Another batch of 5 new, stellar tracks has
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.
Turn it up.
ALL TOGETHER
. TRACK BY TRACK
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Band: MADRA SALACH Who: Fervent folk sextet
from Dublin, Ireland.
Track: RIBBON FACTORY
Newest preview single from their upcoming debut LP,
named Gorda (Irish for ‘hunger’). It will come our way
on Jan 15th. Pre-order info here.
Paul Banks (frontman and lyricist): “The ideas of longing and yearning, all the kinds of hunger, they slot into where we are as 21st-century Irish people. The more I’ve thought and written about Irishness, the more I’ve seen how strange a history and a position and a culture we have.”
TUTV: Amplified Irish folk roots delivered with poignancy and passion.
Their distinguishing feature is that all of the members wear differently
designed wolf masks during both their concerts and their music videos,
and each member has a wacko name.
Kamikaze Boy (bassist): “I created Firestarter with the idea of making a powerful
song that could push these young characters forward on their adventure as they carry
the burden of a cruel fate.”
TUTV: Japanese noise dogs rage against the machine.
Track: TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN
It’s been 8 years since APC released their latest album Eat The Elephant.
Then last May they unleashed new single Starless and were pretty active
at summer festivals.
TUTV: Their 2nd single in 5 months.
A moody, melodic and majestic piece
of music.
Band: FONTAINES D.C. Who: The high-spirited Irishmen who
are enjoying a supersonic career.
Track: TONGUE
After Marianne, the 2nd appetizer from their upcoming album
number 5. Dopamine Chamber will arrive on October 16th.
TUTV: Fontaines D.C can sound themselves differently. As they prove
here once again with this bass-charged midtempo jam, sounding as
if singer Grain Chatten‘s vocals were recorded in a garage.
“The song is about the chaotic, toxic, and explosive dynamic between
two people who constantly fight and treat every argument like the end
of the world.”
TUTV:Fat Dog sound like pitbulls going off their heads in a nightclub. When the chorus kicks in they start barking like mad. This spiked blast invites you to join the four-legged punks.
Inspired by the uncomfortable and often absurd world of the online Manosphere,
the song employs satire, defiance and a healthy dose of irreverence to call out the
culture of misogyny, insecurity and misinformation that exists within these online
spaces.
TUTV: Wowzers. Once under your skin, this non-stop roasting rocker drives you
out of your aroused mind. A blistering cadence, greedy guitars, whomping drumming
and a devilish chorus work tightly together for this crackerjack barnstormer.
Standout track from their brand new 4th full-length, named Hiareth.
TUTV: 8-and-a-half-minute bittersweet symphony Wich Way The Weather is the grand centrepiece of the LP where the band peaks with gripping intensity and orchestral
voltage, turning this staggering jam into a truly stupendous opus.
Band: NRVS Who: Mysterious post-punk outfit “with a nightmare-normal vision of the near future, that you can dance to”. Ideologically they are confrontational, unapologetic, existentially on the edge & uncompromising in their beliefs – all of which is reflected in their creative output, whether it’s music, visuals or their involvement in Extinction Rebellion & similar protests against the status quo.
While we’re all busy putting out fires in our everyday lives, governments
and leaders around the world are accumulating tanks, bombs & drones.
Photomontage by Peter Kennard
TUTV: Ominous. Dark. Feverish. So 2026. This goosebumps alarm has a striking impact, growing in chilling fervidness. Anxious vocals accentuate the tune’s foreboding theme. Monumental sonic warning for more evil to come. Fuck all political psychopath leaders.
Band: BODEGA Who: Zesty indie-dance
rock team from NYC.
Track: WEATHER ME
3rd taster from their upcoming 5th album
titled All Inside Aquarium. It’s out October 9th.
Tracklist and order detailshere.
Album artwork.
TUTV: These New Yorkers are at their best when they trigger all of your limbs
and make you get up, stand up, and thwirl you out of balance. C’mon, arise.
Awake your muscles, people.
TUTV: Amps up. Decibels up. Heat up. Both feet on the punk gas pedal.
This uproarious haymaker, spiced with punchy vocals, makes you wanna
know everything about these Berlin gunslingers.
Artist: BAD WITH PHONES Who: Artistic moniker for Manny T Deroy, a South London
musician/bassist/producer. A one-off, a future of weirdo
pop, R&B, rap and post-punk.
Manny stopped carrying a phone for six months, as a sort of social experiment to see if he could live in the 21st century without one. “I wanted to see why we all feel so obligated to own one, smirking as he recalls the annoyance of all the friends who struggled to reach him.
T Deroy: “I wrote Human for my son who passed away days after he was born. The whole thing felt like an out of body experience. ‘Human’ is about birth and death respecting the way life plays out. I could rationalize that maybe the kid got all they needed from the planet maybe they thought they didn’t need to experience any more.
We all go through things in life no one’s exempt from a heart break. I’m glad I was able to express my experience, and I genuinely hope it is a help to anyone who’s experienced something similar. I believe if you have life, you should celebrate it and ultimately the song is a celebration of life. It’s my anthem to liberation of all kinds.”
TUTV: Hello? Listen up, people. Human is a highly impassioned reflection about
the traumatic experience of losing your son shortly after birth. Its rappin’ flow, soul-stirring vocals, and overall sticky tempo have a long-lasting effect on your psyche. Gripping song.
TUTV: Leg Puppy 2.0 is back from never being away and still constructs techno EBM for night owls who are addicted to 24-hour parties. Don’t be sorry, man, you’ve made it for 10 years now. We’re thrilled that you still produce beeps, bleeps and banging beats to make our stereos go nuts. Leg forever Puppy.
Artist: DREW FIVE Who: A versatile musician from London who creates/records electronica,
ambient minimalism, neo-classical and post-rock. He’s also half of electro
pop duo Feral Five and Dice Machine.
TUTV: Back to the raving 90s with this mid-tempo chemical bros pelvis-shaker.
Its psychedelic-infused and ambient-juiced groove causes a hypnotic effect on
mind and body. Move your furniture and display your best moves.
TUTV: BC are around for 27 years (OMG, time flies), and they still come up with
swirling pieces of entertaining vibes. Okereke‘s energy is as awe-inspiring as on
Day one.
Artists: PRINCESS UGLY Who: Two misfits – J. Christopher-Rome and Christopher Moncrieffe – from Portland, OR
who are influenced by goth, post-punk, darkwave and adjacent genres. So far, the tandem has released two albums and 2 EPs.
“The new single presents lyrically as an existential, ontological horror supported by EBM-influenced instrumentation. We are compelled to always work, and we will be consumed by the work. We work to create, only for our creation and the work itself to gain autonomy, stalk us, prey on us. We are pursued and controlled by them, endlessly.”
TUTV: Welcome to Princess Ugly‘s underground batcave where darkwave-addicted clubgoers gather to move in mysterious ways to non-stop techno beats and creepy vocals. The Work is sonic nutrition for EBM night owls. Preferably consumed in the midnight hours.
Artist: SOUTHPAW GRAMMAR Who: Singer-songwriter and producer from Derby, UK. He delivers
high-energy live performances and a sound that feels both nostalgic
and urgently contemporary. His music speaks directly to the realities
of working-class life while delivering dancefloor-ready grooves.
“The song tackles political tribalism, online hostility and economic inequality without descending into slogans or partisan rhetoric. The song reflects on how quickly neighbours become opponents, friends become ideological rivals and public debate collapses into accusations and insults.”
TUTV: This UK garage grime piece brings The Streets‘vibrant vibes to mind. Trouble Coming bounces around in your head after a couple of spins. Its groovy flow and chantlike chorus generates swaying body motion.
Southpaw Grammar looks at our collapsing world and, as (almost) all of us, he sees messed-up societies all over the planet where intolerance, bigoted extremism, and narcissistic politics dictate our lives. Suffocating trouble is already here; the only way
to survive is in togetherness.
Band: INDIGO SYNDICATE Who: Nashville-based trio that blends alternative, pop, indie, and soul influences.
The group has carved out a lane that feels both genre-fluid and intentional. They
released their debut full-length Sasquatch this year, in January.
The song explores the small moments that make
absence of your lover feel impossible to ignore.
TUTV: My ears hear enticing Big Thief folk and harmonious I’m From Barcelona echoes. Howling At The Moon‘s growing catchiness turns this acoustic gem into a sticking ditty that puts a big smile on your face all day long. Romanticism in motion. Mood-stimulating beauty.
“I know you love me, but I’m overthinking / In my head / I miss you in our bed /
Ever since you left / The house is quiet so I keep on singing,”
It’s the first song the band wrote together and is the only track on the EP
not previously released. The song’s lyrics deal with the discovery of mortality
as a child and explore the void it leaves behind, before landing on something
that feels like acceptance.
TUTV: This burning torch jam smells like slow-mo Nirvana spirit. Rough vocal passion, grungy guitar rawness and overall sinewy emotionality. Ardent ardour is the key word leading to a highly appealing captivation.
Who: Alt-rock project from multi-instrumentalist Peter W. Bartash built on the idea that who we are on paper is not who we are in reality, exploring existence through a sonic lens of post-hardcore, shoegaze, and alternative metal.
TUTV: Zealous guitars are embedded in a delirious and expressive melodiousness. On the mighty chorus, the all-consuming vocals echo the immense vehemence of the late great voice Chris Cornell. Say no more.
Band: KIDS WITH BUNS Who: Belgian dream pop duo, featuring Marie Van Uytvanck and Amber Piddington.
Track: BEST FRIEND
Newest single from their forthcoming sophomore LP,
named Bell Jar. It’ll land on October 16th.
TUTV: These Belgian buns know exatcly how to entice with peppy pop melodies which
invoke a feel-good, sun-lit vibe with smooth guitar riffs and warm duet vocals.
Track: LA BLUES POOL
Preview from their upcoming EP.
Details TBA.
TUTV: The ghost of early Velvet Underground wanders all over this slo-mo jam. Gloomily orchestrated and ominously progressing, with Adamczewski‘s obscure vocals augmenting the sinister sonority of this truly notable piece of music.
Plot: Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of World War II, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground.
The movie’s soundtrack is composed by Antony Genn and Martin Slattery. Fontaines D.C. frontman GRIAN CHATTEN was invited for two constributions,
including a cover of Massive Attack‘s 1998 top-ranking track ANGEL.
We’re on our way, slowly but surely, to the end of 2025.
Instead of starting to think about this year’s best LPs,
let’s go back to 2024 and listen to TUTV’s 20 Best Albums
again and look back on what we wrote about each one
of them.
Pitchfork: “On its fourth album, the Irish group trades steely post-punk for stadium-sized
alt rock with a hefty dose of Y2K nostalgia. It’s an unexpected shift, but they handle it with panache.”
TUTV: The young Dubliners have become first-class songwriters (which they already
proved with confident style on previous LP Skinty Fia– still my favourite one). Frontman Grian Chatten‘s lyrics show (again) his observative view on this modern-day, confused world and how it affects his inner-self.
This is not their masterpiece yet to my ears, but it’s only a matter of
time that they will come up with a longplayer that will blow us all away.
Irish heroes FONTAINES D.C. were all over Europe and the UK this summer to
play festivals. They also stopped in Scotland, at the TRNSMT FEST last month.
And, of course, they played STARBUSTER the brill single from last year’s Romance album.
