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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 29 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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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

The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK


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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.

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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Band: WHITE LIES
Who: London’s celebrated guitar rock trio
nearing their 20th anniversary as a band.

Track: IN THE MIDDLE
New single from their forthcoming 7th LP
named Night Light, out on November 7th.

Feverish, magnetic, infectious. Top cut.

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New album artwork

Artist: DAVID BYRNE
Who: The former talking head
and psycho killer.

Track: SHE EXPLAINS THINGS TO ME
New piece from his 9th solo album (that’s already one more than
with Talking Heads), named Who Is The Sly?. It’ll see the day of
light on September 5th.

Frolicsome, amplified lullaby.

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Band: THE FRAY
Who: Veteran rockers from Denver, Colorado,
with 6 LPs (so far) on their résumé.

Track: MY HEART’S A CROWDED ROOM (great title)

Sounds a bit like The Black Keys these days,
and vice versa. Lots of passion, lots of drama.

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Band: SPIRITUAL CRAMP
Who: Impetuous punk ‘n’ roll
from San Francisco.

Track: AT MY FUNERAL
New shared single from their upcoming
sophomore full-length, called Rude Music.

It’s gonna be a party funeral.

JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 28 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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Band: SHAME
Who: The searing Britpunk squad
fronted by blabbermouth Charlie Steen.

Track: QUIET LIFE
Second taster of their 4th longplayer,
titled CUTTHROAT and out on Sept 5th.

Steen: “‘Quiet Life’ is about someone in a shitty relationship. It’s about
the judgment they receive and the struggle that they have to go through,
trying to understand the conflict they face, of wanting a better life… but
being stuck.”

A sickly sticky earworm you would expect to come
from The Lathums rather than shame. Love it.

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

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

Thudding drums, edgy guitar riffs,
infectious dynamics, agitated vocals.
TITANIC TUNE!

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Band: BIG SPECIAL
Who: Two funky storytellers – Joe Hicklin
and Callum Moloney – from the UK.

Track: GOD SAVE THE PONY
New single from their 2nd album, named
National Average that came out of nowhere,
last Friday.

BS groove and move in a desolate disco where the fast
up-and-coming duo Getdown Services and veteran rap-poets
Sleaford Mords rehearse too.

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Band: HOME COUNTIES
Who: Vivacious indie act
from Buckinghamshire, UK.

Track: HUMDRUM
Title track of their forthcoming LP,
that will land on October 24th.

“It recalls cringing as your replay conversations in your head after
they’ve happened and the frustration of coming up with better things
to say in retrospect. It’s also about being jealous of people who talk
shit, say nothing, and still seem to come out on top.”

Post-talk frustration
wrapped in melodic
pop catchiness.

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Band: THE ROYSTON CLUB
Who: Intense indie pop-rockers
from Wrexham, Wales.

Track: CARIAD
Newest single from their upcoming, sophomore
album Songs For The Spine, coming our way
on August 8th.

Delirious power ballad.

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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 27 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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TRACK BY TRACK


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Band: THE BETHS
Who: Voltaic pop outfit
from New Zealand.

Track: NO JOY
Newest single from their forthcoming longplayer
Straight Line Was A Lie, their 4th one. It’ll see the
day of light on August 29th.

Hit the drums,
strike a chord,
take the mic.
Play & sing.

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Band: THE UNKNOWNS
Who: Four raucous indies from down under who
state “It’s just rock and roll, don’t worry about it.”

Track: NONE TO ME
News piece from their 3rd album, named
Looking From The Outside and available from 28th July onwards.

Nasty. Vicious. Sick.
Punk! Punk! Punk!
The Saints‘ stranded,
again.

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Band: FOO FIGHTERS
Who: The former Nirvana drummer
Dave Grohl‘s thundering army.

Track: TODAY’S SONG

They celebrate their 30th anniversary as a group
(11 albums so far) and Grohl wrote this for the
festive occasion.

Smells like ear-shattering spirit.

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Band: OASIS
Who: You know.

Track: ACQUIESCE
Unplugged version, that will appear on the 30th anniversary deluxe edition of their
2nd LP What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?, out on October 3rd. More info here.

“Because we need each other
We believe in one another”

I hope so.

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Artists: KURT VILE and Luke Roberts
Who: Former War On Drugs troubadour
and Nashville songsmith friend.

Track: CLASSIC LOVE
Title track of their upcoming,
collaborative EP that pops up on 25 July.

Vile: “I always thought “classic love” was the epitome of a song that belonged on the radio. When I heard Luke and Kyle [Spence’s] recording of this it just floored me: like this could be old or new, just a timeless track… I figured the best way I could help it reach the masses was to just get myself up in that track as well and move ‘er through the KV/Verve machine.”

Lazy tune for a lazy day.

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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 26 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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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!!”

This sickly sticky steam-riff-roller drives me crazy.

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

Track: TOUCH MYSELF
Newest single from their 3rd album,
called No Hard Feelings, that shows up
on August 29th.

Sounds like a sultry, busy finger summer’s coming.

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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.

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

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Band: ROYEL OTIS
Who: Swirling guitar pop
duo from Sydney, AUS.

Track: CAR
New single from their upcoming 2nd full
length, called Hickey, out on August 22.

Blistering power pop earworm.

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Band: GOOD CHARLOTTE
Who: Titanic rock veterans from Maryland, US
who celebrate their 30th birthday this year.

Track: REJECTS
Piece from their upcoming 8th LP, their first in 7 years.
It’s baptized Model Du Cap and arrives on August 8th.

Quiet/melodic/bit louder/explosion/finale.

Good job.

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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 26 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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Band: THE PEPPERMINT KICKS
Who: Collaborative project of 2 seasoned Boston musicians.
They released their self-titled debut LP in 2021.

Track: RADIO WAM BAM BOOM
New single from the duo’s second,
upcoming longplayer.

“‘Radio Wam Bam Boom’ is a big loud bite. It’s an eardrum of rock candy about radio past and present, transistor, satellite, vinyl records revolving, guitar licks dissolving, disc jockeys spinnin’ & rock n roll dreamin’.”

TUTV: Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom, tutti frutti, oh rootie. Oops, I’m losing control
of myself, but that’s the vivid vibe vibrating right here. Rock and speedy roll from the
kick-off, diving with guitars first into a sonic whirlwind. As Costello already sung light
years ago, “Radio is a sound salvation, Radio is cleaning up the nation.”


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Band: THE BETHS
Who: Sparkling guitar-pop
outfit from New Zealand.

Track: NO JOY
New single from their upcoming, 4th album,
called Straight Line Was A Lie and out on
August 29th

TUTV: No Joy sounds like a lot of joy, with its non-stop
drum-and-riff kicks, jangly-catchy melody and drop-dead
cool vocals.

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Artist: LEXYTRON
Who: “Half Greek, half Persian and half English”, as this musician described
herself age 5, the Manchester-born Lexy found her identity in music early
on as a pianist and violinist.” She’s now based in Auckland, New-Zealand.

Track: DISCO JENNY

TUTV: It’s summer. Time to stimulate your own aural pleasure with some
70s Freak Le Chic riffs, Motown horns, and seductive, soul-touching vocals.
Lexytron activates your hip movements and triggers your disco mood. Tell
her how you feel, and shake your booty.


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Artist: TRISTAN TRITT
Who: American singer-songwriter who mixes different styles including Southern rock, country, blues and alternative. Born with music in his blood, his father is Grammy-winning country artist Travis Tritt, a young Tristan picked up his first Fender Stratocaster at age 11 and never put it down.

Track: WANNABE

“The song came from an idea I had, while hearing about the parallels between the Cohen
Bros. Classic O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Homer’s Odyssey. I wanted to blend an honest discussion with myself about who I am and where I come from, while also sprinkling a bit of Greek mythology behind it. There is a very special place in my heart, in regards to the relationship between the Father and his Son, so Icarus came to mind.”

TUTV: Expect a slice of passionate singer-songwriting splendor bringing the father/son relationship into a sonic picture. Feverish vocals, electrical riffage, spellbinding tune.

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Artist: VLIMMER
Who: Prolific, one-man
goth act based in Berlin.

Track: GLEICHBAU
Single from his upcoming, new album.

“Gleichbau” explores the blurring lines between stage persona and everyday self – how hard it can be to locate who we really are when roles start to overlap. There’s a lot of tension in the lyrics, but also something grounding: „Innerlich doch gleich gebaut“ – “Built the same on the inside after all.”

TUTV: Vlimmer drags you into his Peter Hook-like bass-driven universe on the spot,
and cruises you through a dark-capricious-wave trip surrounded by spooky Cure-esque shadows.


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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 25 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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Band: WEDNESDAY
Who: Much lauded indies
from North-Carolina.

Track: WOUND UP HERE (BY HOLDIN ON)
New single from their forthcoming, 6th album,
named Bleeds, out on 19 September.

Karly Hartzman (frontwoman/songwriter) “This song is inspired by a story my friend told
me, from when he had to pull a body out of a creek in West Virginia. Someone had drowned
but they took a few days to resurface because of the current.

‘Holdin on’ is a line from my friend Evan Gray’s poetry book: Thickets Swamped in
a Fence-Coated Briars. He gave me and Jake a copy of it to read on tour once and
that line stuck out to me as pure genius so I stole it and wrote the rest of the song
in my own words around it.”

Charged-up, mid-tempo burner
growing forcefully intense along
its way.

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Artist: GINA BURCH
Who: Co-founder/bassist of female post-punk legends
The Raincoats (1977–1984, 1993–present).


Album artwork

Track: DOOM MONGER
New single from her 2nd full length. It’s named Trouble and
will land on 11 July, via Jack White‘s Third Man Records.

A song that perfectly captures the feeling of
wanting peace while the world goes to hell.

Birch’s  bass play brings Jah Wobble
to mind on this hip-activating dub
reggae tune.

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Band: THE DEARS
Who: Canadian indie rock vets
led by Murray Lightburn.

Track: BABE, WE’LL FIND A WAY
First new music in 30 years.

Murray Lightburn: “The music came down all at once, strings, guitar – melodies.
It was so strong and vivid. It pines for the breakthrough, we know it’s there! It’s so
tangible. When that happens, inner strength takes over. There’s a motivation, a reason
to get out of bed. You can feel the sun on your face and maybe a little later a smile will take over.”

Frisky and catchy guitar pop.
Heartwarming vocals.
Sparkling guitars.

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Band: MUSE
Who: Mega star trio fronted by Matt Bellamy.
So far they have released 9 LPs.

Track: UNRAVELLING
Brand-new single. No new
album news (so far).

“An insect trapped in amber, I’m a fading pulse/ The ecstasy was false/
Our love is an unlit script no one can memorise/ Redacted and revised/ I’ll lie beside you and I’ll try to play along”


Single artwork

Slow, quiet start, explosively metallic 2nd part.

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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 on September 2019.

Daydream musing for reflective moments.

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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 24 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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

Track: HONEY PIE
Their brand-new single.

“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.

“It seems there’s a lot of wrong in the world right now, but let’s all turn a blind eye and keep posting our best lives, sugarcoating the stark contrast of the disarray. But in reality, you can hear the ‘sirens of hate before the day is dawning’ waking you as it simmers through the cracks of your windows in the morning.”

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. Sweet, right? You betcha.

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Band: MANTRA OF THE COSMOS
Who: British supergroup featuring happy mondays Shaun Ryder
and Bez, Ride bassist Andy Bell and drummer Zak Starkey.

Track: DOMINO BONES (GETS DANGEROUS)
Their third single.

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.

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Band: BIFFY CLYRO
Who: The pretty famous Scottish noise junks.
They have, so far, 9 albums on their résumé.

Track: A LITTLE LOVE
New single. More music to follow
says a press statement.

Watch the tattoo dance right here.

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Artist: NIALL LOGUE
Who: Singer-songwriter
based in London.

Track: FROM THE HEART

Info: It’s a powerful reflection on friendship, vulnerability, and emotional honesty. Blending spoken word with heartfelt songwriting, the track captures the rawness
of navigating life’s challenges and the strength that comes from speaking openly
and staying true to your emotions. It’s a poignant reminder of the healing power of
community and connection.

TUTV: This jangly riff-ripper sticks after one spin. It combines poised
swagger and electric-powered puissance. A heartwarming trigger to
make your day.


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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 23 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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Band: BIG THIEF
Who: The famous indie folk-pop combo from
Brooklyn, NY fronted by Adrianne Lenker.

Track: INCOMPREHENSIBLE
The lead-single from their upcoming, 6th full length,
named Double Infinity. It’ll see the day of light on
September 5.

Wonderful band,
wonderful vocals,
wonderful song.

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Band: SUPER CRUSH
Who: Power pop quartet from Hamilton, Canada. Taking influence from the likes of Blondie, Arcade Fire, and Pulp, their stage show is packed with fiery hooks, explosive stage presence and their tender pocket-poetry pedestrian lunchbucket lyrics. They released their 3-track EP Crushed To Meet You last year.

Track: FIRE ESCAPE
Their brand-new single and first
step to their debut album.

These guitar-and-violins adrenalized Canadians go up and down,
low and high, forth and back on this bouncy ripper, until you’re
feeling dizzy.


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Band: POPTONES
Who: Psych guitar trio
from Copenhagen, Denmark

Track: SKIN OF SEA
The first single from their upcoming 2nd album,
titled Pure which will land on 26th September.

Info: A striking blend of chugging, dissonant riffs and leftfield experimentation,
featuring a rich sonic palette that includes saxophone and vibraphone.

Be ready for a turbulent roller coaster ride fueled by
squeaky guitars, a sultry sax, prog rock dynamics and
feverish vocals.

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Artist: QUEEN BITCH
Who: Irish singer-songwriter
blending rock, blues, and grunge.

Track: EVEN IF I PRAY

The song wrestles with the struggle of letting go of the past, of old scars, and of
the things we cannot change. A cry of resilience and hope, it drags us through the wreckage of broken dreams and blistered regrets. As the momentum builds, a light emerges at the end of the tunnel, culminating in a soaring guitar solo that erupts
before bringing us back to solid ground.


Single artwork

This slow-mo, hypnotizing, and electrifying reflection has a spellbinding
impact caused by delirious guitars, a haunting progression and expressive
vocals.


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Artist: STEPH SWEET
Who: Arresting British
songstress.

Track: HAND IN HAND

Think twilight songstresses Mazzy Star
and Tess Parks on a slow-mo trip-hop walk.


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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.

New album: Goodbye Small Head.
Her 7th one.

Track: I NEED THE ANGEL

By far, the best song on the LP.
Furman rocks out as never before.
Join the flamboyant ride.

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Band: COMMON CULTURE
Who: Rousing, fiddle driven alternative folk band from Barnsley, England.
They fuse traditional and contemporary elements into an upbeat and energetic
sound, their songs are full of catchy hooks, infectious rhythms and a party spirit.

Track: FACING THE STORM
Single from their brand-new, swirling
6-track Common Ground. Stream it here.

TUTV: As said before CC have the lively drive of the Levellers and the catchy melodiousness of Mumford & Sons. This fiddle-energized pop gem, spiced with frisky harmonies, is another vivacious example of their high sonic spirits. Plenty of emotive encouragement to face your personal storms.

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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: TAKES AN ARMY
Who: Canadian punk indies.

Track: RISE UP
The title piece of their brand-new
4-track EP. Stream it here

TUTV: Imagine Green Day and Dropkick Murphys teaming up for a fist-pumping chant. Forget all BS going on, on our screwed-up planet for 190 seconds and jump right/left, up/down and forth/back on your pogo-stick. We need to celebrate life now and then,
to avoid paranoia.

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Band: FELLOW MORTALS
Who: Trashcan Sinatras’ Francis Reader and Noonday Underground’s Simon Dine
who reunite for an expansive creative project celebrating poet and author of
Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift most emotive verse Stella’s Birthday

“This project is a tribute to language, to storytelling, and the quiet, powerful ways
human beings have always found to connect with each other. Swift’s birthday poems
to Stella are powerful, funny and touching, and we have tried to amplify their beauty
and create an album that will draw listeners into this fascinating and ambiguous love
story.”

Track: SOME LASTING PLEASURE
Piece from their upcoming album, named
Stella’s Birth-Day, out on 12th September.

TUTV: Poetry in lyrical ballad motion. So beautiful. Like daydreaming, carelessly and romantically. Velvety synths, smooth bass lines, relaxing rhythm, melancholic vocals.
The kind of heartwarming reverie you’ll cherish for a long time.

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Band: THE BLACK VEILS

Track: HAVE YOU SEEN BUNNY LAKE?
New single of the upcoming album,
named Gaslight. Out this Autumn.

Info: It’s a sad-and-epic post-punk serving a chant against gender-based violence,
psychological and physical — and all the predatory behaviors rooted in exploiting
unequal power relationships.

The song also explicitly quotes some intertitles of Swedish moviemaker Victor
Sjöström’s 1924 silent psychological tragedy film He Who Gets Slapped, a circus-
themed chilling study of social humiliation, obsession, abuse and dehumanisation.
A painful invocation of empathy.

TUTV: The fanatical bass/drums partnership at work here push this maddening darkwave missile to a head-twisting velocity. Imagine The Cure played in fast-forward mode. Glowing synths come and go, while gut-wrenching vocals accentuate the song’s exploitative relationship theme. Trance-inducing and thought-provoking.


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Band: THE LEMONHEADS
Who: Veteran songsmith
Evan Dando‘s backing band.

Track: DEEP END
New piece from a new upcoming album. The first since 2006
if you don’t count their 2 cover albums Varshons and Varshons II).
Details TBA.

TUTV: Over the past few years Dando has become a good boy. (Almost) no drugs, no booze
and no disturbing fuckups in public. It was all about going back to the music with a couple of stand-alone singles and now with this first taster of a new full-length, he continues to prove that he means it.

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Band: EMPTY SPACES
Who: Irish indie team who took their name from a Pink Floyd song, as a nod
to another influence and facet of their sound. Songwriting happens in a very
organic way with members bringing in ideas to the practice room to see if they
pass the Empty Spaces litmus test, the band then bring their respective hammers
to the anvil, working through ideas, allowing the song to take shape.

Track: IN MOTION

Info: ‘In Motion’ is ready to move swathes of people is sweaty clubs or have the nose bleeds in stadiums singing along in unison. The band draw on rock royalty influences
in the shape of Foo Fighters, Nirvana and Royal Blood.

TUTV: Amps up, volume up, temperature up. No brakes, no breaks, no mistakes.
Expect muscular guitar/drums-charged rock and roll you can start a BBQ grill with.
Don’t come too close or you will get roasted. Hit-and-run score.

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Band: SMALL MIRACLES
Who: Queer Welsh indies
from Cardiff.

Track: BIXSEXUAL PANIC
The song confronts societal prejudices around gender
and sexuality with unapologetic rage and relish.

TUTV: These barbed wire punks use all their anger, fervour, and frustration to make
all narrow-minded straight people and moral-preaching hypocrites go run and hide. Think The Clash‘s 1977 white riot spirit and The Stooges search and destroy turmoil. Scary, right? You betcha.


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Band: SLOW CRUSH
Who: Belgian lauded shoegazers.

Track: THIRST
The title track from their
3rd LP, due August 29th.

TUTV: This is sugary candy for shoegaze devotees. A barrage of layers of
guitar galvanism, think My Bloody Valentine (who else?), foggy melodiousness
and hazy vocals.

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