Magazine This – JOHNNY THUNDERS & ALAN VEGA (1981)
Great music magazine covers from the past…
JOHNNY THUNDERS & ALAN VEGA
January 1981
New Rocker Mag
Alan Vega
5 BEST ALBUMS Of The Month – JUNE 2024
29 June 2024
Band: THE MYSTERINES
Album: AFRAID OF TOMORROWS
The Scoucers 2nd one
Lia Metcalfe (vocalist/guitarist/songwriter): “I think it’s easy to look back and feel
judgmental about your younger self, but we’re past that now,” We feel like we know
who we are as a band.”
Louder Than War says: “It’s everything and so much more than you would expect
as the band’s maelstrom of creative energy extends their sonic boundaries deeper
into new, darker and unchartered corners of your mind.”,
Press photo by Steve Gullick
TUTV: The charismatic Lia Metcalfe‘s singular voice, both anxious and soul-stirring,
is all over this awe-inspiring new record. So instrumental for the band’s sound that resonates more poignant, gloomier and spine-chilling than on their debut.
It fits Metcalfe‘s introspective reflections on her turbulent past terrifically well,
with haunting and goosebumps-causing songs that have an imposing impact.
Jagged riffs fly all over the place and the charged intensity at play here creates
a doom-laden atmosphere. So far, I returned the most to the two closing candlelight ballads (Inside A Matchbox / So Long) and the acoustic, folky campfire chant Afraid Of Tomorrows with Metcalfe sparkling in the shadows.
There’s always a light shining at the end of the Mysterines tunnel.
The four Scousers are gearing up for a triumphant future.
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Artist: JOHN CALE
Album: POPtical Illusion
UNCUT Mag says: “He returns in double-quick time with more selections from
his 80-song lockdown splurge, but this time in a gentler, almost uplifting mood.
Radical optimism rather suits him.”
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TUTV: This is the Welshman‘s 18th solo LP, only 18 months after the previous one, named Mercy. Cale is still facing his demons as he did on Mercy but here it sounds as if he knows how to beat them.
The layered-synths atmosphere and the rich orchestrations resonate more sanguine here and there, like on Davies And Wales, How We See The Light , and All To Good , songs you can hum along. and hypnotizing single Shark-Shark you can move and groove to.
But the overall tone still is pensive and meditative, no traditional rock ‘n’ roll for Cale,
with past/present reflections like on Calling You Out, Edge Of Reason, Setting Fires and the closing piano ballad There Will Be No River. At 82 his voice hasn’t aged whatsoever, still instrumental and a indispensable factor in his arrestingly crafted work. Remarkable.
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Artist: ALAN VEGA (1938-2016)
Album: INSURRECTION
Another previously unreleased album following the splendid 2021 Mutator LP.
Liz Lamere (Vega’s widow and collaborator): “Insurrection was created in the time
period around 1997/98, after Mutator and prior to Vega’s 1999 release of 2007 and
captures the intense energy of NYC in the 90s rife with crime, killing, hate, fascism,
racism, and moral bankruptcy. You can hear the tortured souls floating through this
album.”
Pitchfork: “Unearthing 11 lost recordings from the late ’90s, the Suicide co-founder’s
newest posthumous release frames him as a doomsday prophet of the information age.
This newest collection is an oppressive, nauseating roller-coaster ride. Once you get off,
you’ll want to do it again.”
TUTV: Uncanny percussion, ghostly vocals, other-worldly vibes, jagged jams, capricious synth loops. It’s Alan Vega alright with another lost treasure. Modern day art from last century, showing once again that Vega was a musical visionary, an absorbing noise crusader, and a doom and gloom prophet.
SINGLE
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Linktree
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Band: SPAMMERHEADS
Duo from Valencia, Spain
Album: DISCLAIMER
Press info: “Spammerheads reaffirm their predilection for industrial sounds, firmly in line with old school ebm, but consolidating a sound that they have already made their own. Disclaimer is a forceful work, with frenetic energy, where the tracks hit with intensity, fun, black humour and a desire to make the dancefloor move through powerful rhythmic sequences, thick and decisive bass lines wrapped in memorable melodies.
As has become a trademark of the band, in Disclaimer the vocals and lyrics lead us
through different states, passing through fury, emergency, dissatisfaction and bad blood, to culminate with the last track of the album in a better place.”
It takes two tango, it takes two Spammerheads to techno
TUTV: Looking for your 24-hour Ibiza beach party soundtrack? Here ls the ones.
Disclaimer offers you a salvo of EBM dance-floor uplifters. Imagine Chemical Brothers producing their intoxicating bloc rockin’ beats and Nine Inch
Nails adding industrial thunder and lighting hammering with Trent Reznor spewing his lyrics.
The Spanish duo deal with all sorts of bad signs of this time as we know it.
Let’s shake them all off mind-hypnotizing and body-activating electro master blasters.
It takes only two to tango,
it only takes two spammerheads to techno.
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Artist: RICHARD HAWLEY (Sheffield, UK)
Album: IN THIS CITY THEY CALL YOU LOVE
NME:“The songwriter captures a sense of aching beauty through vivid odes to
the characters and architectural quirks of his hometown. His ninth LP, ‘In This City
They Call You Love’, elegantly represents what it means to be so entwined with one’s
locale; even in a place rich with musical history, Hawley remains a singular figure
for the way in which this fascination has permeated his songwriting.”
Press photo by 📸: Dean Chalkley
TUTV: Romanticism is written all over this sepia-colored record. As we already know
for a long time Hawley is a romantic at heart who’s in love with his city Sheffield since
he was a child. It feels/sounds like it’s more than just his hometown.
It’s the place where he experienced all things good and bad, happy and sad. It leads to melancholic musings, gripping daydreams and wistful reflections. With his soft-heartened voice and late-night lullabies, the late great Roy Orbison comes to mind on several occasions. A candlelight pearl.
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ALBUM
Why The Late Great ALAN VEGA Became A Rapper
8 June 2024
Lol.
(Image: cover of his ‘Mutator‘ LP )
ALAN VEGA – Another Lost LP Named ‘INSURRECTION’ Shows The Legend’s Spine-Chilling Electro Noise Groove Impact Once Again
6 June 2024
Another previously unreleased album named INSURRECTION,
following the splendid 2021 Mutator LP, by the late great
ALAN VEGA (1938-2016) is out now.
11 songs showcase the unparalleled vision and uncompromising
force from one of the most influential artists of all time.
Liz Lamere (Vega’s widow and collaborator): “Insurrection was created in the time
period around 1997/98, after Mutator and prior to Vega’s 1999 release of 2007 and
captures the intense energy of NYC in the 90s rife with crime, killing, hate, fascism,
racism, and moral bankruptcy. You can hear the tortured souls floating through this
album.”
Jared Artaud (fellow Vega collaborator): “Insurrection hits hard and shows the power
and intensity of Alan Vega’s visionary solo work. It feels like he was trying to break new
ground. There’s always a kind of magic that goes into working on Vega’s music. I feel like
he was tapped into some other dimension. One hand in the gutter and one hand in
the stars.”
Pitchfork: “Unearthing 11 lost recordings from the late ’90s, the Suicide co-founder’s
newest posthumous release frames him as a doomsday prophet of the information age.
Born into a brazen New York underworld, Vega spent his career taking evil, masticating
it to its sonic rudiments, and spitting it back out, often directly in people’s faces. Half of experiencing his work is allowing yourself to suffer, to be under his control.
This newest collection is an oppressive, nauseating roller-coaster ride.
Once you get off, you’ll want to do it again.”
Order info here.
TUTV: Uncanny percussion, ghostly vocals, other-worldly vibes, jagged jams, capricous synth loops. It’s Alan Vega allright with another lost treasure. Modern day art from last century showing once again that Vega was a musical visionary, an absorbing noise crusader, and a doom and gloom prophet.
Singles: Mercy / Cyanide Soul
– MERCY –
– CYANIDE SOUL –
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20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – MAY 2024
The best of the best of the past month
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK-BY-TRACK
1. ‘U Should Not Be Doing That’ by AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS (Australia)
Press photo by Zac Bayly
This Australian rawk ‘n’ roll tornado released their second LP ‘Comfort To Me‘
already 3 years ago and they’re still touring it. It calls popularity and success.
But they found some time recently to record this belter. U Should Not Be Doing
That bounces forth and back, and funks and punks with big beats, schreeching
guitars, a sexy sax and Amyl ‘s sneering vocality.
Amyl rules.
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2. ‘Help Me, I’m Spiralling’ by SPRINTS (Ireland)
Press promo
2024 is supersonic Irish post-punk turbine Sprints‘s breakthrough year.
Their rad riff ‘n’ roar debut LP Letter To Self, caused/causes exciting waves
among critics and old/new fans.
To keep the momentum going they dropped this new whirlwind stroke.
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3. ‘Psychopath’ by BODY COUNT (NYC)
Ice-T and his earsplitting gang are back.
They bagged their 8th LP, and titled it
Merciless. Release date TBA.
For the first slam dunk, they get help from growling loudmouth
Joe Badolato from deathcore band Fit For An Autopsy.
They’re all psychopaths if you ask me.
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4. ‘Repeat After Me’ by RAPTUROUS (Kent, UK)
Rapturous is an English Hip-Rock-Hop squad that erupt here like
if Cypress Hill is fronted by Zack de la Rocha, rattling like a rapid-fire
riot-gun.
If you’re looking for an avid anthem that celebrates freedom,
then this is the very loud and very clear one you can go berserk
to in the streets.
Repeat after them.
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5. ‘Crumbs, Chaos And Lies’ by PIG (UK)
Industrial Goth-rock crusader Raymond Watts
has his new cast iron LP, baptized Red Room
out.
It features this flabbegasting sledgehammer
you can pulverize concrete with.
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6. ‘A Foretold Ecstasy’ by MADAME MAYFLOWER (Oslo, Norway)
Truly hypnotizing from start to finish with velvety vocals and darkwavish synths
in the back adding a twilight tone. Top-tier tune. The on-repeat button was invented
for this kind of arousing thrills. Don’t miss this ecstatic MM jam.
“In and out
Inside again
I’m passing out
To ease the strain”
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7. ‘Don’t Go Making Plans’ by HARD-FI (UK)
Press pic
The British pop/rock team that scored three successful albums between 2003 and 2014 returned in 2022 for some live action. They all got in the mood again and wrote/recorded thsi brand new song Don’t Go Making Plans.
It’s an infectious, brassy tune that swings around with a dance-inviting oomph.
“Where’s everybody? Where’s everyone? / I’m coming out tonight, I wanna have some fun /
But these empty streets and shut-up bars/ Too broke to eat, to nowhere to dance.”
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8. ‘A Good Man Died’ by CUT THE KIDS IN HALF (New Jersey)
Photo credit: Francine Silver
This rotating riff-ripper is just irresistible. It’s a head-spinning stomper that gets under
your skin from the get-go. A fervid upper with a jump-up-and-down with your fists in the air chorus that doubles your adrenalin production for 4 and a half banging minutes.
Think of the early zealous gusto and the buzzing drive of NYC’s celebs The Strokes.
In a normal world, this revved-up stunner of a tune should top all indie charts
all over the globe.
Cut it here!
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9. ‘Cover It Up’ by TYPHOID ROSIE (Brooklyn, NY)
Photo: Janier De Jesus, via Typhoid Rosie
Rosie Rebel and her robust retro rock combo do it again. This one is for their beloved dog of six years and tour companion, Canaan, who now rocks his tail off, up there in the sky.
As we experienced before Typhoid Rosie always storm full steam ahead from start
to finish. This punked-up, harmonious chant with its sickly sticky chorus triggers your
best zigzagging moves. It’ll feature on their 5th album, called Last Words, which lands
on June 21.
“We’re not gonna leave you in this shithole town!
Get in the car, let’s go!”
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10. ‘Nothing To Report’ by FOLD PAPER (Winnipeg, US)
This far-out trio is masterminded by the Nigerian-born, Michigan-raised and
Winnipeg-based Chell Osuntade, who delivers almost-spoken-word lyrics searing
with intent. They produce a raw, jittery and energetic brand of post-punk.
Nothing To Report is a glorious cacophonous jackhammer going everywhere fast.
It rattles and rambles, motorized by schizophrenic guitars, a mean bass/drum
tandem and Chell Osuntade‘s sloganesque chant. Almost 5 minutes of razzle-dazzle turmoil, revved-up dynamics and jazzed-up rhythms. Think British mavericks black midi.
Touchdown.
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11. ‘So Desperate’ by SALEM WOLVES (Providence, Rhode Island)
Photo Credit: Black Cherry Creative
With this new piece, Salem Wolves taps into the human
psyche and a lost wrestler’s supernatural ambition.
Gray Bouchard (songwriter): “‘So Desperate’ is about recontextualizing what should be a moment of triumph as something grimy. If you’re ambitious or a dreamer, it’s easy to just focus on the goal, the stage, that moment in the spotlight when all eyes are on you. You tune out the noise, ignore your screaming muscles and tired bones, and march toward victory.”
Expect a riveting mid-tempo flare-up pushed by an agonizing vocalist,
an ironclad rhythm section, and mental guitars. Vehement emotionality.
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12. ‘Cold’ by CRENSHAW PENTECOSTAL (North Carolina, US)
This North Carolina outfit formed, fuelled by late-night jam sessions, where the only
rule was to keep the spirit of Tom Petty alive, with members who found themselves
veering away from their roles as backing musicians for solo artists.
With Cold they hit bullseye. It’s a bittersweet epic Americana
symphony that touches heart and soul. Splendid score!
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13. ‘Shark-Shark’ by JOHN CALE (Wales)
Press photo
The 82-year-old VU legend JOHN CALE is one of those artists who’ll never stop
making music until his final breath. Back in January 2023 he released one of the
finest records of that year with Mercy.
And he has already another one to offer.
It’s called POPtical Illusion and he will share it with the world
on June 14. The songs were written around the time he worked
on Mercy.
While you wait for the LP find
out how old(er) dogs still rock.
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14. ‘Cyanide Soul’ by ALAN VEGA (US)
Tomorrow, 31 May, another previously unreleased
Alan Vega (1938-2016) album, titled Insurrection will
hit our ears.
This otherwordly and enigmatic synth-psych groove will be on it.
Spooky stuff.
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15. ‘Taking Hold’ by COMMON CULTURE (England)
Common CultureCommon Culture is a rousing, fiddle-driven alternative folk band from Barnsley, England who fuse traditional and contemporary elements into an upbeat and energetic sound.
From the very start their new pîece Taking Hold explodes like a firecracker. Peppy, bustling
and stimulating. It’s a highly encouraging mind-and-body booster incited by a dizzying pace, flaming violin play, electrical rapture, pepped-up vocals, and a delirious chorus.
There’s always a common culture light at the end of the tunnel.
Folk rock veterans Levellers should take them on tour.
Here’s why.
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16. ‘All That School For Nothing’ by JOHN GRANT (Michigan, US)
Press
The boy from Michigan has bagged his 7th album, baptized it
The Art Of The Lie, and he will share it with the world on June 14.
Ahead of it, we can funk ourselves dizzy to this peppy dance floor knockout.
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17. ‘Need’ by THE GREETING (Ireland)
This act is a collaboration of Irish bands Big Generator and pMad
“War, Hate, Distrust, Propaganda, Bullying and all the horrible attributes of life,
we don’t need it!! We have seen it all and it does not make us happy, let us break
the cycle and stop the unhappiness!!”
Wow! What a powerhouse debut smack this is. Terrifically vigorous
and puissant, with a titanic guitar-blazing and drum-hammering chorus.
Play it!
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18. ‘Bye Bye Sunday Afternoon’ by SMITT E. SMITTY & THE FEZZTONES (Boston, US)
This Boston collective knows how to shake their booty. They did it before and
they do it again with this instantly working booster and exultant chant.
A rotating bass riff dictates the jumping-for-joy pace, alternating female/male vocals add some more jubilation and on the chorus, we all can go nuts. And let’s not forget that brisk violin with a jocund vibe.
Party time!
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19. ‘Lunch’ by BILLIE EILISH (USA)
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Mega superstar (I bet she has fans on the Moon) Billie Eilish
has her new, 3rd album Hite Me Hard And Soft out.
And she eat girls for lunch on it.
Yummy!
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20. ‘Garawek Khaos’ by CEMENTO ATLANTICO (Italy)
Cemento Atlantico is the electronic project of Italian
producer and DJ Alessandro “ToffoloMuzik” Zoffoli.
His new single is a mid-tempo techno boomer that spellbinds from start to finish.
Magnetic vibrations interwoven with hip-swaying synth eurhythmics and echoing
vocals.
Dance here.
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New ALAN VEGA Album From His Archives Lands May 31 – Hear Rad Tracks ‘MERCY’ And ‘CYNADE SOUL’
24 May 2024
Another previously unreleased album, following the splendid 2021 Mutator LP,
by the late great ALAN VEGA (1938-2016) raises from his archives on May 31,
named INSURRECTION.
11 songs showcase the unparalleled vision and uncompromising
force from one of the most influential artists of all time.
Liz Lamere (Vega’s widow and collaborator): “Insurrection was created in the time
period around 1997/98, after Mutator and prior to Vega’s 1999 release of 2007 and
captures the intense energy of NYC in the 90s rife with crime, killing, hate, fascism,
racism, and moral bankruptcy. You can hear the tortured souls floating through this
album.”
Jared Artaud (fellow Vega collaborator): “Insurrection hits hard and shows the power
and intensity of Alan Vega’s visionary solo work. It feels like he was trying to break new
ground. There’s always a kind of magic that goes into working on Vega’s music. I feel like
he was tapped into some other dimension. One hand in the gutter and one hand in
the stars.”
Order info here.
Ahead of the release come we got these two tasters.
Uncanny percussion, ghostly vocals, and other-worldly vibes.
– MERCY –
– CYANIDE SOUL –
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Alan Vega: Linktree
20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – APRIL 2024
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
1. ‘Light In A Quiet Room’ by RIDE (UK)
Superb track from Ride‘s new superb album Interplay
It starts with Mark Gardner‘s starry-eyed vocals glistering over a poppy mid-tempo soundscape. At the 3-minute mark, the song fades out with subtle piano touches but restarts for a psychedelic, multi-layered wall-of-orgastic sound finale.
Wowzers.
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2. ‘Big Time Nothing’ by ST. VINCENT (New York)
Absolute top-tier track from her new LP All Born Screaming.
It’s an irristible 24 Carat old skool disco stomper to fill dance
floors with.
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3. ‘Sink Ya Teeth’ by THE MYSTERINES (UK)
New high-powered rockin’ banger from the British post-punks’
second LP, titled Afraid Of Tomorrows, that’ll see the day of light
on June 7.
Cool as fuck!
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4. ‘Enrage Engage’ by SELF HELP (UK)
These British indie upstarts take you on a bouncy ride with
this jagged juggernaut from their upcoming debut LP.
Enrage Engage is a roaring roller coaster ride, going forth and back, left and right,
circling around a pulsating Yard Act like groove that gets under your skin without
asking, while the song derails in different surprising, up and down directions, now
and then.
Don’t miss these young bloodthirsty dogs, they’re going places.
Buy
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5. ’99’ by METZ (Canada)
Cooking highlight from the Canadian noizz trio’s
new mind-blowing longplayer ‘Up On Gravity Hill’.
99,99 score.
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6. ‘Body Of Mine’ by LAMBRINI GIRLS (Brighton, UK)
Lille, France 2024 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume
Another supersonic gender sucker-punch from Brighton‘s riotous feminist punk duo fury.
They slash, trash, and smash with unbridled vigour and biting zing. Not your typical girls.
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7. ‘Something To Fight For’ by TYPHOID ROSIE (Brooklyn, NY)
Photo: Janier De Jesus, via Typhoid Rosie
It’s the first single off their, forthcoming 5th LP, called
Last Words. It lands on June 21. More info here.
As we experienced before Typhoid Rosie always storm full steam ahead from
the kick-off until the very last rollicking riff. This punked-up, harmonious chant
with its sickly sticky refrain triggers your best zigzagging moves.
Expect 122 seconds of afire party fuel peppered with Rosie Rebel‘s
combative rawk’ n roll vocality and vociferous pizzaz.
Fight here.
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8. ‘Reckless Heart‘ by ARROWS OF ATHENA (Boston, MA)
Single from the duo’s swirling debut LP The Ghost Archives
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I’m quite sure that AOA are huge fans of former Swedish glam and glitter pop duo Roxette. The bliss and blitz at play on Reckless Heart is sonically similar. Sizzling guitars, battering drums/bass grooves, sensuous vocals and a peppy chorus combine here for a power pop pearl that flames lustrously. Orchestral melodiousness, fiery 90s spirit, and musical.
An invigorating joyride.
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9. ‘Life’s A Fucking Miracle’ by JAMES (Manchester, UK)
Standout, life-celebrating, pop bliss from Manchester‘s
imperishable, power pop veterans’ brand new LP Yummy.
Ecstatic.
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10. ‘Just Like Everybody Else’ by SPIELMANN (Leeds, UK)
Photo credit: Thandiwe Zivengwa
This song will feature on his debut EP, titled
‘Fifteen Minutes With Spielmann’, and landing
on 31 May.
This is glorious, full-orchestrated pop, that transfers you in an eye/ear blink to a sonic dreamland with its affecting melodiousness, riveting chorus and warm-hearted vocals. Three minutes and twenty seconds with Spielmann sounding not like everybody else.
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11. ‘Body Bags’ by OWLS (Ireland)
“The song and video have been largely informed by the unfolding events in Gaza. Body Bags looks at humanity turning in on itself. For all the beauty & harmony in the world, we are chaotic by nature – violent and cruel to our own. It explores the human condition and our ability to inflict pain and suffering upon the most vulnerable.”
Producer Owls shares his thoughts about the dramatic Gaza fiasco with
a disturbing techno twister that sounds like an ultimate alarm alert.
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12. ‘Going Out’ by JENNIFER TEFFT AND THE STRANGE (Boston, US)
Get up, stand up, and fight for your right to go out, and do it with
these Boston beatniks. They make your pelvis shake and swing with
some riff-infused rock ‘n’ roll while Avril Lavigne‘s chick alter ego,
named Jennifer Tefft, as your vocal guide.
Badass stroke.
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13. ‘Mercy’ by ALAN VEGA (US)
A previously unreleased album, named Insurrection by the late
Brooklyn born master of minimalism ALAN VEGA (1938-2016), half
of proto-punk duo Suicide, comes out on May 31st.
Ahead of the release comes this taster, called Mercy.
Uncanny percussion, ghostly vocals, and other-worldly
vibes.
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14. ‘Stuck In Place’ by LONELY LITTLE KITSH (Canada)
Expect a captivating bluesy and moony slice of music that grows slowly but
surely in ardency and fervency along its Springsteen-esque strumming way. Wistful
and impassioned alternating/duet vocals flow upfront and lead us, beat by beat,
into a glowing and electrical finale.
Lonely Little Kitsch do it their own Fleetwood grunge way.
Start spreading rumours about this enthralling duo and
this new notable score.
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15. ‘Burning In Our Name’ by MAX BLANSJAAR
Following last month’s frolicsome song Anna Madonna,
Blansjaar entertains our ears again with this topnotch tune.
It’s a folky, sickly sticking, jangly earworm with Blansjaar
laid-back vocals rollin’ all over it.
“My face looks like I spent the night with Freddie Krueger”.
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16. ‘Missing’ by pMAD (Galway, Ireland)
Standout bass riff-driven, frenzied guitar-fueled, drum-beating,
darkwavish, melodic piece from pMad‘s new full-length I In Power.
‘Missing’ is about not valuing people enough when they
are with us and only realising the loss to us when they
are gone.
Don’t miss this.
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17. ‘Unlucky Love’ by JENNY DON’T AND THE SPURS (Portland, Oregon)
From the band’s new forthcoming longplayer, titled
Broken Hearted Blue, out on June 14. Pre-order info here.
Country Americana at its romantic and heavy-hearted best. Heart-and-soul vocals and easy-going, lovey-dovey vibes for the midnight hours. Wurlitzer jukeboxes were invited
to play this kind of lullaby in bars where the lonely gather for some companion.
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18. ‘Close Enough’ by STRESS DOLLS (Buffalo, NY)
📸 Peter Heuer Photography
The moniker of songstress Chelsea O’Donnell.
Another captivating guitar-pop song from Chelsea O’Donnell aka Stress Dolls.
Tantalizing tunefulness, glistening guitar sparks, and gratifying vocals.
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19. ‘Forget’ by MOONPOOLS (Switzerland)
Photo credit: Mischa Nüesc
The opening piece from this Swiss poppy shoegazers
brand new 5-track EP, titled Hide And Seek.
Crystalline vocals, soothing resonance with warm synths and glimmering guitar play.
A sWeet little, soft-hearted ballad. Think The Sundays fronted by the wonderful Harriet Wheeler
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20. ‘Tied To A Mast’ by SEADOG (Brigton, UK)
📷 Tom Chadd
Shoegazy dream pop musing from Seadog‘s upcoming LP Internal Noise, out 15 May.
Harmonious vocals, fanciful sonority, bedazzling guitar solo, and a head-in-the-clouds chorus combine for a top effort.
SUMMER PARTY PLAYLIST Part 5 – 15 Top Thrills – New & Old
21 July 2023
Turn up the heat and feel your heart beat.
It’s PART 5 of Turn Up The Volume‘s yearly hot summer playlists.
A mix of new and old tunes. A mix of adrenalin-infused punk/rock
anthems, dance fireworks, and some moony musings to end the
party when the sun comes up.
TRACK BY TRACK
1. ‘Look Like A Man’ by DECIUS (2022)
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2. ‘Paradox’ 52018 by SEXTILE (2018)
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3. ‘Video Babe’ by ALAN VEGA (1983)
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4. ‘Rage Of Angels’ by MARK STEWART and FRONT 242 (2022)
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5. ‘Murder Weapon’ by TRICKY (2010)
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6. ‘Twitchin’ In The Kitchen’ by WARMDUSCHER
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7. ‘Basta’ by GHOST CAR 52023°
Remixed by Dreamwife
8. ‘Wherever It Takes Us’ by JAMES (2021)
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9. ‘Magic Medicine’ by DEAP VALLY (2021)
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10. ‘Up The Mountain’ by REGINA SPEKTOR (2022)
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11. ‘Therapy Couch’ by FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2023)
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12. ‘bleed’ by ferna (2023)
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13. ‘Vampire Empire’ by BIG THIEF
(2023)
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14. Goodbye Tonight by SOCIAL STATION
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15. ‘Witness’ by BENJAMIN BOOKER (2017)
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ALL TOGETHER
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See you next week
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Happy 85 To ALAN VEGA Who Revealed Once Why The Band’s Name SUICIDE Was Choosen
23 June 2023
Alan Vega was born named Boruch Alan Bermowitz on 23 June 1938 in New York City.
He would have celebrated his 85 birthday today. Unfortunately, he passed away in
his sleep in 2016, aged 78.
Last year the tapes of a solo Alan Vega album, titled Mutator was found in some archives by his widow. It got a proper and remastered production and turned out to be a dark magical record.
Play it here.
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ALAN VEGA: Bio – Discography
SUICIDE Were Born In The USA – Hear A Previously Unreleased Track
New striking strokes
6 April 2023
Legendary eccentric noise duo SUICIDE (Martin Rev and Alan Vega)
released their 3th studio LP WAY OF LIFE 35 years ago.
For this anniversary occasion, the album will be re-released on 26 May including some previously unreleased tracks. One of them is a live cover version of Bruce Springsteen’s monster hit BORN IN THE USA (almost 400 million streams on Spotify)performed at a concert in Paris in 1988.
It’s a cheeky take with Suicide name-checking rock legends
like Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Johnny Cash and Little Richard.
Rather brilliant.
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