30 December 2025
Another year, another crowded JUKEBOX.
Every week, TURN UP THE VOLUME added
10 new tracks. Yep, that’s a total of 520 for
2025. A melting pot of musical genres.
Only 32 hours to go!
See/hear you next year, music junkies!
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
ALL TOGETHER
Here are the 5 new, rad tracks added to the Jukebox.
1. ‘Queen Of Nothing’ by grungy Montreal duo SOFTCULT
New piece from their upcoming debut album, named
When A Flower Doesn’t Grow, out on 30 January 2026.
2. Welcome To Burning-By-Sea by English veteran songsmith JOE JACKSON
From his upcoming 22nd LP, Hope And Fury,
which will land on 10 April 2026.
3. ‘Say It On’ by Dinosaur Jr frontman J MASCIS
A solo track that has been around on bootlegs,
but gets a proper release right now.
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4. ‘They’re Coming! The Birds’ by Norwegian electro act ULVER
Newest single from upcoming full-length, called
Neverland, out on 31st December.
5. ‘Damascus’ by GORILLAZ
Single #4 from their forthcoming, 9th
full-length, baptized The Mountain.
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In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
ALL TOGETHER
Here are the 5 new rad tracks added to the Jukebox.
1. ‘Ring The Alarm’ by TOMORA (Chemical brother
Tom Rowlands and Norwegian songstress Aurora)
2. ‘Wake Up’ by Belgian versatile rock ensemble BRONT
3. ‘Grand Prix’ by post-punk vets THE WEDDING PRESENT
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4. ‘Volatile Child’ by fresh British outfit DEAD DADS CLUB
5. ‘Constant Wave On A Rock’ by Belgian rockers THE HICKEY UNDERWORLD
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TRACK BY TRACK
Band: LEZARD
Who: Flamboyant Belgian
guitar pop team.
Track: HOW DOES IT FEEL?
New piece from their upcoming debut LP, titled
‘Que Se Passe-t-il‘, out on 20 February 2026
Oh yeah, funky vibes. Talking Heads echoes.
Sway your pelvis. Tap your feet. Oh yeah.
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Band: DEAD DADS CLUB
Who: New project of former frontman
of former British guitar pop group
Palma Violets.
Track: GOOSEBUMPS
Newest single from their upcoming self-titled
debut full-length, out on 23 January 2026.
Restless post-punk anxiety.
Schizo guitars here, there,
just everywhere.
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Band: STONE
Who: Raucous upstarts from Liverpool who drew a ton of attention
last year with their debut album Fear Life For A Lifetime.
Track: HEROINE
New piece from their upcoming 2nd album,
named Autonomy, which lands on Feb 20th.
Expect a high-octane love rollercoaster.
Intense emotions dominate all the way.
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Artist: DAVID BYRNE
Who: Former Talking Heads
orchestrator.
Track: T-SHIRT
After launching his 9th solo LP, titled Who Is The Sky Byrne comes
with this new song, co-written with his longtime friend and collaborator
Brian Eno.
Byrne, just like on his new album
sounds happy on this new chipper
tune.
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Artists: OVERMONO
Who: Welsh electronic duo. They released
their debut full-length Good Lies in 2023.
Track: PARADISE RUNNER
Centred around a sample of
Monifah’s track “All I Want”.
Good old techno stomper
with full of vim and vigour
female vocals on top.
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twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
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TRACK BY TRACK
Band: ALPINE SKIES
Who: Irish guitar-synth-pop duo who got together in
2019 with a shared love of 80s synth-driven post-punk.
Track: BLOCKKS
3rd single of the year.
“Even though clarity and purpose provide an enlightenment in life, societal structures that govern will always serve to hinder from complete utopia; ‘and you’ll be denied’. The song’s
main theme centres on that feeling of being at odds with the modern world, while seeking
to find justice, clarity and purpose. Abandoning any hyper-consumerism nature of the world,
for a more valuable people and relationships focused happiness”.
TUTV: Blockks grows and grows in enlivening intensity along its frisky course. Think U2’s rhapsodic eagerness. And is that The Edge on guitar? This is pure pop delight. The repeat button was invented for vivifying tunes like this. Magnifico. Unlike Bono you may find what you are looking for.
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Band: LONELY LITTLE KITSCH
Who: Two-piece alt-rock band from Niagara, Canada featuring vocalist Kristen Goetz
and guitarist Nolan Jodes. They create their own brand of alternative music that wasn’t defined by current trends or labels. The result is 100% unabashed, authentic LLK,
no trying to fit into a specific genre or sound.
Track: PUNCTURE WOUNDS
Goetz: “It’s a song about dissociating, and wanting to feel numb. When something
is too painful or your emotions are overwhelming, you’d rather just shut down and
feel nothing at all.”
TUTV: No time to relax here. Glowing shoegazy guitar waves hit your stereo from
the kick-off and never lose their galvanic grip on your aural attention. At the core
of this sonic whirlwind, there’s a poppy melody finding its own way, with the help
of Goetz‘s psyched vocals, in the sky-reaching wall of sound. Buzzing crackerjack.
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Band: MUCKSAVAGE
Who: A manic, melancholy collective from Belfast, Northern Ireland,
spewing out bedroom-bop rock anthems that make you want to
dance and cry since 2022.
Track: LETDOWN
James Foy (frontman): “It’s about Regret of past actions, past relationships,
your past-self and the time you’ve lost, and also regret for a future you could
have had.”
TUTV: Ecstatic guitars dominate this rollicking-riff rollercoaster from start to
finish. Echoes of adrenaline rockers such as Sum 41 and Good Charlotte jump
to mind. Letdown doesn’t let you down whatsoever. Its afire dynamism will
boost your day. Jeepers.
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Band: REDUCTION IN FORCE
Who: The musical project of San Diego based singer-songwriter Mike Mills.
Rooted in the groundbreaking post-punk and New Wave movements of the
early ’80s, RiF blends anthemic alt-rock with synth-driven urgency and a
post-punk guitar edge.
Track: WORLD FULL OF ECHOES
Mills: “Humans must be at the center of artistic expression or there is no art. Full stop.
This IS the crux of art. The belief that there is a demand for fictitious replacements to expound upon the human condition is consistent with ‘optimization above all’ thinking. It’s more than misguided, it fails to understand that human emotion is the product.”
TUTV: The bombastic Gothwavish power of Bauhaus icon Peter Murphy‘s solo work instantly comes to mind. Its similar blood-and-thunder explosiveness and resistless
pizzazz at work here will dumbfound you.
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Band: MAVERIX
Who: Insane punk trio
from Italy.
They have released their debut
album Cowpunk! in 2023.
Track: I HATE YOU ALL
It’s a raw and ironic outburst
against conformity and social
façades.
TUTV: If you want to catch up with this head-twisting barnstormer, you’ll need
a pair of rollerskates. This mind-crushing sucker-punch shows no mercy. Think
Blink-182 and Offspring jumping at each other’s throats with all the fast and
furious forcefulness they’re famous for. Hallelujah!
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Band: THE HIVES
Who: Notorious Swedish
punk dropouts.
Track: ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET
Final single from their 7th full-length The Hives Forever,
Forever The Hives, which was released last August.
Boiling punk ‘n roll
blitz, The Hives way.
Överväldigande!
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Ditz at Pukkelpop Fest in Belgium – August 2025 – Photo by Turn Up the Volume
Band: DITZ
Who: Post-punk turbo
from Brighton, UK
Track: DON ENZO MAGIC SALESMAN
One of two brand-new songs – the other one is called
Kalimba Song – since the release of their astounding 2nd LP
Never Exhale last January.
As fans (like me) know, Ditz operate in
a very dark place where surreality rules.
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Band: THE CHURCH
Who: Psychedelic rock vets
from Sydney, Australia.
Track: SACRED ECHOES (Part Two)
Steve Kilbey (frontman): “Bleak and yet beautiful. It is unlike any previous Church song
ever with its almost orchestral climaxes and its sombre mood. The lyrics and voice are the weariness at the point where hope and hopelessness merge. The music is by turns delicate
and sparse turning into a churning monstrous racket. Intense, forlorn and exultant!”
Entrancing.
Enthralling.
Enchanting.
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Artist: WRECKLESS ERIC
Who: 70s English punk veteran (now 71)
who never stopped being active.
Track: LADY OF THE MANOR
New single from his new, forthcoming album, named
England’s Screaming, out on November 21st.
A goosebumps cry out that grows in
evocative intensity along the way.
No rest for the wrecked.
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Artist: HAYLEY WILLIAMS
Who: Frontwoman/songwriter of highly
popular rock band Paramore.
Track: SHOWBIZ
The closer from her new solo longplayer
Ego Death At The Bachelor Party.
Sugary pop lightheartedness.
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
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Photo by Photo: Roger Deckker
Artists: PARTY DOZEN
Who: Australian duo featuring saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and
percussionist Jonathan Boulet. They released 4 albums, so far.
You can discover them via Spotify.
Track: MAD ROOTER
New single. On 19th November, it will be out on 7″ with their
cover of Suicide‘s 1977 cracker Ghost Rider. Pre-order info here.
This aggressive and badass groove
reminds me of destructive rock misfits
Royal Trux.
Sax-tastic.
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Photo by Kaylene Widdoes
Artists: SOFTCULT
Who: Fast up-and-coming
rock duo from Montreal.
Track: SHE SAID, HE SAID
Newest single from their forthcoming debut album
When A Flower Doesn’t Grow. It’s out next year, on
January 30th.
“It’s known that sexual assault cases are historically under-reported,
and most victims don’t come forward of fear of being accused of lying.”
Anger, fear and disbelief wrapped
into a fiery post-punk switch-blade.
Sharp-cutting cry out.
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Artist: ADMIRAL FREEBEE
Who: The moniker of Belgian songsmith star
Tom Van Laere. So far he has 7 longplayers
on his résumé.
Track: Q & A WITH MYSELF
Frolicsome guitar pop blitz.
Makes your day on the spot.
The admiral is back!
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Band: SPORTS TEAM
Who: 5 rockers from London. They launched their
3rd full-length Boys These Days last May.
Track: MEDIUM MACHINE
New single recorded during
the album’s sessions.
Lazy pop tune, lazy vibe.
Totally entertaining.
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Band: CAST
Who: Britpop vets who were one of
the support acts for Oasis’ reunion shows
in the UK.
Track: CALLING OUT YOUR NAME
Newest single from their upcoming, 8th full length,
baptized Yeah Yeah Yeah, out 30 January 2026
Ebullient retro Britpop chant.
Makes you want to open your
windows and sing along.
Anthemic kick!
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Band: T R Y S T E
Who: Dark-gaze duo
from Ireland.
When it comes to writing, the pair prefer to write in isolation of each other, spending time carefully crafting the song and allowing it to present itself before demoing and sharing it. From this point onwards the process becomes entirely collaborative. The result is a sound that far exceeds the sum of its parts. ‘Vessel’ is just one example of the pair’s songwriting prowess.
Track: VESSEL
TUTV: When I heard this shoegazing odyssey for the first time The Verve‘s song Storm
In Heaven. popped in my mind. Not that it resonates similarly, but it evokes the same intensity, and the same hallucinatory impact. Vessel’s first part is like leaving Earth on
a wolly cloud, carefree and away from the busy reality.
But upon arrival, you get blown away by a mind-blowing storm of
My Bloody Valentine guitars until the epic climax. Breathtaking.
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Band: ASHINOA
Who: Experimental rock
outfit from Lyon, France.
Track: ROOM OF WHISPERS
Newest piece from their upcoming 3rd album,
titled Un’altra Forma. It lands on 28 November.
TUTV: Be ready for an intoxicating rollercoaster trip energized by repetitive Krautrock rhythms and rotating synth crescendos. I wouldn’t have minded if this had gone on for another
5 minutes. Anyway, enjoy the ride.
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Artist: ALEX LITTLE
Who: Vancouver-born songwriter, raised by her musical parents on
The Replacements, Bowie, The Beatles and Iggy Pop. Talking about the
right education.
Alex first took her place behind the kit in high-school band rooms and early punk groups, later stepping forward as a singer while keeping a drummer’s instinct for dynamics. She co-founded Alex Little and the Suspicious Minds who released an album in 2021. Now it’s solo time.
Track: SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL
Single from her upcoming debut EP, titled Spider In The Sinks.
It will be out on November 19th.
TUTV: If you like brisk power pop tunes that dance in your head the whole day long,
then this is the real deal. Keywords: jaunty, frisky and pizzazy. Put your headphones,
go out, and hop from left to right, up and down, in the street. Fun guaranteed.
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Band: RANCID
Who: California’s speedy powerhouse punk
oldtimers doing their loud thing since 1991.
Track: SEX & DEATH
It’s a Motörhead cover from an upcoming M-tribute album.
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TUTV: Rancid lay their ace of spades on the table to honor Lemmy and his
deafening backups. Hallelujah! Turn up the heat, the amps and the decibels.
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Band: PORTUGAL. THE MAN
Who: Star rockers from Wasilla, Alaska.
Track: ANGOON
Newest single from their forthcoming 10th album
slated for release on November 7th.
Forth-and-back swinging rocker.
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Artist: NIGHTMARES ON WAX
Who: Moniker of English DJ/producer
George Herbert Evelyn.
Track: TRUE
Newest single from his upcoming, 10th LP, called
Echo45SoundSystem, which lands on Nov 14th.
It features vocals by songstress Sadie Walker.
Smooth, sultry trip-hop groove.
Move your pelvis to the sexy bass.
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Band: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Who: American indie folk veterans
from Claremont, California.
Track: COLD AT NIGHT
Newest shared piece from their upcoming 23rd album, named
Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan. A concept LP about
shipwreck survivors living on a desert island, and it’s dedicated
to Peter Hughes, the longtime bassist who left the band last year.
Bona fide songwriters.
Bona fide tune.
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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.
Track: RED BRICK
One of the two new tracks that follow the release of their
peculiar and otherworldly debut album, The New Eve Is Rising
released last August.
Magnetizing in a weird way.
Medieval post punk.
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Promo photo by Theo Batterham
Artists: FRED AGAIN.. and Amyl And The Sniffers
Who: The famous British DJ/producer and the manic
Australian punk turbine.
Track: YOU’RE A STAR
A Fred Again remix of the Aussies track Big Dreams
from their 2024 album ‘Cartoon Darkness’.
Surprising combination
sounds surprisingly cool.
Big break-beats dreams.
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Band: PRESENT NATURE
Who: Alt-indie songwriting
newcomers from Leeds, UK.
Track: COLUMBA
Jonny Woolnough (songwriter): “It’s a character appropriation offering a lens
into a couple’s day-to-day existence. A protagonist veering off the track is reminded
of his immaterial fortune. It celebrates life, existence, and endless possibility. Columba
is a church on the main road arriving into Headingley, Leeds where the song is set.”
De-stressing fuel for daydreamers.
Columba feels like an Indian summer
sun ray.
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Band: SHOW ME THE BODY
Who: Post-core trio from NYC, formed
in 2009, and 3 albums so far.
Track: SABOTAGE
A cover of Beastie Boys‘ 1994 cracker.
TUTV: Fight for your right to sabotage lousy parties.
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Band: CREEPER
Who: Electro doom and gloom
eccentrics from the UK. They
left their batcave in 2014.
Track: PREY FOR THE NIGHT
Newest single from album number 4.
Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death
shows up on October 17th.
TUTV: They look creepy, but don’t sound creepy.
You can call it high-powered Goth pop with big
choruses. But beware, don’t be their prey.
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Photo by Kirk Lisaj
Artist: JANE INC.
Who: Toronto-based
songstress.
Track: WHAT IF
Piece from her upcoming 3rd full-length, called
A Rupture A Canyon A Birth, out October 17th.
The song is inspired by the moment that a semi truck plowed into their broken-down tour van. Nobody in the Jane Inc. touring party was hurt in that accident, and they even played their scheduled show later that night. But everyone could’ve easily been killed, and that kind of near-death experience will do something to you. That’s the key to what if.
TUTV: Bumping EBM thrumming, shimmering synths, trippy piano touches,
and vocal outpouring. Donna Summer would like this stomper. Dress up
and hurry to the discotheque.
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Band: DUST
Who: Up-and-coming
Australian post-punk act.
Track: RESTLESS
Cut from their forthcoming debut album, named
Sky Is Falling, that will arrive next week, October 10th
TUTV: Mood-swings fueled by emotive guitars/drums/vocals.
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Band: REMEMBER SPORTS
Who: Charged up pop-rockers from Philadelphia.
So far they have 5 albums on their résumé.
Track: ACROSS THE LINE
TUTV: Sheryl Crow goes country-grunge.