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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

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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.

Check the 10 new rad cuts just
added to this rad 2024 playlist.

ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK BY TRACK


Photo credit: Isaac Watson

Band: BROADSHEETS (UK)
Who: Bristol-based unit conceived in 2022. They combine the starkness and
emotional intensity of Slowcore bands like Duster and Movietone with the seductive soundscapes and nocturnal moods of vintage Trip-hop acts Portishead and Massive
Attack.

Track: CHEVRON

TUTV: Epic psychedelic jam. Ominous howls, spine-chilling agitation,
freaky saxophone. There’s always a dark light at the end of the tunnel.


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Band:NIHILOCEROS
Who: Noizzz three-piece
from Brooklyn, NY

Track: PINGUIN WINGS
Piece from their upcoming LP Dark Ice Balloons,
out tomorrow, May 3. More info here

TUTV: Rousing missile powered by psychotic guitars, hefty bass/drum
mayhem and neurotic vocals, peaking with a mental chorus. Hüsker Dü
in overdrive.


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Band: slab feat. The Sewer Cats
Who: Rowdy indies from Manchester
who claim that 2+1=0

Track: Holy smoke. Hide, here comes a volcanic punk eruption fueled
by quick-tempered guitars, hammering percussion and exorcistic vocals.

Helter skelter.


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Band: DEEP PURPLE (UK)
Who: Heavy rock icons

Track: PORTABLE DOOR
First single from their upcoming 23rd LP, weirdly
named ‘=1′ on July 19.

TUTV: The Purple still sound like they did in the 60s/70s. As hard as concrete,
as ebullient as if they were still in their 20s and Ian Gillan still has iron pipes.

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Band: MANTAROCHEN
Who: Electrifying trio from Leipzig, Germany
They released their debut album S/T last year

Track: REFLECTION
Piece from their upcoming
6-track EP In The Bagers Cave

TUTV: Expect a post-pysch-punk projectile causing dizziness
in your head. Think Siouxsie and the Banshees on speed.


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Band: STRANGE ENCOUNTERS
Who: Psych/power pop duo
from Berlin, Germany

Track: RECOGNIZE
Piece from their brand
new LP All In The Mind

TUTV: Tremendously catchy, jangly and vibey pop earworm, balancing between
Scottish heroes Teenage Fanclub and 60s harmony legends The Byrds. Frolicsome
and frisky. Makes your day on the spot.

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Band: PET SHOP BOYS (UK)
Who: Seasoned electro-pop heroes

Track: AM I DANCING?
From their brand-new LP Nonetheless

TUTV: PSB do what they do best. Writing/creating hum/whistle/sway
along tunes. Join them on the dance floor, because they feel alone
a bit in the disco on this one.


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Artist: ST. VINCENT (New York)
Who: Famous songstress from the Big Apple

Track: SO MANY PLANETS
Song from her excellent new longplayer All Born Screaming

TUTV: You’ll love this. An easy-going, feel-good humdinger with
a buoyant and hip-shaking reggae spin. Puts a smile on my face.


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Artist: CUSTIE
Who: Emerging alternative pop artist hailing from London, Ontario. His distinct sound explores pop music as it intersects with singer-songwriter, R&B and alternative music.

Track: ON E AND EVERYTHING BETWEEN

“‘E’ is an attempt to stylize and leave much of the song up to listener interpretation. By giving things concrete names, it makes everything very topical. I always like to find a way to have my listeners move with me by presenting a song with a certain kind of allure in mystery. Hence the ‘E’ – it stands for anything you’d like. ”

TUTV: A smooth, mid-tempo, richly orchestrated, sonically
and vocally, pop reverie. Close your eyes, and dream away.

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Artist: ERIC SCHROEDER
Who: Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and pop-rock polymath from San Diego, combining contrast and contradiction.

Track: THE KIND OF WOUND THAT NEVER HEALS
Piece from his brand-new album Turned On The Stereo

TUTV: Electrical mid-tempo blues reflection. Weeping guitars,
perfervid vocals, and ab intense resonance.

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Hard Rock Icons DEEP PURPLE Release 23rd Album ‘=1’ In July – Hear First Single ‘PORTABLE DOOR’ Here

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

2 May 2024

British hard rock icons DEEP PURPLE (1967–1976, 1984–present)
are still around and still produce lots of decibels.

They release their 23rd LP, weirdly named =1 on July 19.

On the first single, titled PORTABLE DOOR the Purple still sound like they did in the 60s/70s. As hard as concrete, as ebullient as if they were still in their 20s and Ian Gillan still has iron pipes.

Wake up, people for
Deep Purple in Rock.

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Canadian Hard Rockers THE JAILBIRDS Cover Their Idols DEEP PURPLE

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10 November 2022

Band: THE JAILBIRDS
Who: Hard hittin’ rock unit from Ontario, CA

Cover: HIGHWAY STAR
Original by legends Deep Purple from their LP
Machine Head which topped the UK Charts
50 years ago.


Single art by Mikhael Feliks

The band: ” ‘Highway Star’ was one of, if not the first cover song we learned
as a band when we started. It had everything a band needed to be able to do,
packed into one song. The solos, the rhythms, the vocals, it’s all there, and it’s
all on 11. It is quite a tough song to play, and we saw it as a challenge for
ourselves. It has become the staple song we always cover live when time
allows for it.”

I’m pretty sure that Deep Purple would dig this superheated version.
It has all the Purple characteristics. hair-raising guitar riffs and solos,
relentless drum/bass puissance, sky-scraping vocals, and the volume
to the max. Hell bloody highway hell!

Bang your head here…

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Original version

THE JAILBIRDS: Facebook – Instagram

Picked By TURN UP THE VOLUME – These 10 Classic Crackers Turn 50 In 2022

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31 December 2021

10 turning 50 in 2022

1. ‘Virginia Plane’ by ROXY MUSIC

Where my Studebaker takes me
That’s where I’ll make my stand but wait
Can’t you see that Holzer mane’
What’s her name? Virginia Plain

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2. ‘Walk On The Wild Side’ by LOU REED

Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says, “Hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side”
Said, “Hey, honey
Take a walk on the wild side”

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3. ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ by WINGS

Give Ireland back to the Irish
Don’t make them have to get it
Give Ireland back to the Irish
Still makes Ireland Irish today

Great Britain, you are enormous
And nobody knows that better than me.
But really, what are you doing there?
In that land over the sea?

Tell me how you think
When you on your way to work
Would you be stopped by Irish soldiers?
Would you lie down and do nothing?
Would you give in or go mad?

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4. ‘Telegram Sam’ by T. REX

Golden Nose Slim Golden Nose Slim
I know’s where you’ve been
Purple Pie Pete Purple Pie Pete
Your lips are like lightning
Girls melt in the heat
Telegram Sam
You’re my main man

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5. ‘Rock And Roll’ by LED ZEPPELIN

It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled
It’s been a long time since I did the stroll
Ooh let me get it back, let me get it back
Let me get it back, baby, where I come from

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6. ‘Heart Of Gold’ by NEIL YOUNG

I want to live, I want to give
I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold
It’s these expressions I never give

That keep me searchin’ for a heart of gold
And I’m getting old
Keep me searchin’ for a heart of gold
And I’m getting old

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6. ‘Starman’ by DAVID BOWIE

There’s a starman waiting in the sky
He’d like to come and meet us
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
He’s told us not to blow it
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
He told me
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie

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7. ‘Smoke On The Water’ by DEEP PUPRLE

We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn’t have much time
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water

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8. ‘Mama Weer All Crazee Now’ by SLADE

I don’t want to drink my whisky like you do
I don’t need to spend my money but still do
Don’t stop now a c-‘mon
Another drop now c-‘mon
I wanna lot now so c-‘mon
That’s right, that’s right
I said Mama but we’re all crazy now
I said Mama but we’re all crazy now

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9. ‘Tumbling Dice’ by THE ROLLING STONES

Mmm yeah!
Women think I’m tasty, but they’re always tryin’ to waste me
Make me burn the candle right down
But, baby, baby, don’t need no jewels in my crown

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10. ‘Do It Again’ by STEELY DAN

In the mornin’ you go gunnin’ for the man who stole your water
And you fire ’til he is done in but they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singin’ as they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn’t hangin’ and they put you on the street
You go back, Jack, do it again, wheel turnin’ ’round and ’round
You go back, Jack, do it again

DEEP PURPLE – Fifth Album ‘FIREBALL’ Came Out 50 Years Ago

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10 July 2021

Band: DEEP PUPRLE
Active: 1968–1976, 1984–present
21 studio albums (so far)

Album: FIREBALL – 5th LP
Released: 9 July 1971 in the US, 1 Sept 1971 in the UK – 50 years ago
Score: #1 in the UK and several European countries, #4 in the US

AllMusic / Eduardo Rivadavia: “One of Deep Purple’s four indispensable
albums (the others being In Rock, Machine Head, and Burn), 1971’s Fireball
saw the band broadening out from the no-holds-barred hard rock direction
of the previous year’s cacophonous In Rock… Sure, the following year’s Machine
Head would provide Deep Purple with their commercial peak, but on Fireball,
the formidable quintet was already firing on all cylinders.”
Full review here. Score: 4.5/5.

Singles: Strange Kind Of Woman / Fireball

– STRANGE KIND OF A WOMAN –

– FIREBALL –

Full album…

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DEEP PURPLE: All Albums

Striking 2020 Album Artwork – DEEP PURPLE

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21 December 2020



Band: DEEP PURPLE
Active: 1968–1976, 1984–present

Album: WHOOSH! – 21st LP
Released: 7 August 2020

NME said: “‘Whoosh!’ might not sound like it was created
in 2020, but considering the last few months we’ve had,
maybe that’s a good thing.”

Stream here…

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DEEP PURPLE: Facebook

Speed Kings Stick To Same Old Sound – Hard Rock Icons DEEP PURPLE Released 21st Album ‘WOOSH!

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9 August 2020

Band: Deep Purple
Active: 1968–19761984–present
Album: Woosh!

NME wrote: “This is music for the car stereo next time you’re stuck in traffic. And we mean that as a heartfelt compliment… A full 48 years since the release of their stone-cold classic hit ‘Smoke On The Water’ and with enough line-up changes to put The Fall to everlasting shame, Deep Purple have managed to wade through the rocky waters of the entire history of heavy metal and always come up smiling… Packed full of decadent riffs, haunted house keyboards and frontman Ian Gillan’s gloriously hammy vocals, ‘Whoosh!’ isn’t just a testament to their staying power, but perhaps one of the most stupidly fun and outrageously silly albums of the year – and goodness, we’re all in need of a bit of fun right now, aren’t we?… ‘Whoosh!’ might not sound like it was created in 2020, but considering the last few months we’ve had, maybe that’s a good thing.” Score: 3/5

Key tracks: Oops

Clips: Throw My Bones / Man Alive

– THROW MY BONES –

– MAN ALIVE –

Full album…

DEEP PURPLE: Facebook

Back then

Classic Heavy Rock Album ‘DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK’ Turns 50 Today…

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3 June 2020

Band: Deep Purple  (Hertford, UK)
Active: 1968–1976 / 1984–present
Classic line-up: Ian Gillan (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards),
Roger Glover (bass), Ian Paice (drums), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar)
Album: Deep Purple In Rock
Released: 3 June 1970 – 50 years ago today!

BBC Music said: “Their collective chutzpah was captured via the album sleeve.
Rarely has a cover so presciently reflected the monumental influence its contents
would have in the years that followed. Reaching number 2 in the UK charts in 1970,
it made the band and pretty much carved out the template for heavy rock.”

Key tracks: Child In Time / Black Night

– CHILD IN TIME –

– BLACK NIGHT –

Album in full…

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DEEP PURPLE: Facebook

22 April 1972 – DEEP PURPLE Scores Big With 6th Album ‘MACHINE HEAD’…

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22 April 2019

Legendary hard rockers DEEP PURPLE reached the top spot of the UK albums
chart – for the second time – on 22 April 1972, 47 years ago, with their sixth LP
MACHINE HEAD. The album was also a bestseller all over Europe and peaked
at #7 in the USA. The success of its lead single SMOKE ON THE WATER issued
in December of the previous year was a big factor for the longplayer’s triumph.

Oh yeah, whether you were/are a hard rock fan or not you just can’t ignore the
booming power of this timeless, head-banging riff. Press the button here…

DEEP PURPLE: Facebook