Band: INFADER Who: 4-piece from Antwerp, Belgium. They skillfully combine influences from
the early 2000s with principles from classical music in a powerful, modern rock
sound. Think Muse, Dead Poet Society en Triggerfinger.
Track: SILENCE SO LOUD
From their 2nd EP that will land
on 25 February 2025.
TUTV: Prepare for a head-twisting rollercoaster. The rough ride starts with a titillating
riff-driven groove and near-whispering vocals and moves slowly but surely to a stoner rock eruption that triggers your headbanging appetite while the vocalist’s towering pipes scrape the sky. This turbulent smash up/down process repeats itself a couple of times until your speakers can’t bear the tension anymore and you’re left behind, out of breath. Volcanic stuff to crush depression with.
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.
FULL JUKEBOX (so far)
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The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: GETDOWN SERVICES Who: Two flamboyant
weirdos from Bristol, UK.
Dog Dribble operates somewhere between Yard Act and Sleaford Mods.
Its limbs-activating groove is simply irresistible. Get up, stand up, and fight
for your right to move in mysterious ways.
Band: PALES Who: Indie combo from Strasbourg, France.
Track: PIECE OF MEAT
Reminiscent of the best of the ’90s (Sonic Youth, The Breeders, Fugazi) while aligning with the new wave of post-punk and noise rock, Pales immerses us in a frenetic and visceral universe, sketching out the contours of their upcoming EP set for release in early 2025.
Following a long, sensuous spoken word foreplay, Piece Of Meat erupts brutally
midway and starts repeating this breathtaking process for a second time heading
to an abrupt finish. Hypnotic and bone-chilling. Awesome delivery.
First shared piece from upcoming album #3
baptized Cowards. It’ll come our way on
7 February 2025.
A bouncy and sprightly affair with its frisky piano touches, bass dynamics, but it’s the anxious vocals that set the tone. Drummer/vocalist Ollie Judge says the song is about cannibalism. Sure, why not? This is tasty stuff
Band: INFADER Who: 4-piece from Antwerp, Belgium. They skillfully combine influences from
the early 2000s with principles from classical music in a powerful, modern rock
sound. Think Muse, Dead Poet Society en Triggerfinger.
Track: HIGH & LOW
First cut from the upcoming new EP named
‘Desperately Average‘, out 21 February 2025.
High & Low is a robust slice of sharp-cutting guitar rock, embedded
in a both melodious and revved-up wall-of-sound. Splendid effort.
Play it loud. Turn it up.
Artist: BRANSON ANDERSON Who: Salt Lake City-based singer-songwriter whose music takes on major
influences from Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and the White Stripes to bring the
public something pleasantly unique.
Band: The Jesus Lizard
Who: Notorious noise rock
oldtimers from Austin, Texas.
Track: COST OF LIVING
An outtake of their recent
released comeback LP Rack.
Yow (songwriter/vocalist): “Simply because I wrote the words to ‘Cost Of Living’ doesn’t mean that I know exactly what it’s about. I think it has to do with the dread and self-loathing that addicts experience on a very regular basis. You can pick whichever type of addict you choose.”
Barded wire guitar hullabaloo.
Old skool racket, but efficient.
Following new incendiary album Darker White the trio fabricated this steaming shocker for an ‘adult animated steampunk action-adventure television series’ namedArcane: League of Legends.
Rabbit Hole is an invitation to explore life’s hidden corners, where desire and despair
often collide. The accompanying video clip immerses fans in distorted shadows and dramatic visuals, that perfectly mirrors the raw and introspective.
Expect a motorized riff-ripper
with a titanic fists in the air chorus.
Blazing blast.
Artist: SAM FENDER Who: British mega pop/rock star.
Track: PEOPLE WATCHING
It’s the first piece and title song of his upcoming,
3rd longplayer. It’ll land on 25 February 2025.
“A song about somebody that was like a surrogate mother to me and passed away last November. It’s kind of ironic because she was the one that gave me the confidence to go
on stage… now an entire song (and album) connects to her.”
The head-over-heels vocal vehemence at work here goes through the roof.
Band: NOVANOISE Who: Italy’s rising alternative
punk rock outfit.
Track: LEVELS
It’s a fresh blend of punchy punk rock riffs, bold synth lines, and the undeniable
energy of frontwoman Luna Esmeralda Rizzi. Known for their high-voltage performances and cyberpunk flair, Novanoise delivers a track that’s both defiant and uplifting.
A shout-out to staying connected in a chaotic world.
Levels is a high-voltage burst,
with biting vocals and a Herculean
powerhouse intensity.
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Check the 10 new rad cuts just
added to this rad 2023 playlist.
Up and fast-coming artist Jojo Orme and her musical vehicle Heartworms is shooting to the top as a comet. It started with her ace EP A Comfort Notion and she follows it now with this new titillating single. A funky guitar pop pearl with a repetitive riff that creeps under your skin in an eye blink and sensual vocals that stick on the spot. Awesome.
Infader is the band of Belgian singer-songwriter Michaël Denis who produce heavy rock with a dramatic flair. In a culture of musical over-simplification they add nuance to rock as we know it. Emotionally layered and transforming music, without the essence of the catchy song to lose sight of.
📷 Stan Geudens
On Meditation, they storm fast-forward from the get-go with fierce guitars, pounding drumming and feverish vocals. A rapid-fire ripper that turns you dizzy. Sassy stroke!
Wow! What a smoking debut this is. Lords is a powerhouse hammer blow for fanatic headbangers with a guitar riff that drives you crazy and vocals that make your ears
vibrate.
5. ‘I Want To Start A Religion’ by MATT TIEGLER (Chicago)
Chicago songwriter, actor and playwright Matt Tiegler returned to the studio after a long hiatus, for his third full-length, named Free Hands Down Hill, including this sickly sticky tune that may start a new religion. Pithy electricity. Hallelujah.
Washington‘s longtime rollin’ pop-punk indies, a duo now with Carrie
Brownstein and Corin Tucker, have their new, 10th LP, baptized Little
Rope out on 19 January 2024.
Ahead of it we can enjoy this new sizzling single.
After playing with some bands, Belgian musician Mirabelle van de Put decided
in 2021 to go solo under the moniker of HAZE. Her excellent self-titled debut LP appeared the same year.
She’ll have her sophomore one, titled Out of Sight, out in January.
Hiding is the first single. A glinstering dream pop musing featuring sparkling guitar and smooth bass play, and van dePut‘s enticing voice takes you on a relaxing trip that flares up now and then.
The eye-catching video is created by Naomi Kerkhove.
Sarasara is a French avant-garde performance artist and
songwriter who launches her third album Elixir on March 1st.
The album’s potent mix of cultural ideas fuses with dark industrial synths and gothic atmospherics to shape her intoxicating, cinematic sophisti-pop. Enthralling, groove-laden compositions recall the likes of David Bowie and Jehnny Beth, but Sarasara found more influence in political writers; Bell Hooks, the distinguished professor of race and class, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, a French socialist, and the first person to declare himself an anarchist, and Édith Thomas, the French novelist and bisexual pioneer of women’s
history, among others.”
First single The Horrible Things is an enigmatic slo-mo reverie with an addictive
beat and Sarasara‘s near-whispering voice creating a ghostly atmosphere.
This Oakland trio has a new 4-track EP, named Second Opinion out.
Closer ‘The Turtle’ kept playing in my head after a couple of spins. First thing that came to mind was the acoustic guitar play of Jimmy Page on Led Zep‘s classic Stairway To Heaven because of its bewitching resonance. And I’ll throw in another big name. Think Jethro Tull
on a mellow moment. Well, judge for yourself.
This multi-instrumentalist and composer from San Francisco
releases his debut album ‘Tiamat‘ on November 30th.
My Story, the second shared track, is a moody and emotional ballad that makes you silent and triggers melancholic thoughts. It attempts to convey the complexity of a relationship and its profound effect on someone’s life. The song is meant to console and offer hope during the darkest days.
The accompanying video captures these raw emotions, featuring claymation characters. This nostalgic style is reminiscent of music videos from the late 90s and early 2000s.
