To EDITORS Voice/Face TOM SMITH Who Have A New Single Out

29 April 2026

Widely lauded British band EDITORS formed in 2002,
delighted their countless fans with 7 LPs, hitherto.

Last December, frontman/songwriter TOM SMITH released his
solo debut album There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn’t There
In The Light
and yesterday, he returned with his Editors for a brand
new single, named Call It In.

And today he’s celebrating his 45th birthday. Happy B.

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SHOW ME THE BODY – NYC’s Cast-Iron Trio ‘DANCE IN THE USA’

Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine

28 April 2026

New York‘s cast-iron trio SHOW ME THE BODY have released
their first new music of 2026 with hammer and tongs haymaker
DANCE IN THE USA .

No sign yet of a 4th longplayer. Their last one
Trouble The Water came out in 2022.

Julian Cashwan Pratt (frontman): “The song is about how we implore style
to survive in this reality. It’s how we embrace the struggle of ourselves, our family’s,
and those around you. It’s the dance that we all do – how we hustle, the good
and the bad things we do – just to get through it.”

[Verse 1]
If there ain’t no heaven, this is hell on earth
You can tell me ways, but only mine will work
Hundred days a week, they playing their tricks on you
It’s a fools’ game, but I ain’t one to lose

[Chorus]
Dance in the USA
Dance for the dues paid
Dance in the USA
Dance in the USA

[Post-Chorus]
Sun shines in hell, sun shines in the city
Sun shines in the USA
Sun shines in hell, sun shines in the city
Yeah

[Verse 2]
You’re either getting fucked or you’re doing some fucking too
Time to choose
Better move quick now, baby, junkie’s gotta shoot
It’s a fools’ game, but I ain’t one to lose

TUTV: May the body force be with you, America.
Start dancing, it’s time for a big change, people.

Tour Dates

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JUKEBOX 2026 – WEEK 18 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

Hello, music junkies.

Another batch of 5 new, stellar tracks have
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.

Listen up.

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Band: CYPRESS HILL
Who: The weed-fueled hip-rap-hoppers
from South Gate, California.

Track: CAMPEONES

New piece from their upcoming 11th LP. A project performed entirely
in Spanish that aims to highlight their Latin roots and reconnect directly
with their cultural heritage. Tracklist & release date TBA.

It features fellow rapper Mellow Mace Ace.

TUTV: Vamos, rapeemos. Cypress Hill let pelvis move from left to right and
back to the accordion’s ambiance. Sickly sticking melodia. Fix yourself a
cocktail and sway your body to the party beats.

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Band: FACS
Who: Chicago-based art rock/post-punk trio
formed in 2017. So far, they have released
5 full-lengths.

Track: PARALLEL LIVES
The band will be on tour in Australia
with Chimers, and to commemorate,
they’ve bagged a split 7″.

TUTV: The electrically-rampant debates open with out-of-tune guitars, progress lazily,
and freak out from the 3-minute mark. Kafkaesque unbridledness for chaotic minds.

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Band: BUTTHOLE SURFERS
Who: The Texan post-rock-punk veterans who
came together in 1981 and unleashed 8 albums
to this day.

Track: IMBUYA
Title cut from their brand new 4-track EP (2 studio, 2 live tracks).
Stream here.

TUTV: This messy, speed-up psych jam with neurotic drum ‘n’ bass percussion
in the back is a flipped-out stunner. The surfers age backwards. Whoopee-doo.

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Artist: SUKI WATERHOUSE
Who: Songstress, actress
and model from London.

Track: TINY RAISIN
New single from her forthcoming 3rd album, called
Loveland. It comes our way on July 10th.

Waterhouse: “A love song at its core. It’s a song that stands by the fact that real love in its truest essence can be chaotic, ridiculous, and imperfect, while still being something that is absolutely worth choosing over and over again at the end of the day.”

TUTV
: Power pop glamour with witty lyrics and fabulous vocals. Dumpfounding class.

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Artist: MARTIN CARR
Who: Former guitarist of Britpop
idols The Boo Radleys.

Track: WHAT FUTURE
The title song of his
upcoming album, out
this Friday, May 1st.

Carr: “I’ve been putting together these sounds for many years but this
is the first time where I thought ‘this doesn’t really sound like anything else
and decided to put it out.”

TUTV: Techno daft-punk on the run. Electro rock shock. Winding mix of paranoic synths, bass booms, and some helium-infused Carr interventions. Good grief. What a brainfucker.

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Adrenaline Shots – SHARON VAN ETTEN Sending 17 Shivers Down Your Spine

28 April 2026

I am a SHARON VAN ETTEN fan since year one (2007). The New Jersey-based sogstress has (so far) 7 longplayers under her belt with last year’s Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory as her latest one.

For this adrenaline shots sheries I picked her astounding live rendition of
SEVENTEEN at Glastonbury Festival in 2019 from her Remind Me Tomorrow
album (2019).

Magical voval finale.
Shivers down your spine.

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THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Launch Their 5th LP ‘SANDBOX’ On May 15th – Hear 6 Prodigious Tracks Out Of The 12

28 April 2026

Oklahoma‘s rock champs,  THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, haven’t been
really quite active during their 27-year career. So far, only 5 full-lengths,
new one included.

The new one is titled SANDBOX. It’ll be launched
on May 15th. Tracklist & pre-order info here.

Tyson Ritter (frontman) told NYC’s magazine Paper: “This album has taken
a lot of fireside chats, and a lot of mending fences. I think I said in an interview
before. People don’t really want a new All-American Rejects record.

People want their time capsule and want to jump into it and feel like they smell
CK One and it makes them feel young. But the question I pose is, ‘What if we can
say something now? What if we can actually resonate?’”

TUTV: The band have already previewed 6 out of the 12 LP’s tracks.
Six fucktastic rockers, definitely harbingers for a prodigious album.
And when, unexpectedly, the other 6 pieces would be stinkers, we’ll
still have a half-whopping record I’ll play until my ears bleed.

– KING KONG –

– SEARCH PARTY! –

– EGGSHELL TAP DANCER –

– GET THIS –

– SANDBOX –

– EASY COMES EASY GO –

All 6 on Spotify


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