KIM DEAL About Living In Florida
24 November 2024
Credit: Kristin Sollecito
Scary indeed.
Full interview with British newspaper The Guardian here.
Kim Deal
KIM DEAL Charms With Her Riveting Solo Debut Album ‘NOBODY LOVES YOU MORE’
23 November 2024
New album artwork
KIM DEAL is best known as the utterly cool bass player of indie
icons Pixies and from her own band The Breeders, featuring
her twin sister Kelley.
In the past she wrote/shared some of her self-made songs but without any real
attention from the outside. That’ll change, now that Deal has launched her debut
solo album NOBODY LOVES YOU MORE.
Press info: “Nobody Loves You More is Kim Deal’s debut album although it’s not the first
time she has gone solo. She self-released a five-part, ten-song seven-inch vinyl series in 2013.
In keeping with Deal’s meticulous approach to her art, the album was refined over several years. Its oldest songs, ‘Are You Mine?’ and ‘Wish I Was’, were written and originally recorded
in 2011 shortly after Deal came off the Pixies’ “Lost Cities Tour” and relocated to Los Angeles (early versions of those songs were included in said vinyl series).
The last recording for Nobody Loves You More took place in November 2022 with legendary engineer and close friend Steve Albini, who helmed final track ‘A Good Time Pushed’ at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. Along the way she has brought in a variety of collaborators from Breeders past and present (Mando Lopez, twin sister Kelley Deal, Jim Macpherson, Britt Walford), to Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub), Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs) and Savages’ Fay Milton and Ayse Hassan.”
Credit: Kristin Sollecito
MOJO (British music monthly): “Nobody Loves You More is a singularly uplifting, life-affirming listen, where joy and despair, love and loss, are irrevocably entwined, and kept afloat by Deal’s unfailing lightness of touch.” Score: 10/10.
TUTV: Kim Deal on her own, expresses mixed emotions about past and present
personal experiences on this record. Mostly with meditative, moony, and subtly orchestrated reveries such as the title track, Coast, Are You Mine?, Wish I Was and Summerland. All charming songs for a quiet winter night in.
Deal‘s slightly hoarse voice is instrumental. Its tender-hearted aura creates a relaxing ambiance, interrupted now and then by more uptempo, upbeat tracks like stand-out
vibe Crystal Breath, the vigorous guitar-frisky Disobediece and the buzzing Big Ben Beat
jam. The critics jubilate euphorically, a bit too much for my aural liking. Mind you, Nobody
Loves You More is a riveting record, but not an overwhelming triumph as stated by many.
KEY SINGLE
ALBUM
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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week
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.
FULL JUKEBOX (so far)
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The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: FRANZ FERDINAND
Track: NIGHT OR DAY
Taster from their upcoming, 6th LP, titled
The Human Fear and slated for release on
10 January 2025.
FF still sounds like FF.
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Band: MEKONS
Who: British post-punk oldtimers
still alive and kicking.
Track: YOU’RE NOT SINGING ANYMORE
A catchy as hell vibe reminiscent
of The Clash and The Pogues.
Swirling stuff.
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Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BLACKTOP OVERDRIVE EXPERIENCE
Who: Charged-up trio from Sicily, Italy
formed in 2014. So far they released
2 albums.
Track: DONE WITH YOU
This is what your ears will experience when stoner rock,
grunge and blues come together in one sucker-punch.
Linktree – Spotify
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Band: SLOW READERS CLUB
Who: Who: Alt-pop rockers
from Manchester, UK.
Track: ANIMALS
Taster from their 7th album, titled Out Of A Dream.
Slated for launch on 14 March 2025.
“‘Animals’ is us doing full on euphoric guitar pop, full of energy and drama.
It’s a celebration of intense, all-consuming primal love. Infatuation as a magic spell.
It’s about a longing for togetherness and sanctuary, as an escape from the bleak
reality of the outside world.”
Afire and ablaze power pop bliss.
Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: GHOST ON TV
Who: Musical project started by Boston multi-instrumentalist
and songwriter Paul DePasquale during the pandemic. He released
two records in late 2020.
Track: DAILY LAWS
First shared piece of upcoming, new album
‘Mister Silence’, ready to roll out, early next year.
“‘Daily Laws’ is about the art of negotiation with yourself and others. We always need to make sacrifices in life when dealing with other people, but it’s important to make negotiations with yourself. Know when to be kind and compassionate and know when to be unapologetic when being or doing what is best for yourself.”
A bass-booming trip-hop trip
that hypnotizes and mesmerizes.
Feverish vocals. Intriguing tune.
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Linktree – Spotify
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Band: PANHEAD SHARPS
Who: Indies from Dunfermline, Scotland.
Track: WHEN YOU ARE FALLING
A song that speaks to those moments of struggle and resilience.
With haunting lyrics like “When you are falling, I will be there when
you hit the ground” It’s a beautiful reminder that we’re not alone
in our toughest times.
Empathetic emotions bottled up in a bass-pushing
mid-tempo grungy blues-rock burst stoked with
fanatical guitars and compulsive vocals.
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Linktree – Spotify
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Photo by Charlie Barclay Harris
Band: COURTING
Who: Post-punk act
from Liverpool.
Track: PAUSE AT YOU
First preview from ‘Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come
Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’ (yep, that’s the full title), their 3rd LP, out
14th of March.
“‘Pause At You’ is a culmination of everything we’ve been working on over the last
few years. An observation on night time paranoia mixed about with night out ecstasy.
Light outing, floor filling, tie undressing, rock.”
Hefty, robust, electrical.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: WYLDERNESS
Who: Welsh shoegazers from Cardiff
with 2 full-lengths under their belt.
Track: BIG IDEA
First taster from their forthcoming new EP
entitled ‘Safe Mode‘ which will be released
in 2025.
Starry-eyed guitar sparks set the glistening tone
for this sonically colored rainbow, all the way
through. Woolgathering vocals and attractive
melodiousness.
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Linktree – Spotify
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Band: DRIPPING TREES
Who: Belgian slowcore outfit.
Track: BALANCE IS GONE
The title track from their brand-new
bewitching debut album. Stream it here.
Dim the lights, sit down, relax and let the moody and bluesy vibes
at work here take over your stream of thoughts. Echoes of the late
Jeff Buckley will massage your ears.
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Linktree – Spotify
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New album artwork
Artist: KIM DEAL
Former Pixie bassist
and Breeders voice.
Track: ARE YOU MINE?
Highlight from her brand-new debut
solo LP Nobody Love You More.
Like dust sprinkled by the sandman/woman.
Romantic ballad with country-feel. Lovely.
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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week
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.
FULL JUKEBOX
.
The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Photo by Emilyn Cardona
Band: CARDINALS
Who: Indie rock 4-piece
from York, Ireland.
Track: GET IT
Euan Manning (frontman) “To me, it’s a song about reflection, looking
at what went wrong but also at what went right. The worst and the best.
Its climax crowns love as an overwhelmingly positive force, whichever type
of love that may be. It’s a change of pace for us and definitely feels like
a bridging moment for what’s to come next.”
Guitar pop at its uplifting best.
A tantalizing, play on repeat tune.
Is that an accordion I hear midway?
Totally cool.
Band: INCA BABIES
Who: Post-punk death-rock
trio from Manchester, UK.
Track: SPACEWALK
Piece from their upcoming, 9th album, named
Ghost Mechanic Nine. Out November 29.
New album artwork
Rockabilly with a psychobilly twist.
Catchy as hell. Amps up. Decibels up.
All you black-leather-jacket babies
out there, time to rock the cradle.
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Bandcamp – Spotify
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Band: THE EUROSUITE
Who: Hit team from London, producing a feral danceable cacophony,
falling somewhere between synth-punk, noise-rock and no-wave.
Track: BAGMAN
From their upcoming album
Totally Fine, out on October 18th.
This is a lost The Cramps track from the freaks’ early
days. Well, it sounds a bit like that. Add this uppercut
to your Halloween playlist.
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Photo Credit: Andrew DeVillers
Artist: HotKid
Who: Songstress
from Toronto, CA.
Track: Downtown
Title track from her
new 4-track EP. Stream it here.
Downtown is a magnetic piece of emotive music
with a mood swing swagger. Power pop splendour.
Linktree
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Artist: KIM DEAL
Who: Former Pixie & Breeder.
Track: A GOOD TIME PUSHED
Part of her her first solo longplayer, called
Nobody Loves You More. Out Nov 22.
Jangly, dreamy and electrical.
Linktree
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Artist: JAMES BAY
Who: British singer-songwriter star.
Track: GO ON
Piece from his brand-new 4th, great
full-length Changes All The Time .
Voice. Voice. Voice.
Stellar. Stellar. Stellar.
Instagram
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Band: SCHØØL
Who: New shoegaze/rock
outfit from France.
Track: THE END
From their forthcoming
debut LP, but in 2025.
Do you dig slacker legends Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh?
If so, you’ll dig this lazy, amplified, melodic cracker instantly.
Linktree
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Band: SURRENDER THE GHOST
Who: Guitar-layered team from Columbus, Ohio.
With a focus on good hangs and brotherhood, creating
music has simply become a byproduct of everything has
built through friendship and love.
Track: WE DON’T DO PITY
Cut from their debut EP Don’t Mind Me for which
a brand new video (watch below) is online now.
Expect about a hundred shoegaze-layered
guitars speeding from start to finish,
grabbing your aural attention from the get-go.
Energetic vocals complete the sonic picture.
Linktree
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Artist: KIM GORDON
Who: Former Sonic Youth heroine.
Track: BANGIN’ ON THE FREEWAY
New bonus song on the newly released deluxe
edition of her 2nd solo longplayer The Collective.
Spooky. Eerie.
Join the ride.
Linktree
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Photo by Meghan Ireland
Artist: KIT ORION
Who: Musical project of Cambridge songwriter,
producer, and DJ Caitlyn O’Brien.
Track: DEEP BLUE
From her debut LP Bottle Grin,
out on October 24.
Album artwork
Deep Blue is an evocative eletro-pop tune swinging
forth and back, with O’Brien’s seducing and crystalline
voice absorbing attention all the way trough.
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Linktree
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20 Best Tracks Of The Month – AUGUST 2024
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Artist: KIM DEAL
Who: Best known as the former Pixies bassist
and from her own band The Breeders, featuring
her twin sister Kelley.
Track: CRYSTAL BREATH
Brand-new cut from her upcoming solo debut
album ‘Nobody Loves You More‘ out November 22.
Crystal Breath is quite special and pretty different from anything
Deal has been done before. EBM bass dynamics, trip-hop quivering
and a spiky guitar riff.
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Artist: CAROLINE ROMANO
Who: 22-year old Nashville-based
alt-pop singer/songwriter.
Track: BODY BAG
“‘Body Bag’ is a peak behind the curtain at the reality of modern romance and feeling young and old at the same time. I think sonically the song has so many ups and downs, and that’s exactly how this stage of my life has felt. It’s running barefoot on the concrete, chasing something you can’t quite put your finger on, but running towards it nonetheless. That’s
how I would best describe ‘Body Bag.’”
TUTV: This is an astounding piece of multi-layered music. An effervescent mix of pop,
rock and EBM going everywhere fast and Romano‘s sensual voice adds an arousing dynamic. A stream of adrenalin rushes through your body, all the way.
Top-tier tune.
Hands down.
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Press photo by Nik Freitas
Band: BRIGHT EYES
Who: Nebraska‘s indie trio formed
by singer-songwriter Conor Oberst.
Track: RAINBOW OVERPASS
From their 11th LP, baptized ‘Five Dice, All Threes‘.
It comes our way on September 20th.
Album artwork
TUTV: Bright Eyes are on a revved roll here.
So will you too when this whirlwind blasts
out of your speakers.
“No I’m not slowing down
Yea I’m not slowing down
I’m speeding up”
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Band: THE RATS
Who: 5 ambitious rascals
from Ghent, Belgium.
Track: OLD FLAMES
It will be on their debut EP Disco To Disco, out on September 13.
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. Bringing these two completely different iconic figures together makes you wonder if they don’t have more in common than you might think.
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 steamroller.
If you don’t know they’re from Belgium you would think they are one of those
post-Brexshit-punk misfits such as Deathletter, Ditz, shame, English Teacher, and
more of those exciting indie wolves. Cool, right? You betcha.
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Instagram
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Band: THE SMILE
Who: Star trio featuring radioheads Thom Yorke
and Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner .
Track: ZERO SCUM
One of the two new shared pieces from their upcoming 3rd LP, named Catouts, out October 14. It’s a hypnotizing Krautrock-like jam rushing through your bloodstream.
Great saxophones too.
The Smile: Instagram
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Photo credit: Ebru Yildiz
Band: A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
Who: The rapid-fire Brooklyn turbine,
led by Oliver Ackermann, pump up the
decibels since 2003.
Track: YOU GOT ME
A foretaste of their upcoming LP,
titled ‘Synthesizer‘, out on October 4.
TUTV: Expect a spine-chilling guitar/bass riff rocket with Ackermann‘s
vocals echoing all over it. Another hellraiser for your graveyard parties.
Instagram
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Band: THE VERAS
Who: 4 British mavericks inspired by glam rock,
punk, new wave, 90s indie, and Britpop.
Track: DAVEY WALKING ROUND WITH THE SOLE OFF HIS SHOE
“It’s a shout out to all the unusual characters that you may find in any High Street who, for whatever reason, are considered outsiders. They need championing as they are just like everyone else and want the best for themselves, but have been dealt a difficult hand.”
TUTV: The Veras storm out of the gates with tons of high-voltage force, powered by
an army of ablaze guitars and mighty drum/bass beats. The spanking chorus fueled by peppy vocals completes this rattling burst. Now go out in the streets and start a riot.
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Band: THE CHRONICLES OF MANIMAL AND SAMARA
Who: London-based DIY duo – Daphne Ang (Singapore) and Andrea Papi (Italy)
that fills a gap in music by bringing literature, art, and history together into a
space where rock and metal meet electronica.
Track: BITE THE BULLET
From their 3rd album, named
Origins, out November 1st.
TUTV: This surprising, blistering collaboration sees TCOMAS exploring another
musical place where they’ve never been before. Teaming up with sharp-cutting
Italian rapper Mr Meuri and make it work, combined with their by-now trademark
metallic wall of sound and monstrous growls is flabbergasting.
TCOMAS: Instagram
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Band: LONELY LITTLE KITSCH
Who: Two-piece alt-rock band from Niagara, Canada featuring
vocalist Kristen Goetz and drummer Nolan Jodes. What started as
a way to pass the time during the pandemic, soon became a more
serious project as fully formed songs took shape.
Track: VICES
TUTV: A grungy headbanger propelled by hammering vigorousness, some
edged Grohl riffs and exploding when the crashing chorus crushes in. Right
in the middle of the song and the video, vocalist Kristen Goetz, draws your
attention with her Shirley Manson-like vocal tone and her subtle moves.
Get together now.
Instagram
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Band: THE MERINGUES
Who: A Kingston, Ontario-based
post-punk powerhouse.
Track: ROYALTY
This track is a cut from their 2nd album, Pavlova’s Dog,
which will be available on September 16th.
“It’s that feeling of having idealized someone, only to discover they didn’t deserve it.
Or when you thought you knew someone, but they revealed a different side. This song
explores the disorienting feeling of realizing you were wrong about someone or something.”
TUTV: This punk ‘n’ roar torpedo guarantees you a vitalizing kick. Royalty explodes
from the get-go. The smashing chorus, with its screamy duet vocals, causes ecstatic
elation.
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Band: RAZORLIGHT
Who: British power guitar-pop indies RAZORLIGHT (2002–2014, 2017–present),
led by guitarist/singer Johnny Borrell, who have their first LP in 16 years finished.
They baptized it Planet Nowhere.
It’ll land on October 24.
Track: SCARED OF NOTHING
It’s the first taster off of the forthcoming full-length. A simple, but oh so
effective tune. Jaunty and terrifically infectious. Welcome back to the party,
guys.
Instagram
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Band: STRAWBERRY SLEEPOVER
Who: A psych, garage rock act from Baltimore, MD which makes waves in
the local music scene with their unique sound and captivating performance.
Track: FILTH
From their upcoming new
album, out September 6.
TUTV: If you’re depressed because summer is almost over, comfort yourself with this bonkers cowboy-punk jackhammer. Big, really big fun. ‘Filth‘ gets filthier and filthier along
its rowdy course. Think Dropkick Murphys riding wild horses while consuming a stream
of cold beers. Get the picture? As I said, big fun.
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Instagram
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Press photo by Dario Vazquez
Band: HINDS
Who: Spanish powerpop Amazons. Two members, bassist Ade
Martín and drummer Amber Grimbergen left. Only 2 hinds now.
Track: THE BED, THE ROOM, THE RAIN AND YOU
TUTV: A moony daydream floating smoothly around and in your ears and
has an on-repeat effect. It’ll appear on their 4th LP, baptized ‘Viva Hinds‘
and lands on September 6.
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Artist: LEAH MARTEL
Who: Singer-songwriter
from Ontario, Canada.
Track: NOT COOL
Only her 2nd single.
Martel: “After surviving elementary and high school, working in customer service and an office job, going to college and university I realized I still have not overcome social anxiety. I wrote this song about it so I could finally try to stop caring so much.”
TUTV: Martel strikes again with unbridled punch on this invigorating pop pearl juiced with jumpy bass lines, a vigorous drum beat, an edgy guitar solo and a chirpy chorus. Vocally Martel could be family of Alanis Morissette‘ voice. That same stirring timbre and expressive tone.
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Band: THE WAEVE
Who: Blur‘s guitarist Graham Coxon
and songstress Rose Elinor Dougall.
Track: YOU SAW
Piece from their upcoming 2nd LP.
TUTV: City Lights is an ardent upper for the midnight hours when you hit town.
Coxon lets his greedy guitar and his sultry saxophone have some funky fun, the
relentless bass/drums tandem take care of the groove’s banging beat. Uplifting
duet vocals and a chipper chorus complete the sonic picture.
Band: THE TRUSTED (Southend-on-Sea, UK)
Who: Formed in 2016, making music with strong
melodies and catchy hooks.
New single: MIRACLE FACE
“This is very different to anything we have released before it’s
very pop and a song of unrequited love and idolising others.”
TUTV: The Trusted deliver again. Miracle Face is a bittersweet power-pop symphony. Vehement orchestrations, layers of guitars, drum/bass puissance, and perfervid vocals combine for an affecting anthem. Think of New York City‘s heroes The Strokes’ mellower moments.
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Press photo by Joe Magistro
Band: MERCURY REV
Who Day-and-night dreamers with key members Jonathan
Donahue and Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak
Track: A BIRD OF NO ADDRESS
From their 10th LP, their first in 9 years, named
Born Horses, and out on September 6.
TUTV: A Bird Of No Address is a starry-eyed musing, a magnific symphony
with classical piano play, sensitive orchestrations and Donahue‘s romantic
vocals.
Bewitching, just bewitching.
Instagram – Tour
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Artist: BLACK VIIOLET
Who: The moniker of the new solo project of Nicole Laurenne, the
flamboyant daredevil/voice/face of American garage rockers The Darts.
Track: KILL ME NOW
The title song of Laurenne‘s debut EP. A totally different
affair from what she has done for a long time with The Darts.
TUTV: Music for jazzy, smoky nightclubs where crooners play love songs,
happy and sad ones on piano, backed by a smooth little orchestra.
Viiolet‘s sexy, near-whispering voice and her sensual
film noir appearance fit the mood just perfectly well.
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Artist: JAMIE SUTHERLAND
Who: Scottish singer-songwriter
Track: SOME THINGS HURT A LITTLE MORE
Piece from his upcoming 2nd solo album.
“I was playing around with this song and the chorus came to me almost immediately. It reminded me of something from Joni Mitchell’s Clouds album and the line “Some things hurt a little more, this one’s you” had such a resigned sentiment the rest of the song was easy to write. It’s a love song, but from an older point of view. Less drama and more realisation that another one had slipped away. The loneliness of an empty house and the need to escape the quiet.”
TUTV: Singer-songwriter splendour. A dynamic reverie, driven by titillating acoustic
six-strings, playful piano fragments, and a heartwarming voice. I’m pretty sure that
Jamie Sutherland is a fervent Nick Drake and Tim Buckley fan.
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Artist: ADRIANNE LENKER
Who: Big Thief‘s frontwoman/songstress
Track: ONCE A BUNCH
A song that only appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese
CD edition of her new 5th solo LP Bright Future.
TUTV: It’s a sprightly cowboy song to sing along
to with your friends in your local pub/bar/café.
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KIM DEAL Drops Trippy New Track ‘CRYSTAL BREATH’ From Her Upcoming Solo Debut Album
Daily electricity to load your batteries
29 August 2024
New album artwork
KIM DEAL is best known as the utterly cool bass player of indie
icons Pixies and from her own band The Breeders, featuring
her twin sister Kelley.
Last month Deal came up with a sweet, rare solo song named Coast.
Now we got the news that it’ll be on her first solo longplayer, called
Nobody Loves You More. The record will be out on November 22
via 4AD.
Credit: Kristin Sollecito
At the same time we get a second fresh track.
CRYSTAL BREATH is quite special and pretty different from anything
Deal has been done before. EBM bass dynamics, trip-hop quivering
and a spiky guitar riff.
WATCH/LISTEN
STREAM
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TANYA DONELLY – Co-Founder Of THE BREEDERS Reveals Why She Started Her Band BELLY
14 August 2024
Still gigging
At the age of 14 Donnelly started her career when forming Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh in 1981. She left in 1991. Already in 1989 she started to write
songs with Pixies‘ bassist Kim Deal for a new band named The Breeders.
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20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – JULY 2024
The best of the best of the past month
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Band: HINDS
Who: Spanish garage pop
fury, now reduced to a duo.
Track: SUPERSTAR
Cut from their 4th longplayer, titled
Viva Hinds, will land on September 6.
It starts as a mellow pop tune but grows
slowly but surely into a euphoric firecracker.
Ecstasty in swirling motion.
Viva! Viva! Viva!
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Band: iNNUENDO
Who: Irish indie act founded in 2022. Their goal is to create a captivating and dynamic atmosphere with melodically compelling and distinct original songs, all while honouring classic and modern influences.
Track: DON’T ASK AWAY
Piece from their debut EP, named
On Occasion, out in September.
It captures the frustration and anger of feeling unseen and used, offering
today’s youth a voice to scream out against those who value them only for
their image rather than their true selves.
Artwork by Keelin Sutcliffe
TUTV: Following rad single clear motion this new one is another sonic
and emotive triumph. These Irish indies are going places. Don’t miss them.
Striking stroke.
Band: MAYFLOWER MADAME
Who: Norwegian outfit that specializes in a dark
and distinctive blend of post-punk, shoegaze and
psych-noir.
Track: PAINT IT ALL IN BLUE
The second taster from their
upcoming third album.
TUTV: What a riveting and rotating blue-wave gem, enforced by Krautrock dynamics, ongoing motorik beats, glowing guitar lines and echoing vocals. MM nail it once again
with this hypnotic and magnetic jam. Bring on the album.
Stellar stunner.
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Artist: JAKE BUGG
Who: British-Nottingham-born, songsmith who
turned 30 last February, but still looks like he’s 20.
His 6th LP is baptized A Modern Day Distraction
and it will land on 20th September.
No, Bugg is not a full-time crooner. He can rock too
as he did before, now and then, and here again on
this firm corker.
Instagram
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Band: BODY COUNT,
Who: Los Angeles‘ metallic-crossover squad
fronted by rap-punk loudmouth Ice-T.
Track: FUCK WHAT YOU HEARD
Fierce hammer from their 8th longplayer,
named Merciless. Release date TBA.
It’s a roasting rant against
all American politicians and the
diving two-party system in the US.
Crushing sucker-punch.
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Promo pic
Band: FEVER 333
Who: Californian rage against
the machine gang.
Track: HIGHER POWER.
F333 about the new one: “There are no diamonds to be produced without pressure.
No lessons to learn without trials. ‘Higher Power’ revolves around these ideas and reveres
the beauty in the adversity induced magic performed by marginalized communities.”
Alert your ears and check your speakers
before playing this ballistic uppercut.
In your face.
Fever 333: Linktree
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Artist: GEMMA ROGERS
Who: Alt pop poetess from London who had her
top-drawer debut LP No Place Like Home out
in 2022.
New single: DEATH KNOCKED UP
Rogers: “I thought it was interesting to get under the skin of death as a being with
a conscience, but who had to get on with the job like so many of us. We wanted to explore the idea that people are more than their jobs and that we need to consider there’s more to people than meets the eye. We liked the idea of death giving birth as well, so Death became a woman and why not?”
TUTV: The song’s protagonist is named Death. She seems to be a female grim reaper, who’s pregnant, you and you need to escape from if you want this short life live the longest you can.
Death Knocked Up is a jagged word-waterfall jam rolling over a repetitive beat and trippy synth dynamics. Rogers advices us to choose future, to choose life. A spot-on proposal in these turbulent rat-race times on its crushing way to Death‘s big party if we do not make the right choices right now.
Choose life.
Choose Rogers.
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Band: DAFFODILDOS
Who: Queer indies from Brighton who are here to shout
about challenging socio-political issues and have a lot of
fun while doing it.
Single: NO PRIDE
The song touches on the fact that people mostly use Pride
as an excuse to party when actually the rest of the year, the
LGBTQIA community suffers from dangerous stigma and
abuse.
TUTV: Here is an explicit middle-finger for all LGBTQIA-haters. To hell
with them. Queer-trans-punk trio Daffodildos just entered the indie
scene with sharp-cutting knifes between their teeth and are here to
stay.’No Pride‘ is a fast-forward projectile that rattles and battles for
251 barbed wire seconds.
“We’re here, we’re queer
We’re never gonna disappear.”
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Band: HUGE MOLASSES TANK EXPLODES
Who: Italian outfit that offer a kaleidoscopic experience,
ranging from rugged and evocative beats to dreamy
soundscapes, inspired by post-punk and psych-wave.
Track: INDETERMINATE
Piece of their 3rd album, named ‘III’,
out on September 6.
TUTV: Don’t miss the start of this supersonic Krautrock missile, or you won’t
be able to catch up. Indeterminate goes full steam ahead from the kick-off and
never looks back, never slows down. All cylinders, all burners on, and fast-forward.
Get on board.
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Band: KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
Who: Incredibly productive Australian‘s psych-prog-rock squad.
Track: LE RISQUE
From their upcoming, 26th LP in 14 years (no this is
not a typo), called Flight b741. It’ll land on August 8.
TUTV: Frenzied bass-and-guitar-crazy projectile that rocks and
rolls straight on with racy panache. It has drummer Michael Cavanagh
on vocals for the first time.
Listen at your own risk.
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Artists: RED PERIL
Who: The new endeavour of the London-based Italian-Mexican musician Stefania F. Cardenas, co-founder, singer and guitarist of the now defunct all-female indie act Madonnatron (I loved them, criminally underrated) and musical partner Dexter.
Track: SPACE DOGS
Only their 2nd one, following last year’s
sensuous debut Bollywood Gangsta.
RP: “Space Dogs is a song about trusting the wrong people. It’s a reflection on loneliness
and the extreme things people do when they are desperate for love and have nothing left to lose. Sometimes the only thing you can do is shoot for the stars. It might work out, or not.”
TUTV: Sultry, zippy and sprightly. Imagine your dog teaming up with Pet Shop Boys
for a Space Bowie Oddity trip. A titillating tune to move to in mysterious ways
surrounded by mysterious people in a mysterious universe. Pretending that you’re Laika in the sky with diamonds will help.
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Band: OSCAR MIC
Who: A hip-rap-hop trio
from East London.
New single: SUN STAR
Seamus Hayes (vocalist): “The song starts with what seems like an apology. It’s been a crazy year of self-reflection and self-improvement and I owe most of it to my girlfriend. The verses are in some way directed to my girlfriend.”
TUTV: The first time I listen to this new Oscar Mic tune on Spotify it was automatically followed by a Sleaford Mods tune. Get the vibrating picture? I’ll add to this that Beastie
Boys (Paul’s Boutique era) are fighting for their right to party in there too, and that Roots Manuva definitely would rap along if this punchy buzz hits his ears.
Press. Play. Plunge.
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Band: THE SAVAGE HEARTS
Who: Garage/Psych/Pub Rock band featuring
The Strypes‘ drummer Evan Walsh.
Track: SPEEDING BULLETS
Only their 2nd single.
TUTV: Expect a hit-and-run projectile, a
maddening blues-infused riot-gun explosion.
Wham bloody wham bam!
Artist: DARREN DOHERTY
Who: Irish singer-songwriter
Track: EXTRATERRESTRIALS
Piece from his brand new
4-track EP Darksides.
TUTV: I had no idea that extraterrestrials could be an inspiration for a straightforward rocker like this glorious one. It’s an adrenalized, speedy and sparkling guitar-spiced energizer with an infectious chorus. Those extraterrestrials should form a band and entertain planet Earth.
Far-out!
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Band: DEREK SMITH & THE COSMIC VULTURES
Who: Captivating pop/rock outfit from Boston with
5 LPs under their belt. Check them out on Spotify
right here
Press info: “The notion of “Tomorrow Morning” can mean different things to different people, but for Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures, it represents the idea of a guiding
light. It’s also the title of their new electric single.
TUTV: Stirringly soulful. Sparklingly pop melodic. Americana-like emotive.
If you mix those three elements, and you add heart-whole vocals, you get
this titillating tune that’ll play around in your head all day long.
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Band: THE N.S.O.
Who: 4 indies from
Yorkshire, UK
New single: THICK AS YOU
“The meaning behind the song is best to be interpreted however you choose, if it makes you feel a certain way be that happy, sad or just forget about your own problems for a few minutes and try to put yourself in the shoes of the writer, that’s all we want and that’s why music to us is at times the only solution and the only thing that make sense because often life doesn’t and I suppose briefly to me this song is me trying to make peace with that.”
TUTV: These young gunslingers sound like a seasoned band, operating somewhere
in-between Welsh heroes Stereophonics and blue-chip Americana acts. Thick As You is a blues-infused, charged riff-ripper delivered with vital pizzazz and impassioned ebullience.
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Artist: POOR EFFORT
Who: Musical project the product of Manchester-based
hip-hop, post-punk poet Matty Dagger0.
Track: HMRC
“HMRC was written off the back of a few first hand experiences, including working under
a supervisor who was high on crack and getting a phone call on payday asking if I would be
OK with just half the wage until next month.”
TUTV: Imagine walking on the street, after you hit your greedy boss with
a left/right uppercut, with hip-hop swagger, whistling to this sickly stick tune
playing on your earphones. Get the picture? In case you have a great boss you
can swagger around to this vibe too, of course.
Great effort.
Artist: pMAD
Who: The moniker of Irish musician Paul Dillon who draws inspiration
from bands like The The, The Cure, Killing Joke, Echo and the Bunnymen,
Rammstein, and Depeche Mode.
Track: ELECTRIC
“Electric” serves as a reminder to value ourselves and our
achievements more than the opinions of others.”
TUTV: A meditative, yearning, mid-tempo reflection on trusting yourself and not swallow anything others feed you. Moody and moony. Another pMad score!
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Artist: KIM DEAL is best Who: Best know as the former drop-dead gorgeous bassist of indie icons Pixies and from her own band The Breeders, featuring
her twin sister Kelley.
COAST is a sweet little tune with a breezy, smooth vibe.
It was recorded by the late Steve Albini who passed away
in May, only 61.
Kim wrote ‘Coast’ in 2020 after being at a friend’s wedding.
But the song’s roots date back to 2000, when she was staying
in Nantucket, even though she doesn’t like the sun, beach and
watersports.
She’s still the real deal.
Whistle/hum/sing along.
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Artist: KIM DEAL is best
Who: Best know as the former drop-dead gorgeous bassist of alt rock
icons Pixies and from her own band The Breeders, featuring
her twin sister Kelley.
COAST is a sweet little tune with a breezy, smooth vibe.
It was recorded by the late Steve Albini who passed away
in May, only 61.
Kim wrote ‘Coast’ in 2020 after being at a friend’s wedding.
But the song’s roots date back to 2000, when she was staying
in Nantucket, even though she doesn’t like the sun, beach and
watersports.
She’s still the real deal.
Whistle/hum/sing along.
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Photo by Travis Shinn
Last month PIXIES dropped new track You’re So Impatient.
A familiar pixie rocker. It introduced new bassist (yep, another
one) Emma Richardson.
New album artwork
The almost 40-year old band now communicated details of a new LP.
It’s titled The Night The Zombies Came. It’ll land on planet Earth on
October 25.
Along with the news comes a 2nd new track.
CHICKEN is a rare slow one. Compelling,
captivating and compassionate.
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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week
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.
FULL JUKEBOX (so far)
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The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: THE LINDA LINDAS
Who: Female punk-pop teen sensation,
Half Asian/Half Latinx, based in
Los Angeles.
Track: ALL IN MY HEAD
New firecracker from their upcoming 2nd LP,
named No Obligation, out October 11.
Sizzling, steamy and striking.
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Pic by Matthew Zargoski
Band: CHAT PILE
Who: Noizz makers
from Oklahoma City
Track: I AM DOG
Biting haymaker from their upcoming 2nd LP
Cool World that will land on 11 October.
Beware of these bitpulls.
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Band: MONOBLOC
Who: Ardent guitar-driven New Yorkers
Track: ON MY WAY
Only their 2nd single.
This sounds like a lost track from one of the early albums of their NYC neighbors The Strokes. Rad riffage, Julian Casablancas alter ego on vocals, and a mind-bending chorus.
Ace!
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Band: THE SARANDONS
Who: Canadian outfit. Their music is a blend of bittersweet nostalgia and
familiar yet elusive stories. Despite a loose and lo-fi aesthetic, their songs
are meticulously arranged, with action-packed tracks typically spanning
3-4 minutes.
Track: DREAM MACHINE
David Suchon (songwriter): “Dream Machine is about connecting with things that are lost. In the case of my Dad, he’d always be able-bodied in his dreams despite have been paralyzed in a diving accident in 1982. Dreams are a strange world connecting us with a different reality, that is, until the dreamer is lost.”
This is the kind of boosting tunes I embrace on my headphones all day long.
Jaunty, summer-sunlit, and irresistibly melodic fueled by a steadfast beat, shiny
guitars and harmonious vocals.
Touchdown!
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Band: SOUL ASYLUM
Who: Veteran rockers from Minnesota who scored a world hit
with Runaway Train in 1993 (more than 305 million streams
on Spotify).
Track: HIGH ROAD
First piece from their upcoming, 13th longplayer,
titled Slowly But Shirley. More details TBA.
They still can rock as they used to do in the early days.
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Artists: EKTÖR
Who: Mysterious masked
electro act from France.
Track: EKÖRISTAN
Expect Eastern vibes, guitar/piano/synth rhythms, trance-like vocals,
and an overall transcendent thrill. Quite special, so is the video.
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Band: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
Who: Electronic mainstream indies from London.
Track: ELEKTRA
First piece from their upcoming new album, titled The Last Flight.
A concept one about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her famous
round-the-world journey in 1937 that ended in her disappearance.
I wonder if Earhart would have liked the music of PSB. Anyway, Elektra
is an intoxicating, ongoing, symphonic sound-jam taking you sky-high.
Fascinating stuff.
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Artist: ICARUS PHOENIX
Who: Musical project of singer-songwriter Drew Danburry
from Baltimore, Maryland. He has independently toured and
released records – 400 songs/20+ albums and 13 EPs (!!) – since
2002.
Track: HIGH TIDE .
A piece from upcoming album I Should Have Known
The Things You Never Said. More info here
“It’s about ignorance and understanding. Understanding that your parents came from struggle, grief and tragedy. I grew up surrounded by paintings that my mother had made while attending an art therapy class after her third son died of cancer. She never painted again after the class was over. I grew up never knowing she had made them or why because I never saw her paint in my entire life.”
High Tide is a vocally/musically endearing and melancholic reflection about Danburry‘s parents’s grief after losing a son (and a brother to this songsmith). I guess words can’t express such a drama, but I hope the healing power of music/this song has a cathartic effect for the loved ones involved here and for all people who had to experience a
similar tragedy
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Artist: KIM DEAL
Who: Best known as the former bassist of indie icons Pixies and
from her own band The Breeders, featuring her twin sister Kelley.
Track: COAST
It is a sweet little tune with a breezy, smooth vibe and warm horns.
It’s her first solo song since 2014. It was recorded by the late Steve
Albini who passed away in May, only 61.
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Band: MADRAI
Who: Irish 4-piece
Track: LEAVING ON MY OWN
Frontman Callum lays himself bare across the four-and-a-half-minute run time.
The honesty and vulnerability expressed is both frightening and cathartic while
allowing the listener to connect instantly to the track. All draped over a laid-back melancholy indie rock track with flourishes of Frusciante that underpin the still
stinging wound.
High-quality singer-songwriter debut. One for the midnight hours.
Emotive vocals, captivating melody, fitting musical orchestration.
Magnifico start.
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KIM DEAL Endears With First Solo Song In 10 Years – Hear Sweet And Smooth Tune ‘COAST’ Here
Daily electricity to load your batteries
16 July 2024
Credit: Kristin Sollecito
KIM DEAL is best know as the utterly cool bass player of indie
icons Pixies and from her own band The Breeders, featuring
her twin sister Kelley.
Back in 2014 she released a couple of solo singles
and now 10 years later she has a new one to offer.
COAST is a sweet little tune with a breezy, smooth vibe.
It was recorded by the late Steve Albini who passed away
in May, only 61.
Single artwork
Lindsay Glover and Breeders alum Mando Lopez take care of the rhythm
section, Kelley is on guitar, and Chicago marching band Mucca Pazza on
horns.
Kim wrote ‘Coast’ in 2020 after being at a friend’s wedding.
But the song’s roots date back to 2000, when she was staying
in Nantucket, even though she doesn’t like the sun, beach and
watersports.
She’s still the real deal.
Whistle/hum/sing along.
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KD: Instagram