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30 BEST TRACKS OF 2024

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ALL TOGETHER

TRACK BY TRACK

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Band: HINDS
Who: Sizzling Spanish
ecstatic pop fury.

Track: Superstar

Piece from their 4th LP,
titled Viva Hinds

TUTV: Perfect 24 Carat power pop tune with a rhapsodic impact
on your ears. Sonic euphoria that causes a prompt outburst of
dazzling delight.

Fantástico!

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Band: KINGS OF LEON
Track: Mustang

The Nashville family launched their 9th album
named Cand We Please Have Fun’ last May.

TUTV: A roasting steamroller that turns up the heat even
more when the cooking chorus kicks in and blows the roof off.
Red-hot-blooded belter.

Bad-ass.

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Band: FONTAINES D.C.
Track: Starbuster

Unquestionable standout from the Irish indie
stars’ much applauded 4th LP Romance.

TUTV: Intense jam, rollin’ on with a bone-chilling flow and
frontman Grian Chatten raps all over it with his characteristic
uptight parlando and grasping for his breath every time the
refrain comes on.

Breath-taking.

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Band: GUSTAF
Who: Swirling 5-piece from Brooklyn led by charismatic frontwoman
Lydia Gammil released their 2nd album Package Pt. 2 last April.

Track: Starting And Staring

TUTV: Funkier than the B-52’s in their heyday, and  Gustaf spin around
with more dash and class than Bodega and Parquet Courts. Fact!

Knockout.

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Band: STRAND
Who: Power pop quartet
from Dublin, Ireland.

Track: Progress

Part of their upcoming 5-track EP
that’ll land early next year.

“Progress is a song about changing places, people and times.”

TUTV: Epic. Grandiose. Staggering. Amplified guitar-pop at its mind-blowing best.
One of those not-everyday puissant killer tracks overwhelms your emotions
from the first spin.

Superb.


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Artist: GAVIN FRIDAY
Who: The former flamboyant spearhead of Irish
new art wave act Virgin Prunes (1977-1986).

Track: The Church Of Love

From his new album
Ecce Homo.

TUTV: Glistening electro-pop splendor. Uplifting, jaunty and
brisk. Trust me, you’ll want to join Friday‘s church afterward.

Believe.
Here.
Now.


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Press photo by Zac Bayly

Band: AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS

Track: You Should Not Be Doing that

Stand-alone single released after they dropped their
3rd full-length Cartoon Darkness last October.

TUTV: A searing left/right uppercut. Amyl is sniffin’ again
as we are used to by now, but I never get tired of her
kickass briskness.

Wowzers.

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Band: DITZ
Who: Earthquake-causing
hit team from Brighton, UK.

Track: Taximan

Piece from their forthcoming second longplayer, baptized
Never Exhale. It’ll hit the streets on 25 January 2025.

TUTV: Taximan does your head in the way we, brainbangers, like it.
Bam Bang Boom. No mercy for the wicked. Manic mayhem as usual.
You’d better check out if Robert ‘Travis’ De Niro is behind the wheel
before taking a cab.

Helter-skelter.


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Band: THE RATS
Who: 5 ambitious rascals
from Ghent, Belgium.

Track: OLD FLAMES

Cut from their excellent
debut EP Disco To Disco.

The song is about rediscovering old lovers after a night out from disco(theque) to disco(theque), with references to The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan and his excessive
drinking, and a legendary Belgian crooner.

TUTV: Full steam ahead from the get-go. All engines on. Decibels up, amps up.
The breakneck speed and the relentless synth/percussion riff make your head
spin 360°. I dare you to catch up with this missile all the way.

Hit! Hit! Hit!


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Band: LAMBRINI GIRLS
Who: A two-motor punk bulldozer from Brighton, UK who have built
a notorious reputation over the past 2 years, on record and on stage.

Track: Love

Cut from the duo’s upcoming debut LP
Who Let The Dogs Out. Out next year, on
January 10.

TUTV: Without a shadow of a loud doubt, one of the grrrlz’s best stormers so far.
An amazeballs wall-of-nasty-guitar/bass hullabaloo, a ruthless octopus drummer
and Phoebe‘s best vocals. Hell-tastic.

‘True love is nothing more than the wrong hill to die on”.

Dynamite.

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Band: THE MYSTERINES
Who: Impassioned powerhouse pop indies from
Liverpool fronted by ravishing voice Lia Metcalfe.

Track: SINK YA TEETH

Single from their 2nd LP
Afraid Of Tomorrows.

TUTV: A maddening master blaster.
Haunting electricity and Metcalfe
mystique.

Cool as fuck!

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Band: SPRINTS
Who: Irish post-punk sensation.

Track: TICKING
Opener of their kick-ass
debut LP Letter To Self.

TUTV: The jaw-dropping vitality these volcanic Irish beatniks develop here is off the charts. They build a near-unbearable tension and explode insanely, time after time, along the rough ride. Vocalist/songwriter Karla Chubb knows terrifically well how to double your adrenalin production.

Timebomb.


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Band: GETDOWN SERVICES
Who: Two flamboyant
weirdos from Bristol, UK.

Track: DOG DRIBBLE

From the duo’s brand new 6-track EP
Your Medal’s In The Post.

TUTV: 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 bounce up and down like mad.

Buzzing.

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Band: FAT DOG
Who: South London-based gang that made thousands
and ‘true love is nothing more than the wrong hill to die on”.
thousands of ears go bonkers with their first-rate debut
longplayer Woof.

Track: All The Same

TUTV: A ballistic disco-punk whopper to end and start all (il)legal
raves with. When the huge orchestral injections blast out of your
vibrating speakers you know that these misfits are your new
favorite dogs. Hallelujah!

Barking party mayhem.

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Press photo by Cal McIntyre

Band: RIDE
Legendary British shoegazers.

Track: Last Frontier

Toptier one from their toptier
7th LP, named Interplay.

TUTV: A sickly sticky earworm with
an orgasmic chorus. Less shoegaze,
more pop bliss. Moonstruck stroke.

Bingo.

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MAYFLOWER MADAME
Who: Norwegian pysch-pop outfit.

This Norwegian band specializes in a dark and distinctive blend
of post-punk, shoegaze and psych-noir. So far they released two
albums.

Track: A Foretold Ecstasy

One of the stellar singles from their
new, third, album Insight.

TUTV: Drums and bass team up for an incessantly beat that carries
this instantaneously infectiuos trip, along with a magnetizing Cure-esque
guitar riff that gets you in a trance.

Truly hypnotizing from start to finish with velvety vocals
and darkwavish synths in the back adding a twilight tone.

Sparkling.

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Band: BLACK DOLDRUMS
Who: British synth-pop-Goth trio with key
members Kevin Gibbard and Sophie Landers

Track: Summer Breeze

From their second LP,
named In Limerence.

TUTV: No, this is not a New Order song but it could easily be one, actually a stellar one. Summer Breeze sparkles from the very start to finish with scintillating guitar riffs, zealous percussion, shiny synths and Gibbard‘s eager vocals. It’s a pure pop pearl for all seasons.

Paramount.

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Artist: ST. VINCENT
Who: Glamorous songstress
Annie Carke from NYC.

Track: Big Time Nothing
Cut from her 7th LP
All Born Screaming.

TUTV: Sexy crowded nightclub stomper.
Dancefloor filler. Orgastic titillation.

Sigh!

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Artists: ARROWS OF ATHENA (Boston, MA)
Who: A pandemic project that found its two main players – multi-instrumentalist and producer Scott Lerner and vocalist and lyricist Jac-Lyn Gibson – reuniting after the latter spent some time away from music, Arrows of Athena are crafting a distinct sound on
their own terms, bridging usually disparate ends of the pop and rock spectrum for an illuminated sound of big dance beats, heavy riffs, and melodic intensity.

New single: Reckless Heart

Piece from their debut
album The Ghost

On this song the duo explores the mental and emotional work required
for a successful marriage, and how we’re often careless with love.

TUTV: I’m quite sure that Arrows Of Athena are huge fans of former Swedish glam and glitter pop duo Roxette. The bliss and blitz at play on Reckless Heart is sonically similar. Sizzling guitars, battering drums/bass grooves, sensuous vocals and a peppy chorus combine here for a power pop pearl that flames lustrously. Orchestral melodiousness, fiery 90s spirit, and musical. An invigorating joyride.

And eye-catching animated video clip.

WATCH/LISTEN

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Band: VIRGINS
Who: Young up-and-coming
Belfast-based shoegazers .

Track: s o f t e r
Single from their fascinating debut LP
nothing hurt and anything
was beautiful

TUTV: This is a psychedelic shoegaze stunner, a multi-layered symphony
propelled by about a thousand guitars, a mindboggling bass riff, and combative
drums, while Rebecca Dow‘s ghostly vocals come from another galaxy.

Heavenly.

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Band: LEG PUPPY 2.0
Who: Madcap techno act from London.

Track: Welcome To Your New Future
Piece from their best album, so far, baptized Humanity 2.0.

TUTV: What’s in store for humankind. Nuclear war or peace and free love?
Or will we be just another brick in the wall? Whatever happens, never stop
pirouetting yourself dizzy to Leg Puppy.

We don’t need your education
We don’t need no your thought control

Move those legs.

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Band: THE DARTS
Who: Unwearying garage
rock turbo from Phoenix, Arizona.

Track: Ppur Another
From this year’s fabulous
new LP Boomerang.

TUTV: The most energetic, exciting, pizzazy band around. Cooking on record and on stage. Sultry garage rock for party animals. This is my absolute favorite of this years Boomerang LP. Chipper tune.

Have a drink, folks.

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Band: RAPTUROUS
Who: British hip-rock-hop squad.

Track: Repeat After Me

TUTV: Think Cypress Hill fronted by Zack de la Rocha, rattling like
a rapid-fire riot-gun. An avid anthem that celebrates freedom and
invites you to shout along while pumping your fists in the air.

Repeat after them.

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Band: BAD MOVES
Who: Fervent guitar-pop
quartet from Washington.

Track: Hallelujah
Piece from their 3rd LP,
titled Wearing Out The Refrain.

TUTV: Hallelujah rages against the anti-LGBTQ
haters with knives between their teeth and an
unstoppable drive.

“To express oneself, now expressly forbidden/ That’s a spiritual hell, that’s
a new prohibition/ And they’ll boil you down to reproductive function/ When
they see you as a vessel and not as a person!”

Bang-on.

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Band: CANYONS AND LOCUSTS
Who: Boston‘s hefty garage blues-rock duo.

Track: Anna Save A Life
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TUTV: A manic motherrocker from a duo who sound as a 4-motor hit-and-run team. Riff-o-rama all the way while bashing drums do your head in. Garage punk ‘n’ roll at its filthy best. Call your own Anna and challenge the anti-decibels police.

Pretty sick.


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Band: DUMB POSH HIPPIES (hilarious name!)
Who: Psych-influenced, three-piece punk band from
Dublin/Derry with a love for big riffs and pace.

Track: Scrunched Up Fist

TUTV: Wham bloody wham bam. Expect a sharp-splitting punk rock juggernaut. Amps up and full steam ahead. No rest for the wicked with this razor-blade cutting, head over heels bombshell spiced with sneering vocals. Wham bloody wah-wah guitars bam. Scrunched Up Fist hits your face really hard. Hurry-scurry stroke.

Hells bells.


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Band: SOFT SKIES INC
Who: Philadelphia-based identical-twin duo and longtime musical confidants
Ryan and Martin Rex, their shared sonic compass draws a straight line from the
classic alternative of their youth to the modern alternative and dream-pop of
today.

Track: Sooner Or Later

A song of hope, riding those tender waves of nostalgia, understanding that a loss of innocence comes with age but that we emerge from the other side with newfound perspective and awareness.

Melodic guitar pop at its Sebadoh best. Uptempo shoe-slacker-gaze
spiced with scintalling synths and ethereal vocals. Start dreaming in
overdrive.

Enrapturing.


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Photo credit: Thandiwe Zivengwa

Artist: SPIELMANN
Who:Eager singer-songwriter from Leeds, UK.

Track: Just Like Everybode Else
From this year’s EP, titled Fifteen Minutes With Spielmann.

TUTV: Just Like Everybody Else is a glorious, full-orchestrated pop gem, that transfers you in an eye/ear blink to a sonic dreamland with its affecting melodiousness, riveting chorus and warm-hearted vocals. Three highly-entertaining minutes and twenty seconds with Spielmann

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Artist: KIM DEAL

Track: Crystal Breath
Single from Deal’s solo debut full lenght
Nobody Loves You More.

TUTV: Quite special and different from anything
Deal has been done before. EBM bass dynamics,
trip-hop quivering and a spiky guitar riff.

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Artist: LAUREN MAYBERRY
Who: Synth-pop band CHVRCHES‘
Scottish voice/face.

Track: Something In The Air
Superb song from her solo debut LP
Vicious Creature.

TUTV: A sky-scraping tune, a stunning slice of elevating music
with a multi-storey chorus and Mayberry‘s crystal voice going
airborne.

Spectacular vocals.

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20 BEST TRACKS Of The Month – MARCH 2024

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ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK-BY-TRACK

1. ‘Mustang’ by KINGS OF LEON (Nashville, US)

The Nashville family band return to the scene with their 9th LP.
It’s named CAN WE PLEASE HAVE FUN and will see the day
of light on May 10.

Lead-single Mustang is a roasting steamroller
that turns up the fervent fever when the cooking
chorus kicks in.

Holy smoke

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2. ‘Oh Shit’ by THE LIBERTINES (UK)


Promo pic

British infamous mavericks come up with their 4th full-length,
called All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, on April 5.

One of the singles called Oh Shit is an inflamed crackerjack sung by
Carl Barât and joined on the chirpy chorus by his buddy Doherty.

Great shit

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3. ‘Wave Out Sunkiss’ by CANYONS AND LOCUSTS (Boston, US)

Boston‘s hefty garage blues-rock act released their new EP The Red Angel.
Six barbed wire bursts is what you get. To give you a loud and clear idea
here’s the closing crusher Wave Out Sunkiss.

Filthy stuff


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4. ‘S o f t e r’ by VIRGINS (Belfast, Ireland)


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S o f t e r is a psychedelic shoegaze stunner, a multi-layered symphony propelled
by about a thousand guitars, a mind-boggling bass riff, and combative drums, while Rebecca Dow‘s ghostly vocals scrape the sky. What a titanic thrill.

Top

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5. ‘High Value Male’ by PAPA JUPE’S T.C. (Cardiff, Wales)

This disco-punk sucker-punch is just perfect to start and end all (il)legal
club nights with. High Value Man is a jiving bass-insane jackhammer that
doubles your adrenaline production on the spot and triggers your hottest
body contortions.

The orgastic ‘dance with me’ chorus revs up the sultry temperature and invites you to go mental, like a kangaroo on E. London‘s boiling dancefloor wackadoos Warmduscher should take these Welshmen/woman on the road with them. Frisky fun guaranteed. Machos not allowed.

Go nuts


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6. ‘Running’ by PEARL JAM (Seattle, US)


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Seattle‘s rock giants led by towering voice Eddie Vedder are back in business.
They canned their 12th longplayer, called it Dark Matter and they will share
it with the world on April 19.

Single Running sounds like if Vedder & Co
found their young razor-blade rock legs again.

Alive again

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7. ‘Lights Down Low’ by DIE SEXUAL (Los Angeles)

This dazzling electronic duo conjure their influences of EBM, techno and electropop,
their sound is an intoxicating mix of analog synthetics and seductive vocals, touching
on themes of desire and despair, domination and submission.

They have a new 3-track, titled Inservio out, with opener Lights Down Low
as my favorite. An electro booster with a tantalizing techno beat à la The Prodigy
that rotates irresistibly, non-stop.

Bang-on


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8. ‘Broken Man’ by ST. VINCENT (NYC)


Album artwork

The entrancing Oklahoma songstress (real name: Anne Erin Clark) launches
her 7th album, titled All Born Screaming, with the world on April 26.

Lead single Broken Man is a superb Prince-like stomper.

Sexy, sassy and badass.

Score

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9. ‘Stage Fright’ by ROYAL CASTLES (Ontario, CA)

Spring is in the air, titillating tunes are in the air, like this frisky one
that circles around a disco beat in overdrive, and has an instantaneous,
activating impact on your eager limbs.

Lively vocals and a jumpy synth chorus augment the briskness at play here.
Get up, stand up, take your blue suede shoes out of the closet and show us
your best hip moves. Shake your dancefloor fright off with this rad
head-over-heels twister.

Press play

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10. ‘The Book’ by NIXER (Dublin/London)

The Book is a pithy piece from their upcoming EP, called
‘I Hit The Town And The Town Hit Me Back’ out on May 17.

The song’s theme was inspired by 1999 fictional love novel
Sputnik Sweatheart by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.

Expect a synth-adrenalizing thrill, a head-spinning belter,
infused with whirlwind vocals and UK garage dynamics. Imagine
The Streets on acid or Yard Act pressing the accelerator.

Listen up


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11. ‘Diana’ by AUTOGRAMM (Seattle/Chicago/Vancouver)


Photo by Dave Paterson

Diana comes out of the gates like a speed train and never looks back.
Dynamizing synths start the rapid trip, the powerhouse drum/bass
engine pushes the rotating rhythm with vivid vigour, and zippy vocals
complete the accelerating sonic picture.

Touchdown


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12. ‘Oceanos Sangrientos’ by EL KINTANO Y LA VENEREA (Spain)

Great rock music has no boundaries.

No, I don’t speak/understand Spanish, but hey, there are a lot of English/American hardcore/punk bands that scream and shout in such a cacophonous way, that I have no clue whatsoever what they’re on about. Who of you understand, except the people from Iceland, what world-famous orchestral pop outfit Sigur Rós, are singing about? It’s always about the music first.

Oceans Sangrientos is a titanic psychedelic blast. Be ready for a wall-of-fuzzing-and-buzzing guitar attack. Think The Brian Jonestown Massacre turning up their amps to the max and coming up with layers of mind-blowing electricity. Blimey.

Sube el volumen


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13. ‘Op-Operator’ by THE SHANG HI-LOS (Boston, US)


Photo Credit: Joan Hathaway

These Boston rockers let the good times roll. Op-Operator is a dynamite
power pop tune that gets you out of your bed, after a night on the town
and triggers your limbs to start partying all over again.

Op-op-op-op-op-operator


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14. ‘Trying’ by YOKOPHONO (Finland)


Promo picture by Jan Trygg

This is how British blues rock titans Royal Blood would sound if their producer
is a fanatic post-punk fan. Trying is a riff-rough roller coaster going forth and back.

The crude combination of hammering drums, stoner rock electricity, and yearning vocals create a shocking effect that bangs on and on. Yokophono not only try, they succeed with bold brio.

Check-in


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

The German capricious bohemians, fronted by bad seed Blixa Bargeld unleash their album number 13, a double one, baptized Rampen ( Amp: Alien Pop Music) on April 5.

First single Ist Ist is a jittery piece of intoxicating
music, motorized by a Sturm und Drang bass riff.

Faszinierend.

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16. ‘Wild God’ by NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (Australia)


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Nick Cave and his iconic bad seeds band have bagged album #18.
It’s called Wild God and will hit the streets on August 30.

The title track is a sublime composition. The first part is crooner Cave as we know
him, but quickly the vocal passion and goosebumps intensity goes up and from halfway on, the song turns into an orchestral masterpiece, with a zealous hallelujah choir and an opera-like majesty. Best piece they wrote in years.

Breathtaking

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17. ‘Anna Madonna’ by MAX BLANSJAAR

Blansjaar is an up-and-coming 21-year-old singer-songwriter
born in Amsterdam, raised in Oxford, now based in Brooklyn.

Anna Madonna echoes Ezra Koenig and Vampire Weekend. It’s a frolicsome tune that flutterers around in your head like a happy-go-lucky butterfly. A sweet little pop gem.

Play


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18. ‘Back To The Beginning’ by WORLDCLUB (Wales)

Worldcub are a group from North Wales piloted by brothers Cynyr (guitar & vocals) and Dion Hamer (drums & vocals). They produce material from their home studio on the hills of Eryri, splicing together elements of surf guitar music, kraut-rock grooves and hypnotic psych tinged Cymru vocal harmonies.

They have their new album ‘Back to the Beginning’ out 17th of May.

The title track gets under your skin from the kick-off with its
bass-pulsating groove, its breezy guitar sparks, and its layered,
affecting harmonies.

Bingo


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19. ‘This Is Nowhere’ by THE BLACK KEYS

The blues-rock tandem have their 12th LP,
titled Ohio Players ready for release on April 5th.

Single This Is Nowhere is a surprising, mid-tempo, power
pop ballad, far away from their rough trademark sound.

Catchy
Captivating

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20. ‘Waiting Forn You’ by T BONE BURNETT (US)

The 76-year-old singer-songwriter/producer has recorded his 15th solo
full-length, his first in 18 (!) years. The Other Side comes out on April 19.

First single ‘Waiting For You’ is a vintage romantic, longing, bittersweet, sentimental and good old ballad. I’m a sucker for lullabies like this (certainly after a day with lots of noisy music) that calm me down and touch my heart and soul. Burnett‘s warm voice and crystal guitar play turn this song into a wonderful, timeless, and charming musing. A universal love song.

Wonderful

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.

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)


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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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EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBATEN – German Bohemians Drop First Fascinating Track ‘IST IST’ From Their New Upcoming LP

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

23 March 2024

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.

Press info: “Einstürzende Neubauten present their new album Rampen (amp – alien pop music) . Since the band was founded on April 1, 1980, Einstürzende Neubauten have been shifting the parameters of mainstream and subculture to make the inaudible audible—perhaps the unheard as well. This experimental field research, spanning more than four decades, is now entering the next stage. In its 44th year of existence, the band is going back to its roots while redefining itself. It’s a change in self-image, for which the Berlin quintet plus one has created its own genre—alien pop music.”

First single IST IST is a jittery piece of intoxicating music,
circling around a Sturm und Drang bass riff. Faszinierend.


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