TUTV: Electro pop pushed by a foot-tapping drum beat and
rotating synths with a warm glow, by passion and intensity in
sound and vocality. You can whistle along, hum along or sing
along. A sickly sticky
tune knows best. Score!
LYRICS
I was looking for a new way nowhere
but I see how I was turning and turning around
I was thinking it was old-school glory
that’s too easy for a heart that’s never found
Take a step back, get to know it
then forget it cause it changes and changes again
I Won’t ever deny
Feeling in my heart we got it right
Not the same when you can’t go your own way
feeling cornered and stuck all the way on the ground
Not so bad that you can’t turn it around
find a change when you’re lost and then you’re found
I Won’t ever deny
Feeling in my heart we got it right
It’s the way we got here slowly
It’s the way we got here slowly
It’s the way we got here slowly yeah
All the same we know we’re nowhere
All the same we know we’re nowhere
All the same we know we’re nowhere now
I said I know now
But I never knew how
And all I can do is pretend
The song is about “the situation, where you are being fed a sugar coated version
of the truth, and how to start thinking for yourself. It’s about going for independence,
rebellion and challenging the norms.”
This new cut follows the previous rad single Not Your Time. With Know I Know
the sonic feel is quite different. It’s a more melodic tune with a steadfast bass
riff and rhythmic drum hits as its heartbeat. Funky groove.
And when the athirst BIG chorus fills the room with singer Rob Helsten having
the fervid gung-ho of The Afghan Whigs‘ ardent voice Greg Dulli my hair in the
back of my neck stands up. Yes, as I said, BIG. Touchdown.
The single’s artwork
“The Video for the song depicts a protagonist who just seems to be having a real bad day. They’re on a quest that begins with a bike lock that just won’t open, visit a friend who isn’t around and just can’t seem to find what they’re looking for at the convenience store. It’s
about being frustrated and confronting the difficulties you encounter.”
“About enjoying the moment when it feels right,
even if you know it’s doomed to fail eventually.”
Turn Up The Volume: Don’t be a stranger in your own house.
Move your furniture and make some space for a sweet little dance.
This new punchy piece by Quebec tandem Down With Space is a funky
pop earworm having an immediate effect on all of your limbs. Its magnetic
catchiness and uplifting dynamism create a blissful state of mind. If your
feet and your hips can resist this vitalizing cracker you need to see a doctor.
Here’s the pick-me-up tune that will make
you smile and shake your booty today…
I discovered this brilliant post-punk turbo last month at an indoor festival in Amsterdam. The whole crowd went bananas. These motherrockers slash and trash with a burning vehemence and a flabbergasting fervency. Miami Lounge is the crackerjack opener of this year’s released 5-track EP Bad Time.
Now it’s your turn to discover this awesome London squad.
Earlier this month this dynamite hit team blew all punters away with their jaw-dropping gig in my hometown Ghent (Belgium). They razzled and dazzled with ebullient exertion, blistering British bluster, and a fuck Brexit fierceness. The roof went off.
Ded Würst, their newest single, is nothing less
than a nasty and filthy sledgehammer. Das super!
6. ‘His Ilk’ by BRONSON ARM (Kalamazoo, Michigan, US)
From Michigan here come 2 Pc Noisey Slacker Psychedelic Sludge Punks.
They joined Canada-based indie label Off White House Records
this year with a big bang.
Their newest outburst is a riffin’ rollercoaster that makes the hair in
your neck stand up with its metallic resonance and relentless bass
frenzy. Add nightmarish vocals and I’m sure Santa Claus will run
away in fear.
The alias of British singer-songwriter of Bobby Anderson.
Never Ready is a vicious droning blast. Wïlderman rankles,
rages, and has a bad taste in his mouth. Never ready for
her look and her voice. 133 seconds of sonic sex.
Hot groove, hot intensity, hot slam dunk. Fucktastic!
8. I Don’t’ Love You Anymore’ by CHATEAU CHATEAU (Tucson, Arizona, US)
Glam and glitter riot tattoo grrl Blue attracts all attention,
sonically as well as visually. She swirls and scintillates on this
new kick while cursing idiots who hate the LGBTQ+ community,
who hate tattoos, and who hate anybody who doesn’t live by
their ultra-conservative rules.
To hell with all these idiots.
Meanwhile, enjoy this jangly earworm that sticks as
first-class glue and reaches an aural orgasm every
time the chorus pops up.
With Absent Transient they show their masterly skills of writing ear-and-mind
pleasing pop tunes charged-up with rotating riffs and dreamy vocal harmonies.
When an old skool DJ teams up with Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker you
get a sizzling acid house corker to start and end all upcoming New Year’s Eve parties with.
13. ‘What You Keep Telling Yourself’ by DOWN WITH SPACE (Montreal, Canada)
The motorik and magnetic rhythm of this electronic exploit makes your head
turn 360°. The catching combination of near whispering vocals, scintillating David
Gilmour guitar vibrance and cybernated elegance create an overall ear-ecstatic
vibe culminating in a dynamic finale.
Expect flashy echoes of the 80s British New Romantics movement with
this instant catching pop spark, fueled with glimmering guitar/play,
impassioned vocals, and a non-stop drum beat.
This sugary pop bliss feels good at first, better the second time,
and the best with all other spins. Great pop-ular music is about
lifting up the listener’s mood to a euphoric level for about
3/4 minutes. Easier said than done, but not here.
Still is a glorious harmonious touchy-feely gem that appeals from
the kick-off with Gardiner‘s tantalising voice and Kuras‘ vitalizing
guitar ravishment. Add a delirious chorus and you have yourself
a 24-Carat top thrill.
This Italian singer-songwriter, born Patrizio Ottavianiiter,
produces a blend of psychedelic rock and Arabic harmonies.
Knight Of Cups is the latest single in a series of monthly releases this year.
Electric dream-pop at its tempting best. Sparkling, spirited, and seductive.
Nell Smith is a 13-year old fan of Oklahoma’s eccentric stargazers Flaming Lips
(one of my all-time fav bands). Frontman Wayne Coyne spotted her at one point
as she attended several gigs with her father. They got in touch and after Coyne
found out that she’s a singer he proposed her to work with the band on a Nick
Cave tribute album he already had in mind for some time.
They got all in the studio and the result is a 9-song Nick Cave
covers album baptized Where The Viaduct Looms with
the nightingale voice of Nell as the heroine in the middle.
You can stream the brand new record on Spotify
One of the standouts is her version of
the heart and soul ballad The Ship Song.
19. ‘Always Together With You’ by SPIRITUALIZED (Rugby, UK)
Jason Pierce and his orchestra have a new LP,
called Everything Was Beautiful coming on
25 February 2022
With this spellbinding symphony, he does what he does so splendidly for so long. This
first new piece is another soulful spiritual growing slowly into a gospel-like trance. Epic!
Last June mega-star-crooner Cave and his bad seed friend Warren Ellis
signed for one of the best LPs of 2021 with their astonishing Carnage opus.
And they’re not done yet. The duo releases the soundtrack they wrote for the French nature documentary Panthère Des Neiges (The Snow Leopard)on 17 December.
Here’s the magnificent taster We Are Not Alone.
A characteristic Cave humdinger. Tender and gripping.
Watch the magic, hear the magic…
See/hear you next month with the best 20 knockouts of 2021…
“Getting past the bad and getting on with the good is at the heart of our new
song. Inspired by a pair of completely unrelated, unfortunate life experiences,
a bicycle accident and a serious kitchen fire ‘What You Keep Telling Yourself’ is
centered around the theme of perseverance.”
Turn Up The Volume: Expect a coherent mix of electronica and drums/guitar
with a motorik and magnetic rhythm that gets under your skin without realizing
it. The catching combination of near whispering vocals, scintillating David Gilmour
like guitar vibrance and cybernated elegance creates an overall ear-pleasing vibe
culminating in a dynamic finale. A shiny up in space score!
matter if it’s right or wrong
if it’s been or if it’s gone
don’t ever think you don’t belong
the world’s quick and moving on
the world’s quick and moving on again
