Band: FUCKED UP Who: Experimental noise explores from Toronto making
electrical hardcore waves for 20 years now / 5 studio LPs (so far).
Last May the FUCKED UP Toronto launched another part
of their Chinese Zodiac series calledYEAR OF THE HORSE
containing four acts with contributions from The National’s
Matt Berninger and Julien Baker among others.
Turn Up The Volume wrote back then: “Fucked Up go on
a knock-down-and-drag-out expedition while switching from
loud to quiet and vice versa, from hardcore to prog-rock sketches,
from intimidating to relaxing, from cinematic to symphonic, from
trippy to jazzy. Totally Godspeeded-and-freaked-up.”
And they just shared a 14-minute short
film visualizing the album’s story.
Watch the horse of 2021 wandering through
the fields and the woods on its way to the night…
Score: Only 4 tracks? Right, but 4 endless ones combining the length of a double
album with Fucked Up doing what they do best. Going on a knock-down-and-drag-out expedition while switching from loud to quiet and vice versa, from hardcore to prog-rock sketches, from intimidating to relaxing, from cinematic to symphonic, from trippy to jazzy. Totally Godspeeded-and-freaked-up.
Band: DRY CLEANING (London, UK) Track: UNSMART LADY TUTV says: Guitar crazy jam with the female Ian Dury telling her story all over it. Fucktastic. Album: Rad new LP NEW LONG LEG.
. Band: GARBAGE Track: THE MEN WHO RULE THE WORLD
From upcoming album No Gods No Masters – out 11th June TUTV says: The new single reveals a reborn band with
a surprisingly funky disco banger to fill dance floors.
Band: SUPERGROUP Including: Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, Anthrax
guitarist Scott Ian, former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, Halestorm leader Lzzy Hale, and Tina Guo, an electric cellist. Track: THUNDER FORCE – the theme song of a new Netflix comedy TUTV says: A metal hammer for all head-banging junks out there.
1. ‘Elasticity’ by SERJ TANKIAN (US)
The ringleader of System Of A Down is going to make our ears tremble with a solo EP
out in March. This roller coaster lead-single was written for the band. But as the pandemic made studio contact impossible Serj decided to give a go himself. Four more to follow.
Bang your head here…
2. ‘Year Of The Horse’ by FUCKED UP (Canada)
Were you waiting for these Toronto rebels? Well, here they are with a new 19-minute (!) stunner. It goes loud and quiet, slow and fast, intimidating and relaxing, Totally fucked-up. From a new 4-track EP released yesterday. More info on Bandcamp.
Press play to start the mind-twisting escapade…
. 3. ‘Marionette’ byRICH RAGANY AND THE DIGRESSION (London)
This flaming belter could have been a fired-up Tom Petty cracker. Rockin’ and rollin’,
movin’ and groovin’. A perfect radio song. It’s the lead-single from their upcoming LP ‘Beyond Nostalgia And Heartache‘, out in April.
Tune in right here…
. 4. ‘Save Us From The Tory Scum’ by THE REV. JONNY KINKAID (Bristol, UK)
Breaking news: this is the brand new British National Anthem! To hell with God
Save The Queen, here’s Jonny and his crystal clear Fuck YouTory Scum tribute!
Rise and sing with your two middle fingers in the air…
