ARK IDENTITY – Canadian Rocker Moves And Grooves On New Firm Footstomper ‘SIT’

Daily electricity to charge your batteries

28 September 2026


Photo by Pablo Rincon

Artist: ARK IDENTITY
Who: The moniker for Toronto‘s alternative
artist and producer Noah Mroueh.

Track: SIT
New single.

Mroueh: “Politics, racism, sexism, social media, people constantly arguing,
the news, algorithms, It feels like there’s almost no space to just think for
yourself anymore. ‘SIT’ came out of that frustration.”

“In a world that constantly demands our attention and reaction, choosing to stop,
sit still and think for yourself can be the most radical thing you do. For me, sitting
becomes an act of rebellion.”


Sit here

TUTV: If your feet don’t react, your pelvis doesn’t start shaking, and your head doesn’t go forth and back to this firm footstomper you need to change your meds and/or consult a shrink. This bass/drum motorized riff banger rotates on and on. Ark Identity moves and grooves with funky panacherie.

This is the sort of enlivening tune that makes you jump out of bed, makes you dance around your kitchen table, and makes you leave your house for a brisk walk and a sit in the park, following your instincts, feeling confident and determined to make your own mark, regardless of what others think.

Again, we experience that galvanizing music
can resuscitate yout numb psyche.

“Sit down, breathe out
Don’t lose your head now
Reach out, shut down
Find out and fuck around

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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 5 – 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 that matters.

For a couple of years now TUTV added 10 new tracks every 7 days.
This year we’ll put 5 new ones in the Jukebox twice a week

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The 5 fresh ones.
TRACK BY TRACK

Band: sssSURE
Who: 3 seasoned musicians
from Bornem, Belgium.

“No AI, lots of EQ and love!
That’s shhSure for sure!”

Track: DAMN RIGHT IT IS
Title piece of their brand-new
debut EP. Stream it here.

For those about to rock sssSure salute you with this
riff-roasting rocker. A hit? Sure thing. Damn right.


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Band: SNAPPED ANKLES
Who: London-based synth mavericks, incorporating
elements of performance art and art rock. Masked
and dressed up as threes on stage.

Track: RAOUL
Piece from their new upcoming album
Hard Times Furious Dancing. Out on
28 March


New album artwork

Snapped Ankles never let you down
when you love to sway yourself gaga
to electro dancefloor uplifters.

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Artist: ARK OF IDENTITY and DOUBLE WISH
Who: Ark Identity is the dream pop solo project
of Toronto’s Noah Mroueh and Double Wish is the
moniker for singer-songwriter Philippe Andre.

Track: AEROPLANE
From the upcoming EP, named
Deeper Ecstasy and out Feb 28th.

It’s a deeply introspective song that explores the tension between holding onto the past and the desire to break free. The song’s evocative soundscape and lyrical depth invites listeners to reflect on their own experiences of being suspended in that space between departure and arrival, both physically and emotionally.

Laid-back moments of Band of Horses come to mind.
Great harmonies, infectious melodiousness, frolicsome
flow. Mixed emotions? Get on the aeroplane.

“I’ll be sure to think of the day
Nostalgic tides washing away
It’s so calm to know
That I’m letting go”

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Band: THE DARKNESS
Who: British glam rock oldtimers,
fronted by big mouth Justin Hawkins.

Track: ROCK AND ROLL PARTY COWBOY
Ripper from their forthcoming album
Dreams On Toast.

Jump on your horse, all you cowboys
out there and shoot from the hips.
ZZ Top is all over the place.

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Artist: ADULT MATTERS
Who: The solo project of Luigi Bussotti. 90’s guitars,
honest and brutal lyrics. Their music is a secret
diary of a non-binary queer person.

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Track: SUPERMAN

Jazzy, saxy, and impassioned ebullience.
Sky-scraping vocality and ardent horns.
Masterly composition.


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