Nashville‘s kamikaze pop punk combo SNÕÕPER shook the world 2 years ago, with their rapid-fire debut LP Super Snõõper. 14 songs in 22 minutes, like in the good old Ramones days.
Last June, they dropped a 4-track EP, titled Unknown Caller.
Shortly after, they told us that their sophomore album, called Worldwide will see the day of light on October 3rd via Jack White’s
Third Man Records.
Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, May 18, 2025
So far we got two blitzkrieg bullets and here’s number three with POM POM.
As usual, Snõõper storm out of the gates, led by poppy voice Blair Tramel, straight
to the finish in 128 riff seconds.
Third single, following 21st Century Medsand Crashability from
their upcoming 3rd album, titled ‘One Million Suburban Sunsets‘.
Jim Styring (bandleader): “Goliath” is about finding and believing in yourself,
in a world of constant doubt and struggle. It’s about digging deep for the courage
to move forward, staying focused, and overcoming whatever mental or physical
giant is holding you back.”
TUTV: Stripped to the bone, Goliath would resonate like a bewitching lullaby.
Melancholic and enticing. But even revved up with galvanizing guitars Styring‘s
uplifting sentiments and roborant emotions are the song’s heart and soul.
Stirring. David wins again.
The wait is finally over for the millions (including me) of BIG THIEF fans, although,
let’s not forget we got frontwoman Adrienne Lenker‘s wondrous solo full-length Bright Future last year.
Three years since Brooklyn’s folk-pop-rockers released their enthralling
20-song strong LP, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, they
have recorded a new one, their 6th.
Five London disco-punk cowboys teamed up during the awful 2020 lockdown year
(many bored youngsters decided to do so, to kill time inside) and started FAT DOG.
Last year, they showed up for the first time with bombastic banger King Of The Slugs and several singles later they dropped their debut LP WOOF. One of the best debuts of 2024. And if you can catch them live (like I already did a couple of times) don’t hesitate to go out and have a ball with them.
Anyway, before embarking on their umpteenth tour, we get
a brand new frenetic flamethrower, named PRAY TO THAT.
Get on your knees, folks, and adore the dog priest.
TOUR
7/31 – Diepholz. Germany @ Appletree Garden 8/01 – Katowice, Poland @ Off Festival 8/02 – Waterford, Ireland @ All Together Now 8/06-10 – Winchester, UK @ Boomtown 8/08 – Cornwall, UK @ Boardmasters 8/10 – Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival 8/14 – Paredes De Coura, Porgugal @ Vodafone Paredes de Coura 8/15 – Charleville-Mézières, France @ Cabaret Vert 8/16 – Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man 8/22 – Northampton, UK @ Shambala 8/23 – Málaga, Spain @ Canela Party 8/24 – Paris, France @ Rock En Seine 8/27 – Sheffield, UK @ Utilita Arena * 8/31 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival
9/02 – Sacramento, CA @ Starlet Room 9/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop 9/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room 9/05 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy + Harriet’s 9/06 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah 9/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive 9/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees 9/22 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings 9/23 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery 9/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Warehouse on Watts 9/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel 9/26 – Somerville, MA @ Warehouse XI 9/27 – Montreal, QC @ Toscadura 9/29 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
11/01 – Manchester, UK @ Aviva Studios
(Day Of The Dog Halloween Special) 11/06 – Reykjavik, Iceland @ Iceland Airwaves 11/08 – Kortrijk, Germany @ Sonic City
Band: EX HYENA (Boston, MA) Who: The musical project of Bo Barringer and Reuben Bettsak.
They got together in 2020, surfacing through the haze of the
global pandemic and have released 3 albums since.
Track: THIS IS YOUR LOVE
2nd shared piece from their upcoming,
4th full length, named XX Your Love .
TUTV: Order a truck full of sand, let it drop in your garden, install a cocktail bar,
buy the best earbuds you can find in town for your neighbors, invite your friends
and pretend all that you’re on a hot beach of an exotic island with DJs Ex-Hyena
spinning acid house, starting and ending with their brand-new bleep bleep
stomper ‘This Is Your Love‘, all night and all morning long.
You know the drill, 24-hour party
people, shake and sway those hips.
As communicated earlier on Swedish rock ‘n’ punk roll dropouts THE HIVES are back to be your new favourite band once again. They bagged their 7th album, named it THE HIVES FOREVER, FOREVER THE HIVES and it will crash our speakers on 29th August. More infohere.
Press info: “Lauded on all continents for their masterful skill and reckless abandon in the rock music field, have once again, sooner than you expected, created a new body of work the likes of which have never been heard or indeed probably will again. A new record so full of energy, joy, anger and life that you will be questioning reality as you have known it. They finally did it. Every single song a single, every single a hit, every hit a direct hit in the face of the man.”
Beastie boy Mike D and Queens Of The Stone Age
frontmanJosh Homme guest on the record.
Following the smoking lead-single Never Enough the punk cowboys come up with another whopper, called PAINT A PICTURE. It’s The Hives by numbers, fast and furious numbers as we are used to.
Sheffield‘s guitar-pop heroes PULP released between 1983 and 2002, seven
good-to-superb albums, with the breakthrough one Different Class, turning
30 next October, as their magnum opus. It spawned their two biggest hits with Common People and Disco 2000.
Afterward the band went on a long hiatus, used by
charismatic vocalist/songwriter Jarvis Cocker to start
some solo projects.
They reunited for 2 years (2011-2013), to play some huge
big money concerts, went away again and are doing the
reunion game again since 2022.
A couple of weeks ago the news cam in that they have canned their
first LP in 24 years. It’s named MORE and will be shared with the world
on June 6th.
Cocker: “Love is a word I was unable to say until I was approaching 40. I listened to love songs all the time but couldn’t use the word in real life. The words to this song are me having a word with myself about this state of affairs. I gave myself a real talking-to. I have now learnt how to say it whilst keeping a straight face. “
Following the ridiculously catchy lead single Spike Island
we get a second taster. GOT TO HAVE LOVE is an equally
infectious pop gem.
79-year-old NEIL YOUNG is one of those artists (such as Bob Dylan, Springsteen, the Stones, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and many more) who were born with music in their DNA. They eat, sleep and breath music and have no intention whatsoever to retire.
Young is again omnipresent, with several releases of new old/live albums, a new LP
and an upcoming world tourThe Chrome Hearts , a concert movie, titled Coastal
which premiered last week
Last Saturday he played at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
Here he premiered a new robust rocker LET’S ROLL AGAIN,
and rollin’ it does. I suppose it will be on the upcoming LP with
his new band.
ANDY BELL, vocalist of British synth-pop duo Erasure with former Depeche Mode/Yazoo keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke, go a long way back. Since 1985, they have released 18 LPs.
Both musicians also write/record/release as solo artists.
As announced before Bell has another solo full-length bagged.
He named it Ten Crows, and it will see the light of day on May 2nd.
For taster #4 we get his duet with Blondie‘s icon Debbie Harry for
a fervid break-up pop gem. Two fabulous voices, one fabulous tune.
