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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

Posted on December 11, 2023 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 2023 playlist.

TRACK-BY-TRACK

1. ‘Tears On The Underground’ by MOSAICS (UK)

📸 Luke Jones

“This song was inspired by the awkward silence of passengers towards an individual visibly struggling on the tube. Is everyone too busy, or do they just not know what to say? Maybe this person wants to be left alone? Who knows. Everyone at one moment in their life at least has had their own struggles whilst on public transport.”

Tears On The Underground is not a happy piece story-wise but musically it’s a ravishing and captivating pop gem with emotive vocals, upfront and in the back, subtle piano play, riffs left and right and a big-time chorus.

Top!

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2. ‘Spirit’ by THE KILLERS (Los Angeles)

Last week, the Californian power pop darlings released a ‘best of’ album, named Rebel Diamonds. A 20-track jukebox containing one new song, titled Spirit. A 24-carat killer.

Go.

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3. ‘Evie’ by HIGHWAYVES (North West England)

This full-impassioned belter thrives on torrid emotions inflamed with
psych-crazy guitars, expressive vocals and a titanic chorus. The ongoing
vitality is overwhelming. It’s the title track of Highwayves new excellent
5-track EP

Check in.

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4. ‘Singerman’ by NEIL LEYTON (Lisbon/Toronto)

Leyton is a seasoned musician who’s been around for a while, playing
in bands and solo later on. Singerman is a supersonic projectile.

About the song: “I wanted to send a shout-out to a great friend and life-long rock ‘n roller, Robert Singerman, who I met at MIDEM and helped us out at CMW back in 2012. He used to be the manager for The Fleshtones from NYC and is just an amazing person – he deserves a song!”

Singerman is a supersonic rocket pushed by hungry guitars/drums,
fervent vocality and a roasting refrain. Near the end, Leyton takes
a breather before heading towards the blustery climax.

Wow.

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5. ‘Love To Walk Away’ by THE VACCINES (UK)

Another ecstatic earworm from the British tunesmiths’ sixth full-length,
baptized Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations out on 12 January 2024.

Press play.

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6. ‘Bartleby’ by MODERN STARS (Rome, Italy)

This Italian outfit describe themselves as instinctive and in the same time flickering,
fuzzy, aerial, groovy, bizarre and distor. And they are totally right when you’ll hear this
new mesmeric piece from their upcoming third album “Termination”, set to be released
in March 2024, is out via Little Cloud Records, clostridiumrecords, and Sister 9 Recordings.

The song is inspired by American writer Herman Melville’s famed
1853 narrative, Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street.

Bartleby is a hypnotizing 5.30-minute psych jam that progresses with a puzzling
and darkwavish cadence. The color is black, the tone is sinister, and the male/female
vocals have a creepy timbre. Think British nightdreamers The Underground Youth.

Fascinating.

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7. ‘All I See Is Trouble’ by BEATOWLS (Liverpool, UK)

All I See Is Trouble is part of the band’s brand new, intriguing album Marma.

The Liverpool’s cult synth-noir outfit bewitch with this mystifying slow-moving trip. Meditative male/female vocals and cinematic synths augment the chilling trip-hop vibe. Trance-like sonority. References? Massive Attack and Portishead. I know, big names.

Here’s why.

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8. ‘Grace’ by IDLES (Bristol, UK)

The Bristol indie punk mavericks have album #5, named Tangk out on 16 February 2024.
This new cut is a bittersweet ballad. Idles show their soft side here and it sounds great.

Watch/listen.

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9. ‘Falling Tooth’ by HANGING FREUD (Glasgow, UK)

This darkwave synth duo from Glasgow-based have their
7th album out, named Worship. Stream it here.

Falling Tooth is one of the standout tracks. A synth riff rotates throughout with
an eerie resonance. It boggles your mind and psyche. The vocals accentuate the
obscure atmosphere even more. Striking score.

Watch/listen.

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10. ‘Mood Pills’ by THE DREAM EATERS (Brooklyn, New York)

I love the way these New Yorkers descibe themselves:
The Carpenters meet Slayer. Hilarious.

“At face value our new song “Mood Pills” simply refers to a pill one takes to enhance their mood. The song deals with what that does to a relationship – how it affects the overall dynamic of a relationship when one person is taking a mood-altering drug. Though love and drugs are common songwriting topics, I wanted to take a stab at writing about a different side of that – namely, the sexual dysfunction that comes from taking psychiatric drugs.”

And yes, on Mood Pills I hear echoes of the legendary pop duo The Carpenters‘ musings, but less sugary and them singing about taking mood-changing drugs back in the day is unthinkable. Oh, I think Slayer showed up too late to fuck up this explicit pearl.

Class!

ALL TOGETHER

Steam to Spotify and stream

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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

Posted on October 2, 2023 by JL

Check the 10 new rad cuts just
added to this rad 2023 playlist.

TRACK-BY-TRACK

1. ‘Man Of The Hour’ by FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES (UK)

Press photo

Frank Carter and his Rattlesnakes are warming up for their new album,
their fifth, baptized Dark Rainbow (out January 2024) with this stunning
lead-single.

Man Of The Hour is a gorgeous surprise. Sonically and vocally, we meet
the softer side of post-hardcore punk and tattoo artist Carter with this
pure power ballad. Superb. Sing it loud.

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2. ‘Heart In The Hole’ by THE MURDER CAPITAL (UK)

(Photo by TUTV – Pukkelpop fest Belgium 2022)

Following their 2nd, masterly album Gigi’s Recovery which
came out last January The Murder Capital just dropped this
brand new single.

A melodramatic piece that confirms the Irishmen’s huge arresting potential again,
and again we get an absorbing vocal performance by frontman James McGovern.

Press play.

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3. ‘Illuminated’ by SIZ (France)

Crédit: eddiefzone

These French noisemakers unleashed their 2d LP, titled Blind
two days ago. An overall smoking-hot top album. Stream it here

For stupendous mid-tempo towering single Illuminated – think Ty Segall
turning up the decibels – they have this zombie-themed video out now.
Halloween is just around the corner.

Get scared.

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4. ‘Violence’ by EMPTY HEAD (Belgium)

Two years after the release of their charged self-titled debut EP Empty Head are back with
a brand new follow-up EP named Tales Of A Modern Man. A 5-track one anchored by the overarching theme of the Modern Man and bristling with a wiry tension.

Opener Violence sets the tone with its hammering beats, its inflammable guitar
galavanism and frontman Simon Galloy‘s sky-scraping vocals.

Top stroke.

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5. ‘Peace’ by AUTOMAN (London, UK)

Photo by Lily Doidge

These 4 young gunslingers release their debut EP,
titled ‘Vegetables’, on October 20.

But first this Peace taster.

Freddie Brown (songwriter): “‘Peace’ channels that feeling of when your brain is so loud
that you can’t sleep; in the middle of the night, your thoughts are at their worst, and that acute sense of paranoia can quickly spiral out of control. I wrote it in the middle of the night, thinking I was copying Morning Bell by Radiohead. I got hooked on this two chord sequence, addicted to the way they don’t quite solve each other – just the right amount of uncomfortable.”

Peace funks and punks forth and back driven by a foot-stompin’
groove and creeps under your skin without asking permission.

Check in.

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6. ‘A Tsar Is Torn’ by LOOKING GLASS WAR (Boston, MA)

This Boston team just launched their new, cracking 4-track EP,
named Where Neon Meets The Rain. Stream it here.

Feverish highlight ‘A Tsar Is Torn’, is about the type of leaders who rise
to power in our present day. It’s acerbic and nervous edge, vocally and
sonically, holds your attention throughout. High-voltage stuff.

Fuck Trump.

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7. ‘From This Distance’ by GUEST DIRECTORS (Seattle, WA)

These impassioned Seattle rockers released their notable psychedelia infused
debut album Interference Patterns only a week ago. Stream it here.

One of the clear-cut highlights is opener From The Distance.
Multi-guitar-layered shoegaze nirvana.

Bang-on.

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8. ‘Hold Me Tight’ by WALL OF FIRE (Brussels, Belgium)

This ambitious Brussels trio dropped their noteworthy multi-faceted
debut album, called Defying Heights, last month. Stream it here.

The album’s fervid single Hold Me Tight is an amplified,
soulful and bluesy cry-out driven by profound emotions.

Enjoy.

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9. ‘Embarrassing’ by BRITTA RACI (Los Angeles)

Photo by Jarius Fabian

Songtress Raci about the song: “I really just want ‘embarrassing’ to come across as
a raw-emotion break up song—nobody talks about how embarrassing it is to have to
tell your friend group that your significant other and you broke up.”

Crystal clear voice.
Mixed emotions.
Effervescent tunefulness.

Tune in.

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10. ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ by THE ROLLING STONES (UK)

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven is the 2nd single from their new upcoming LP, is an instant classic mixing the Stones‘ characteristic way of writing impassioned blues-rock ballads and mixing it with sky-scraping gospel delirium (think ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’).

Next to Mick Jagger‘s astonishing vocal effort comes
Lady Gaga with a wonderstruck vocal tour de force.

Listen up.

ALL TOGETHER

Steam to Spotify and stream.

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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

Posted on August 21, 2023 by JL

Check the 10 new rad cuts just
added to this rad 2023 playlist.

TRACK-BY-TRACK

1. ‘Everybody’s Safe Until…’ by PARIS TEXAS (US)

This sharp-rap-cutting Los Angeles duo released their highly acclaimed riot-gun album
Mid Air last month. This 3rd single is nothing less than fucktastic, with a sickly sticky flow, a killer guitar riff and the tandem’s adrenalized vocality.

Let’s rattle and roll.

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2. ‘What’s The Point In Life’ by COACH PARTY (England)

These young British punk-pop gunslingers will follow their blistering 5-track debut EP Parasite with their debut LP Killjoy on 8 September. It will surely crank up the (justified)
hype around this mean rock machine. Can’t wait to see them live (in Belgium).

Trust me, Coach Party is a point in life.

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3. ‘METALI!!’ by BABY METAL (Japan)

The kawaii metal girls teamed up with Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello
for this new head-banging blast. Their mix of catchy metal, pop-punk melodies and
pithy/screamy vocals is a is infallible formula.

Hell bloody metali yeah!

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4. ‘S l o w l y, L o n g’ by VIRGINS (Belfast, Ireland)

Their 2022 debut EP Transmit A Little Heaven made it loud and
clear that these young shoegazers like to turn up amps and speed.

S l o w l y, l o n g confirms that sonic taste with layers of scintillating guitars going
everywhere fast and a swirling drummer who never backs down. And singer Rebecca
Dow‘s hallucinatory vocals add both a ghostly and sensuous feel.

Top!

Virgins · s l o w l y, l o n g (radio edit)

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5. ‘Ozone Scraper’ by DJ SHADOW (US)

The now 51-year-old, celebrated drum/bass/hip-hop DJ has his
new, 7th LP, named Action Adventure out on 27 October.

Ozone Scraper is the first single, pretty poppy-mainstream,
for DJ Shadow‘s standards.

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6. ‘Hippocandy’ by DRY WHITE BONES (UK)

Hippocandy is a railroad journey, insistent repeating rhythm and wailing blues harp,
growly voice and Rock n Roll feel guitar all adds up to a crazy mixed genre that hints
of Folk, Bluegrass, Rock, Gypsy, Industrial, hip hop and post punk.

The crazed harmonica play, the raw punk-blues pace, the bewildering
groaning/howling vocals. The ghost of Captain Beefheart is omnipresent.

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7. ‘Not The Man’ by VICKY VON VICKY (Ontario, CA)

Artwork by Michael Wynn

VvV is the musical project of Michael Wynn. Last summer inspired him to write
this new piece, in the voice of someone who is looking for purpose, and some
sort of legacy in their life.

Not The Man is a rollicking earworm your eager ears just can’t resist.
It’s a glorious-amplified pop tune, that in a normal world, should be
a hit.

Touchdown.

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8. ‘Jim Bristol’ by JOE RIAN (Midwest/Chicago)

Rian is a seasoned troubadour/songwriter who likes to stir the sounds of Roots, Country and Folk into a nice pot of musical soup. Along with his band he released a new album, titled Midwest Boy.

Highlight Jim Bristol made me instantly think of Johnny Cash going to Reno, and killing
a man just to watch him die. Well, that’s what the late icon told us when he had some Folsom prison blues.

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9. ‘Die Down’ by TV PEOPLE (Dublin, Ireland)

Unveiling an audacious blend of post-punk and alternative rock in a dark
and gritty sonic landscape, TV People are set to make waves in the
indie music scene with this deeply profound new single.

Die Down reflects on cyclical patterns of love, conflict, and resolution in a relationship.
It is written from the perspective of a person who feels trapped in a negative cycle in their love life, where unresolved issues repeatedly cause pain to both them and their partner despite the immense love and support that flows between them.

Expect an electrical, layered guitar-driven track that changes speed along
its moody course while heartfelt vocals going through the relationship crisis.

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10. ‘The Sinner’ by THE CORAL (Liverpool, UK)

The seasoned psych-folk-pop-rock ramblers The Coral have two longplayers out
on 8 September, named Sea Of Mirrors and Holy Joe’s Island Medicine Show.

Ahead of it, comes this 4th shared single.
A mellow lullaby for the twilight hours.

ALL TOGETHER
Steam to Spotify and stream

TURN UP THE VOLUME JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

Posted on April 10, 2023 by JL

Check the 10 new rad tracks
added to this rad 2023 playlist.

ARTISTS

Gallus (Glasgow, Scotland)
Opus Kink (Brighton, UK)
Down The Lees (Canada)
Hypothetics (Bristol, UK)
Dexys (Birmingham, UK)
Camlann (Indonesia)
Little Dragon (Sweden)
Ashley McBride (Nashville, TN)
Pretty (Toronto, CA)
Baxter Dury (London, UK)