Turn Up The Volume’s 20 BEST BALLADS OF 2023
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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