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20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – MARCH 2026

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Best of the best of the past month

ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK-BY-TRACK

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Artists: SOFT CELL
Who: British electro pop champs SOFT CELL,
featuring vocalist Marc Almond and keyboardist
Dave Ball.

Track: OUT COME THE FREAKS
Lead single from their upcoming 6th LP,
baptized Dancetaria. Details TBA.

The album was finished before co-founder
Dave Ball, passed away last October.

TUTV: Back to the discotheques’ dancefloors of the 80s, colored
with its soulful flamboyance and hedonistic nights out. Sway, swing,
and shake. Get sweaty.

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Band: SOULWAX,
Who: The Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele‘s main project for
30 years now, released their 6th longplayer, called All Systems Are Lying,
last year in October.

Track: PERFECT WE ARE NOT
New piece which they wrote and recorded in
just 24 hours in the historic Abbey Road Studios
in London.

TUTV: It’s a nearly 8-minute electro-spiked brainbreaker echoing,
both New Order and LCD Soundsystem with its motorik beeps an
bleeps perseverance, and nerve-racking repetition.

The siblings throw some nonchalant vocals in the mix before
storming towards an orgastic techno finale. Perfect.

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Artist: GELLI HAHA
Who: Elated EB-pop-M
songstress based in L.A.

Track: KLOUDS WILL CARRY ME TO SLEEP
Single from her brand new debut full-length
Switcheroo.

TUTV: Get on cloud nine and twirl yourself
dizzy with this eye-and-ear catching pop pearl.

Blissful.

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Artist: COURTNEY BARNETT
Who: Utterly cool rocker
from down under.

Track: GREAT ADVICE
Cut from her brand new,
4th LP Creature Of Habit.

TUTV: Don’t expect Barnett to turn into a pop diva. She’s still her slacker rocker
self, writing both lazy and electrical sonic goodies. And that’s what she does here
again. Great Advice is bite-sized, infectious, and uplifting.

Press play
and wiggle.


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Press photo by Alex Lockett

Band: BLEACHERS
Who: Workalcoholic (producing multiple other artists,
writing music for his own band, touring) JACK ANTONOFF
and his back-up team.

Track: DIRTY WEDDING DRESS
Piece from their upcoming new full-length, called
Everyone For Ten Minutes and out on May 22.

TUTV: Bleachers rock out on this upbeat,
sax-flavored, foot-tapping, and scream-along
corker.

Bang-on.

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By Ay Eye

Act: BRIAN & THE ONIONS
Who: A project of no fixed members, but emerging
as a duo to release this reactive stonker.

Track: SMALL BOATS

TUTV: Brian and The Onions don’t waste time. They produce a ton of decibels from
the get-go. They move and groove with sturdy doggedness, mulled with in-your-face vocals. And you can yell along to the chanty chorus. Rock ‘n’ rap-punk roll rules.

Think Sleaford Mods with their amps way up.

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Band: THE ACTIONS
Who: duo from Bristol, UK.

Track: TAKE MORE
Their first release since their
2021 debut album Flourish.

“Take More is a song about growing up in the suburbs. It captures nights spent twisting your mind over the future, caught between staying with the people you love and the need to escape, struggling to find anything that breaks the loop.”

TUTV: Imagine Hole fronted by Joan Jett. Bitchy, right? You betcha. This is a knife-edged stormer, vitalized by buzzing guitars and non-stop pushing drum beats, while the male action of the duo jumps in for some vocal assistance. Wanna have fun partying downtown?

Take more and hit the floor.

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Band: THE SOPHS
Who: Young up-and-coming
indies from Los Angeles.

Track: THEY TOLD ME TO JUMP, I SAID HOW HIGH
Piece from their debut LP Goldstar.

TUTV: Yes! A stirred-up ska-like groove gets your pelvis abuzz. Rapping vocals,
a hefty guitar upsurge, and 70s organ glow complete the hustling picture. What
if I tell you to jump? Would you?

Maybe, definitely.


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Band: AWAY // FANS
Who: Jumpy London team, formed in 2020, classing themselves as an indie-dance
five-piece who set out to make music that gets everyone dancing, screaming, and misbehaving. Formed in the early part of the 2020’s

Track: PERFECT MOMENT

“Perfect Moment is an ode to messy nights and hungover mornings with the people you love.
It’s a celebration of youthful stupidity and hedonism, as well as the long-lasting connections
we can make in all the silliness.”

TUTV: C’mon, get your lazy butt off your couch and shake your booty to this
bass-propelled twist-around this stimulating invigorator. This is the perfect moment to throw your furniture out of the window and make some room for your twirling actions.

The rapping vocalist shows the way, backed now and then by cheery harmonies,
while the diligent drummer produces an addictive disco beat, which made that
1978 hit Born To Be Alive popped up on my stereo in my head.

Time to work out.

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Artist: MY LO-FI HEART
Who: The project of electro-pop songwriter
Ian Turley from Sheffield, UK.

Track: WE CAN’T FALL

“It’s a song about the ecstasy of being in love, the feeling that floating on air, of being so close that you can feel the pulse of your heart when looking into the eyes of your special person. The sensation of spinning and spiralling higher with a rush of feelings which won’t ever stop, you won’t come down.”


TUTV: Pop techno for crowded dancefloors in torrid nightclubs. If your body doesn’t vibrate when We Can’t Fall enters your eager ears, you need to consult your shrink or change your medication. Anyway, invite your lover for a wild night out in the city and
let the adrenaline take over.

Catch up, but don’t fall over your feet.

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Band: McCASLIN DAHLE
Who: Duo of seasoned musicians featuring Donny McCaslin (3x Grammy nominee, bandleader on Blackstar by David Bowie) and Ryan Dahle (Limblifter, Age of Electric, Mounties).

Track: HENRY TAKES THE 5TH  
First single, from their upcoming debut album MXD,
out May 22nd. Tracklist and more info right here.

“The song frames the mundane through a child’s lens where
the everyday feels enormous, heavy and extraordinary.”

TUTV: Expect a speedy, head-twisting ride, full-steam ahead from the get-go. Vocally magnetic, sonically intoxicating, and hopped-up, spiced with frenetic saxophone upsurges, adding a freaky force to this turbulent psych stormer. One spin and your ears are hooked.

Dope.


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Band: THE N.S.O.
Who: A Yorkshire (UK) four-piece who mix various influences and genres into their work, resulting in a sound that is enticingly fresh and exciting. They combine dark and gritty vocals with light-hearted melodies making for a winning combo at every turn.

Track: COUNCELLORS CALL

“Counsellors Call is a conversation with yourself, your partner, your boss, your friends or your ‘counsellor’. It’s realisation and contradiction in one, to a familiar rhythm in a humorous way, just like life itself.”

TUTV: Take up the phone and wobble and wabble to the strumming
Coral-esque guitar swagger at work here. Counsellors Calls is a jumpy, frisky,
and pop-juiced tune that will bounce in your head for the rest of the day.

Bingo.


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Photo by Royal Cream

Band: THE AFGHAN WHIGS
Who: Cincinnati‘s rock bigshots
who celebrate their 40th birthday
as a group.

Track: HOUSE OF I

Greg Dulli (singer/songwriter): “Laid this one down in New Orleans
last summer. Was looking for an uptempo banger and feel like we
found one here.”

TUTV: An uptempo banger it is, Mr. Dulli. It sounds
like 2026 is gonna be a wild Afghan Whigs party year.

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Artist: COMMON FLAWS
Who: The solo project of Giacomo Oberti
the singer/songwriter for Italian synth-pop
team The Bankrobber.

Track: FOR YOU

TUTV: It’s been a while since we had Common Flaws on our headphones, and it’s
a techno-stoked pleasure to hear Oberti again playing around with synths, producing
an ongoing, motorik EBM stomper, which bounces around in your head all day long.

Dance.
Here.

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Band: DOPAMINE FIX
Who: Fresh-Irish indie duo who’s manifesto says a lot about them:
“With a nod to the Dadaists, we create Post Punk, Experimental and
Electronica which aims to unnerve, to disturb and to question.”

Track: REAL

“This piece speaks from inside the aftermath: after the damage, after the noise, when
certainty has begun to fail. In a world shaped by artificial intelligence, disinformation
and continuous media manipulation, perception is no longer shared. Reality becomes something assigned rather than lived.”

TUTV: Dopamine Fix offer a voltaic, jump-up-and-down earworm
that bangs and booms from start to finish, like disco legends Erasure
with a punky vibe. Trust me, they’re for real, and they produce real
sonic stimulants.

Play that funky music, here and now.

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Band: DEAD RAT SOCIETY
Who: London-based team producing bombastic explosion of Punk, Electro, Hip Hop and Grunge Rock. They are a genre-bending conceptual rollercoaster, fusing the no-nonsense lyricism of punk, the hard hitting dance beats of Electronic Music and the raucous noise of fuzz rock.

Track: OPEN YOUR MIND (TOOTI FROOTI ICE CREAM)

TUTV: These weirdos are big fun, triggering your foxtrot moves with big horns, big beats, big vocals, and big rotations. DRS make you smile, cheer, and spin around like a carousel. Simple and 100% effective with a lot of sassy swagger. That’s entertainment for you, mister Weller

Here we go,
up and down,
left and right.

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Photo: Cat Meade

Band: CAPE CRUSH
Who: Power-emo-pop indies from Boston, MA
fronted by singer/guitarist Ali Lipman.

Track: COME ON SHED YOUR LIGHT ON ME
Final single from their upcoming debut LP, titled
Place Memory. Tracklist and order info here.

The song is about the loss of Lipman‘s mother.

Ali Lipman (singer/guitarist) : “I wanted to reflect on the stage of life I was in before her
death, recognizing how youth, distraction, and inexperience kept me from fully appreciating
the time we had together. The song explores that painful awareness, as well as the disorientation of sudden loss and the struggle to make sense of it all.

At its core, this song is about how grief becomes a lasting expression of love, shaping
how I move through the world and reminding me to stay present, because nothing is guaranteed.”

TUTV: At the song’s start, the light goes on slowly and smoothly until frenzied guitars,
a pushing rhythm section and passionate vocals take over and inject this flare-up with gusto and fervor, peaking on the ardent chorus.

It feels as if Lipman wants to ease her pain caused by a dramatic loss and decides
to choose for the future with this emotional eruption. Music has a cathartic force.

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Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Seasoned DIY guitar
rockers from Sweden.

Track: VOYAGER 3

TUTV: Once again, these Swedish music addicts show their knack for writing
attention-grabbing tunes that spin around in your head throughout the day.

This new bass-peppered composition has a bit of slacker rock touch, bringing
Dinosaur Jr to mind, with fewer guitar layers, but more melodic and with vocally
passionate J Mascis echoes.

Get on board.


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📷 Gareth Harwood and B. Kayla Bell

Band: SEADOG
Who: Dream-pop outfit from the mystic shores of Brighton.
They have 2 albums under their belts. Cabin Fever Blues (2018)
and Internal Noise (2024).

Track: AGAINST THE GRAIN

Press info: “An indie anthem for the underdog. A celebration of the ones who carve their own path, rather than follow the herd. The song embraces that raw authenticity and the care-free energy of youth.


Sleeve artwork by B. Kayla Bell

TUTV: Against The Grain balances somewhere between smooth Dinosaur Jr moments
and guitar-layered fuzziness by Band Of Horses, invigorated with rigid drum/bass pulsations and spacey melodiousness. On top, silvery vocals float along, bringing Sparklehorse‘s hallucinatory vocals to mind. Splendiferous stroke.

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Band: CHERRY NOVA
Who: Australian indies
from Sunshine Coast.

Track: LIFE OF THE PARTY

The song captures the internal tug-of-war of extroversion: throwing yourself into the night to escape your own thoughts and masking heaviness with noise, movement and people. Written for those who are always invited and always present, the track sits in the uneasy aftermath of the night when you are imminently left alone.

TUTV: This slow-burning torch progresses in slo-mo, amplified with weeping guitars and somber-sounding vocals. The party is over, once again. You’re alone, again. I guess many can connect by experience with this sad situation, therefore making this distressed song an inspiring one. Shared sorrow is half sorrow

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JUKEBOX 2026 – WEEK 11 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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Hello, music junkies.

Another batch of 5 new, top-notch tracks have
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.

Listen up.

ALL TOGETHER

TRACK BY TRACK

Band: McCASLIN DAHLE
Who: Duo of seasoned musicians featuring Donny McCaslin (3x Grammy nominee, bandleader on Blackstar by David Bowie) and Ryan Dahle (Limblifter, Age of Electric, Mounties).

Track: HENRY TAKES THE 5TH  
First single, from their upcoming debut album MXD,
out May 22nd. Tracklist and more info right here.

“The song frames the mundane through a child’s lens where
the everyday feels enormous, heavy and extraordinary.”

TUTV: Expect a speedy, head-twisting ride, full-steam ahead from the get-go. Vocally magnetic, sonically intoxicating, and hopped-up, spiced with frenetic saxophone upsurges, adding a freaky force to this turbulent psych stormer. One spin and your ears are hooked.

Striking stroke.


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Band: CHALICE SECT
Who: A darkwave project from Los Angeles, drawing from post-punk,
new wave, and dark electro while maintaining a modern electronic edge.

Track: SILENT FEVER

Press info: “An electrifying pulse carries the song with an infectious post-punk
beat. Catchy synth hooks lift the track into clubbing territory, primed for both
at-home listening or dark-lit club floors.”

TUTV: You better be in great physical shape if you want to catch up with this steaming electro speedball. Silent Fever is an adrenaline-soaked, ballistic missile messing around with your head. Creepy vocals and relentless percussion dominate this hellish darkwave motherrocker. No rest for the wicked.

Press play.
Here. Now.


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(c) Giulia Bonometti

Band: BRAIN LEAK
Who: Intense, all-feeling alt-rock four-piece from Manchester (UK)
fronted by Tara-Gabriella Engelhardt. They have released their debut EP,
titled Put Back Together last year.

Track: SKIN REMEMBERS
Newest single

Engelhardt: I like the fact that you can really move to it, but it retains signature
Brain Leak motifs like the slightly unpredictable structure and vulnerable storytelling.
Lyrically, it’s a mixture of me recounting a night with someone and reflecting on my
experience of being infatuated by them.”

TUTV: Your ears are immediately impressed by a fast-forward, bass-pushed groove, your mind gets confused by the Shirley Manson-like vocal tension hanging in the air, and your body starts to move in mysterious ways. Skin Remembers feels like a rush of blood to the head.

Far-out trip.

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Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Seasoned DIY guitar
rockers from Sweden

Track: VOYAGER 3

TUTV: Once again, these Swedish music addicts show their knack for writing
attention-grabbing tunes that spin around in your head throughout the day.

This new bass-peppered composition has a bit of slacker rock touch, bringing
Dinosaur Jr to mind, with fewer guitar layers, but more melodic and with vocally
passionate J Mascis echoes.

Get on board.


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Artists: THURSTON MOORE and BONNER KRAMER
Who: The former Sonic Youth legend and fellow underground
veteran, formerly known as just plain Kramer.

Track: INSIGHT
A Joy Division cover of a song from their debut LP, Unknown Pleasures. It’ll close the collaborative album from the duo, titled They Came Like Swallows – Seven Requiems For The Children Of Gaza, which will land on May 1st.

Moore: “Kramer had the idea to cover a Joy Division tune. It was a left turn from the improvisations we had been tracking. I clearly remember what I felt when I first heard
the original. It was a masterpiece. A stroke of pure artistic genius.”

TUTV: Moore/Kramer slow the song down a bit, stick to
Hooky‘s shadowy bass line, with smooth vocals all over it.

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GREAT HARE – Spotlight On Swedisch Guitar Rock Indies Who Dropped 3 Stimulating Singles This Year

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3 November 2025

Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Seasoned DIY guitar rockers from Sweden, putting as much time as possible
in their music. TUTV featured them frequently in the past. With their characteristic
riff-rich electricity, they turn catchy pop melodies into contagious rock nuggets.
Think Guided By Voices, Kurt Vile, early R.E.M. and The Chills.

This year the Gothenburg 4-piece have released 3 stimulating singles.

Kalle Mogren (vocalist/guitarist): The last 15 years we’ve recorded a lot of music in our studio, but we’ve only been able to finish and release 1-2 tracks a year due to all other obligations in life.

As we do everything ourselves in the spare time, the pile of work in progress have been growing bigger and bigger so this year we decided to stop recording new music and instead try to finish and release more songs and also rehearse for playing live again. So therefore, we’ve been able to drop more tunes this year and we also have an EP coming up soon.”

– LOVE & SOLITUDE –

“It’s was recorded during the pandemic and in my ears have a new wavish vibe with the two interplaying guitars and a bass line inspired by The Knack”s superhit My Sharona. The lyrics
are some kind of reflective celebration of long time relationships and its positive side effects.”


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“This one reminded us a bit of Glasvegas (note TUTV: Scottish guitar pop indies) biggest hit Geraldine when we recorded it 2022 and the lyrics reflects on the fact that we humans are experts on both getting into troubles and feeling pity for ourselves when we have to deal with it.”


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“It was recorded back in 2019, and it’s a straight forward indie pop
song about discomfort with modern, hectic city life.”


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20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – APRIL 2025

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Press photo by Damien Sayell

Band: MCLUSKY
Who: Notorious Welsh noiseniks fronted by angry man
Andrew Falkous (also the mastermind of Future Of The Left).

Track: CHEKOV’S GUNS
Piece from their upcoming album #4, titled The World Is Still
Here And So Are We . It will shock our stereos from May 9th on.

TUTV: Post-punk aggression at its Mclusky‘s sharp-biting best,
gas-powered by a cast iron bass/drum tandem, schizo guitars
and Falkous‘s intimidating sneering.

Chop, chop, chop.


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Art design by Jason Zucco

Band: REAL BEAUT
Who: Rackety rockers
from Boston.

Track: POLITICS ON THE INTERNET
Piece from their new 4-track EP, named
Politics. Stream/buy here.

“‘Politics on the Internet’ is about caring for yourself enough not to engage in the beast battle
all the time. You can talk to your brothers, parents, and friends. Prioritize your family and fight locally. Flinging verbal excrement at a screen isn’t the way. Love yourself, love others. Love, sex, being strong through kindness, the weight of political turmoil and technology on what is human in humanity.”

TUTV: Blimey. This pyrotechnics juggernaut has a knockout vehemence
that floors you in 150 seconds. To hell with shitty politics on the Internet,
these motherrockers are the real riff-raging deal.

Helter-skelter.


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Artist: MARK STEWART
Who: One of the most adventurous/inventive/original post-punk & dub artists/performers
ever. He was a founding member of genre-bending new wave group The Pop Group and released lots of solo and collaborative records. Unfortunately, he passed away 2 years ago,
only 62.

Track: MEMORY OF YOU
First shared taster from Stewart‘s solo album The Fateful Symmetry,
that was completed early 2023, not long before his passing.

TUTV: Haunting, synth-symphonic and boom-tastic
with Mark‘s characteristically energetic voice on top.

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Photo Credit Katie Silvester

Band: THE NEW EVES
Who: Must hear/see indies from Brighton (where everybody is in a band).
They cruise from folk to punk, using, besides traditional instruments (guitar,
bass and drums) also cello, flute, violin, and other classical gear.


Photo by Turn Up The Volume

New single: HIGWAY MAN
First new music in 2 years, out
now via Transgressive Records.

It’s a darkly-energised, female-first retelling of
writer/poet Alfred Noyes classic 1906 romantic
poem.

TUTV: These four musical mavericks don’t care about rock ‘n’ roll rules. Only 4 singles in, and it’s clear they do what they want, the way they want, annex unseen visual presence on stage and in video clips. On Highwayman they rattle and brattle full speed ahead motorized by restless drum/bass teamwork.

Here and there the tune, goes, eh, out of tune, and it sounds totally perfect for this emotional belter. No arty farty production for TNE. Winder-Lind‘s awesomely agitated vocals put a spell on you. Pure present-day punk. I want more.

The accompanying, eye-catching video is quite special too.

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Photo by Laurens Wille

Band: WHOLES
Who: A fresh, rowdy hit team led by Belgian, musical chameleon Wolf Vanwymeersch,
who played with several bands (pop, rock, sludge metal) and released a pure singer-songwriter pearl with solo debut album The Early Years back in 2022. Wholes are what remains after a soul has been detonated, what struck those around it, what could no longer be contained.

Track: TILL WE DON’T MEET AGAIN
Their debut single.

TUTV: Stoner rock dynamics and spiky garage blues disturbance work together to inject your eager ears with doom and gloom disturbance. Like dark clouds predicting a storm, like demons challenging each other, eye to eye, face to face. Wolf’s near-whispering, Josh Homme-esque vocals complete the ominous sonic picture.

Roasting ripper.

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Photo Credit: Meg Moon

Band: THE BEACHES
Who: 4 Canadian pop-rock indies.

Track: LAST GIRLS AT THE PARTY
Third single from their 3rd LP, called
No Hard Feelings, out August 29th.

TUTV: An instantly sticking, surf-pop shaker.
Two words: irresistibly catchy. Let’s toast to
Beaches and join their showy party..

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Press photo by Danny Clinch

Band: ARCADE FIRE
Who: The famous pop-rock
collective from Canada.

Track: YEAR OF THE SNAKE
First single from their forthcoming 7th album, named
Pink Elephant ready for release on May 9th. 2025 is
the ‘year of the snake‘ in the Chinese Zodiac.

TUTV: It’s a sublime, crystalline pop pearl, with its hypnotizing guitar riff, the non-stop
banging drum beat and the intertwined, spellbinding vocals of Win Butler and his spouse Régine Chassagne.

Sterling stroke.

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New album artwork

Band: PULP
Who: Sheffield‘s guitar-pop heroes
fronted by the charismatic songsmith
Jarvis Cocker.

Track: SPIKE ISLAND
First single from their first LP in 24 years. It’s named
More and will be shared with the world on June 6th.

TUTV: A vintage, mid-tempo, pop thrill with a grandiose
chorus. Wake up common people, here’s some more pulp.

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Artist: ANDY BELL
Who: Best known as vocalist of British synth-pop duo Erasure with
former Depeche Mode/Yazoo keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke.

Track: HEART’S A LIAR
Newest single from his upcoming 3rd solo album Ten Crows,
which lands this Friday, on May 2nd. It features Blondie icon
Debbie Harry.

TUTV: Two glamourous voices, one glamourous disco
tune. It’s a fervid break-up pop gem to fill dance floors
with.

Catchy as fuck.

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Artist: LIFE COACH
Who: The musical project of singer-songwriter-poet Jamie Cameron. Hailing from
the Scottish Borders, the music blends lo-fi beats, synths and guitars with spoken word lyrics in which he discusses subjects ranging from politics and premonitions to self help culture, and a modern society obsessed with economic thinking.

Track: SQUADDIES IN HAIR NETS
Piece taken from the upcoming 2nd album, named
‘A Love Letter To Your Yearning Heart’, which is due for
release on May 30th.

TUTV: Life Coach are on fire, again. This new rattling rap ‘n’ punk roll crackerjack
swings you forth and back, left and right and Jamie Cameron’s adrenalizing word-flow
energizes all of your insatiable limbs before he relaxes towards the synthy end. Another kinetic kick. Hands up for the coach.

Let the siren blare.


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Image Credit: Euripides Altintzoglou

Band: LIONS OF DISSIDENT
Who: Electrifying outfit from the Midlands (UK).
They released their debut album Ghost Behind You
in 2022.

Track: SIRENS AT THE SEA

Tim Baker (founder and creative director): “The best of what we do in one song,
it’s a tune that really carries the soul of everything good we have stood for over the
last ten years”.

TUTV: Expect electrifying energy from the kick-off. Delirious guitars set the haywire tone and hyperventilating vocals augment the buzzing fuzz. A modern-day post-punk roller coaster.

Rapturous ride.


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Photo by Turn Up The Volume

Artist: SALVIA
Who: The moniker of Belgian, Ghent-born,
singer-songwriter Nicole Selivan.

Track: YOU AND ME

TUTV: Only two singles in, and it’s already clear that Salvia‘s songwriting skills,
and her impressive vocal performance will bring her musical journey pretty far.

You And Me is an entrancing jam with a rotating guitar riff that gets under your skin
from start to finish. Salvia‘s seductive vocals match the trancy vibe perfectly well.

Today Ghent, next week Belgium, next month the world.

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Artists: peach I melba
Who: Queer femme indie duo,
half Brighton and half Los Angeles.

Track: WORST TRIMESTER
With blistering lyrics delivered at a rapped pace, the riot grrrl duo
explore the gender politics of pregnancy, in their style of both members
singing every word together over minimalist bass guitar and driving drums.

TUTV: There’s good news and bad news. Bad news first? World peace is an illusion.
From the moment Adam & Eve fucked up, shit started to happen and dirty wars are
still fought, its part of human nature.

The good news? These two DIY Amazons swear to release a new song every six weeks until world peace has been fully achieved. So, we’re ready for a looooong wild and rough ride, starting with this fun, outspoken and catchy 100% indie thrill. Don’t miss their bus, all you music junkies out there.

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Band: SUGARBUNNY
Who: Seasoned, high-powered
pop outfit from Belgium.

Track: SHADOW
Their newest single.


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TUTV: Frontwoman Hannah Vandenbussche‘s voice is the heartbeat of this fresh
act, composed of experienced musicians. With Shadow they released their 4th single.
A spellbinding and haunting piece of captivating music, moving around a bewitching
guitar riff. Tension in the air throughout. Compelling tune. Sugarbunny is going places.

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Band: LEDHER BLUE
Who: The product of two distinctively different individuals, Zé and Pedro,
that the waves of life comically decided to beach in a northern town of
Portugal – Guimarães.

Track: CRAIC
Piece from their brand new, excellent debut
album, titled Fait Divers. Stream it here

TUTV: What starts as a both moody and amplified reflection, explodes
on the let’s all sing together chorus, like if this cracking anthem was recorded
at a Premier League football game. It sticks after one spin. Score!

Raise your glass and
join the party.

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Band: TV SUNDAZE
Who: Wired indies
from France.

Track: DON’T MIND ME
Single from their brand-new 2nd LP, named
Plastic Bags / Packing Tape. Stream it here.

TUTV: When I just say that my excited ears hear jangly Parquet Courts echoes, you already should get excited too. The sharp-edged riffage, explosive eruptions now and then, and fidgety vocals will drive your mind and stereo mad.

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Band: VIRGINS
Who: Belfast-based shoegaze band who transcend that reductive tag to deliver a noise which is thrillingly loud and weightily light. Last year they released their notable debut album nothing hurt and everything was beautiful.

Track: BLOOMS

TUTV: Heavenly melodiousness, edged layers of shoegazing guitars, forceful
drumming, crystalline vocals, and a non-stop bass riff pushing the pace
throughout combine for a breathtaking score.

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Artist: FIR CONE CHILDREN
Who: The musical moniker of
Berlin-based indie Alexander Donat.

Track:YOUR VOICE
Single from FCC’s brand new CD
Gearshifting. Stream it here

TUTV: From the first chord on Donat takes you on a head-twisting and power-driven
trip. No brakes, no breaks. Always pedal to the metal. Raise your voice and absorb
this flat-out ripper. Bingo.


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Band: THE HIVES
Who: The notorious Swedisch
punk ‘n’ roll dropouts.

Track: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Lead single from their 7th LP, baptized The Hives Forever,
Forever The Hives. It’ll land on 29th August.

“Everyone’s a lil fuckin’ bitch!
And I’m gettin’ sick and tired of it!”

TUTV: Beware folks, and watch boxer
star Howlin’ Pelle hit left and right.

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Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Swedish pop indies, making noise since 2010.
They released their debut album In Another Shape
in 2013.

Track: CALM BACKWATERS

TUTV: Never a dull guitar-pop moment with this seasoned Swedish combo. This lazy tune, for lazy days is one that Scottish melancholic heroes Teenage Fanclub would be proud of. It feels as if Spring invites you to have a feel-good Summer.


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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 14 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.

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The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK

Band: LEDHER BLUE
Who: The product of two distinctively different individuals, Zé and Pedro,
that the waves of life comically decided to beach in a northern town of
Portugal – Guimarães.

Track: SORROWS OF AMENDED HEARTS
Piece from their upcoming debut album,
titled Fait Divers, out on April 8th.

TUTV: Be ready for a whirling guitar-and-drum-insane
head twister with a blistering rush and race velocity and
prickly vocals.

A winner.

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Band: TV SUNDAZE
Who: Wired indies
from France.

Track: DON’T MIND ME
From their upcoming, 2nd LP, named Plastic Bags / Packing Tape.
Comes our way on 18th April. More info here.

TUTV: When I just say that my excited ears hear jangly Parquet Courts echoes, you already should get excited too. The sharped-edged riffage, explosive eruptions now and then, and fidgety vocals will drive you mad.

Sassy score!

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Band: LIONS OF DISSIDENT
Who: Electrifying outfit from the Midlands (UK).
They released their debut album Ghost Behind You
in 2022.

Track: SIRENS AT THE SEA

Tim Baker (founder and creative director): “The best of what we do in one song,
it’s a tune that really carries the soul of everything good we have stood for over the last ten years”.

TUTV: Expect electrifying energy from the kick-off. Delirious guitars set the haywire tone and hyperventilated vocals augment the buzzing fuzz. A modern-day post-punk roller coaster.

Rapturous ride.


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Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Swedish pop indies, making noise since 2010.
They released their debut album In Another Shape
in 2013.

Track: HALFWAY 2 HEAVEN

TUTV: Holy Moses. Great Hare detonate their electric generator for this mind-bending garage punk torpedo. Faster than a Formula 1 race car. No brakes, no breaks, always
full speed ahead. A breathtaking hit-and-run bullet.

Manic missile.


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Artist: AWILD MIND
Who: Irish songwriter based in Clare. With a knack for spotlighting emotions often
left unspoken – anxiety, grief, sadness – and balancing them with moments of quirkiness and joy, the music feels both intimate and universal.

Track: SOLITUDE

TUTV: This kind of trancey mid-tempo tunes make my day. Highly entertaining, activating the dreamy side of your mind, and evoking a relaxing atmosphere. When you feel alone, this little gem is a great companion.

Gripping passionateness.


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20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – JUNE 2024

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The best of the best of the past month

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TRACK BY TRACK

1. Hide & Seek by THE JESUS LIZARD (Austin / Chicago)


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The highly influential The Jesus Lizard (1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present,
still with their classic line-up) have their first album, named Rack. in 26 years
out on September 13.

First single Hide & Seek is an explosive, nervous, race & rushing
missile and sounds like they recorded it 26 years ago.

Hells bells!

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2. ‘O%’ by HELLO MARY (Brooklyn, NY)

Hello Mary are a fierce Brooklyn post-punk trio.

0% is a vicious cryout with schizoid guitars producing a chainsaw cacophony,
bone-chilling howling and primal screams sending shivers down your spine, and
vehement drum/bass ebullition doing your head in. 100% helter-skelter turbulence.

Sonic Youth is dead! Long live Hello Mary!

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3. ‘Doug Yuletide’ by DALE CROVER (US)

Drummer Dale Crover of chaotic veteran rockers Melvins
comes out of the shadow of the band again, for his 3rd solo LP.
It’s titled Glossolalia and shows up on September 13.

The lead single is a killer track. It moves and grooves with power-driven
energy and voltaic dash. Crover says it’s “vampire-story ‘Venus In Furs.’”.
Come again.

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4. ‘Jacked’ by HEARTWORMS


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Heartworms is the psych-pop band of fast up-and-coming British songstress Jojo Orme.
They drew a lot of aural attention with last year’s 4-track A Comforting Notion. And they confirm their upcoming indie star status with Jacked. A flabbergasting guitar-propelling jam rotating in your head before you are aware of it.

Top!

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5. ‘I Know The Future’ by THE LOOKOUT (Montreal, CA)

The Lookout are a melodic punk rock band from
Montreal, fronted by dynamite voice Martha Rockhard.

On I Know The Future all burners and all cylinders are ignited.
The band go fast-forward with unbridled panache and vivacious
vigor.

They fuzz and buzz with revved-up energy, fueled by what sounds like an army of hungry guitars, by a merciless and relentless bass/drum collaboration pushing this barnstormer’s bustling beat to a dizzying level, and avid Amazon Martha Rockhard augments the red-hot-blooded intensity with her commanding powerhouse vocals.


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6. ‘Backbone Slip’ by SEASICK STEVE (Oakland, California)

Late musical 73-year-old blues bloomer just launched his 14th longplayer,
titled A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your Knees with Backbone Slip
as my ears’ favorite cut.


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7. ‘Moodswings’ by IDLES (Bristol, UK)


Promo

This is their cover of Mood SWINGS, a cool hip-rap-hop hit
by British artist Little Simz from her new album Drop 7.

Idles threw some samples of Peaches and Chemical Brothers in
their hepped-up version and come up with a dance booster.

Boom Boom Boom.


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8. ‘Houdini’ by EMINEM (US)

Eminem canned his 10th LP and named it The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). Release date TBA. I really feel for Shady, how many times has that poor guy died?

Lead single Houdini echoes his 2002 cracker Without Me and thrives on a
sample of the utterly catchy chorus of Steve Miller‘s 1982 hit Abracadabra.

Now you see him, now you don’t.
Now you hear him, now you don’t.

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9. ‘Feed The Beast’ by THE CHRONICLES OF MANIMAL AND SAMARA (London-based)

London-based poetallica duo of Daphne Ang (Singapore) and Andrea Papi (Italy) return,
after 2 notable albums with this new head-twister. A piece about addiction and recovery.

Feed The Beast dives into the tumultuous inner journey of learning how to live all over again. The emotional and barbed quest starts cinematically with Ang‘s near-whispering voice echoing intriguingly, at the 1-minute mark Papi joins in vocally and metallically causing mental turmoil.

From there on, the mercurial and emotional trip gets fragmented, swinging forth
and back, and drawing all of your auditory attention until the volcanic finale hits
you in the face.

Epic odysssey.


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10. ‘Waiting’ by VERRA CRUZ (UK)

This British trio infuse their guitar-driven sound with emotion, bravado and purely
authentic melancholy. as they prove here, again, with striking stroke Waiting.

With Waiting they hit bullseye with invigorating dash, resonating
somehow like Dinosaur Jr and/or The Lemonheads on a roasting roll .


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11. ‘Worthless’ by GUSH (Belfast, Ireland)

These fresh Belfast grunge rockers just launched
their new 5-track boiling EP Exposure Therapy

My greedy ears picked Worthless for this monthly list.
It’s a guitar-maddening shocker cutting like a brand-new
razorblade.

No, it’s not Courtney Love on vocals but the furious spit and sneer outpouring
at work here makes you think of Hole‘s former punked-up celebrity skin.

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12. ‘Lovely Day To Die’ by FRENCH MOTHERS (UK)

Band: FRENCH MOTHERS
Who: 4 indie rockers out
of Leighton Buzzard, UK

This caring quartet gives depression the middle finger with this urgent riff-ripper
that has a jangly Strokes-esque flow and rattles in your head without asking
from the first spin on.

This is a lovely day to be alive with French Mothers.
There’s always a ‘you only live once’ light at the end
of the tunnel.

“Pleased to meet you, I’ve been lonely too”


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13. ‘Boom!’ by KAT KOAN (Germany)

KK: “This is essentially a happy breakup song. It’s about that moment when you realize
you can actually get up and stand tall, after the tough period of stumbling through the pain that breaking up from a person you care about brings with it – regardless of whether that is a romantic partner, a friend or a project collaborator. Once you come out of it at the other end of the tunnel you know that the transformative process was a character building experience, and that most things happen for a reason.”

Well, why not have a happy break-up song for a change. And Boom! is more than just a happy tune. It’s Koan‘s most inventive piece (so far). A brassy mid-tempo uplifter inviting you to do some of your best dance moves. I hear sultry horns, Eastern and samba vibes, ska trumpets, and lots of fun on this fiesta-like chant.

Bingo!


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14. ‘Starburster’ by FONTAINES D.C. (Dublin, Ireland)

Irish indie stars FONTAINES D.C. already have 3 top-drawer albums
on their résumé. And #4 is bagged now. They named it Romance
and will share it with the world on August 23rd.

On Starburster frontman Grian Chatten
goes on a parlando roll again.

Magnetizing and hypnotizing.

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15. ‘Hero In The Season Of The Gun’ by LIFE COACH (Glasgow, Scotland)

Hero In The Season Of The Gun is an aflame synth-layered flare-up that triggers jump-from- left-to-right moves on the spot. It’s a hopped-up and vivified disco-punk knockout.

Life Coach balances here between the perky moments of fellow countrymen Arab Strap and The Streets with Mike Skinner charged by Duracell batteries. And his rapid-fire verbal ranting adds some more oil to the sonic British Army fire.

Party, party, party.


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16. ‘Death Is Cheap’ by GREAT HARE (Sweden)

The Swedish do what they do best, once again.
Making your day with an instantly sticking guitar/synth
tune that has a both relaxing and brisk impact on your
ears at the same time.

Great harmonies, great pop gem, great hare.

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17. ‘The Right Stuff’ by THE TRAMPOLINE DELAY (Milton, Ontario, CA)

“At its core, the song delves into the aftermath of a regrettable decision and the need
for redemption. However, beyond the surface, it’s an introspective exploration of life’s pressures, the weight of regret, and the awakening to what truly matters. It captures the essence of emotional turmoil and the consequences of acting on fleeting impulses,
ultimately leaving scars on all involved.”

You can whistle along, hum along, and sing along to this chirpy and feel-good
earworm, reminding me of harmonious Scottish nightingales Teenage Fanclub.

Splendid.


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18. ‘They’ by ADIOS MF (Northern England)

Adios MF is a musical project spearheaded by Nathan Keeble carving
fresh dark waves and electronica sounds from the underground of
Sheffield, UK.

AMF about the new track: “They” is a Kitsch by product of existence amid the constant
churn of urban development and the persistent buzz of drilling. It was written as a tonic
to the realisation that resistance is futile; you must simply acquiesce to the world of
urbanism and let it carry you along on its unpredictable journey, set to a naughty
80s beat.”

Expect a swirling, darkwavish electro reviver that bounces somewhere between
the dark side of Depeche Mode and Cold Cave‘s addictive sonority. Infectious beats
and shadow-dancing rhythms.


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19. ‘Coolcats’ by GREEN CROW COLLECTIVE (Belgium)

Green Crow Collective is a new unit from Belgium led
by seasoned singer-songwriter Roeland Vandemoortele.

Coolcats is one piece from their fresh double A-side debut single that
will show up on their debut album Hard Drive Error later in the year.

No brakes, no breaks, no mistakes. Always full steam ahead driven by schizo guitars, steadfast drumming, and cool rock cats meowing all together. A mean machine debut.


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20. ‘Frogs’ by NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS


Promo press

Star crooner Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds launch
their 18th full-length, called Wild God on August 30.

Frogs is a vintage Cave ballad.
Orchestral, lyrical, nightmarish
and goosebumps-gripping.

Cave: “The sheer exuberance of a song like ‘Frogs’,
it just puts a big fucking smile on my face.”

Take that gun out of your hand, Nick.


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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.

This week’s 10 new rad additions.

1. ‘Houdini’ by EMINEM (US)

2. ‘So Lo’ by POND (Australia)

3. ‘Transition’ by WE ARE WOLVES (Montreal)

4. ‘You’re So Impatient’ by PIXIES (Boston, US)

5. ‘Death Is Cheap’ by GREAT HARE (Sweden)

6. ‘Agradecido’ by ICARUS PHOENIX (Montana, US)


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7. ‘Frogs’ by NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (Australia)

8. ‘Flowers By The Roadside’ by THE FELICE BROTHERS (NYC)

9. ‘Skyline Hill’ by FAINT HALOS (Philly, US)

10. ‘Morning Star’ by PANTOMIME HORSES (English-Barcelonians)

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

Posted on by JL

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.

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TRACK BY TRACK

1. ‘Allergic Food’ by MELVINS (Montesano, Washington)

The veteran noiseniks are still hungry. On April 19 the band
unleash their 27th album, titled TARANTULA HEART.

Allergic For Food is vintage rowdy punk-rock Melvins

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2. ‘You’re Just Jealous’ by CRUMBS (Leeds, UK)

Post-punk indies based in Leeds, where they are active movers in the DIY scene that currently thrives in the North of England. They recorded a Marc Riley session in 2016, released their first album Mind Yr Manners in 2017.

‘You’re Just Jealous’ is the splendid title track from their
upcoming, 2nd album. Out on May 10. Pre-order info here.


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3. ‘Ist Ist’ by EINSTÜRZNEDE NEUBATEN (Germany)

German capricious bohemians EINSTÜRZNEDE NEUBATEN, fronted
by bad seed Blixa Bargeld are around for almost 45 years and 12 LPs.

The recordings of album number 13, a double one, are finished.
It’s baptized RAMPEN ( Amp: Alien Pop Music) and will show up
on April 5.

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4. ‘How We See The Light’ by JOHN CALE (Wales)

The former VU luminary has another LP, 2nd in 18 months, ready
to share with the world. It’s named POPtical Illusion and will land
on June 14.

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5. ‘Gone Forever by GREAT HARE (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Swedish pop songsmiths describe themselves as “dreaming to stay awake.”
This new single is a sparkling mid-tempo guitar-driven meditation
with a psych resonance.

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6. ‘(I’m) Strung’ by POND (Australia)


Press photo

The psych rockers from down under launch their 10th LP, baptized Stung! on 21 June.

About new single (I’m Strung): “It’s about being totally pathetically stung by someone
and just having to be cool with it being unrequited. Being resilient, accepting that you
are a bit of a goose, but life goes on.”

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7. ‘Cold River’ by PINHDAR (Italy)

This Italian trip-hop duo have their 2nd LP, named A SPARKLE ON THE DARK WATER out.

“A new chapter in the personal journey of singer Cecilia Miradoli and guitarist/producer Max Tarenzi. An intense, contemplative, and dark work, yet not resigned, navigating through trip-hop, dream-pop, dark-wave, and electronica.”

Humans is one of the standout tracks.

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8. ‘Vampires’ by BY THE WAVES (Manchester)

By the Waves are a dynamic 4-piece band based in Manchester. A uniquely eclectic sprinkle of soul, dream-pop, reggae, rock & indie make their sound exciting and unforgettable in equal measure.

They bring beautifully constructed lyrics, delivered with a signature blend of falsetto melody lines and anthemic choruses, which are layered over driving rhythmic beats and groove-ridden baselines, all topped off with sun-drenched, reverb-soaked guitar lines and a pinch of synth.

VAMPIRES


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9. ‘Mary Boone’ by VAMPIRE WEEKEND (NYC)

New York‘s dream pop darlings VAMPIRE WEEKEND are finally
returning to the scene after their 2019 album Father Of The Bride.

Their upcoming, fifth LP, is titled ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US.

It’ll hit our ears on April 5.

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10. ‘Someday’ by MOONPOOLS (Switzerland)


Photo credit: Mischa Nüesc

This Swiss poppy shoegazers have an new EP, titled Hide and Seek, out on 19 April.

Marcie (vocalist) about the single: “Someday’ nearly didn’t make it onto the EP.
When we first played it as a band, we turned it into a dancey indie track. When it
came to recording the tune, we realised it didn’t work and left it on the sidelines.

After I first heard Mitski’s ‘Bug Like An Angel’ last summer, I picked up
my guitar and played ‘Someday’ again for the first time in months.

I realised it needed to stay the way it sounded when I first wrote it, intimate
and fragile. We recorded the song a few days later and decided to release it
after all.”

Crystalline vocals, endearing acoustic sonority, tender and romantic pearl.

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Swedish Songsmiths GREAT HARE On A Romantic Island Again With Their New Single ‘ARCHIPELAGO DREAMS’

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New striking strokes

6 October 2021

Band: GREAT HARE
Who: Swedish pop songsmiths
dreaming to stay awake.

New single: ARCHIPELAGO DREAMS

As Great Hare profile them frequently as dreamers I’m pretty sure – judging by
the song’s title – this new tune is inspired by a book 2011 book by R.J. Cole called
The Archipelago of Dreams: The Island of the Dream Healer about somebody
leaving his body allowing his spirit to travel freely, with the guidance of a wizard
mentor, searching for the dream of life. More info here.

Yes, the Gothenburg romantics muse again on their romantic island. Like the Scottish sentimentalists Teenage Fanclub they prefer la-la land above reality, confirming it once again with this electrifying guitar pop reverie. And, yes, even metalhead Ozzy Osbourne loves to dream as he once sang: “I’m just a dreamer / I dream my life away / I’m just a dreamer / Who dreams of better days.”

Close your eyes and enjoy…


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Swedish Rockers GREAT HARE Deliver Again – Hear New Electrical Single ‘ALL THOSE DREAMS’

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New sonic impulses…

2 April 2021

After Out Of The Shadows – one of the best singles of 2020 –
Swedish indie band GREAT HARE say hello to 2021 with a new
composition titled ALL THOSE DREAMS.

You’ll hear a straightforward rocker that opens with a sonic and vocal
Dinosaur Jr drive but turns quickly into a more melancholic and poppy
modus when the chorus comes up, but still rolling as glowy guitars take
over and provide an electrical finale. Nordic Europe delivers again.

Check it out…


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