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

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Every week 10 new rad tracks added

In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.

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The 10 new ones added this week

TRACK-BY-TRACK

Band: THE HORRORS
Who: Dark-synth-wavers
from Southend-on-Sea, UK.

Track: THE SILENCE THAT REMAINS

The first single from their upcoming 6th LP, called
NIGHT LIFE. It comes out in March next year.

Expect an other-worldly, synth-layered hallucination.

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Band: READ THE ROOM
Who: Alt-rock outfit from Norwich, UK which debuted
last year with their 5-track EP A Place Like No Other.

Track: AGGRAVATE ME

The new single is laced with anthemic vocal hook-lines,
riff-driven grooves and punk spirited modern rock overtones.

Kick-ass haymaker!

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Band: MARTIAL ARTS
Who: Neighbourhood noise
nuisances from Manchester.

Track: TRIUMPH

Jim Marson (singer/lyricist): “’Triumph’ is a rallying cry for anyone who feels stifled by
societal pressures. It’s an exploration of the tension between personal desires and the pressures of society. Societal norms can suffocate the younger generation, many of whom can feel out of place in a world that demands conformity. It questions the true cost of such conformity to our own potential and values.”

Angry guitar/bass-manic ripper
inflamed with anxious vocals.

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Band: MAXÏMO PARK
Who: Veteran indie rockers
from Newcastle on Tyne, UK.

Track: THE PATH I CHOOSE
From their 8th LP, titled Stream Of Life.

A titillating tune that’ll make your day.


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Band: BIKELANE
Who: Five indies from Oslo, Norway.
FFO: The Strokes, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand.

Track: IT IS WHAT IT IS
From their upcoming debut album
Surrogate Activities, out on October 18th.


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Grooy and addictive with
a huge chorus and a bonkers
guitar solo.


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Band: SLEEK TEETH
Who: Synth-pop duo
from Los Angeles.

Track: OPERATING
Piece from their brand-new
self-titled debut EP, out today.

The start made me instantly think of German fromer electro duo
D.A.F. (Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft), then it progresses
more like a Hot Chip twister with ghostly vocals. Puzzling cut.


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Band: THE CURE
Who: The English goth gods who
have been around for ages.

Track: ALONE
First single from their 14th longplayer, the first in 16 years,
baptized Songs Of A Lost World. It’s out November 1st.

An almost 7-minute funeral march, a slowly progressing lament,
layered with mourning synths. Smith only starts singing halfway
and augments the sombre atmosphere all the way through.

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Band: SLEATER-KINNEY
Who: Post-punk heroines
from Olympia, Washington.

Track: THIS TIME

Last January S-K released their 11th LP with Little Rope.
A deluxe edition arrive soon with this quite smooth piece
as one of the bonus tracks.


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Artist: TORIA RICHINGS
Who: Americana songstress
from Sidney, Australia.

Track: COBOWY’S AND MOONSHINE
Tunr from her new 6-track EP Bend And Break.

A vintage country tearjerker.
Melancholic, yearning, sepia-colored
and with moony vocals up front.


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Band: THE KILLS
Who: Singer Alison Mosshart and
guitarist Jamie Hince.

Track: MY GIRLS MY GIRLS
Last weekend they launched an acoustic 5-track EP,
called with one Billie Eilish cover and non-electric version
of 4 songs from last year’s God Games LP

This pearl is my favourite one.
How can you not love Mosshart‘s
room-filling, heart and soul voice.


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

Posted on by JL

Every week 10 new rad tracks added

In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.

FULL JUKEBOX (so far)


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The 10 new ones added this week

TRACK-BY-TRACK

Band: VERRA CRUZ
Who: British trio who infuse their guitar-driven
sound with emotion, bravado and authentic
melancholy.

Track: HANG ON TO THE SUN

TUTV: Hang On To The Sun follows top-tier single Waiting. It’s an absorbing,
mid-tempo piece that swings forth and back, balancing between slacker rockers
Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh. There’s always a sun at the end of the tunnel.

Another striking stroke.


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Band: FONTAINES D.C.
Who: Irish indie heroes
from Dublin.

Track: IN THE MODERN WORLD

TUTV: The 4th single of their 4th LP ‘Romance‘ which arrives tomorrow.
The Irishmen have become top-drawer songwriters as proved once again
with this melancholic gem.

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Band: VANARIN
Who: Anglo-Italian electro-pop band.

Track: I DON’T KNOW

An evocative song rekindles the hope of second chances and healing
in the aftermath of lost connections, exploring themes of reconciliation
and the enduring quest for mutual understanding.

TUTV: I Don’t Know could be a hidden track on Tame Impala‘s latest album or
a previosly unreleased Jamiroquai one. Trippy, spaced-out and highly infectious.

Bullseye.


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Band: MAXÏMO PARK
Who: Seasoned indie rockers
from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Track: QUIZ SHOW CLUE

TUTV: The indie veterans announced their 8th album, named Stream Of Life.
It comes our way on 27th September. This first single is familiar, electrical
MP pop spiced with an irresistible guitar riff.

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Artist: FIR CONE CHILDREN
Who: Dreampunk/Shoegaze songwriter
from Berlin.

Track: I NEED AN AMP AND A SYNTH

TUTV: This guitar-layered punky rocket from his new album Jig Of Glee
is a breakneck stormer that goes in overdrive for 3 minutes. Fasten your
seatbelt before you press play.


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Artist: LEG PUPPY 2.0
Who: EBM/Techno centipede
from London.

Track: PHONE TWAT

TUTV: A rare slowly groovin’ and movin’ jam marinated with
a plain-spoken psycho rant. Leg Puppy is coming after your
phone.

“Listening, listening,
no one is listening,
turn your f*cking sound down
you stupid twat,
headphones, headphones,
buy a pair of headphones
not one wants to hear
your boring chat”


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Band: LIVE
Who: Veteran rockers from York, Pennsylvania
fronted by main man/voice Ed Kowalczyk.

Track: LADY BHANG (SHE GOT ME ROLLIN’)

TUTV: The band that made furore in the 90s returns with this melodramatic and
emotions-charged song. Kowalczyk‘s voice still is as imposing as it ever was.

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Band: THE SEARCH
Who: Swedish indie rock unit.

Track: PICK ME UP

“It marks the first single from their upcoming album “Indulgence,”
promising fans a powerful glimpse into the band’s evolving sound
and emotional depth. Known for their introspective lyrics and
captivating melodies, The Search continues to push the boundaries
of indie rock with this release.”

The swirling pace of this guitar-sparkling pop tune
has an immediate impact on all of your limbs.


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Artist: SCOTT COLLINS
Who: Singer-songwriter from Nashville who played in
a couple of local bands and who’s on a journey of his
own now.

Track: LOVE YOU MORE
Piece from his impassioned debut album Purple Pain.
You can stream/buy it here.

TUTV: Love You More is a high-quality songwriter musing notable for its full-hearted sentiments and Collins‘ remarkable voice, both gripping and endearing. Lit a candle,
sit down, relax, and enjoy.

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Artist: HIRO AMA
Who: London-based producer
and multi-instrumentalist.

Track: FOREST BATHING
The title track from his brand new EP.

“A hypnotic ode to the natural world. With a jazz-inspired improvisational flute melody
full of chromaticism that strays from the traditional diatonic scale, the track reverberates with the sound of the Waraku. Gentle, quiet, with an adept blend of electro-acoustic textures, ‘Forest Bathing’ is a moving and experimental piece that positions Hiro Ama
as a formidable talent.”

Time to escape from the daily rat race
with this calming sonic daydream.

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MAXÏMO PARK Are Never Giving Up – Hear Their Brand New Zippy Single ‘FAVOURITE SONGS’ Here

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

26 March 2024


Press photo by Kuba Ryniewicz

British long-serving indies MAXÏMO PARK fronted by flamboyant voice/songwriter/jumper Paul Smith have a lot of miles under their belt. They’re approaching year 25 and released 7 LPs, so far, with 2021’s stellar Nature Always Win as their most recent one.

They just announced that they take the road
in Europe/UK this Autumn. Dates below.

To warm up, came along with the news,
brand-new single, titled FAVOURITE SONGS.

Smith: “Our aim was to create a peppy yet powerful ode to the consolation
of music and companionship in the face of other people’s preconceptions.”

Favourite Songs is vintage MP electricity. Zippy, mettlesome and limbs-activating.
One of those very welcome wide-awake tunes in these restless times. Infectiously blithesome, with Smith‘s dynamic vocals in the middle. Touchdown.

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Tour Dates 2024

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MAXIMO PARK Score Big Time With 7th Longplayer ‘NATURE ALWAYS WINS’

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8 March 2021

Band: MAXÏMO PARK (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Active: since 2001

Album: NATURE ALWAYS WINS – 7th LP
Released: 26th February 2021
Order info: here

PAUL SMITH (frontman): “I’ve always wanted to reflect the time that each record is made in, and not hark back to anything. Whilst it paints a bit of a sorry picture of Britain in terms of more obvious things in the lyrics like ‘the libraries are closing down‘ and ‘the island’s revolted‘, there is this yearning for a simpler time. Those places are still out there, you’re able to access them and you don’t necessarily need to be nostalgic. There’s enough hope all around us.”

NME says: “The Geordie misfits return with joyful pop songs and introspective anthems
aplenty on their seventh studio album… A sizzling return to form… An album packed with
joyful pop songs and introspective anthems.” Full review here. Score: 4/5.

Turn Up The Volume says: Without a shadow of a doubt their best creation ever
to my ears. They move and groove and improve from start to finish, they impress
for 44 minutes. Number 2 in the UK Album Chart! Bingo!

The topnotch singles: Child Of The Flatlands / I Don’t Know What I’m Doing / Baby, Sleep

– CHILD OF THE FLATLANDS –

– I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING –

– BABY, SLEEP –

Full album…

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MAXÏMO PARK: Facebook

Coming Soon…. MAXÏMO PARK With New Album ‘NATURE ALWAYS WINS’

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5 January 2021

Band: MAXÏMO PARK (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

Album: NATURE ALWAYS WIN – their 7th album
Release: 26th February 2021 – Pre-order facilities here.

Frontman PAUL SMITH: “I’ve always wanted to reflect the time that each record is made in, and not hark back to anything. Whilst it paints a bit of a sorry picture of Britain in terms of more obvious things in the lyrics like ‘the libraries are closing down‘ and ‘the island’s revolted‘, there is this yearning for a simpler time. Those places are still out there, you’re able to access them and you don’t necessarily need to be nostalgic. There’s enough hope all around us.”

The topnotch singles: Child Of The Flatlands / I Don’t Know What I’m Doing / Baby, Sleep

– CHILD OF THE FLATLANDS –

– I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING –

– BABY, SLEEP –

MAXÏMO PARK: Facebook

Turn Up The Volume’s 15 KNOCKOUT TRACKS For November 2020 – Hells Bells!

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This past month’s best…

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I love the smell of rock ‘n’ roll all month long!
Turn Up The Volume‘s 15 Knockout Tracks
November 2020! Right here, right now…

‘State Of The Union’ by PUBLIC ENEMY (US)
Whatever it takes, rid this dictator / POTUS my tail, Ass debater / Prime-time Preemo, rhyme-time crime / Like no other in this lifetime / Stay away from me / State of the Union, shut the
fuck up / Sorry ass motherfucker / Stay away from me / State of the Union / Shut the fuck up

‘There’s A Ghost’ by SUPERCHUNK (North-Carolina)
This steamed-up missile proves that Superchunk still has the adrenalin-fueled buzz and fuzz energy to make you go nuts like a manic kangaroo. A welcome wham bloody bam smack to ventilate your lockdown frustration. Pogo along here…


‘I Don’t Know What I’m Doing’ by MAXÏMO PARK (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Instant rollicking-guitar-crazy stormer. An agitated and keyed-up cracker on the
run with an adrenaline-fueled chorus triggering your jump up-and-down button.
From the upcoming album Nature Always Wins, out 26 February 2021…

‘The Eyeball Dance’ by HEY COLOSSUS (UK)
From the get-go, this ongoing repetitive-riff-ripper infiltrates your mind without asking permission. And the sickly sticky chorus causes head-twisting dynamics making you totally dizzy. Mind-bending psych jam for greedy ears! Get up and turn it up…

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‘The Observer’ by FLYING MOON IN SPACE (Germany)
Only thirty seconds in and this electrical Kraut-synth stunner is already jumping from left to right and back in your uncontrollably spinning head. Ongoing sparkling rotations cause a transcendent experience giving you the opportunity to escape our grim reality for a while…

‘Alien Nate’ by FILIBUSTER (Belgium)

Cutting Sonic Youth echoes, flashing Metz dynamics, and layers of Dinosaur Jr. guitars.
A sizzling bolide about loving each other while rocking your balls off. From the band’s excellent debut LP Future Anachronisms. Start the fire…


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‘Out Of The Shadows’ by GREAT HARE (Sweden)
This is the wake-up-call I want to hear when I can’t get out of my bed in the morning. You simply can’t resist this shot of adrenaline. This is what elevating pop is all about. Vitalizing, energizing, and galvanizing. In a normal world, this should be a global hit…


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‘Breaking Out’ by GHOSTLAWNS
Middle finger to the lockdown, there’s no law against freaking out in your living room and it helps to activate your adrenaline production. And kraut-dance impulses are so much cheaper and more effective than therapy. Hit the floor…


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‘For Daze’ by FAUX MACHISMO (Leeds)
Passion, desperation, devotion, distress, and heartache. An anxiety-driven outburst making your hair in the back of your neck stand up. A haunting groovy guitar riff-mad stroke with emotive vocals dragging you to the dark side of your soul and the exploding full-grunge chorus messes up your mind. Smells like heart-shaped box melodrama to me…


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‘Where You Find Me’ by THE NOTWIST (Germany)
The German indie rockers are gearing up for a new album called Vertigo Days, out
29 January 2021. Lead-single Where You Find Me is a frolic pop tune you’ll whistle, hum and/or sing along pretty quick in your shower. As sticky as first-class glue…

‘Edge Of The World’ by THE SEA AT MIDNIGHT (Los Angeles)
One-man band The Sea At Midnight balances between twilight and sunrise, between
past and present, between pain and hope. This both melodious and darkwave blues introspection has a healing effect. Gripping piece from his new self-titled album…


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’20th Century Boy’ by BEAUTY IN CHAOS feat. AL JOURGENSEN
20th Century metal boy Al Jourgensen from industrial noiseniks Ministry obviously
has fun with this hot-tempered and filthy cover of the 1973 T.Rex blockbuster…

Well, It’s plain to see you were meant for me / Yeah, I’m your toy, your 20th Century boy.

‘King Of Machines’ by TIGER MIMIC (London)
Tiger Mimic rants about the dangerous state of chaos we live in with a crystal clear, outspoken jackhammer fueled by sinewy guitar hooks, a battering beat, sharp-cutting male/female vocals, and a caustic chorus. Midway the tempo drops and the intensity goes up before starting the pugnacious ‘I’ll Stand My Ground’ finale. Time to act! Time to survive!


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‘No Justification’ by LOUD APARTMENT (New York)
Uplifting music is what we need to inject our concerned minds with hope and faith in
a better future while battling for survival. This hip-shaking, funky, hip-hop party tune
will do the trick perfectly. From the new album System Breakdown…


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‘Compersion Pt. 1’ by ARAB STRAP
Back after 15 years. A track that “depicts a quest to find the ever-elusive unicorn, to bond fluidly, and safely, with the like-minded and adventurous, in the comforting arms of an anonymous hotel, and the stark realization that you never really wanted it.” A near-spoken story over an ongoing addictive riff. Magnetic cut…

All together on Spotify…

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See/hear you next month for the best-of-2020-tracks…

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MAXÏMO PARK Scores Big Time With New Steaming Stunner ‘I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING’

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28 November 2020

Newcastle upon Tyne rockers MAXÏMO PARK score again new
steaming stunner from their upcoming, seventh album titled
NATURE ALWAYS WIN (let’s really hope so), out next February.
You can pre-order here.

“Last time we wanted to make more political music, but we also didn’t want
to rely on the cliches of it being a punk record. We wanted to do something
you could dance to but also think about what you’re dancing to, which is
more of a post-punk or punk-funk sort of ideal…

With this one, I’ve become a parent over the past four years and the other guys
in the band have got kids as well and I didn’t want to ignore it but I also didn’t
want it to be the central aspect of the record because I want the record to be
open to all” says spearhead Paul Smith about the new record.

After the previously shared splendid, reflective pieces Baby, Sleep
and Child Of The Flatlands (listen/watch below) ringleader Smith
climbs, higher and higher, upon the ladder with steaming stunner
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING.

The song is “about taking responsibility for how your own behaviour can affect
other people, and how nobody knows it all, but that doesn’t stop us from trying.
More personally, it’s about the fears and self-doubt I’ve experienced as a new parent.”

I Don’t Know What I’m Doing is an instant rollicking-guitar-crazy stormer. An agitated
and keyed-up ripsnorter on the run with an adrenaline-fueled chorus triggering your jump up-and-down button. One of the most intense rockers I heard all year. Bang-on big time! The proud fathers did it, again!

Going up…

The two previously shared cuts…

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– CHILD OF THE FLATLANDS –

On the road in 2021…

MAXÏMO PARK: Facebook