20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – MAY 2025

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TRACK BY TRACK

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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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Via Mute Records

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
WhoDublin-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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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 17 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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.

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The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK

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

New Track: CAN’T STOP THE RAIN

“This is a song about the inevitability of pain. We all try to avoid the bad things in life, to hide from them, but as sure as the sun will set bad things are going to get you. Because life is made of the light and the dark, you can’t have one without the other. And in that way, sometimes, the dark can be kinda beautiful”.

TUTV: Sonically Can’t Stop The Rain combines both the melodic briskness
of Vampire Weekend and the mystic sensibility of Beirut. The result is a breezy
pop tune for the summer, even when it’s cloudy and you need to hide for
teardrops from above. Envigorating music always works, come rain or shine

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Photo Credit: Harrison Searle

Band: THE NORTHERN LINE
Who: Newcomers from Boston, Massachuttes raised on a steady diet of Britpop, baggy, Madchester, and modern alternative, who urge everyone to raise a fist, bang a drum, and get on the indie dance floor.

New Track: THROW A FIST

Bilvox (Vocals/guitar): “It’s a personal song, but it is also a song that connects with
anyone who has done the hard work to move on after a meaningful relationship falls
apart. The liberation, the freedom of the ‘fist’ that’s thrown, mostly metaphorically, is
throwing away the pain, the failed dream, and embracing the future.”

TUTV: Could easily be a hidden track on Blur‘s 1991 debut album Leisure. 90s psych pop with trippy 60s echoes and the characteristically British, confident swagger. Peppy party tune for girls & boys on a high on a holiday on an exotic island. Mass.chester indeed.


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Band: HIGH HI
Who: Sprightly power pop trio from Belgium with
3 albums (so far) on their résumé. You can check
them out on Spotify.

New Track: RUNNING
First taster of album #4. Info TBA.

TUTV: Expect a passionate, orchestral pop gem with affectingly emotive
duet vocals. Infectious and heartfelt. Think Roxette at their romantic finest.


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Promo photo by Yulissa Benitez

Band: MODEL/ACTRIZ
Who: Electro pop-punk act
from Brooklyn, NY.

Track: DIVA

Third piece from their upcoming sophomore LP,
named Pirouette. It’ll see the day of light May 2.
More info here.

Electro funk activating your body on the spot.

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Image via Isabel Levin

Artist: SLEEPY HABITS
Who: The moniker of seasoned New Orleans musician
Alan Howard who released his debut album Ouchie! in
2022.

Track: ANTIQUE MALL

“At the time I wrote this song, I was coming to terms with the fact that you can’t carry everything with you throughout your life. The physical space of the antique mall symbolizes that feeling. With that symbol as its base, the song explores allowing yourself to hold onto the reverence of memory and acknowledge how it has shaped you while letting go of the idealistic sense of the ‘good ol’ days’.”

TUTV: Lazy bedroom pop tune for lazy people on
a lazy day. Like you and me and Alan Howard.

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Day And Nightdreams – Discover Gripping Debut LP ‘LAST ANIMALS’ By Irish Artist A. SMYTH

23 February 2021

Artist: A. SMITH
Who: Singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland

Album: LAST ANIMALS – debut LP
Released: 19th February 2021

Key references: Iron and Wine, Nick Drake, Bill Callahan,
Van ‘Astral Weeks‘ Morrison, Wilco, Damien Rice

Turn Up The Volume: This remarkable debut evokes images on the screen in
my head, of a wandering troubadour with a guitar on his back, some blade of
grass in his mouth, traveling around like a rolling stone with no direction home.
An emotions-exploring folk singer writing songs about daily observations and
nightly thoughts. Heartfelt music for brooding moments, affecting music for a
lazy rainy day in bed. Gripping voice, gripping songs with a de-stress timbre,
soul-and-heart searching romanticism for all of us who still can dream.

Singles: When It Calls / River

– RIVER –

– WHEN IT CALLS –

Stream/buy full LP here…


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Made To Love Magic – Dublin Singer/Songwriter A. SMYTH Enchants With New Single ‘WHEN IT CALLS’

Reveries for the laziest day of the week…

24th January 2021

A. SMITH is an up and coming singer/songwriter from Dublin. He mixes the bucolic dreaminess of Nick Drake with the folk-rock of Elliott Smith, with driven verses and
hooky choruses. He releases his debut LP Last Animals on 19th February.

But first new single WHEN IT CALLS. A melancholic pearl about “trying to
use life experience to help the ones you love through difficult periods .”

This is starry-eyed music for the twilight hours. Meditative, brooding, and making
you hum along from start to finish. Midway, a weeping Neil Young guitar fragment electrifies the mood briefly before Smyth‘s voice takes over again with its calming
timbre. All you need to let your thoughts float around your head.

Made to love magic.

I feel the river in your heart
I know the thunder cos I feel it too

A. SMYTH: Facebook

Debut LP LAST ANIMALS out 19th February. More info here.

(photo via Hannah Gould PR)