Best Tracks Of The Month

20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – SEPTEMBER 2025

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TRACK BY TRACK

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Band: KASABIAN
Who: British star rockers from Leicester. One of the best bands
of the past 25 years on record and on stage, in my book.

Track: HIPPIE SUNSHINE.
Lead single from their forthcoming
9th LP. Details TBA.

TUTV: Expect a mega vitalizing, disco-charged haymaker.
Since co-founder/songwriter/frontman Serge Pizzorno pulls
all the band’s strings he provides dynamite tunes you can
throw 24-hour parties with.

Yoohoo.

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Band: GURRIERS
Who: Post-punk upstarts from Ireland.
They released their debut LP Come And See
last year.

Track: ERASURE

TUTV: These young Irishmen punch left and right with puisssant post-punk panacherie.
Hit here, hit there, hit everywhere. Best thing about Erasure is, you can bounce like a ping pong ball to it. If its bang-up drive doesn’t make you go bonkers, I recommend to check your shrink. Pronto.

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Band: SPRINTS
Who: Irish post-punk whirlwind, led by charismatic
voice/songwriter/guitarist Karla Chubb.

Track: BETTER
Along with Something’s Gonna Happen, my top fav track
on their brand new, second LP, called All That Is Over.

TUTV: Every time I play this pure punk-rock gem, I feel way better. Fact. No, it doesn’t
have that by now known Sprints quiet/Loud/quiet progression. It’s Better‘s striking swagger, superb groove, excited duet vocals, and infectious guitar play that make this one of the best cracking tunes they ever wrote. Hallelujah!

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Band: BIKINI BEACH
Who: Three turbulent indies from Konstanz, Germany.
They released their boisterous 5th album Cursed last
February.

Track: BRAIN TILT

TUTV: This ferocious wham bam uppercut doubles your adrenaline production instantly. Loud, nasty, brutal and red-hot are the keywords. Roasting post-punk at its fieriest best. Titanic stroke. Hells bells!

The single comes with a video filled with live and tour footage, captured in the last
couple of months as the band is constantly on the road since the release of ‘Cursed‘.

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Band: LOBSTERBOMB
Who: Glamorous indie quartet from Berlin. They released
their pithy party debut album Look Out in 2023. You can
stream it here.

Track: OVERSTIMULATED
Title track from their brand-new debut LP.
Discover the album here.

TUTV: Lobsterbomb‘s passionate punk razzmatazz works like a nuclear magnet.
Their vigorous vivacity is infectious and Nico Rosch‘s piquant vocals perk up your
troubled mood. Move your furniture and start a solo mosphit.

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Band: LAMBRINI GIRLS
Who: Brighton‘s high-speed punk train duo who trippled their fanbase this year with
their boiling debut longplayer Who Let The Dogs Out and their spectacular shows.

Track: CUNTOLOGY 101

The Girlzz invited legendary queer artist Peaches do a remix of their LP’s closer.


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TUTV: And? Fuckin’A! Queers rule the dancefloor.
Smell the cunty spirit, move your lazy ass and
shake your hot booty.

Check the sickly funny video clip via YT.

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Band: PINS
Who: Power pop trio
from Manchester, UK

Track: I’LL BE YOURS
Their first new music since their
fab 2020 EBM album Hot Slick.

TUTV: Feel the funky bravado vibes. Move to the bootylicious groove,
surrounded by torching guitars. Swing yourself around the booming
beats. Hear the sensual vocals. Pump up the Pins jam. Welcome back.

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Artists: PRINCESS UGLY
Who:J. Christopher-Rome and Christopher Moncrieffe – from Portland, OR
who are influenced by goth, post-punk, darkwave, and adjacent genres.
So far, the tandem has released two albums.

Track: THE OUT

“Even as the things we perceive as negative can sometimes light our way with an
unsettling brilliance, we look away. Tear it all up. Everyone is looking for their out.”

TUTV: Hypnotic beats. Limbs activating eurhythmics. Pounding bass drones.
The darkwave EBM duo strikes again with a nightclub killer. The Out has a 2025
doom and gloom vibe. The future isn’t predictable anymore. Let’s ignore its
demons for 200 seconds and dance. NOW.

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Artist: BEDROOM JUNE
Who: Singer-songwriter from Hamburg, Germany who transforms personal fractures into delicate electronic pop songs that oscillate between vulnerability, alienation, and a quiet longing for closeness.

Track: DISTRACTED BY YOU
Piece from her New EP. It tells of inner vulnerability, the search for
connection, and small moments of clarity—all wrapped up in a warm,
electronic indie pop sound.

TUTV: Propelled by enrapturous bass reverberations, luminous synths and sultry vocals, this jagged jam takes you on a whirling ride. Trust me, you will be attracted, not distracted by this swift thrill. Startling stuff.

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Artist: ROSIE STUART
Who: Restless Belgian singer-songwriter who writes raw songs
in stark contrasts: 100 percent black and white, with no room
for gray.

Track: VEGAN
Debut single from her
upcoming debut EP.

“Rosie reveals her most vulnerable side, though an impenetrable wall shields her deepest longings. She carries an intense energy, is uncomfortably honest, and constantly balances between bravado and self-sabotage.”

TUTV: This exorcistic cry out gives you the creeps. Tension and danger in the air all
the way, fueled by Stuart‘s agitated vocals. No birds and bees here. Vegan resonates
like a wandering soul screaming in the darkness, hoping to get saved. Goosebumps.

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Artist: ASSASUN
Who: Berlin-based dark-techno-wave artist
Alexander Donat (Vlimmer, Fir Cone Children, WHOLE)

“Sound-wise, you could imagine Assasun operates somewhere between irate Clipping, a parallel timeline of early Nine Inch Nails, and Sleaford Mods on a havocked, misanthropic hotel lobby techno party. In short: dense, raw, uncompromising.”

Track: POISONALAN
Opener from his 4th LP, named
Retrofate. You can stream it here.

TUTV: I don’t how many hours Berlin has in a day, but I think it’s definitely more than in other countries as Alexander Donat‘s musical production with his 3 different projects is off the charts. Anyway, this dark-techno-wave stomper from his new LP is one to play out loud, while going berserk on a trampoline.


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Band: LADYTRON
Who: British electro pop act, still with three of their original members, since 1999. Restarting now and then, they recorded/released 7 LPs so far with Time’s Arrow
from 2023 as the most recent one.

Track: I BELIEVE IN YOU

TUTV: It’s a new single shared without any further info,
but sources whisper that a new album is coming in the
near future.

Anyway, I Believe In You is an undisputable dancefloor thrill. Pounding percussion, bouncy and breezy synths, airy vocals, and a galvanic beat combine for a light-hearted pop gem.

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Artists: WAYWARD VINE
Who: Americana indie-folk project from Boston,
featuring Valerie Rachel and Greg Lawrence.

Track: HARD WAY TO LIVE
Piece from their brand-new, notable debut
full-lenght, titled The Fall. Stream it here.

TUTV: Tune! Tune! Groove! Groove! Catchy! Catchy! Voice! Voice!
Infectious. Contagious. Sticky. Addictive. Magnetic. Mesmeric.


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Artist: MILES KANE
Who: British mod vet
who started his voyage in 2004.

Track: WITHOUT YOU

Newest single from his 6th full-length, baptized
Sunlight In The Shadows ready for release
on October 17th.

He wrote all songs with blues rock tandem The Black Keys.

TUTV: Kane is a retro rocker/popper at heart. And he’s very good at it.
Here he offers some of Marc Bolan‘s T.Rex glam rock grooviness. Hot love,
indeed.

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Band: LOVINA FALLS
Who: The dark dream-pop project of Boston-based singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, and producer Valerie Forgione. In 2023, they released
their debut album, Calculating The Angle Of Our Descent.

Track: ABOUT THE SUN
Piece from their brand-new 5-track EP
Would That I Were. Stream it here.

TUTV: The band swing your ears between a bewitching torch reverie
and a power pop melody. The process repeats itself a couple of times,
around Forgione‘s seductive voice. Riveting. Am I the only one who thinks
that Chris Isaak is on guitar here and there on the slow part? Well, that’s
what my ears tell me.


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Artist: MR BILLY FRITZGERALD

Who: Dublin-based singer-songwriter writing lush indie-pop songs that
simultaneously bathe in the faded light of heartbreak while pulling you
on to the dancefloor.

Track: YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE
Latest single from his debut album
A Grand Romantic Gesture,
released last February.

“Billy tackles enduring a vicious break up, wading through the emotional
carnage that accompanies it and coming out the other side.”

TUTV: With his chirpy high-pitched voice, his jazzy swagger, and his songwriting
prowess, Fritzgerald takes you back to the 60s/70s for some Motown soul excitement. Sexual healing ambiance.


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Artists: peach|melba
Who: Queer femme indie duo,
half Brighton and half Los Angeles.

Track: HAVE A LATTE
Their 4th of the year, more to come
every six weeks of the year.

pIm: “It’s a raucous anti-genocide anthem recorded and mixed by us and features our trademark duo vocals, oscillating between unsettling quiet and raucous chaos set to a Severance-costumed video, but filmed in a swimming pool, naturally.”

TUTV: This new drone sounds like a vintage, raw bass/drum pounding
uppercut from the late Steve Albini’s band Shellac. No arty-farty production,
nor special effects for these two punkettes. What you hear is what you get.

Have A Latte has a poignant, garage punk edge as if it were recorded in, eh,
a garage without tuning up the instruments. In the end, it’s the real, honest
sonic deal that matters.

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Band: DOPAMINE FIX
Who: Fresh Irish indie duo who’s manifesto says a lot about them:
“With a nod to the Dadaists, we create Post Punk, Experimental and
Electronica which aims to unnerve, to disturb and to question.”

Track: WELCOME TO THE SHARKTANK
Debut single.

“The song erves as a record of how dysfunctional and broken our world is. This single is a soundtrack for the alienated and the awake, those treading water in a dystopia they never asked to enter.”

TUTV: Ominous tension hangs all over this feverish and foreboding psych jam incited
by angstful guitars. A sign of the times. Welcome To The Sharktank isn’t a song about the birds and the bees, it’s about today, about 2025 and the uncertain future. Anxious vocals amplify the inauspiciousness in the air and get out of control in the end. Scary reality as
we know it.

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Artist: THURSTON MOORE
Who: The former Sonic Youth top dog.

Track: TEMPTATION INSIDE YOUR HEART

TUTV: The tireless Moore treats us with a cover of a song by
The Velvet Underground. Not a really famous one. It dates
back to 1968, but did come out much later, on a VU
compilation from 1985.

It’s a fooling around, riff-rotating VU ripper
spiced with Lou Reed‘s characteristic vocality.

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Artists: BRIAN ENO and BEATIE WOLFE.
Who: The ambient sound wizard and the Anglo-American songstress.
They met for the first time in 2022 at the SXSW festival. The beginning of
a fertile musical collaboration.

Last June, they have released 2 dream-pop-wave LPs,
at the same time, titled Luminal and Lateral.

And a third one, named Liminal is waiting in
the pipeline to be released on October 10th.

Track: PART OF US
A piece from that upcoming
3rd longplayer.

Atmospheric, enchanting, and magnific
vocals by Wolfe. Heaven in motion.

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TRACK BY TRACK

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Artist: PREWN
Who: The moniker of Massachusetts‘ chilling singer-songwriter
Izzy Hagerup. She released her debut album Through The Window
in 2023.

Track: SYSTEM
First new piece and title track from her
2nd LP, coming our way on October 3rd.

TUTV: What a brilliant torch song. Feverish tension all the way, drawing you into a mesmerizing trance you want to last like forever. Weeping guitars come and go while Hagerup‘s heart-stopping vocals are immensely soul-stirring and a galvanic guitar solo causes a spine-tingling finale.

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Band: KID KAPICHI
Who: From 4 to 2 party punk rockers from Hastings, UK.
They have, so far, 3 albums on their résumé, so far, with
last year’s There Goes The Neighbourhood as the most
recent one.

Track: STAINLESS STEEL

TUTV: KK in boogielicious overdrive. Funky-tastic as
hell from the get-go. Get up, stand up and sway yourself
dizzy.

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Band: THE HIVES
Who: Sweden‘s longtime punk kings
fronted by loudmouth Howlin’ Pelle .

Track: THE HIVES FOREVER, FOREVER THE HIVES
The title track from their brand-new 7th full length.

TUTV: By far the best steamroller on their new record, spiced
with a swirling sing-scream along chorus. Pelle 4ever.

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New album artwork

Artist: JEHNNY BETH,
Who: France-born, former frontwoman of
female post-punk band Savages (2011-2017).

Track: HIGH RESOLUTION SADNESS
Single from her brand-new, 2nd solo LP,
named You Heartbreaker You.

TUTV: Beth said she wanted to make a LOUD record. And she
definitely did. High Resolution Sadness is one hell of a brain-breaking,
industrial sledgehammer example. Hyperkinetic drums, clashing and
crashing percussion and creepy vocals. Bang-on!

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📷 Mats Verschueren

Band: WIJF. (WIFE. in English)
Who: Hungry hit team from Belgium,
ready to take on the world.

Track:LIAR
Only their 2nd single, following last
year’s unhinged debut Hysterical.


Single artwork

TUTV: The 4-piece grab you by the throat from the kick-off and never lose their firm grip. Liar is a titanic motherrocker that pulverizes the Richter scale in just 250 seconds. Queens Of The Stone Age would label this jiving juggernaut a ‘song for the deaf‘.

Vociferous vocalist Marie De Graeve is seemingly on an exorcistic trip again.
Her one-of-a-kind vocal cords have a ruthless impact on your petrified stereo.
Helter-skelter. Hail! Hail!


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Photo by Lexie Alley

Band: AFI (abbreviation for A Fire Inside)
Who: Weathered high-volume veteran rockers from
Ukiah, California who started to turn up the sonic heat
in 1991.

Track: BEHIND THE CLOCK
First single from their forthcoming 12th LP,
entitled Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… .

TUTV: Vintage 80s Gothwavish fireworks
The clock is ticking, folks. Don’t miss a second.

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Promo pic

Artist: BAMBIE THUG
Who: Moniker for Irish screamo diva Cuntry Ray Robinson. A self-described queer,
‘ouija popstar’, who uses the non-binary personal pronouns they and them. She
released her cacophonous debut LP Cathexis in 2023.

Track: REDRUM
Her brand new single.

“It’s political, it’s anti-war, it’s a ‘rebel cry’ for the LGBTQIA community and for everyone
who is fed up with living in this disconnected world. All I can offer to these turbulent times
is my art and hope it wakes people up.”

TUTV: Deafening. Earth-shaking.
Towering vocals. Nuclear drones.

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Band: SNÕÕPER
Who: Nashville‘s kamikaze pop punk combo SNÕÕPER shook the world
2 years ago, with their rapid-fire debut LP Super Sn​õ​õ​per. 14 songs in
22 minutes, like in the good old Ramones days.

Last June, they dropped a 4-track EP, titled Unknown Caller.

Track: GUARD DOG.
New piece from their upcoming, sophomore album,
titled Worldwide. it will see the day of light on Oct 3rd
via Jack White’s Third Man Records.


Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, May 18, 2025

TUTV: If this supersonic punk missile won’t wake
you up, I don’t know what will. Get up on your pogo
stick and bounce like a ping pong ball.

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Press photo by Dean Karr

Artists: ARTHUR BUCK
Who: R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and
singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur.

Track: SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN
First single from their 2nd, collaborative
longplayer, landing on October 3rd.

TUTV: Muscular tune. It sounds like if a full
orchestra is at work. Bluesy, rocky, kicky.
A full-hearted feat.

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Band: OASIS
Who: You know who.

Track: LITTLE BY LITTLE
Live version of their 2002 single from their
Heathen Chemistry album recorded in
Wembley, London on August 2nd.

Ever been part of a choir of 80,000 people?


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Band: THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS
Who: Australian indies
who got together in 2017.

Track: HEY YOU
New single from their upcoming 2nd LP,
called Again, out on October 31st.

TUTV: A titillating tune that thrives on high-speed guitar riffs, a fast-track
drum beat, sharply-etched vocals and last but not least, a stream of adrenalin.

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Artist: VINCE BELLO
Who: Oshawa-based indie singer-songwriter rocker Vince Bello shared his newest single “Small Town Princess”, on Friday, August 8th, the title track of his upcoming EP of the same name, releasing in November 2025.

Track: SMALL TOWN PRINCESS
The title track of his upcoming EP,
that will land in November 2025.

A bold new chapter for Bello – one that captures the push and pull
between chasing your dreams and remembering where you came from.

TUTV: This instantly sticking guitar-synth pop earworm puts a smile on your face right away. Its bewitching and delighting flow gets you hooked after one spin. Sonic pearl.


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Band: P T R N S
Who: Up-and-coming power pop
4-piece from Bangor, Ireland.

Track: MARY JANE
Only their 3rd single.

The song distills the previous years’ experience and truly steps into themselves and their sound as a band. The song brings together the band’s vast array of influences pulling from the emo-pop of Paramore to the indie hip sway groove of Two Door Cinema Club to the post-hardcore energy of Movements.

TUTV: Layers of shoegazy guitars, a steadfast beat, intense and
highly impassionate, alternating vocals combine for a captivating
and febrile jam. Wowzers.

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Band: SOULWAX
Who: Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele‘s outfit for 30 years
now, next to their other projects. They DJed the world around as 2manydjs,
had their own Radio Soulwax, and produced/remixed countless other artists.

Track: NEW EARTH TIME
New piece from their 6th Soulwax full-lenght, titled
All Systems Are Lying, out on October 17th.

TUTV: Boom. Boom. Boom.
Groove. Bliep. Groove. Bliep.
Make your move, folks.

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Band: BIG THIEF
Who: The much applauded indie
folk act from Brooklyn, NY.

Track: LOS ANGELES
Single from upcoming, 6th longplayer, baptized
Double Infinity, out this Friday, September 5.

TUTV: Beautiful, endearing, enticing.
Big Thief make me feel happy.

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Artist: ANT THOMAZ
Who: Glasgow-based singer-songwriter who
blends folk, soul, pop, and his Louisiana roots.

Track: FEET ON THE GROUND

A heartfelt tribute to real love, written with
his wife and creative partner, Frances.

TUTV: Winsome love songs like this one are so welcome in these intolerant times,
so we won’t forget there are also great things happening every day when love is
involved. Feet On The Ground has an irresistible funky bass groove and is juiced with
a soulful orchestration.

Add Thomaz‘s warmhearted voice, and the inspiring, sonic
picture is complete. Jaunty tune, frolicsome vibe, feel-good
sentiments.


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Artist: RONNIE WOOD
Who: One of the greatest guitarist ever.
Of course, best known as a longtime
Rolling Stone.

Track: MOTHER OF PEARL
A new one he worte and added to his upcoming
Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025, out Sept 26.

Simple, cacthy, cheery.
rockin’ and rollin’. TUNE.

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Band: MY MORNING JACKET
Who: Louisville‘s veteran rockers who will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth full-length, called Z on October 4th. The day before, they will release a deluxe anniversary.


Artwork Z

Track: WHERE TO BEGIN
A previously unreleased song from
the anniversary album Z.

TUTV: A ballad that breathes melancholia at its most gripping,
with warm pedal steel play. One of the most heart-and-soul touching reveries
I heard all year long.

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Photo Credit: Meg Moon

Band: THE BEACHES
Who: All female Canadian
revved-up pop combo.

Track: LESBIAN OF THE YEAR
Single from their brand new, 3rd LP,
titled No Hard Feelings.

Leandra Earl (guitars, keyboards, songwriter) “It’s about the shame I felt coming out later in life and the pressure of trying to live up to ‘Lesbian Of The Year,’ a title given to me by my sweet fans. I feel regret for not knowing myself sooner, but this song is also about the journey of self discovery & sexual identity and accepting that everyone is on their own timeline and we’ll get there when we get there.”

TUTV: This stirring reverie has a 60s romantic retro feel, both
ardent and cathartic, carried by emotive vocals. Gorgeous.

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Band: WOLF ALICE
Who: Lauded British guitar pop quartet, fronted
by the charismatic vocalist Ellie Rowsell.

Track: PLAY IY OUT
From their new, 4th album The Clearing.

TUTV: One of the most enthralling lullabies of the year.
with Ellie Rowsell‘s crystaline voice starring in the middle.


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Band: MODERN GUILT
Who: Fully charged indie
trio from London.

Track: YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE

“A self-confessed ode to dishonesty.”

TUTV: Jangly indie Britrock at its arousing best. No way to not go
bonkers when this rip-roaring The Strokes-like anthem infiltrates
your ears. Trust me, one spin and you’re hooked. You know
where to find the repeat button.

Blimey.

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Band: MONITORS
Who: French-British-Bosnian post-punk outfit,
formed in 2017. So far, they have 2 EPs on
their résumé.

Track: DANSE MACABRE
First single from their upcoming debut album,
titled The Madelaine Affair out 3rd October.

TUTV: Thudding drums, edgy guitar riffs,
infectious dynamics, deranged chorus, and
agitated vocals.

Titanic thrill!

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Band: SOULWAX,
Who: Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele‘ working together
for 30 years now, with diverse projects. They DJed the world around
as 2manydjs, had their own Radio Soulwax, and produced/remixed
countless other artists.

Track: RUN FREE
One of two new shared pieces from their 6th LP,
titled All Systems Are Lying and on your stereo
on October 17th.


Album artwork

“We wanted to capture the feeling of a band playing electronic instruments,
live, loud and loose. This record is the result of that experiment. It’s a rock
album made without any electric guitars.”

Trippy.
Dancey.
Vibey.
Trancy.

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Band: SUEDE
Who: The famous glam
rock vets from London.

Track: DANCING WITH EUROPEANS
Newest single from their 10th album. It’s called
Antidepressants and will land on our speakers
on September 5th.

TUTV: Anderson stars, once again, in the middle with an overwhelming vocal performance, peaking on the epic chorus, and he’s backed by a full of vim and vigour drums/bass tandem and glimmering guitars.

Suede age backwards.

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New album artwork

Band: WET LEG
Who: The showy pop sensation, Rhian Teasdale
and Hester Chambers, from the Isle of Wight.

Track: DAVINA MCCALL
Highlight from their sophomore
full-length, named Moisturizer.

Groovy.
Smoothly.
Sexy.

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Press photo by Nik Freitas

Band: BRIGHT EYES
Who: Longtime lauded Nebraska‘s
pop/rock trio orchestrated by
Conor Oberst.

Last year, they released their exquisite
11th LP, titled Five Dice, All Threes.

Track: 1ST WORLD Brand new single.

Oberst: “It’s an homage to ska in all its waves. From Desmond Dekker
to Tim Armstrong, we’re just happy to add our track to the bin. The video
is inspired by NYC 90s hip hop, which like ska, has a long tradition of unifying
people & using celebratory music to convey subversive political themes. To be
played loud. Windows down. Summertime.”

TUTV: Sounds and feels like you are
ska-ing on a shaky merry-go-round.
Big fun. Big tune.

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Photo by Sandra Ebert

Artists: STILL BLANK
Who: New transatlantic guitar pop duo — Jordy is
from Kaua’i, Hawaii, while Ben is from Manchester, UK.

Track: AIN’T QUITE RIGHT
Only their 2nd single.

TUTV: An ongoing, hyperkinetic, swift drum beat drives you nuts, while
guitar sparks come and go, and humming vocals add a seductive feel.

Pretty addictive.

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Artist: JASON ISBELL
Who: Much lauded songsmith with 10 albums on
his résumé (6 recorded with his band the 400 Unit)

Track: SHOULD I GO MISSING

Isbell has reissued his 10-year-old album Something More Than Free
digitally. It will be available on physical media on October 3. It includes
this previously unreleased track, a B-side for one of the LP’s singles.

TUTV: Fortunately, this psychedelic, slide-guitar ripper didn’t go missing.
It resonates like a swamp blues burner spiced with good old organ play
and Isbell‘s firm voice. Totally cool.

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Band: MELT MOTIF
Who: An experimental band based in Bergen, Norway, and São Paulo, Brazil.
Known for their unique fusion of genres, they blend elements of metal, dark
electronic, darkwave, industrial, and more.

So far, they have released two albums and their respective remixes.
A new full-length is waiting in the pipeline to be released in September.

Track: ASPHALT
Newest single.

TUTV: It’s a nasty industrial brainfucker motorized by fierce percussion
and ominous vocals. Its haunting and bloodcurdling progression has an
instant impact on your psyche. This is sick shit. I love it.


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Photo: Emma Chitty | Graphics: Mike Raymond

Band: NRVS
Who: Mysterious trio with an inimitable take on
humanity’s downward spiral into a dysfunctional
entropic existence. They unleashed their punk-groovy
debut EP Like You last year.

Track: FREE
New single from their
upcoming album.

“Just another dumb song about love found & lost within
the wreckage! It happens… what are you gonna do?”

TUTV: This arresting, melancholic song sticks after just one spin. Its bluesy guitar
radiance, its bass-beat-heavy cadence and despondent vocals get under your skin.
Its melodic catchiness has irresistible written all over it. In a normal world this should
be a bloody big hit.

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Band: LOBSTERBOMB
Who: Glamorous indie quartet from Berlin. They released
their pithy party debut album Look Out in 2023. You can
stream it here.

Track: NIGHTBIRD

TUTV: Full steam ahead from the get-go, motorized by bedazzling guitars,
a relentless drum beat, and peppy vocals culminating in a pungent chorus.
Lobsterbomb‘s appetite for blistering pop punk is insatiable. Don’t stop.

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Photo by Euan Robertson

Band: IDLEWILD
Who: Veteran Scottish
indie pop team.

Track: IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME
Newest single from their upcoming 10th, self-titled
album, their first one in 6 years. It’ll hit the streets
on 3 October.

TUTV: Vintage Idlewild. Nostalgia and romanticism
wrapped in a sticky guitar pop melody. Welcome back.

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Band: GUSH
Who: Fresh and frantic Belfast 4-piece who launched their
cooking 5-track debut EP Exposure Therapy, last summer.

Track: YOUR WORLD
Their 2nd single of the year.

TUTV: Your World is a glammy, full-riff-blooded, rollicking burner.
All amps up, all decibels up, while afire guitars have an ongoing
sonic fight with a badass bass and a chorus that goes airborne
every time it pops up, powered by frisky vocals.

Get your world rocked right here.

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Artist: BAXTER DURY
Who: Renowned nightclubber and
chill-out singer-songwriter. Son of,
you know who.

Track: SCHADENFRAU
Newest single from his 8th LP, baptized
Allbarone and out on September 12th.

Jiving electro-disco vibes
activating all of your lazy
limbs.

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Band: EDITRIX
Who: Disorderly noise trio from
Easthampton, Massachusetts.

Track: FLESH DEBT
New piece from their upcoming 3rd LP,
titled The Big E. It’ll show up on July 25.

TUTV: Bass and guitar have a metallic riff contest while vocalist Wendy Eisenberg
tells us a story. A knock-down-and-drag-out finale will blow you off your socks.
Schizophrenic electricity!


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Credit: The Irrational Library

Band: THE IRRATIONAL LIBRARY
Who: The Irrational Library is a Dutch-American rock band with its roots
firmly planted in both the regional and international counterculture.

Track: NOTES FROM THE PLAYGROUND Newest single from their
forthcoming, 5th full-length ‘The Saying Of It All‘. More details TBA.

TUTV: Wham bam. Here comes the rumbling blues train once again. Rollin’ and steamin’, always thundering to the pounding heartbeat of its fat groove, while hungry guitars and Joshua Baumgarten‘s stirring vocals inflame this rough ripper with extra fuel.


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Press Photo by Genesis Báez

Band: BIG THIEF
Who: Brooklyn‘s beloved folk-pop-rockers,
fronted by voice/face and soft songstress
Adrienne Lenker.

Track: ALL NIGHT ALL DAY
New piece from their 6th LP, entitled
Double Infinity. It comes out on
September 5.

TUTV: Another sepia-colored BT humdinger with
Lenker‘s starry-eyed voice enchants once again.

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Band: NEWMOON
Who: Popular Belgian
melodic shoegazers.

Track: SAME DISTANCE
Piece that should have been on their excellent 2024 album Temporary Light ,
but it didn’t due to vinyl constraints. It was never intended as a single or B-side.

TUTV: Yes, it would have been an unquestionable highlight on the album. But on or off it, it’s great to have this phantasmagoric pearl right now. A dream-in-motion beauty for the ears, mind, and soul. Made me immediately think of Brian Eno‘s ambient atmospherics. Wonderful. Truly wonderful.


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Artist: STEPH SWEET
Who: Affecting British
indie songstress.

Track: BURN SO GOOD
From her new 4-track EP Ghost Signal.

TUTV: Trip-hop dynamics, ambient echoes and
ominous synths, and Sweet‘s haunting vocals combine
for a twilight experience in slow-mo.


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MARK STEWART, one of the most adventurous/inventive/original
post-punk & dub artists/performers ever, passed away 2 years,
aged 62.

He was a co-founding member and frontman of British,
genre-bending new wave band The Pop Group

Track: A LONG ROAD
From his sublime, 8th solo LP The Fateful Symmetry,
released posthumously 3 weeks ago.

Goosebumps! Nothing but goosebumps!
Reminiscent of his friend, fan and piano
crooner Nick Cave‘s work.


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Band: MANTRA OF THE COSMOS
Who: British supergroup featuring happy mondays
Shaun Ryder and Bez, Andy Bell (Ride/Oasis) and drummer
Zak Starkey, Ringo‘s on, who came up with the project’s
idea.

Track: DOMINO BONES (GETS DANGEROUS)
Their 3rd one.

TUTV: A blaring belter of a banger. Disco-punk pzazz. Noel Gallager
is somewhere in there too, they say. I have no clue what he’s doing.
Anyway, this a bonkers tune.

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Band: KNEECAP
Who: Belfast‘s sharp-mouthed, notorious rap team KNEECAP – Mo Chara,
Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí – hip & hop around with a knife between
their teeth since 2017.

They released their debut album 3cag in 2018
and went viral last year with follow-up Fine Art.

Track: THE RECAP

Lately, they make headlines with their loud and clear, ongoing support for Palestine.
They got heavily critiqued for it when they played Coachella Festival in Indo, California
last April.

To emphasize the whole political charade the band go after the Tory trade minister
Kemi Badenoch who started to hunt them back in 2023 when he withdrew an
arts grant awarded to the band.

The trio brought a discrimination case against the U.K. government
and won, donating the proceeds to Belfast community groups. Yes!

SHOUT! SHOUT! SHOUT!

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Artist: FANCLUBWALLET
Who: Canadian outfit led by
songstress Hannah Judge from
Ottawa.

Track: COTTON MOUTH

“I wrote this one when I was feeling stuck and stagnant, but when I finally
brought it to the band they really breathed new life into it and made it feel
magic again!!”

TUTV: This sickly sticky steam-riff-roller drives me crazy. Head-twisting stuff.

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Credit: The Irrational Library

Band: THE IRRATIONAL LIBRARY
Who: The Irrational Library is a Dutch-American rock band with its roots
firmly planted in both the regional and international counterculture. The
Dutch-American band produces a raw, dirty groove influenced by punk,
provo and punk icons. Their poetry is packed with social criticism.

Track: TRUTH SERUM
First single from the quartet’s new, upcoming
5th LP ‘The Saying Of It All’. More details TBA.


Artwork by political cartoonist TRIK

TUTV: TIL move and groove again with brio and gusto motorized by a striking
drum/bass tandem, while a 60s psychedelic flute flutters like a butterfly throughout
the song. Frontman Joshua Baumgarten draws your aural attention (as usual) with
his near-rapping phrasing of the clear-cut lyrics.


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Artist: GINA BURCH
Who: Co-founder/bassist of British punkettes The Raincoats (1977-1984, 1996)
were one of the top indie bands in the UK. They released 3 LPs, then called it a day.

In 2023 she released her critically acclaimed solo debut
LP I Play My Bass. It was released through Jack White’s
Third Man Records.


New album artwork

Track: DOOM MONGER
New single of her 2nd LP, named Trouble,
out on 11 July, again via Third Man Records.

TUTV: We’re in the middle of Armagideon Time as we know it.
Doomsday is just around the corner. The good news is that this
dub reggae earworm will activate your hips and uplift your worried
state of mind. If we have to go, why not with a slow-mo sway.

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Band: COLATURA
Who: Shoegazy pop duo from Brooklyn, NY.
Their debut album, Then I’ll Be Happy came
out in 2022.

Track: (EVERYTIME I THINK ABOUT YOU) IT’S ABOUT ME (great title)
From their upcoming EP, titled If I’m Being Honest, out on August 1.

TUTV: Burning torch that creeps under
your skin, slowly but surely. Stellar.

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Band: THE BEACHES
Who: All-female Canadian
revved-up power pop combo.

Track: DID I SAY TOO MUCH
Single from their 3rd LP, titled No Hard
Feelings. It shows up on August 29th.

TUTV: Glorious guitar pop chant going fast forward.
The Beaches never say too much. They swirl and twirl.
Keep talking/singing, girls.

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New album artwork

Artist: DAVID BYRNE
Who: The former talking
head voice/face.

Track: EVERYBODY LAUGHS
First single from his upcoming 9th solo album (that’s already one more than
with Talking Heads). Who Is The Sly? will see the day of light on September 5th.

TUTV: Imagine a beach bathing in the sun and a cocktail bar serving piña colada
while enjoying this feel-good upper. A luminous light in a dark world. Laugh.

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Band: SUEDE
Who: London’s glam rock luminaries (1989–2003, 2010–present),
fronted by the never aging Brett Anderson.

Track: TRANCE STATE
Newest single from their 10th longplayer, baptized
Antidepressants . It comes out on September 5th.

TUTV: Suede deliver again with this sinewy
stomper that puts you in a mind-boggling
trance.

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Band: THE ULTRA VIOLETS
Who: 4 rowdy indie rockers
from Cornwall, UK.

Track: HONEY PIE

“The song is essentially about people only wanting the sweet stuff in life, and sugar coating anything and everything that may be a difficult subject. We live in a society where social media is treated like the Holy Bible, simultaneously releasing dopamine hits, a highly addictive drug, when posting pictures for ‘instant gratification.”

TUTV: This happens when The Ultra Violets eat too much sugar. They pick up their instruments and go mental, producing mental hullabaloo for mental people, like
you and me. Roaring ripper. Flaming score.

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Photo Credit: Joan Hathaway

Band: LOVINA FALLS
Who: The dark dream-pop project of Boston-based singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, and producer s Valerie Forgione. In 2023, they
released their debut album, Calculating The Angle Of Our Descent.

Track: LIGHT AND LOW

Forgione: “‘Light and Low’ is about recognizing that as time goes on, it’s ok to let go of old
and ‘historic thinking’ to create a new path through and out of the Thicket of Now. It’s about knowing that when things change, the path is not predestined. Change the change. Move with conviction but head gracefully into the unknown, light and low.”


Collage art by Lindsey Walker, design by Valerie Forgione

TUTV: Lovina Falls take you on a swift gothwavish ride from the get-go, propelled by a motorik bass riff, nervy drum hits, jittery tremelo riffs and poignant vocals. Fast-forward, without brakes nor breaks, speeding like a runaway train. Light And Low unfolds like a salvo of light flashes out of the dark, causing a rapid eye movement sensation. Intriguing, right? Absolutely. Don’t wait, get started.

WATCH

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New album artwork

Artist: JEHNNY BETH
Who: Former France-born frontwoman
of female post-punk band Savages.

Track: OBESSION
Single from her 2nd solo LP called You Heartbreaker You.
It’ll land on August 29th. She wrote the album with partner
and collaborator Johnny Hostile.

Beth: “We’re living in a dark time, full of drama and barbarous tragedy.
It became clear to me that, in these times, we either learn how to scream
really well, or we learn how to whisper.”

TUTV: Be prepared for a savage industrial shocker showing her
amadant intention to make an agressive sound on her new record.
Obsession is a splintering bombshell with a raging Beth finale.

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Band: LOBSTERBOMB
Who: Glamorous indie quartet from Berlin. They
released their pithy party debut album Look Out
in 2023. You can stream it here.

Track: NOT AGAIN

TUTV: Blimey. Lobsterbomb return with an adrenalized missile, going fast-forward,
full steam ahead from the kick-off. And they never slow down. No breaks, no brakes.
135 seconds of eruptive emotions and high-voltage dash. Imagine The Stooges fronted
by riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna. Boisterous punk turbulence. Bang-on.

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Artists: peach|melba
Who: Queer femme indie duo,
half Brighton and half Los Angeles.

Track: FELL IN LOVE WITH GODX (SHE WAS REALLY FIT)
Their 2nd one, following trashy debut Worst Trimester.
More to follow every six weeks to come.

p|m: “We wrote and recorded it ourselves, delivered in our trademark double-team
deadpan vocal style, rhyming “80’s car” with “Californiarr”. This one has Arctic Monkeys
swagger and Mannequin Pussy edge, featuring a one-shot video in an iconic venue’s
bathroom.”

TUTV: Punk-pop spunky, sassy spirit, sharp-mouthed flair, dry humor, word spielerei, and utterly cool. That’s what p|m is about. This new non-stop drum-thumping tune zigzags left and right, forth and back flavored with slap-happy vocals. I’m quite sure that peach|melba will become your new favourite bathroom band.

Don’t flush, enjoy.

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Band: LADY JESUS
Who: Hard soul & psychedelic
rock ‘n’ rollers from Scotland.

Track: WORK SMOOTHLY
New single.

TUTV: This burning funky-punky soul-burst is revved-up with ardent passion, electrical energy, warm-blooded vocals and sultry sax. Shake your booty and scream your lungs out when the clamoring chorus pops up. Sly Stone would have said there’s a riot going on. And it is. Spread the gospel, people.

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Press Photo by Genesis Báez

Band: BIG THIEF
Who: Brooklyn’s much-lauded folk pop-rock group
fronted by the wonderful Adrianne Lenker.

Track: INCROMPEHENSIBLE
First single from upcoming new, 6th full-length
Double Infinity. Waiting to be shared with the
world on September 5.

TUTV: Soulful musing with Lenker‘s enchanting voice shining in the middle.

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Band: H IS FOR HAWK
Who: Primarily the work of London‘s
seasoned singer/songwriter Si Connelly.

Track: HELLO MORNING

TUTV: A catchy pop thrill that makes your day. Enrapturing harmonies,
blithesome melodiousness, sparky sonority. Stellar debut single.


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Artist: NELSON SOBRAL
Who: Singer-songwriter-guitarist hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His music is as much Americana and blues as it is soul and rock’n’roll, perfectly balanced with the energy and sound of each of his respective influences.

TUTV: Sobral‘s cover of Cyndi Lauper‘s supreme 1984 classic Time After Time (more
than 1 billion streams on Spotify) is a soulful and enticing accomplishment. A gripping vocal performance, bringing the emotive timbre of the sublime voices of Springsteen and Seger to mind.

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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 in September 2019.

TUTV: Daydream reverie for reflective moments.

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Press photo by Dean Chalkley

Artist: PAUL WELLER
Who: The 67-year-old former The Jam and Style Council
maestro, who started his solo career back in 1990.

Track: I STARTED A JOKE
A cover of the Bee Gees‘ 1967 goosebumps ballad.
It’ll appear on his 18th solo LP, a covers one, named
El Dorado, out on July 25th.

TUTV: Weller‘s version is pretty poignant and appealing.

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Photo by his wife Daryl Hannah

Band: NEIL YOUNG And The Chrome Hearts
Who: The imperishable 79-year-old legend with
his new band, on record and on tour.

Track: LETS ROLL AGAIN

Single from the upcoming album, baptized
Talkin’ To The Trees. It comes our way on
June 12th.

TUTV: No pension whatsoever for the incomparable rocker in the free world.
Middle-finger straight up, in the face of the ‘Me, myself and I‘ POTUS and his
arse-licking billionaire monkeys.

“If yer a fascist, then get a Tesla”

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Band: SUEDE
Who: London‘s unwearying glam rockers
who entered the Britpop scene back in 1992.

Track: DISINTEGRATE

The lead single from their upcoming album #10,
named Antidepressants. It’ll arrive on Sept 5th.


New album artwork

TUTV: Disintegrate is a badass barnstormer revved up by radioactive guitar riffs,
a colossal drum beat, and, of course, Anderson‘s feverish vocals. Suede sound like
young dogmanstars once again. Take notes, all you ambitious rock snotnoses out
there.

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Band: PANIC SHACK
Who: 4 pop punkettes from Wales. In 2022 they
released their 6-track debut EP Baby Shack.

Track: GIRL BAND STARTER PACK

2nd shared single from their forthcoming
self-titled debut LP, out on July 18th.

TUTV: Party! Party! Party! These Welsh punkettes drive you bonkers with this
bass-insane punk ‘n’ roll uppercut. Kick-ass band, kick-ass attitude, kick-ass blast.

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Band: THE CHELSEA CURVE
Who: Swinging mod-pop trio
from Boston, MA.

Track: HEY SAH-LO-NEY-COVER

A cover of Mickey Lee Lane‘s 1965 firecracker, which, along with a remix of their 2022
song Jamie C’mon went digital last weekend and will be out on 7″ vinyl this summer.

TUTV: This is the kind of instant-affecting tunes that get all of your lazy limbs excited.
165 swirling seconds of punchy punk ‘n’ roll. An irresistibly uplifting upper. Bass and drum produce a battering beat, guitar riffs fly around and Linda Pardee‘s vivid vocals trigger you to get up, stand up and scream your lungs out when the ridiculously catchy chorus pops up.


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Artist: BAXTER DURY
Who: The playboy son of his
late playboy father Ian.

Track: ALLBARONE

The title track of his 8th full-length,
available from September 12th on.

TUTV: Baxter invites us all to the dancefloor with
this ultra-contagious disco thrill. Jump onto Dury‘s
gondola below.

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Artist: EZRA FURMAN
Who: Flaring singer-songwriter from Chicago. She started
her career with a band called The Harpoons who released
3 albums.

Track: I NEED THE ANGEL

The closing song from her new, tremendous
album Goodbye Small Head. Her 7th one.

TUTV: Furman rocks out with tons of flamboyance, zestfulness and
passionate bravura. No wonder she’s out of breath at the end.

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Artist: JEHNNY BETH,
Who: France-born, former frontwoman of female post-punk band
Savages (2011-2017), who released her solo debut LP Love Is To Live
back in 2020.

Track: BROKEN LIB

First single from her 2nd solo album titled
You Heartbreaker You. Out August 29th.

TUTV: Beth sounds raw, rough and raging. Just like she intended
to do on her new longplayer. Be ready for a savage knockout
shocker, folks.

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Band: WHOLES
Who: A fresh, rowdy hit team led by Belgian
 musical chameleon Wolf Vanwymeersch.

Track: MODERN DAY DRAMA

Second shared piece from their upcoming debut LP
‘A Mass In The Water, which lands on 14 November.


Single artwork by Maxime Rouquart

TUTV: This new slam dunk’s ominous mid-tempo dynamics, distorted vocals,
and riff-roasting razzmatazz resonate like if you are listening to the goosebumps
theme song of a horror movie.

Creepy tension in the air, melodrama about to happen. Yes, at the 2.30 minute
mark all hell breaks loose. Decibels up, amps up, temperature up. From a whisper
to a scream. From planet Earth to Dante‘s inferno. Helter skelter.


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Artist: RICHARD ASHCROFT
Who: The former bittersweet
symphony frontman of The Verve.

Track: LOVER

TUTV: Lover is a vintage big Ashcroft tune. Sirenic
power pop, with Ashcroft repeating the track’s title
non-stop.

The song samples English singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading’s
1976 hit Love And Affection. When RA let Armatrading hear ‘Lover‘
she gave her blessing to release it.

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Artist: MARK STEWART (Bristol, UK)
Who: One of the most adventurous/inventive/original post-punk & dub artists/performers
ever, who passed away, unfortunately, 2 years ago, aged 62. He was a founding member of genre-bending new wave group The Pop Group

Track: NEON GIRL

2nd shared piece from the upcoming album The Fateful Symmetry,
which Stewart completed in early 2023. It’ll arrive on 11th July.


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Act: DICE MACHINE
Who: Tandem Michael Daks & Drew Five. Their music is shaped by a wide range of
influences, from punk to electronic, making them sound both familiar & refreshingly unpredictable. Combining Daks‘ narrative artistry with electro-pop act Feral Five‘s
Drew’s innovative production, they craft songs that resonate on multiple levels.”

Track: TEARS IN THE RAIN
Their 2nd single.

TUTV: DM take you on an adrenalized punk ‘n’ roll ride from the kick-off.
No brakes, no breaks. Full steam ahead, pushed by a rip-roaring salvo of
guitar riffs and infused with intoxicating vocals. High-voltage magnetism
all the way through. Second single, second bullseye!


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Band: MODEL/ACTRIZ
Who: Electro act from Brooklyn.

Track: VERSPERS
Opener from their brand-new
2nd album, named Pirouette.

TUTV: A hyperkinetic electro/guitar-riff beat ticks on your head non-stop. It drives you crazy, and pushes your poor mind into a chilling daze. Sounds challenging, right? You bet.


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Artist: ROBERT FORSTER
Who: Former frontman of Australian
pop-rock outfit The Go-Betweens.

Track: ALL OF THE TIME

Single from his brand-new 8th
solo longplayer Strawberries.

TUTV: Forster‘s motto is keep it simple, shake and swing your hips to the swirling rhythm, ignore the outside world, love your loved ones, and have fun, it always helps you to get you through the day.

Let the riffs rattle.


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Band: ELBOW
Who: England‘s veteran
pop romantics.

Track: SOBER

Newest cut from a new, upcoming EP,
named Audio Vertigo Echo

TUTV: Lots of dance-fueled tunes this month. Even daydreamers Elbow have one to jump and down to in your bedroom/bathroom/kitchen/wherever, while you stay sober.

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Artist: ARYEL MOON
Who: Dublin-based, Italian-born artist
Donatella Camedda (vocals/guitar).

Track: EULOGY
Only her 2nd single.

Lyrically, Donatella delves into her past to help vanquish demons that circle from previous trauma of manipulation and abuse. Through this primal scream of emotion, she is able to find liberation and rebirth.

TUTV: Spellbinding, riveting and fetching. This melodramatic discharge holds
your aural attention all the way. Moon‘s engrossing vocality works like a magnet.
Very promosing stuff.

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Band: SPAMMERHEADS
Who: Electro techno tandem
from Valencia, Spain.

New single: GHOSTLESS

A collaboration with Spanish
EBM producer Nightcrawler.

A track that exposes the puppeteering forces behind the system and
the disappearance of authenticity in a world shaped by fabricated
idols. It’s both a protest and a purge.

TUTV: Think techno experts The Chemicals Brothers with eerie vocals by a demon.
A maddening 90s master blaster for 24-hour parties where stroboscopes spin you
into a trance. To hell with all authoritarian politicians and meaningless celebs. Living
our lives the tolerant way we want is what we all should do, while going mental to bombastic beats and blustery bangs. It’s hammertime, folks.


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Band: DAS KOOLIES
Who: 4 former Super Furry Animals,
the longtime Welsh indie stars.

Track: OGOV GÔKH

Piece from their forthcoming 2nd album,
named Pando. It’s out tomorrow, May 9th.

TUTV: Expect effervescent synth-pop juiced with a dance-rock dynamism.
Ogov Gôkh is a twirling twister that drives you insane if you come to close.

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Band: THE CHIEFS
Who: Bloodthirsty Finnish indies with
two lead vocalists, from Finland.

Track: BABY CRAVES HUMAN FLESH

The lyrics paint a picture blending imagery of horror and cannibalism. The song
portrays a character adrift in a world without moral boundaries, a being driven by
thirst and pleasure. The themes explore unrestrained hedonism, the loss of control,
and the banality of evil.

TUTV: Be ready for a sonic Stephen King -esque nightmare. Diabolic, bone-chilling and bloodcurdling. Perfect to play to your zombie friends. Play this tormenting serpent of
a track loud, and scare your neighbours.

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Artist: A. SMITH
Who: Singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland who
released his debut album Last Animals in 2021.

Track: I CAN BE YOUR TELEPHONE

TUTV: The kind of guitar pop tunes that stick on first hearing.
Mesmeric euphony, magnetic melodiousness and enticing vocals.


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Artist: TROUSER DRESS
Who: East Yorkshire’s Carden Mucklin. A young genderqueer writing songs about random thoughts and feelings, pouring their lived experiences of being queer & trans, as well as their journey through the mental health jungle, into songwriting and photography.

Track: OLD SOUL

“This was my first time creating a track that I didn’t have a plan for, or a set sound in my head. I wrote the four lines & guitar part but then shelved the song as everything I added didn’t feel right. When I brought it to producer Adam, we decided to keep the lyrics simple and to build it up with other sounds and layers. I wanted the song to feel almost like ruminations that spiral around but start from just a few sentences. I think we created the perfect sound!”

TUTV: Old Soul is an intriguing, trancey, and multi-instrumental chant.
Think folktronica siblings CocoRosie. Wayward and fascinating. Top piece.


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20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – APRIL 2025

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Band: MCLUSKY
Who: Notorious Welsh noiseniks fronted by angry man
Andrew Falkous (also the mastermind of Future Of The Left).

Track: CHEKOV’S GUNS
Piece from their upcoming album #4, titled The World Is Still
Here And So Are We . It will shock our stereos from May 9th on.

TUTV: Post-punk aggression at its Mclusky‘s sharp-biting best,
gas-powered by a cast iron bass/drum tandem, schizo guitars
and Falkous‘s intimidating sneering.

Chop, chop, chop.


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Art design by Jason Zucco

Band: REAL BEAUT
Who: Rackety rockers
from Boston.

Track: POLITICS ON THE INTERNET
Piece from their new 4-track EP, named
Politics. Stream/buy here.

“‘Politics on the Internet’ is about caring for yourself enough not to engage in the beast battle
all the time. You can talk to your brothers, parents, and friends. Prioritize your family and fight locally. Flinging verbal excrement at a screen isn’t the way. Love yourself, love others. Love, sex, being strong through kindness, the weight of political turmoil and technology on what is human in humanity.”

TUTV: Blimey. This pyrotechnics juggernaut has a knockout vehemence
that floors you in 150 seconds. To hell with shitty politics on the Internet,
these motherrockers are the real riff-raging deal.

Helter-skelter.


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Artist: MARK STEWART
Who: One of the most adventurous/inventive/original post-punk & dub artists/performers
ever. He was a founding member of genre-bending new wave group The Pop Group and released lots of solo and collaborative records. Unfortunately, he passed away 2 years ago,
only 62.

Track: MEMORY OF YOU
First shared taster from Stewart‘s solo album The Fateful Symmetry,
that was completed early 2023, not long before his passing.

TUTV: Haunting, synth-symphonic and boom-tastic
with Mark‘s characteristically energetic voice on top.

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Band: THE NEW EVES
Who: Must hear/see indies from Brighton (where everybody is in a band).
They cruise from folk to punk, using, besides traditional instruments (guitar,
bass and drums) also cello, flute, violin, and other classical gear.


Photo by Turn Up The Volume

New single: HIGWAY MAN
First new music in 2 years, out
now via Transgressive Records.

It’s a darkly-energised, female-first retelling of
writer/poet Alfred Noyes classic 1906 romantic
poem.

TUTV: These four musical mavericks don’t care about rock ‘n’ roll rules. Only 4 singles in, and it’s clear they do what they want, the way they want, annex unseen visual presence on stage and in video clips. On Highwayman they rattle and brattle full speed ahead motorized by restless drum/bass teamwork.

Here and there the tune, goes, eh, out of tune, and it sounds totally perfect for this emotional belter. No arty farty production for TNE. Winder-Lind‘s awesomely agitated vocals put a spell on you. Pure present-day punk. I want more.

The accompanying, eye-catching video is quite special too.

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Band: WHOLES
Who: A fresh, rowdy hit team led by Belgian, musical chameleon Wolf Vanwymeersch,
who played with several bands (pop, rock, sludge metal) and released a pure singer-songwriter pearl with solo debut album The Early Years back in 2022. Wholes are what remains after a soul has been detonated, what struck those around it, what could no longer be contained.

Track: TILL WE DON’T MEET AGAIN
Their debut single.

TUTV: Stoner rock dynamics and spiky garage blues disturbance work together to inject your eager ears with doom and gloom disturbance. Like dark clouds predicting a storm, like demons challenging each other, eye to eye, face to face. Wolf’s near-whispering, Josh Homme-esque vocals complete the ominous sonic picture.

Roasting ripper.

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Photo Credit: Meg Moon

Band: THE BEACHES
Who: 4 Canadian pop-rock indies.

Track: LAST GIRLS AT THE PARTY
Third single from their 3rd LP, called
No Hard Feelings, out August 29th.

TUTV: An instantly sticking, surf-pop shaker.
Two words: irresistibly catchy. Let’s toast to
Beaches and join their showy party..

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Press photo by Danny Clinch

Band: ARCADE FIRE
Who: The famous pop-rock
collective from Canada.

Track: YEAR OF THE SNAKE
First single from their forthcoming 7th album, named
Pink Elephant ready for release on May 9th. 2025 is
the ‘year of the snake‘ in the Chinese Zodiac.

TUTV: It’s a sublime, crystalline pop pearl, with its hypnotizing guitar riff, the non-stop
banging drum beat and the intertwined, spellbinding vocals of Win Butler and his spouse Régine Chassagne.

Sterling stroke.

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New album artwork

Band: PULP
Who: Sheffield‘s guitar-pop heroes
fronted by the charismatic songsmith
Jarvis Cocker.

Track: SPIKE ISLAND
First single from their first LP in 24 years. It’s named
More and will be shared with the world on June 6th.

TUTV: A vintage, mid-tempo, pop thrill with a grandiose
chorus. Wake up common people, here’s some more pulp.

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Artist: ANDY BELL
Who: Best known as vocalist of British synth-pop duo Erasure with
former Depeche Mode/Yazoo keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke.

Track: HEART’S A LIAR
Newest single from his upcoming 3rd solo album Ten Crows,
which lands this Friday, on May 2nd. It features Blondie icon
Debbie Harry.

TUTV: Two glamourous voices, one glamourous disco
tune. It’s a fervid break-up pop gem to fill dance floors
with.

Catchy as fuck.

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Artist: LIFE COACH
Who: The musical project of singer-songwriter-poet Jamie Cameron. Hailing from
the Scottish Borders, the music blends lo-fi beats, synths and guitars with spoken word lyrics in which he discusses subjects ranging from politics and premonitions to self help culture, and a modern society obsessed with economic thinking.

Track: SQUADDIES IN HAIR NETS
Piece taken from the upcoming 2nd album, named
‘A Love Letter To Your Yearning Heart’, which is due for
release on May 30th.

TUTV: Life Coach are on fire, again. This new rattling rap ‘n’ punk roll crackerjack
swings you forth and back, left and right and Jamie Cameron’s adrenalizing word-flow
energizes all of your insatiable limbs before he relaxes towards the synthy end. Another kinetic kick. Hands up for the coach.

Let the siren blare.


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Band: LIONS OF DISSIDENT
Who: Electrifying outfit from the Midlands (UK).
They released their debut album Ghost Behind You
in 2022.

Track: SIRENS AT THE SEA

Tim Baker (founder and creative director): “The best of what we do in one song,
it’s a tune that really carries the soul of everything good we have stood for over the
last ten years”.

TUTV: Expect electrifying energy from the kick-off. Delirious guitars set the haywire tone and hyperventilating vocals augment the buzzing fuzz. A modern-day post-punk roller coaster.

Rapturous ride.


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Artist: SALVIA
Who: The moniker of Belgian, Ghent-born,
singer-songwriter Nicole Selivan.

Track: YOU AND ME

TUTV: Only two singles in, and it’s already clear that Salvia‘s songwriting skills,
and her impressive vocal performance will bring her musical journey pretty far.

You And Me is an entrancing jam with a rotating guitar riff that gets under your skin
from start to finish. Salvia‘s seductive vocals match the trancy vibe perfectly well.

Today Ghent, next week Belgium, next month the world.

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Artists: peach I melba
Who: Queer femme indie duo,
half Brighton and half Los Angeles.

Track: WORST TRIMESTER
With blistering lyrics delivered at a rapped pace, the riot grrrl duo
explore the gender politics of pregnancy, in their style of both members
singing every word together over minimalist bass guitar and driving drums.

TUTV: There’s good news and bad news. Bad news first? World peace is an illusion.
From the moment Adam & Eve fucked up, shit started to happen and dirty wars are
still fought, its part of human nature.

The good news? These two DIY Amazons swear to release a new song every six weeks until world peace has been fully achieved. So, we’re ready for a looooong wild and rough ride, starting with this fun, outspoken and catchy 100% indie thrill. Don’t miss their bus, all you music junkies out there.

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Band: SUGARBUNNY
Who: Seasoned, high-powered
pop outfit from Belgium.

Track: SHADOW
Their newest single.


Photo by Turn Up The Volume

TUTV: Frontwoman Hannah Vandenbussche‘s voice is the heartbeat of this fresh
act, composed of experienced musicians. With Shadow they released their 4th single.
A spellbinding and haunting piece of captivating music, moving around a bewitching
guitar riff. Tension in the air throughout. Compelling tune. Sugarbunny is going places.

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Band: LEDHER BLUE
Who: The product of two distinctively different individuals, Zé and Pedro,
that the waves of life comically decided to beach in a northern town of
Portugal – Guimarães.

Track: CRAIC
Piece from their brand new, excellent debut
album, titled Fait Divers. Stream it here

TUTV: What starts as a both moody and amplified reflection, explodes
on the let’s all sing together chorus, like if this cracking anthem was recorded
at a Premier League football game. It sticks after one spin. Score!

Raise your glass and
join the party.

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Band: TV SUNDAZE
Who: Wired indies
from France.

Track: DON’T MIND ME
Single from their brand-new 2nd LP, named
Plastic Bags / Packing Tape. Stream it here.

TUTV: When I just say that my excited ears hear jangly Parquet Courts echoes, you already should get excited too. The sharp-edged riffage, explosive eruptions now and then, and fidgety vocals will drive your mind and stereo mad.

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Band: VIRGINS
Who: Belfast-based shoegaze band who transcend that reductive tag to deliver a noise which is thrillingly loud and weightily light. Last year they released their notable debut album nothing hurt and everything was beautiful.

Track: BLOOMS

TUTV: Heavenly melodiousness, edged layers of shoegazing guitars, forceful
drumming, crystalline vocals, and a non-stop bass riff pushing the pace
throughout combine for a breathtaking score.

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Artist: FIR CONE CHILDREN
Who: The musical moniker of
Berlin-based indie Alexander Donat.

Track:YOUR VOICE
Single from FCC’s brand new CD
Gearshifting. Stream it here

TUTV: From the first chord on Donat takes you on a head-twisting and power-driven
trip. No brakes, no breaks. Always pedal to the metal. Raise your voice and absorb
this flat-out ripper. Bingo.


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Band: THE HIVES
Who: The notorious Swedisch
punk ‘n’ roll dropouts.

Track: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Lead single from their 7th LP, baptized The Hives Forever,
Forever The Hives. It’ll land on 29th August.

“Everyone’s a lil fuckin’ bitch!
And I’m gettin’ sick and tired of it!”

TUTV: Beware folks, and watch boxer
star Howlin’ Pelle hit left and right.

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Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Swedish pop indies, making noise since 2010.
They released their debut album In Another Shape
in 2013.

Track: CALM BACKWATERS

TUTV: Never a dull guitar-pop moment with this seasoned Swedish combo. This lazy tune, for lazy days is one that Scottish melancholic heroes Teenage Fanclub would be proud of. It feels as if Spring invites you to have a feel-good Summer.


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Band: PUNCHBAG

Who: A new brother-sister party duo, from South London colliding the raw unfiltered energy of punk, with the overflowing ecstasy of pop. With fierce tempos and ferocious energy, their music is an explosively cathartic release of raw intensity and unapologetic fun.

Track: I’M NOT YOUR PUNCHBAG
From their upcoming debut EP. Details TBA.
It was written before they came up with their
moniker Punchbag.

TUTV: Ecstasy. Elation. Euphoria. Exhilaration. Yes, this electro-smack makes
you bounce and jump like a pogo-stick. Two singles in and Punchbag are already
a punky EBM sensation. They kick you in the teeth without asking while having
fervent fun.

Amazeballs.

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Artists: GANS

Who: 2-piece from Birmingham (UK) – Euan Woodman (drums/vocals) and Tom Rhodes (bass/vocals) – born in late 2023 over a shared love of noise, literature and late night shebeens. They write music about love and hate. They’re good for your soul.

Track: I THINK I LIKE YOU

TUTV: Warning. This insanely groovy punk blast will bulldoze all over your shocked speakers. Expect a superheated funky firestorm that attacks the Richter scale with a shattering impact. A manically jagged jackhammer it is. Trust me, you’ll think you like them, very much, while you bang your head into your fridge’s door.

Go nuts, go gaga, go gans.

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Band: SOFT PLAY

Who: British red-hot-steaming misfits, Isaac Holman (lead vocals, drums) and
Laurie Vincent (backing vocals, guitar, bass) started their rowdy ride back in 2012,
named Slaves. They have fabricated 3 earthshaking LPs so far.

Track: SLUSHY

It features British songstress Kate Nash,
a surprising guest appearance actually, but
it works blastingly well.

TUTV: What a ruthless jackhammer. Blimey.

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Artists: LAUREN MAYBERRY and JOE TALBOT

Who: Scottish synth-pop Chvrches‘s fabulous
vocalist and post-punks Idles‘ frontman.

Track: SORRY, ETC, ETC

A roasting reinterpretation of highlight from her magnifico solo
debut longplayer Vicious Creature that came out last year.

TUTV: Holy Moses. This rowdy master
blaster smashes your roof to pieces.

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Band: KLÄMP

Who: A collective with members scattered across the UK and the Netherlands. This group, now comprising seven members, has its roots in a trio that expanded over the past four years. The current lineup includes both current and former members of notable bands such as IDLES, Sex Swing, Tall Ships, Manatees, Do Me Bad Things, Pulled Apart By Horses, Petbrick and Mugstar.

They released their Self-titled Debut Album
in 2019, followed by 6-track Hate You in 2020.

New track: WET LEATHER
Piece from their upcoming, sophomore LP Total Technik,
out on April 18th. Pre-order info here.

TUTV: Kraut-rock and roll with an intoxicating impact. A wall-of-guitar-pyrotechnics rollercoaster. An overpowering tempest of rambunctious riffs. Voltaic psychedelia at
its spine-chilling best, bombarding your ears the way you like it. Fascinating, right?
You betcha.

Mind-bending.


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Band: ALISON’S FALL

Who: High-voltage indies
from The Netherlands.

Track: WHAT IF

TUTV: Raucous Royal Blood riffs, hard-hammering drum beats, a mean
bass machine, gutsy vocals and a knockdown chorus combine for a jagged
jackhammer that you’ll play louder with every spin.

Steamy smack.


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Band: THE LIVING PINS

Who: Flaring indie duo – Carrie Clark and Pam Peltz – who found each other on
the edge of the delicately ramshackle playground of the 1990s Austin (Texas)
music scene. They released their 4-track debut EP Let It Be So in 2023.

New single: GOLD

TUTV: Hallelujah! The pins do it again. Gold is a hip-shaking bluesy garage rock thrill
that has an instant impact on your greedy ears with its solid swagger, its gloriously cracking guitars with a feverish solo somewhere in the middle, and its cool duet vocals. Play it to your unicorn, and have a dance together.

1-2-3-4. Let’s roll.


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Band: THROWING MUSES

Who: Legendary indie group from Rhode Island founded in 1981, in by two musically marvelous stepsisters, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly who later co-formed The Breeders with Kim Deal but soon afterward she started her own group Belly.

Track: ALBATROSS
My fav piece from their new, supreme
album Moonlight Concessions.

TUTV: This spicy psychedelic strummer rotates
on and on and on until the slo-mo finale.


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Band: PREOCCUPATIONS

Who: Canadian post-punk outfit from Calgary, Alberta.
They formed in 2012 under the name Viet Cong, a name
they dropped in 2016 following lots of criticism related
to the Vietnam War.

Track: BASTARDS
New single from their upcoming 5th LP,
titled III At Ease. Out on May 9th.

TUTV: Never heard Preoccupations going
this synth-poppy and it works 100%.

Kicky knockout.

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Band: WORLDCUB

Who: A group from North Wales piloted by brothers Cynyr (guitar & vocals) and
Dion Hamer (drums & vocals). They produce material from their home studio on
the hills of Eryri, splicing together elements of surf guitar music, kraut-rock grooves
and hypnotic psych tinged vocal harmonies. Last year their released new album
Back To The Begining.

TUTV: From the first chord on, Exploding! swirls irresistibly fueled by heated guitars,
a magnetizing, bouncy bass riff, a non-stop, repetitive and footstomping drum beat and moody vocals, that bring former Super Furry Animals‘ frontman Gruff Rhys‘ smooth voice tone to mind. Bullseye.

Detonating drill.


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New album artwork

Artist: PETER MURPHY

Who: Former Bauhaus‘ dark-Goth-wave icon, now 67.

Track: THE ARTROOM WONDER
The second taster from his upcoming, 11th solo
full length, baptized Silver Shade. Out on 9 May.

TUTV: A thrumming electro-driven tune hitting
you again and again and again. Fabulous thrill.

Booming and boosting.

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Artists: THA FLICKER

Who: A duo with contrasting yet complementary artistic journeys. Giulia born in Sesto San Giovanni, infuses the project with her vibrant soul, creating intense melodies, profound lyrics, and a captivating voice. Marco born in Monza, brings an instinctive and meticulous approach to crafting their signature electronic sound.

Track: LAUGH
Second single following last year’s
excellent debut Faded Flowers.

The song is inspired by a true story. It tells the story of a woman who, after 30 years of domestic abuse, laughs at her husband’s funeral—not out of joy, but as an uncontrollable, cathartic release.

TUTV: Think Sharon Van Etten at her most heartfelt. Laugh is a purifying and soul-freeing rumination, invigorated with passional vocals, synth-shining orchestration and a steadfast drum beat.

Magnific accomplishment.


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Artist: EZRA FURMAN

Who: Glittery singer-songwriter from Chicago. He started
his career with a band called The Harpoons who released
3 albums.

Track: JUMP OUT
Piece from her upcoming 10th full-length,
named Goodbye Small Head. It arrives
on May 16th.


New album artwork

TUTV: An astounding, claustrophobic shriek.
Furman‘s furious vocals give you the creeps.

Stunning stonker.

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Photo by Meg Molli

Artist: ADAM LYTLE
Who: Singer-songwriter from New York.
He released his debut album This Is The Fire
in 2023.

Track: HEAVEN
Brand new single.

TUTV: Heaven is a powerhouse ripper, that gets under your skin without asking
permission, fed by inflammable guitars, intense vocals and a titanic chorus.
Americana rock pschydelia at its hypnotzing best.

Electrifying energizer.

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Photo by Dave Paterson

Band: AUTOGRAMM

Who: Synth-driven power-poppers from Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver. Since their inception, The band have performed throughout Canada, Mexico,, the US, the UK, and Europe. References: The Fixx, The Cure, 20/20, The Dickies, Duran Duran, The Cars, Devo,
The Go-Go’s.

So far they recorded/released 3 albums.

Track: RANDY


Impressive artwork

TUTV: Diana comes out for the gates like a speed train and never looks back.
Dynamizing synths start the whirlwind trip, the powerhouse drum/bass engine
pushes the rotating rhythm with vivid vigour, and zippy vocals complete the
accelerating sonic picture.

Pirouette yourself dizzy.


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Band: LIFE COACH

Who: 4 dazzling Scottish indies.

Track: CRINGE
The first single taken from the upcoming second album,
named ‘A Love Letter To Your Yearning Heart’ which comes
out on May 30th.

TUTV: The alternating dreamy female and sinewy male vocals create
an intriguing contrast and give this speedy, puissant stroke a kinetic
twist. Dashing energy that makes your finger reach for the repeat button.

Stellar.


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Band: TELL

Who: Vehement garage rockers from Boston. Last year
they released their 6-track debut EP Life In Reverse.

Track: SWEET PROXIMITY

David Wildman (guitarist/lead vocals) “I think there is a rock renaissance in progress.
This is a Margaret Thatcher-ruining-England level of trauma we’re experiencing. Trump and Musk have taken over in what was basically a (barely) legal coup, and it has ignited a wave of rage not seen in years, translating into important and meaningful music being made all over, and mostly under the radar so far. We’re proud to be part of that.”


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TUTV: This guitar-frenzied riff buzzer resonates like an alarming wake-up call to counter Trump‘s Divided States Of America. The Times They Are A-Changin’ warned/sang Bob Dylan way back. And they drastically do, lately, but obviously, in the wrong direction. Tell are aware of the new blank generation, and let us know it, loud and clear, with puissant panache.

Join the riot.


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Band: FRONT PAGE NEWS

Who: Group formed in Leeds (UK) by three schoolmates and a ‘drummer wanted’ poster on a lamppost. They turn rough-and-tumble, high-energy sound–injecting indie rhythms into punk sensibilities and subjects.

Track: BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR
From their kicky debut EP Stop, Drop & Roll

TUTV: Imagine The Fall fronted by Iggy Stooge. These cocky hound-dogs know all you need to know about indie (post)punk history to get up, stand up and form a band with an eager mission to kick ass. Great news, music junkies.

Don’t stop listening.


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Band: SPORTS TEAM
Who: London-based team,
active since 2016.

Track: MAYBE WHEN WE WERE 30
Single from their forthcoming 3rd LP
Boys These Days, out on 23rd May.

TUTV: Gloriously affecting and steadily boogielicious with musing duet vocals
all over it until sinewy guitars, slowly but surely, augment the intensity of this witty
mixed emotions tune.

Splendid piece.

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Artist: PETE BRILEY
Who: English singer-songwriter.

Track: ALL MY FRIENDS ARE WASTERS

Musically, this track encapsulates the typical joy and experimentation within its composition – something for which, Pete is very much becoming renowned for.

​All My Friends Are Wasters is an ode to the bohemian friends that would never
be understood by this stranger at the party. Someone who could never understand
the square pegs in round holes all trying to catch a wave – and that just makes Briley
love the people in his life all the more.

TUTV: Compelling, profound and transfixing reflection.
Subtly and emotively arranged with fetching piano play
and expressive vocals.

Absorbing effort.

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20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY 2025

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TRACK BY TRACK

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Photo Credit: Kalpesh Lathigra

Artists: THE WAEVE
Who: Blur‘s guitarist Graham Coxon and
his partner and singer/keyboardist Rose
Elinor Dougall

They launched their rad sophomore album,
titled City Lights, last year, following their
splendid self-titled debut LP.

Track: LOVE IS ALL PAIN.

It’s the harbinger for a 3-track EP, titled
Eternal, that will be out on 14th March.

TUTV: The Waeve rock out big time on this new riveting ripper.
The glowing intensity at work here expands with a hair-rising
velocity as the stormy trip rushes on.

Never thought that painful love
could sound this invigorating .

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Band: THE SLOW READERS CLUB
Who: Alt-pop rockers from
Manchester, UK.

Track: BOY SO BLUE

Piece from their 7th album,
titled Out Of A Dream slated
for launch on 14 March 2025.

TUTV: 24 Carat pop gem. Hands down.

Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: LAURA JANE GRACE
Who: Chicago‘s notorious singer-songwriter who’s around since the 90s.
She makes a lot of noise with her punk group Against Me! (7 albums so far)
and solo (2 albums so far).

Track: YOUR GOD (GOD’S DICK)

Grace: “Does God have a dick? Is that what those of the faith believe when they refer to their Lord as “he” & “him” & “father”? Well, imagine that! Oops, I think I may have imagined a little too hard and gone and written a song about it. He lord’s heavenly hammer must swing mighty! And away we go! Here is the first offering from the songs I recorded over the summer in Athens, Greece while there on a Fellowship through the Onassis Foundation.”

TUTV: Your God (God’s Dick) is both a hilarious and fucktastic punk
choir chant reminiscent of scream and shout Celtics Dropkick Murphys
with a blustering storm of surf-like riffs chopping your stereo into
pieces.

Wowzers.

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Band: BIKINI BEACH
Who: Three turbulent indies
from Konstanz, Germany.

Track: MILES FROM MY MIND

Highlight from their brand new
boisterous 5th album Cursed.

TUTV: BB produce kamikaze electricity that electrocutes all the nerves
in your body. Ballistic hullabaloo to start a solo moshpit in your bedroom,
bathroom, kicthen, wherever you want. Just jump up and down like a
kangaroo on dope.


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Band: CLUTTER
Who: Full-energized indies
from Stockholm, Sweden.

Track: KRAUT

From their upcoming debut EP
Loves You, out 11 April.

TUTV: From the get-go a rotating guitar riff and repetitive drum beat sneak
and creep under your skin until the very end. Kraut grooves and improves
unstoppably, while eager vocals roll over its hypnotic flow. Your head spins
around and all your other limbs join the ride on the spot. Ace.


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So, who’s Yorke and who is Prichard?

Artists: THOM YORKE and MARK PRITCHARD.
Who: Radiohead & The Smile orchestrator and
the pioneering electronic musician/producer.

They had their first collaboration on a track called
Beautiful People which appeared on Pritchard‘s
2016 solo LP Under The Sun.

TUTV: They found each other again on this
spooky, trance-like, electro-catchy jam.

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Band: SUCK
Who: Ferocious punks
from Kassel, Germany.

Track: GIMME GABBA GABBA

TUTV: Right from the blistering start, these punk motherockers
trash and slash your shocked stereo speakers. No rest for the
wicked. Watch your back, Amyl & The Sniffers.

Gimme Suck Suck!

Linktree – Tour Dates EU
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Band: LONELY LITTLE KITSH
Who: Canadian indie duo – Kristen Goetz and Nolan Jodes who took their name
from “…just another future song, lonely little kitsch” from the late genial Bowie‘s
1974 banger Diamond Dogs

Track: HOW DO WE GET HERE

Goetz (vocalist): “It’s a song about second chances vs. leaving the past behind.
When you reach a point that you can try again or keep moving on and making
progress… in this case, the decision is to keep going forward. It’s a Pixies meets
pop-punk track.”

TUTV: Fast forward we go from the kick-off. Power-driven pop punk fun all the way peaking when the high-voltage chorus kicks in. That’s why LLK got here in the top-10
of TUTV’s best tracks of this month.

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© Eva Vlonk

Band: HEISA
Who: Belgian LOUD rock trio whose sound draws influences from bands such as
Black Midi, Tool, Battles and Swans, blending dissonance with a strong sense of identity. Their music balances chaos and control, mixing unsettling atmospheres with hypnotic rhythms and sharp distortion.

Track: FLOWERS

2nd single from the band’s third LP
‘TROIS’, landing on March 28th.

TUTV: Flowers is a slow progressing outburst of earsplitting
noizz turmoil. Schizophrenic guitars, bashing drums, and eerie spooky vocals
conspire to mess up your head, the way you like it.

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Artist: ANIKA
Who: Charismatic
Berlin-based sonsgtress.

Track: HEARSAY

First single from her upcoming 4th full length,
baptized Abyss and will drop on April 4th.

TUTV: Hearsay‘s sound resonates richer than before. The song has a rockin’ groove
and poised drive with a psychedelic effect. On top comes Anika‘s mesmerizing voice
and she tackles the polluting media brainwashing people. Rad effort.

Instagram – Linktree
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Band: LEATHERETTE
Who: Buzzing indie
trio from Italy.

Track: ITCHY

It’s a cathartic breakup song, blending the raw energy of post-punk with the angular charm of new wave. Written from the perspective of an inept and creepy protagonist, the track navigates the emotional chaos of a crumbling relationship, where frustration, anger, and reluctant self-realization collide.

TUTV: Indie guitar pop/rock at its piercing best.
Both unbridled and melodic, soundtracking
barbed emotions. Bone-chilling whack.

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Band: VAZUM (Detroit, Michigan)
Who: Zach Pliska and Emily Sturm. They describe their sound as deathgaze,
combining the raw energy of deathrock with the depth of shoegaze. So far
the duo released six albums and a handful of singles and EPs.

Track: PRETTY BRUTAL

It’s the title song from the duo’s forthcoming album due later
this year. It follows last year’s acclaimed Western Violence LP.

TUTV: Vazum rock out with urgent panache and
puissance. Full steam ahead the first chord on.
Emily Sturms‘ sensual vocals add a sense of
seductive mysteriousness. Striking stroke.


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Band: THE BLACK KEYS
Who: The blues rock
luminaireers from Ohio.

Track: THE NIGHT BEFORE

A warm-up for their 2025 tour,
billed No Rain No Flowers.

TUTV: chipper feel-good pop tune as we got several
ones on last year’s highly entertaining LP Ohio Players.

Instagram – Linktree
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Photo by Laura Talja

Band: SLICERRR
Who: 4-piece garage-punk band from Helsinki, Finland. The band’s sound
is straightforward, brute and chaotic. The songs are bass-driven and catchy.

Track: LOSING MY GRIP

Opener from their brand new
self-titled debut EP. Discover
it here.

TUTV: If you want to lose your brain, than this sick mindfucker is what you need.
These Finnish dogs cut it sharp with a vicious bass-riff, shizo guitars and agressive
vocals. Helter-skelter.

Instagram – Bandcamp
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Band: SKLOSS
Who: Formed in Austin, TX as a husband-and-wife duo between American drummer/vocalist Karen Skloss and Scottish guitarist/vocalist Sandy Carson
during the COVID lockdown.

Track: MIND HIVE

From their upcoming debut album The Pattern Speaks. Out on March7th.

TUTV: After a short cracking, distorted guitar intro all hell breaks loose. They
produce a raw and rough clangor that grabs you by the throat and holds its
firm grip all the way. No arty farty stuff for this garage punk blues tandem.

Instagram – Linktree
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Band: SMITT E. SMITTY & THE FEZZTONES
Who: Kooky Boston-based glam and glitter
rock octet.

Track: #1 MOST LIKELY

TUTV: Pure pop gem, feel-good injection, sticky easy-going booster. You
can sing along, swing along, shake along, whistle and hum along. Its merry
melody works like a magnet. It’s an all together now chant for all lovers out
there.

Until EVERYONE is convinced to be at least a tolerant human being, we
need to spread John Lennon’s All You Need Is Love message, like Smitt E.
Smitty and his flourishing party gang do their flamboyant way, on repeat.


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Artist: KAT KOAN
Who: Femme fatale songstress
from Berlin, Germany.

Track: COCOON

Koan: “It’s a little circus themed escape world. I wanted to create a bit of a dreamy
break from daily worries. It’s pretty crafty and full of cool instruments. It also features
my daughter for a brief moment. It’s my favourite song I’ve made so far.”

TUTV: Step into Koan‘s cocoon. It relaxes your mind, triggers you to set your busy plans
on a hold, and invites your body to have a waltz-y dance that transfers you to a utopian circus place for a while, far away from our daily, suffocating rat race.

Don’t worry, be happy.


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📷 Kate Russell Photography

Artists: COCOROSIE
Who: Folktronica siblings Sierra Rose Rosie”
and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady

Track: YESTERDAY

Single from 8th album in 20 years. It’s named
Little Death Wishes. It comes out on 28th March.

TUTV: Trippy, cheerful and jaunty vibes.
Listen to it yesterday today and tomorrow
too. It’ll put a big smile on your face.

Instagram – Linktree
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Photo by Simmcat

Artist: ADULT MATTERS
Who: The solo project of Luigi Bussotti. 90’s guitars,
honest and brutal lyrics. Their music is a secret
diary of a non-binary queer person.

Track: SUPERMAN

TUTV: Jazzy, saxy, and impassioned ebullience.
Sky-scraping vocality and ardent horns. Masterly
composition.


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Band: STEREOPHONICS
Who: The Welsh rock heroes.

Track: THERE’S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMETHING

First shared song from their upcoming 13th LP, called
Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, Make ’em Wait on
April 25.

TUTV: A sweet little melancholic gem you can sing/hum/whistle
along. Okay, it’s Sterephonics by numbers, but a good number.

Instagram – Linktree

20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – JANUARY 2025

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The best of the best of the past month

ALL TOGETHER

TRACK BY TRACK

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Band: BOB VYLAN
Who: London‘s hip-punk-pop duo.

Track: DREAM BIGGER
One of the singles of last year’s 3rd
album Humble As The Sun.

The jackhammer returned now re-named Dream Bigger.


Amyl Taylor (and The Sniffers) – photo by TUTV – Antwerp, 2023

It features riot-gun rappin’ vocals from Australian
punk daredevil Amyl Taylor from Amyl & The Sniffers.

Bigger dream. Bigger havoc. Bigger Amyl.


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Photo by Graham Noble

Band: DECLAN WELSH AND THE DECADENT WEST
Who: Post-rock-punk combo from Scotland. So far
they recorded/released two albums.

New single: CAREFREE

A stunning steamroller that gets under your skin faster than
you can say “this is bloody bonkers “. Its red-hot-blooded rush
doubles your adrenalin production on the spot. Blimey. Ecstasy.

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Promo photo

Band: FRANZ FERDINAND
Who: The Scottish power-pop
veterans.

Track: HOOKED

Best piece of their new 6th album The Human Fear.
Far better than the two average singles they dropped.

Addictive electricity.
Yep, you’ll get hooked.
Can’t escape the buzz.

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Band: THE LATHUMS
Who: British folk rockers with a massive following,
countless Mumford & Sons fans included.

Track: HEARTBREAKER
From their upcoming, 3rd LP, titled
Matter Does Not Define, out March 7.

A blazing hot crackerjack
driving your ears and your
legs crazy.

Instagram – Facebook
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Band: CHEST.
Who: Post-punk
combo from Paris.

Track: ACETA
From their debut EP,
that’ll land in February.

Aceta speaks to someone overwhelmed by anxiety. Someone feeling stuck, unable to
move forward, and uncertain about why. The song aims to bring comfort, offering a
reminder that doubt is a natural part of life and that it’s important to embrace these
turbulent phases, as they always pass with time.

Imagine Idles, Yard Act and Kneecap
throwing punches at each other.
Mind-blowing uppercut. Wowzers.


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Credit: Anya Forrest

Band: MARSEILLE
Who: Juvenile rock wolves
from Derbyshire, UK.

New single: HISTORY
The song is a love letter to the
dreams we all had as children.

TUTV: These young British gunslingers echo the early hopped-up days of global rock champs Oasis. They have the Gallaghers‘ sassy swagger, cocksure verve and champagne supernova groove. And the vocalist is Liam‘s son, well he could be.

They look cool, they act cool and they sound supersonic cool. They don’t look
back in anger, they want to conquer the future. D’ you know what I mean?


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Band: SKUNK ANANSIE
Who: Famous British noizz rockers SKUNK ANANSIE,
fronted by the awesome Skin.

Track: AN ARTIST IS AN ARTIST
Their first single in 3 years and according to
a press message “the surprising first taste of
what’s to come from the band in 2025”.

An Artist Is An Artist is an instant striking stroke pushed by a mind-boggling
speedy velocity, Skin‘s hyperactive rapping, a paranoid saxophone and a
flabbergasting chorus. Not the titanic bombast we’re used to. Mind you,
still loud enough to wake your neighbours. Fucktastic flare-up.

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Press photo by Destiny Robb

Band: CHARM SCHOOL
Who: The latest project from Andrew Sellers who, originally from Louisville (KY),
has paid his dues in both the NYC and LA DIY music scenes, and his various bands
have played with seminal acts like Joan of Arc, Grizzly Bear & At The Drive-In.

Track: WITHOUT A DOUBT 
Cut from their upcoming LP, titled ‘Debt Forever‘,
out on January 24th. More info here.


Album artwork

Sellers about the track: “It’s by far the most pensive, melancholic song on the record, and it seems fitting that it’s coming out right now, amidst all the turbulence in the world. The main theme of this new record is financial uncertainty (or just uncertainty in general), so the main thing I remember about this song is the refrain “Please don’t let me run out of money” coming out randomly during practice one day.”

Interpol guitar echoes are the backbone of
this glorious mid-tempo gem. Close your eyes
and lose yourself in this riveting masterstroke.


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Band: THROWING MUSES
Who: Legendary indies fronted by
mesmeric voice Kristin Hersh.

Track: SUMMER OF LOVE
Single from the Muses‘ upcoming, 11th longplayer,
baptized Moonlight Concessions. Comes our way
on March 14.

The song was inspired by a bet Hersh had with a guy for
a dollar that revolved around the idea that the seasons
don’t change us.

Kristin Hersh strums her acoustic guitar
as she did/does her wayward way for years
now, on this sonic hypnotizer. It gets under
your skin without asking permission.

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Band: CMON CMON
Who: Brussels/London-based indie rock trio,
who started to realize their childhood dream
in their 40s.

New track: TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

It’s the second shared song from their upcoming, new EP, titled Headwind.
It follows CC’s excellent 2023 debut album The Crack And The Light.


Striking artwork by Belgian designer Lisa Van de Vyver with
cover images by Swedish photographer Moa Karlberg.

Turn Off The Lights is exhilarating guitar pop that sticks
on the spot. It has all the entertaining ingredients to be
added to your on repeat list.

An effervescent flow, a dominant and steadfast drum beat, an awesome guitar solo, romantic vocals, blithesome harmonies and a resonant chorus. Sonic warmth in winter.
CC hit the bullseye again!

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Band: MUMFORD & SONS
Who: London’s famed folk-rockers.

Track: RUSHMERE

I had no clue these guys were still around.
But with this contagious TUNE they triggered
my ears right away.

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Band: SNAPPED ANKLES
Who: London-based synth mavericks, incorporating
elements of performance art and art rock. Masked
and dressed up as threes on stage.

Track: SMART WORLD
Third single from their new upcoming album Hard Times Furious Dancing. Out on
28 March.

Snapped Ankles never let you down
when you love to sway yourself gaga
to electro dancefloor uplifters like
this acid house one.

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Credit: Julie R. Kane

Band: RATTLE
Who: Musicians Katharine Eira Brown and Theresa Wrigley formed in
2011 after meeting on the live circuit whilst both playing in other bands.

Track: RITUAL

It is inspired by Boleskin House in Scotland, once
inhabited by occultist/writer Aleister Crowley.

Drums thud non-stop and put
you in a trance. ghostly vocals
augment the eerie mystique.
Intriguing and spellbinding.

Instagram – Bandcamp
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Artist: ERIC SCHROEDER
Who: Very productive San Diego-born songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist who released no less than
5 albums in just 4 years and a new one is waiting
in the pipeline.

Track: EMILY
Piece from his new, forthcoming LP
named Cat’s Game out on April 11.

The lyrics speak to a lost love, as he sings, “I long to be where the colors tease, and her love concedes” with wounded swagger benefitting the paradoxical paradise of psychic devotion. There’s a unique form of bittersweet American poetry in Schroeder’s ability to make you feel the weight of longing with every lancing line.

A guitar-infused reviver from start to finish.
Catchy as hell. Emily will bounce around in
your head for quite a while.


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Band: HOT HAIL!
Who: Seattle-based darkwave
act. Brainchild of songwriter Billy Sigil.

Track: HORRIFIC
It follows the 3-track debut EP
Dance Your Body Broken.

Depeche Mode vibes, a touch of New Order and Bauhaus echoes.
Apocalyptic danger in the dark. The world is in a really bad place.
Have a last doom and gloom dance before it’s all over.


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Single Artwork Photo by Max Power Photography

Artist: TRISTAN ARMSTRONG
Who: Skilled composer and lyricist finding beauty in the quotidian struggles of urban life. His music combines a sense of earnest romanticism and poignant introspection, with a guitar-centric aesthetic.

Track: THE LONELY AVENUE
A cathartic release of rock-and-roll energy inspired by the dualities
of urban life and a longing for home. Written during his early days
in Toronto after moving from Vancouver Island.

Expect a tsunami of riffs and a pulsating
bass engine juiced with avid vocals.

Instagram – Spotify
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Artist: MR BILLY FRITZGERALD
Who: Dublin-based solo artist writing lush indie-pop songs
that simultaneously bathe in the faded light of heartbreak
while pulling you on to the dancefloor.

Track: LET US BE (SINGLE)
Song from his upcoming debut album,
titled ‘A Grand Romantic Gesture’, out on
Feb 20th.

Lyrically the track explores the theme of being with someone when everyone else thinks it’s a bad idea. Billy draws on his own experience, while growing up and learning how to be in a relationship and developing those tools, inevitably and regrettably, people get hurt along the way. Here he delves into this, as he declares love and devotion while facing down the barrage of words against the union. A true Romeo and Juliet story.

Tremendous intro. Infectious upper
juiced with sparkling guitar play,
a puissant, foot-tapping drum beat
and intensive vocals.


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Artist: BOB MOULD
Who: Former Hüsker Dü frontman.

Track: HERE WE GO CRAZY
Title song of his upcoming,
15th longplayer.

Mould about the album: “On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs. I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity, and clarity. Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes: Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”

Vintage Mould passion.
Affective. Sticks immediately.

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Artist: STEPH SWEET
Who: Arresting British
songstress.

Track: TUESDAY LOVE

The shadowy aura of Mazzy Star,
the mysterious karma of Tess Parks.
Dim the lights and let this torch song
capture your soul.


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New album artwork

Artist: SHARON VAN ETTEN
Who: Renowned Brooklyn-based
singer-songwriter.

Track: TROUBLE
Song from her 7th LP, titled
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory,
out on 7 February 2025.

Her first album which credits her band, named
for the occasion, The Attachment Theory.

One of the finest and most sensuous voices
of the past years. Van Etten charms even
when she’s in trouble.

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TRACK BY TRACK

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Press photo

Band: DITZ
Who: Unbridled post-punks from
Brighton, UK (where everybody is
in a band).

Track: TAXIMAN
Piece from their forthcoming second longplayer, baptized
Never Exhale. It’ll hit the streets on 25 January 2025. Pre-order
info here.

TUTV: Taximan does your head in the way we, brainbangers, like it. Bam Bang Boom.
No mercy for the wicked. Maddening mayhem as usual. You better check out if Robert ‘Travis’ De Niro is behind the wheel before taking a cab.

Helter skelter.


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Press photo

Last August former white stripe JACK WHITE (aged 49 now) released
one of the best LPs of the year with powerhouse record NO NAME,
his 6th solo one. A crazed punk blues LP with a total of 13 thunderous
outbursts.

Track: YOU GOT ME SEARCHING

TUTV: I’m quite sure that this song was recorded during the No Name
sessions. Anyway, it’s as if Jimi Hendrix woke up from the dead for a day
to play firework guitar on this blistering blow.

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Band: GETDOWN SERVICES
Who: Two flamboyant
weirdos from Bristol, UK.

Track: DOG DRIBBLE
From the duo’s brand new 6-track EP
Your Medal’s In The Post.


New EP artwork

TUTV: Dog Dribble operates somewhere between Yard Act and Sleaford Mods.
Its limbs-activating groove is simply irresistible. Get up, stand up, and fight
for your right to move in mysterious ways.

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Album artwork

Band: LAMBRINI GIRLS
Who: A two-motor punk bulldozer from Brighton, UK who have built
a notorious reputation over the past 2 years, on record and on stage.

Track: LOVE
Piece from the duo’s upcoming debut LP
Who Let The Dogs Out. Out next year, on
January 10.

TUTV: Don’t be mistaken, it’s not because the new single is titled ‘Love’
that LB wrote their first-ever song about the birds and the bees. According
to the lambrinis tandem, ‘true love is nothing more than the wrong hill to die on”.

It’s one of their best knockouts so far.
An amazeballs wall-of-flaming-guitar racket
and a manic drummer with 4 arms. Hell yeah.

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Band: BILLY ZACH
Who: German act described by singer/guitarist
Max Zacherl as “the sandpaper of pop music”. So
far, they canned/released two albums.

Track: PAINTED NAILS
Single from their notable brand new 5-track EP, called
Interferer (you can stream/buy it below via Bandcamp).

TUTV: Painted Nails is a flabbergasting post-punk tour de force, a jawdropping
psychedelic trip burning its way through a turbulent trip, fired-up by schizophrenic
guitars and bone-chilling vocals. Petrifying thrill.


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Artists: SLEAFORD MODS and HOT CHIP.

Track: CAT BURGLAR

The rap-punk poets teamed up with the famous synth-pop band to collect money for help organization WARCHILD. An organization that works with parents, caregivers, community members, NGOs, governments, corporations, and other partners worldwide to ensure that children have access to protection, education, and psychosocial support.

It’s an unlikely collaboration, but it’s pretty cool that they do it together
for charity. They recorded 2 tracks in London’s famed Abbey Road studios.
You can buy both here, via Bandcamp.

One of them is a frisky punk-disco stomper; called CAT BURGLAR


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Band: CAMLANN
Who: Intruiging Indonesian
dark disco duo.

Track: RONNY (BURN IN HELL)
The song is deeply rooted in the personal experiences of lead singer Ony Godfrey,
who candidly addresses the sexual harassment she faced as a teenager at the hands
of a middle-aged man named Ronny. Through this powerful narrative, Camlann channels
a raw and unfiltered expression of female rage that resonates with many women who
have endured similar traumas.

TUTV: Expect a knockout headbutt, an in-your-face sucker disco-punk punch.
Hells bells. A blazing blast that goes after all sexual abusers out there. Bullseye.
The message is loud and clear. To hell with all harassing predators. NOW!

“You have played with fire
And the fire’s now burning you alive
So have fun suffering
‘Cause God knows that you will be
Burn in hell forever”


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Artist: KELE
Who: Bloc Party‘s maestro.

Track: KINTSUGI
From his 7th solo LP. The Singing Winds Pt. 3
and lands next year, on January 17th.

TUTV: Kintsugi is a funky and zippy riff-infused
tune that bounces on the dancefloor in your head
for a wild while.


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Photo credit: Frank Fieber

Band: FAT DOG
Who: London disco-punk cowboys, guilty of
releasing one of the best debut LPs of the
year with Woof.


(Brussels, 10 October 2024 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume)

Track: PEACE SONG

TUTV: The band say they have written this energizer, they want to compete
with at the Eurovision Song Contest of 2035. Say what?. The big question, of
course, is ‘will the world still turn in 2035?‘ as devastating wars destroy lives
every single day on half of our planet and the future doesn’t look bright
whatsoever. We can only hope for peace.

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Photo by Jim Fuller

Artist: SOMEBODY’S CHILD
Who: Musical project led
by Irish songsmith Cian Godfrey.

Track: TIME OF MY LIFE
First taster from his upcoming 2nd album
When Youth Fades Away, out 28 March 2025.


New album artwork

TUTV: If you can resist this epic guitar/drums/piano-driven earworm
you need to change your meds and/or consult your shrink and you’ll
have the time of your life.

Stupendous tune!

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Band: CANYONS AND LOCUSTS
Who: Two-piece garage rock act, Justin Keane (vocals, guitar) and Amy Young (drums, backing vocals), from Boston, MA. Fueled by the current chaos of the world and an urgent need to be part of the conversation, the two took the indie rock foundation they built in previous bands and upped the ante by adding new levels of noise via pervasive, edgy guitar sounds, low and thundery drumbeats, and emotional vocals.

Track: ANNA SAVE A LIFE

Rowdy piece the tandem’s forthcoming
2025 concept album, The Goal Gigolo.

TUTV: Another manic motherrocker from this duo who sound as a 4-motor hit-and-run band. As usual, amps way up, and the volume to the max. Riff-o-rama all the way while bashing drums do your head in. Garage punk ‘n’ roll at its turbulent best. Call your own Anna and challenge the anti-decibels police. Sounds like far-out fun, right? You betcha.


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(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

Band: PRIMAL SCREAM
Who: Veteran stars with Scottish
roots, fronted by Bobby Gillespie.

Track: THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD
Highlight from their new,
so-so LP Come Ahead.

The Scream on a roll.


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Band: FORGOTTEN DREAM
Who: Italian alt-rock group.

Track: RABBIT HOLE
Highlight from their brand
new album Distorted Karma.

Rabbit Hole is an invitation to explore life’s hidden corners, where desire and despair
often collide. The accompanying video clip immerses fans in distorted shadows and dramatic visuals, that perfectly mirrors the raw and introspective.

TUTV: Expect a motorized riff-ripper
with a titanic fists in the air chorus.
Steaming stuff. Punktastic!

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Band: NOVANOISE
Who: Italy’s rising alternative
punk rock outfit.

Track: LEVELS
It’s a fresh blend of punchy punk rock riffs, bold synth lines, and the undeniable
energy of frontwoman Luna Esmeralda Rizzi. Known for their high-voltage performances and cyberpunk flair, Novanoise delivers a track that’s both defiant and uplifting.
A shout-out to staying connected in a chaotic world.

TUTV: Levels is a high-voltage blowout,
with biting vocals, Herculean powerhouse
intensity and full-on electricity.

Bingo!


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Artist: PETER PERRETT
Who: Former frontman of legendary British new wavers
The Only Ones (1976–1982, 2007–2017)

Track: FOUNTAIN OF YOU
Single from his new, 3rd solo
album, named The Cleansing.

TUTV: It’s a heartfelt, sepia-colored musing where sparkling guitar lines
and Perrett‘s unique voice come together to shine. Moony melancholia in
motion.

Top!

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Band: CMON CMON
Who: Brussels/London based indie rock trio from Belgium,
who started to realize their childhood dream 5 years ago,
in their 40s.
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New track: ALL THE OTHER KIDS
It’s the first taster from their upcoming, new EP, titled Headwind that’ll land
next year and recorded in renowked producer’s James Brown‘s studio in the
world-famous Portobello Road in London. It’ll follow CC’s 2023 debut album
The Crack And The Light.


Single artwork by Belgian designer Lisa Van de Vyver
with cover images by Swedish photographer Moarlberg.

TUTV: All The Other Kids is a breezy, zippy and riff-juiced
tune that brings notorious songsmith Evan Dando and his
Lemonheads to mind.

Its easy-going melody and feel-good vibe make you want to whistle,
hum, or sing na-na-na along. That’s what pop-ular music is about.

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Photo Credit: Asher Thomas

Band: NEVERLESS.AM
Who: Prolific Boston trio who pulls threads from their hard
rock, psych, and funk influences to create a distinctive sound
that blurs a line between shoegaze and dream-punk.

Track: WILL I EVER?
Preview from their forthcoming
debut album, out in February.

It details a horrific personal experience vocalist and guitarist CA Newcomb endured
two years ago, as she relays the story and emotion of being hit as a pedestrian by a
drunk driver, sending her to the hospital and placing her on a long path to recovery.

TUTV: Woozy layers of fuzzy guitars and Alice-in-Wonderland vocals take you on a shoegazing trip to a place where reality and surreality meet. Btw, don’t get petrified
when you hear some freaky growling for a moment.

Press play.


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Artist: BLAIR GILMOUR
Who: An 18-year-old multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter from Irvine, Scotland. Immersing himself in music at a young age, he quickly realised that performing helped suppress his Tourette’s tics. Diving into music on a sensory level, the young artist explores the secrets of songwriting, producing and performing, inviting listeners along for the journey.

Track: BURNING UP

The tune was written at a songwriting camp in Spain. Initially inspired by the heat of their environment, the song eventually transformed into a love song, with Blair exploring the question: “How can you love something or someone so much that you know it is bad for you and your mental health, but you’re still in it for the chase?” 

TUTV: Swirling pop bliss is what you get, adrenalized amorousness is
what you feel, euphoric elation is what you hear. Touch play and enjoy.


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Band: WYLDERNESS
Who: Welsh shoegazers from Cardiff
with 2 full-lengths under their belt.

Track: BIG IDEA
First taster from their forthcoming new EP
entitled ‘Safe Mode‘ which will be released
in 2025.

TUTV: Glistening guitar sparks set the glistening tone
for this sonically colored rainbow, all the way through.
Woolgathering vocals and arresting melodiousness.


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Peter Murphy – photo by Jolene Siana / Boy George – photo by Dean Stockings

Former Bauhaus voice/face PETER MURPHY (67) and Culture Club‘s voice/face
BOY GEORGE (63) team up for a beauty of an epic reflection. A romantic ballad
titled LET THE FLOWERS GROW with another legend, Killing Joke’s Youth taking
care of the track’s production.

The song was originally written by the Boy George with its initial message being
“one of personal acceptance about being gay. As the song developed, it took on a more expansive and universal scope with its lyrics extending beyond sexuality and embracing
race, gender, creed and religion.”

TUTV: It’s a surprising, but terrificallyt gripping heart-and-soul
collaboration. Starry-eyed magic spreading gold dust.

“I’ve been changing / and mama don’t know /
let her tears fall / and make the flowers grow,”