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16 October 2025
Hello guys
Band: DARKSIDE
Who: Psych/electronic act from Rhode Island, active
since 2011, with a hiatus between 2014 and 2018.
Last February, they launched
their 3rd LP, named Nothing
Track: ONE LAST NOTHING
A song from the Nothing sessions
that didn’t make the album.
Trippy stroke.
Let’s get high
on the vibes.
6 March 2025
Hello, guys
Band: DARKSIDE
Who: The lauded trio, featuring Chilean-American electro musician
Nicolas Jaar and Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington.
Album: NOTHING
Their 3rd one.
Press info: This album slips through the cracks of convention with serpentine guitars, extraterrestrial static, and cavernous drums. Haunted rhythms, distorted vocals, and uncanny beauty. No band but Darkside could have made Nothing, and in no moment
but now. The outcome is magnetic and hieroglyphic.
Pitchfork: “This isn’t an album about clearing one’s mind. It’s raw and frenetic,
a blistering and desperately beautiful soundtrack to the mounting chaos.”
TUTV: A varied work of synth-dominating atmospherics. At times spaced-out,
at times reflective and trancy. A left field, electronic score for ruminative
relaxation. Ideal headphones music.
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ALBUM
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical horizon
daily, for 10 years now in 2025, to pick ace tracks and add 10 new rad ones, every
week, to the one and only JUKEBOX that matters.
This week’s 10 fresh ones.
Artist: BOB MOULD
Who: Former Hüsker Dü frontman.
Track: HERE WE GO CRAZY
Title song of his upcoming, 15th LP.
Mould about the album: “On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs. I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity, and clarity. Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes: Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”
Vintage Mould passion.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BLEACH GARDEN
Who: Indie 4-piece from Atlanta, GA influenced by robust bands such
as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Melvins, Flipper, Zeppelin,
lack Sabbath, and many more.
They have 3 albums out so far. You
can check them out on Spotify.
New track: BORN TO BE EMPTY
Piece from their new, forthcoming LP.
Details TBA.
Imagine Nirvana were stoner rockers.
Smells like exploding spirit. Score!
Band: ALUMINIUM BOYS
Who: American indie rock project born in Silicon Valley,
centered around the songwriting of friends Jared Ottmann
and William “Bill” Pence.
Track: COMMON PLIES
The opener of their upcoming debut
full-length, Collected Pieces out on
21st March.
Catchy guitar pop juice.
Melodic rapture. Peppy vocals.
Smooth Interpol echoes.
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Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Tyler T. Williams.
Artist: YOUTH LAGOON
Who: The musical project of
Idaho musician Trevor Powers.
Track: SPEED FREAK
Cut from his upcoming 5th LP named
Rarely Do I Dream, out on February 21.
Powers: “This song came from a thought I had of giving the angel of death a hug. We spend our whole lives running from this thing we can’t outrun. This body is temporary, but there is no death. Only transformation. A door opens when you learn to let go of the identity you’ve been building your whole life.”
A magnetic, rotating groove playing
quickly on your hard-drive in your
head.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: DARKSIDE
Who: Alt electronic musician Nicolás Jaar, multi-instrumentalist
Dave Harrington and drummer Tlacael Esparza from Providence,
Rhode Island.
Track: S.N.C.
Song from their 3rd longplayer, named
Nothing. It’ll show up on 28 February.
Funky mid-tempo jam creeping
under your skin without asking
permission.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Brian Stevens
Band: DOVES
Who: Manchester’s electro-guitar-pop indie veterans who
released their uppermost debut album Lost Souls in 2000.
Track: COLD DREAMING
From their 6th CD Constellations For The Lonely.
It’ll land on Valentine’s Day.
The Mancunian old-timers still
know how a bittersweet symphony
should sound like.
Instagram Spotify
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Artist: MOTE
Who: Post-punk indie from Berlin who carves a unique path through
modern music influenced by David Bowie, Sharon Van Etten, and Juice WRLD.
Track: SUNDAY
The song delves into the turbulent aftermath of a sudden romantic departure. The track captures the visceral immediacy of heartbreak, unraveling emotions with a stark honesty that resonates very deep. Gritty yet vulnerable, the track is a sonic exploration of isolation and connection, wrapped in lush textures and an undercurrent of restless energy.
Mixed emotions in motion.
Hypnotic, fuzzy, captivating
Cathartic vocals.
Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: BATTLEFLAG
Who: The project of Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Jeff Hartwig. A collective of like-minded musicians and visual artists with a sound that blends traditional rock instrumentation with ambient synths, drum loops and samples, Hartwig’s Battleflagg songs seek to straddle the Heartland/Americana/Indie rock divides, leaning into direct, heart-on-sleeve lyrics and arena-size, sing-along choruses.
Track: GHOSTS
Opener from brand-new
4-track Solastalgia.
Electrical electro-pop nirvana
causing a trance-like effect.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brugge, 2024
Band: THROWING MUSES
Who: Legendary American indie outfit formed back in 1981,
with singer-songwriter Kristin Hersch as the only original
member.
Track: SUMMER OF LOVE
2nd shared piece from the Muses’ upcoming 11th longplayer,
baptized Moonlight Concessions. Comes our way March 14.
The song was inspired by a bet Hersh had with a guy for
a dollar that revolved around the idea that the seasons
don’t change us.
Kristin Hersh strums her acoustic guitar
as she did for years on this hypnotic
humdinger.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BUCK GOOTER
Who: An electro-rock duo – Terry Turtle and Billy Brett – that started
in 2005 and has continued, at Terry‘s urging, since his passing in 2019.
Track: KING KONG LIVES
Cut from new, upcoming 3rd album King Kong Lives: Thereminsanity.
The record is created with Terry Turtle‘s chiming in from beyond on every
song via never before heard samples of his guitar and voice. Release: April 4.
Spooky synth-drum rant interrupted by ghostly garage blues fragments.
Weirdest track of the week. Listen up, all you freaks out there, that
colossal monkey comes after your stereo.
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ALL JUKEBOX TRACKS SO FAR on Spotify
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Every week 10 new rad tracks added
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.
FULL JUKEBOX
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The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: DARKSIDE
Who: Alt electro trio from
Rhode Island. So far 2 LPs.
Track: GRAUCHA MAX
Disco-punk with hooky barbs. Ideal
vibes for your batcave exploits.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo Credit: Riccardo Michelazzo
Artist: TORBA
Who: Italy-based producer and touring
musician with The Soft Moon.
Track: PUNTO
Piece from his upcoming debut album,
titled ‘II’, and landing on 10 Jan 2025.
Imagine NIN teaming up with the Chemical Brothers for
revved-up techno raves. Mind-boggling trip. Dope stroke.
Instagram – Spotify
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Press photo by John Angus Stewart
Band: AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
Who: Aussie punk engine fronted by
the utterly cool punk chick Amyl Taylor.
Track: JERKIN’
Vicious corker from their brand-new LP
Cartoon Darkness out today.
Instagram – Spotify
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New album artwork
Band: LAMBRINI GIRLS
Who: This year’s British
punk sensation.
Track: BIG DICK ENERGY
Sassy stunner from their much-anticipated debut LP, titled
Who Let The Dogs which will pierce our ears 10 Jan 2025.
Wham bam slam!
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BIG MOUNTAIN COUNTY
Who: Electro-Psych combo from
Rome, Italy.
Track: NO TIME TO LOSE
Cut from their upcoming, 3rd LP, called Deep Drives. It’ll invade
our ears on November 29. Pre-order info here. Trust me, I already
had it on my headphones, it’s an ace haymaker.
With No Time To Loose you can start
and finish your upcoming Halloween party.
No rest for the psycho-tic wicked.
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Instagram – Spotify
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Band: FALSELY ACCUSED
Who: Desert rock trio from New England.
Track: WITCHES
Matt Tavano (bass/vocals) “‘Witches’ is about a road rage incident I was involved in a couple years ago that quickly escalated into a roadside robbery,” Tavano admits. “As the scenario was playing out it seemed like violence was going to be unavoidable. But with a little luck, everyone went home in one piece, even the bad guys. It was, as they say, a wicked nail biter.”
Black Sabbath on a
stoner rock roll in hell.
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Linktree – Spotify
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Artists: SPIRITUAL MINIMAL
Who: Brand new musical project formed by Lindsay and Tim Baker
in the late summer of 2024. Taking influence and inspiration from the
likes of Slowdive, Nico, Warpaint and Unloved the duo aims to create
a true, sonically induced transcendent experience.
Track: SOLAR MAXIMUM
Dream pop at its captivating best.
Sparkling guitar lines, starry-eyed duet vocals.
Moony atmosphere. Wonderful debut single.
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Instagram – Facebook
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Band: FLYGHT CLUB
Who: The musical project of Los Angeles-based Shauvik Sharan.
His music emphasizes versatility, covering a wide range of
popular genres and exploring new styles, with each song
designed to fit different moods and emotions.
Track: NOBODY ELSE KNOWS
Guitar-fed psych-pop with
groovy and funky twist.
Highly entertaining.
Instagram – Spotify
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Artist: SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY
Reknowed Brooklyn-based songstress credits her band for
the first time on her new LP.
“For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam. Words that have
never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds we were getting. I was
curious – what would happen? In an hour we wrote two songs that ended up becoming
“I Can’t Imagine” and “Southern Life.”
Track: AFTERLIFE
First preview from the self-titled LP,
coming our way on 7 Feb 2025.
Vintage vocal Van Etten splendour.
Bewitching song. Longing romanticism.
Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: STEVE HEWITT
Who: Singer-songwriter from
Edenbridge , Kent (England).
Track: COLD WORLD
First taster from his upcoming album
Never Two Days The Same.
The song spotlights the darker side of our reality and human nature.
Hewitt observes through his own eyes the pervasive existence of conflict,
distorted moral values, betrayal and personal suffering.
Americana country pop the British way.
Gloomy musing for gloomy times, as we know it.
Hewitt‘s warm voice shines in the darkness.
Instagram – Spotify
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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant
17 October 2023
Artwork new album
Sheffield‘s supersonic jet BRING ME THE HORIZON are warming up for their 6th LP, baptized POST HUMAN: NeX Gen (out Jan 2024) with lead-single DARKSIDE.
The song is about insomnia, heartbreak, and depression. It’s a pop tune drenched
in a tangle of guitar-frenzy, drum-madness, and Oli Sykes‘s vociferous vocals.
“I’m begging you to stay / My darkside won today / My heart keeps breaking /
Over and over Don’t let me out your sight / Can’t trust myself tonight /
My heart keeps breaking / Can you talk me off the ledge again?”
PLAY LOUD
BMTH: Instagram – Facebook
TUTV: Blog – Facebook – Instagram
24 July 2021
Band: DARKSIDE
Who: The duo of Chilean-American electro musician Nicolas
Jaar and Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington
Album: SPIRAL
Second album, nearly 8
years after debut Psychic
Released: 23 July 2021 via Matador
NME says: “A gorgeous, filmic record that rewards with each spin… The majority of
Darkside’s new record ‘Spiral’ was written and recorded during 2018 after a fruitful
week collaborating in a rented New Jersey home. Jaar has described this project as
the work of a “jam band… something we did on days off”: a relaxed mission statement
that’s afforded them the freedom to make deeply textured, synthetic-organic music led
by feeling… Most importantly, Jaar’s enhanced vocal role gives a new voice to troubling
themes previously suggested in the stirring moods of Darkside’s music. Eight years was
worth the wait.“. Full review here. Score: 4/5.
Turn Up The Volume says: Somewhere between the moody moments
of Aphex Twin and the experimental solo side of Thom Yorke.
Jaar in an interview with Stereogum: “For me, it’s very, very pleasurable to make music
with Dave because I feel like we get to play to our teenage selves together. That’s not really the place I’m in when I make my own music — it’s just not what happens when I’m by myself. But with Dave we have a very silly band name and it really brings us back to being 14-year-olds.”
Harrington:“There was no external pressure, there was no internal pressure. It was really just like, let’s show up. And let’s see if the music is there. And then if it is there, see where it takes us.”
Single: Liberty Bell…
Full album…
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DARKSIDE: Facebook
(photo of duo: via Matador records)