Former self-declared loser BECK (now 55) has released a brand new single,
called RIDE LONESOME. His first new music since 2023. It’s a smooth reverie,
produced by Nigel Godrich, who also produced three of Beck’s albums during
the late ’90s and 2000s. No indication whatsoever of a new longplayer.
Watch/Listen
Beck also announced North American tour dates for the fall.
8 July 2025
Beck was born, named Bek David Campbell, on 8 July 1970. Happy 55!
29 March 2025
Musical centipede BECK (born Bek David Campbell, 54 years ago) released
his 9th longplayer, titled GUERO. It debuted at #2 on the US Album Charts
and still is, to this date, his highest-charting album, with more than over
868,000 sold copies.
AllMusic said: “In many ways, Guero is deliberately designed as a classicist Beck album,
a return to the sound and aesthetic of his 1996 masterwork, Odelay, reteaming with its producing team of the Dust Brothers. It’s not a knockout, the way his first few records were,
but it’s a successful mature variation on Odelay, one that proves that Beck’s sensibility will continue to reap rewards for him as he enters his second decade of recording.”
SINGLES: E-Pro / Girl / Hell Yes
– E-PRO –
– GIRL –
– HELL YES –
ALBUM
9 February 2025
Not me.
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
27 October 2024
New album artwork
At the age of 91 Texas-born country star WILLIE NELSON is still
doing what he did since he was 23, recording/releasing records.
His 76th (!!!) solo album (his 153rd overall, including collaborations,
soundtracks, and compilations), titled Last Leaf On The Tree comes
out next Friday on November 1st.
One of the tracks is Nelson‘s majestic cover of Beck‘s gripping 2002 ballad
LOST CAUSE (from his Sea Of Change album). His characteristically warm
country voice still enchants.
One live track a day all summer long
1993 single LOSER, still is Bek David Campbell‘s aka BECK
greatest hit (more than 446 million streams on Spotify).
Last week, at the legendary Newport Folk Festival,
he played it this way. Watch the fan footage below.
1993
Daily noise that works faster than caffeine
9 May 2024
Spanish garage pop fury HINDS launch their 4th longplayer, titled VIVA HINDS
on September 6, following the now 4-year-old album The Prettiest Curse .
Inbetween, the band lost two members, bassist Ade Martín
and drummer Amber Grimbergen left. So, only 2 hinds left.
We already got lead single Coffee and here’s appetizer
number two, featuring party animal Beck.
Get up, stand up and dance yourself dizzy to BOOM BOOM TRACK.
WATCH/LISTEN
STREAM
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Hinds: Linktree
Best ballads, reveries and lullabies of 2023
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK-BY-TRACK
1. ‘My Submission’ by DEXYS (Birmingham, UK)
(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Roma, Antwerp – 1 October 2023)
From the The Feminine Divine album
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2. ‘Once Upon A Poolside’ by THE NATIONAL (Cincinnati, US)
From their Two Pages Of Frankenstein LP
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3.’Morning Show’ by IGGY POP (US)
From his album Every Loser
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4.’Only Friend’ by VIAGRA BOYS (Sweden)
(Photo by Turn Up The Volume)
From their album Cave World – Deluxe edition
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5. ‘Date Night’ by LOSSLINE (Manchester)
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6. ‘A Little Bit’ by MILES FROM NOWHERE (Hamilton, Ontario)
From his debut album Slow Down
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7. ‘Man Of The Hour’ by FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES (UK)
From upcoming LP Dark Rainbow
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8. ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ by THE ROLLING STONES feat. LADY GAGA
(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, 2021)
From the Hackney Diamonds album
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9. ‘When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall’ by BELLE AND SEBASTIAN (Scotland)
From the band’s Late Developers LP
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10. ‘On Me’ by 32 TENS (UK)
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11. ‘Can’t Outrun The Truth’ by PETE TOWNSHEND (UK)
Stand-alone single
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12. ‘Lonely Town’ by PAUL SIMONON and GALEN AYERS (UK)
From the duo’s album Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?
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13. ‘Fingerprints’ by TREMENDOUS (Birmingham, UK)
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14. ‘(Salt King) 0>1’ by DENNI IAN (Denmark)
From his Salt King album
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15. ‘Sphere’ by DESERT LIFE (West Wales)
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16. ‘Landlord’ by ALREADY DEAD (Boston, MA)
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17. ‘Night Of The Hunter’ by THE LIBERTINES (UK)
From their upcoming LP All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade
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18.’ Thinking About You’ by BECK (US)
Stand-alone single
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19. ‘The Silent’ by ANNIE CAPPS (Chelsea, Michigan, US)
From her How Can I Say This? album
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20. ‘Hurt A Fly’ by JUNEBUG (Brooklyn, NY)
From her 6-track EP My Therapist Told Me
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In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.
Check the 10 new rad cuts just
added to this rad 2023 playlist.
TRACK-BY-TRACK
1. ‘Burn Out Bright’ by DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (Denmark)
Photo by Kristian Rosengaard
In two weeks – on 6 September – this Danish Herculean rock trio unleash
their debut LP ‘No Weather, No Cry, The Desert Don’t Lie’ with the world.
But first another piece off the LP.
Burn Out Bright is about “chasing your dreams is like standing on the edge of a cliff,
you got to be willing to jump, leaving everything behind. The sacrifices are part of the
game. But it’s worth it, because when you’re up there, living your dreams, nothing else
matters.”
It’s a powerhouse of a belter.
Big emotions, big sound, big tune.
Watch/listen.
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2. ‘Holiday’ by HELMET (NYC)
NYC’s eminent metallic noise heroes are producing
deafening stuff for over 3 decades now.
On 10 November commander in chief Page Hamilton
and his crew unleash their 7th LP baptized Left .
To start the countdown they dropped the lead single Holiday.
A rambunctious scream-along and head-bang along haymaker.
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3. ‘Crawlers’ by FAMILY MAN
These punk-rooted misfits make noise since 2019. Following
their 2022 debut EP What’s New they just released their 3rd
single of 2023.
“Crawlers explores the idea of a toxic relationship and the line between
symbiosis and parasitism. The earth-shattering conclusion that we are
also at fault can be just as devastating, as we see ourselves ‘becoming
a crawler too.'”
Expect a slow-boiling and haunting rap-like rant that
creeps and crawls slowly but surely under your skin.
Wowzers.
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4. ‘Radio Hell’ by MIPSO (North Carolina)
Photo credit: Sarah Wells
Americana folk-pop-rock quartet from North-Carolina just released
their 6th LP, named Book Of Fools. Stream the full beauty here.
One of the stellar singles is Radio Hell. Only 15 seconds in and the groovy vibe intro convinces your ears that this is a winner. Totally infectious, going forth and back, and activating your feet’s movements.
Check this splendid live version.
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5. ‘Your Side Of Town’ by THE KILLERS (Los Angeles)
This is Los Angeles‘ pop celebrities’ brand new single.
“With much excitement we present to you Your Side of Town. It’s got the ghosts
of a lot of the synth music that inspired us over the years. And yet, somehow, feels
completely our own. Now it’s yours. Turn it up!”
And? A killer of a synth-pop earworm, of course.
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6. ‘Skipping Like A Stone’ by THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS feat. BECK (UK/US)
Manchester‘s longtime techno fanatics THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS launch
their new, 10th LP, FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL FEELING on September 8.
Ahead of it, they threw single #4 on the Internet.
It features musical centipede Beck, and it goes
like this…
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7. ‘Done With It’ by BULLET BRAK feat. OT THE REAL (US)
Florida-based veteran rapper Bullet Brak has been turning heads for over
a decade with his dynamic delivery and witty wordplay. Last December he
released his debut LP, titled Brock Holliday. Stream it here.
For this new single he teamed up with Philly‘s top bar
spitter OT The Real. The result is a smoking flow of rants.
Check it out.
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8. ‘Bunga’ by NEPTUNE’S CODE (Chicago)
Photo credit: Sam Monendo
Following their 2 albums, Can’t Have It All (2019) and Evolving (2021) these
4 impassioned Amazons have a brand new 6-track EP out, titled Called Upon .
Stream it here.
Bunga is a towering tour de force off the EP. A slow-burning torch
that grows in intensity and passion along its energetic path.
Somewhere between Alanis Morissette and PJ Harvey.
Wholehearted tension.
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9. ‘As Above So Below’ by DAY CLINIC (Berlin)
This Berlin-based post-punk outfit released its remarkable
debut LP S/T out early this year. Read TUTV’s review here.
For standout track As Above So Below, a highly affecting
and stirring power ballad, they now shared a video.
Watch/listen.
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10. ‘Blessed’ by EUGENE feat. MARISSA ECHINATO (Planet Earth)
Blessed is a heart-and-soul affecting love serenade.
A starry-eyed pop pearl with romantic angelic voices.
Wonderful, just wonderful.
ALL TOGETHER
Steam to Spotify and stream.
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See/hear you next week, music junkies
22 May 2023
Rock star Beck about himself.
