Artist: MY LO-FI HEART
Who: The solo project of Sheffield-based
hoarder of musical instruments, Ian Turley.
He has carved out a unique space in the indie music scene with
a hypnotic, day-dreamy, stream of consciousness drive into the
weird, wonderful chaos of love.
“It’s a track about the feeling you get when watching the person you love
as they dance, completely lost in the moment. Your bodies pulse in time
with the beats and all that matters is the music.”
TUTV: Sparkling guitar lines, bouncy bass pulsation, shiny synths
and Turley‘s near-whispering combine for both, oddly rhythmical
and body-activating vibrations. Don’t hesitate to shadowdance to
the trancey ambiance in mysterious ways.
First single from their forthcoming album, titled ‘Paint Me Skyward‘
which will follow next year. Sales of the song on Bandcamp will go to
the UK mental health charity, Mind. Buy here.
Styring: “The song (and album) is about a very troubled young man, Jeremiah,
and his struggles and battles with life. He’s definitely fallen from the tracks and is
lost. But he’s being given a second chance to put things right. Something amazing
is waiting to happen. It’s now or never for him.”
TUTV: Jeremiah is a high-energy, guitar-propelling roller that draws your aural
attention from the kick-off. Styring‘s peculiar vocals add fuel to the vivid velocity,
peaking powerfully on the buzzing chorus that sticks in an eye/ear-blink.
Infectious harbinger for the band’s upcoming album
Band: IONA SKY Who: Anglo-American pop-rock band, formed in 2023, based in Cambridgeshire, England, blending cinematic pop-rock, indie-rock
and pop-country storytelling with big hooks, atmospheric guitars
and emotionally direct songwriting.
They released their 5-track debut EP Homeschooled in
2024 followed by a second, Departure, last February.
It’s about the odd feeling when the thing you know best becomes
the thing that frightens you most. Musically it moves from held-back
verses into a big, cathartic rock chorus.
TUTV: Iona Sky don’t waste time on this rad ripper, enlivened by the charismatic
front Amazon’s keyed-up vocals. Halfway through, the flow drops with some trippy
bass play, only to recharge the batteries and reignite the snappy fuzz.
You’d better be in perfect shape to keep up with this zippy
guitar-pop stormer when the chorus blasts out of your
speakers.
Chaz has a message: “I won’t bore you with a load of AI generated waffle
about how I’m the greatest artist and this song I’m plugging is gonna change
the world, cause it probably isn’t.”
TUTV: Chaz is a witty DIY bedroom geezer who shakes and quakes
on his debut at a lazy mid-tempo pace, triggering pelvis activity. Think Getdown Services and other related UK garage acts who hip and hop
with sassy swagger.
Enjoy Drops on your coach swaying from left
to right and back. Don’t worry, be happy.
Artists: SCHAU.SCHOU Who: The collaboration between Kristopher Schau, a well-known Norwegian musician, author, and broadcaster, and Christoffer Schou
from Cahe Superstar Recordings, an independent label based
in Norway.
It features Norwegian singer-songwriter Sarah Leander
and is the first shared piece from a new, upcoming EP.
TUTV: Expect a slow-moving, soothing dream pop musing carried by reflective,
alternating vocals and at times juiced with some organ warmth. Midway, captivating
guitars join the ethereal flow, adding an unexpected sense of intensity.
The album was finished before co-founder Dave Ball, passed away last October.
TUTV: Back to the discotheques’ dancefloors of the 80s, colored
with its soulful flamboyance and hedonistic nights out. Sway, swing,
and shake. Get sweaty.
Band: SOULWAX, Who: The Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele‘s main project for
30 years now, released their 6th longplayer, called All Systems Are Lying,
last year in October.
Track: PERFECT WE ARE NOT
New piece which they wrote and recorded in
just 24 hours in the historic Abbey Road Studios
in London.
TUTV: It’s a nearly 8-minute electro-spiked brainbreaker echoing,
both New Order and LCD Soundsystem with its motorik beeps an
bleeps perseverance, and nerve-racking repetition.
The siblings throw some nonchalant vocals in the mix before
storming towards an orgastic techno finale. Perfect.
TUTV: Don’t expect Barnett to turn into a pop diva. She’s still her slacker rocker
self, writing both lazy and electrical sonic goodies. And that’s what she does here
again. Great Advice is bite-sized, infectious, and uplifting.
TUTV: Brian and The Onions don’t waste time. They produce a ton of decibels from
the get-go. They move and groove with sturdy doggedness, mulled with in-your-face vocals. And you can yell along to the chanty chorus. Rock ‘n’ rap-punk roll rules.
Track: TAKE MORE
Their first release since their
2021 debut album Flourish.
“Take More is a song about growing up in the suburbs. It captures nights spent twisting your mind over the future, caught between staying with the people you love and the need to escape, struggling to find anything that breaks the loop.”
TUTV: Imagine Hole fronted by Joan Jett. Bitchy, right? You betcha. This is a knife-edged stormer, vitalized by buzzing guitars and non-stop pushing drum beats, while the male action of the duo jumps in for some vocal assistance. Wanna have fun partying downtown?
TUTV: Yes! A stirred-up ska-like groove gets your pelvis abuzz. Rapping vocals,
a hefty guitar upsurge, and 70s organ glow complete the hustling picture. What
if I tell you to jump? Would you?
Band: AWAY // FANS Who: Jumpy London team, formed in 2020, classing themselves as an indie-dance
five-piece who set out to make music that gets everyone dancing, screaming, and misbehaving. Formed in the early part of the 2020’s
“Perfect Moment is an ode to messy nights and hungover mornings with the people you love.
It’s a celebration of youthful stupidity and hedonism, as well as the long-lasting connections
we can make in all the silliness.”
TUTV: C’mon, get your lazy butt off your couch and shake your booty to this
bass-propelled twist-around this stimulating invigorator. This is the perfect moment to throw your furniture out of the window and make some room for your twirling actions.
The rapping vocalist shows the way, backed now and then by cheery harmonies,
while the diligent drummer produces an addictive disco beat, which made that
1978 hit Born To Be Alive popped up on my stereo in my head.
“It’s a song about the ecstasy of being in love, the feeling that floating on air, of being so close that you can feel the pulse of your heart when looking into the eyes of your special person. The sensation of spinning and spiralling higher with a rush of feelings which won’t ever stop, you won’t come down.”
TUTV: Pop techno for crowded dancefloors in torrid nightclubs. If your body doesn’t vibrate when We Can’t Fall enters your eager ears, you need to consult your shrink or change your medication. Anyway, invite your lover for a wild night out in the city and
let the adrenaline take over.
Band: McCASLIN DAHLE Who: Duo of seasoned musicians featuring Donny McCaslin (3x Grammy nominee, bandleader on Blackstar by David Bowie) and Ryan Dahle (Limblifter, Age of Electric, Mounties).
Track: HENRY TAKES THE 5TH
First single, from their upcoming debut album MXD,
out May 22nd. Tracklist and more info right here.
“The song frames the mundane through a child’s lens where
the everyday feels enormous, heavy and extraordinary.”
TUTV: Expect a speedy, head-twisting ride, full-steam ahead from the get-go. Vocally magnetic, sonically intoxicating, and hopped-up, spiced with frenetic saxophone upsurges, adding a freaky force to this turbulent psych stormer. One spin and your ears are hooked.
Band: THE N.S.O. Who: A Yorkshire (UK) four-piece who mix various influences and genres into their work, resulting in a sound that is enticingly fresh and exciting. They combine dark and gritty vocals with light-hearted melodies making for a winning combo at every turn.
“Counsellors Call is a conversation with yourself, your partner, your boss, your friends or your ‘counsellor’. It’s realisation and contradiction in one, to a familiar rhythm in a humorous way, just like life itself.”
TUTV: Take up the phone and wobble and wabble to the strumming Coral-esque guitar swagger at work here. Counsellors Calls is a jumpy, frisky,
and pop-juiced tune that will bounce in your head for the rest of the day.
TUTV: It’s been a while since we had Common Flaws on our headphones, and it’s
a techno-stoked pleasure to hear Oberti again playing around with synths, producing
an ongoing, motorik EBM stomper, which bounces around in your head all day long.
Band: DOPAMINE FIX Who: Fresh-Irish indie duo who’s manifesto says a lot about them: “With a nod to the Dadaists, we create Post Punk, Experimental and
Electronica which aims to unnerve, to disturb and to question.”
“This piece speaks from inside the aftermath: after the damage, after the noise, when
certainty has begun to fail. In a world shaped by artificial intelligence, disinformation
and continuous media manipulation, perception is no longer shared. Reality becomes something assigned rather than lived.”
TUTV: Dopamine Fix offer a voltaic, jump-up-and-down earworm
that bangs and booms from start to finish, like disco legends Erasure
with a punky vibe. Trust me, they’re for real, and they produce real
sonic stimulants.
Band: DEAD RAT SOCIETY Who: London-based team producing bombastic explosion of Punk, Electro, Hip Hop and Grunge Rock. They are a genre-bending conceptual rollercoaster, fusing the no-nonsense lyricism of punk, the hard hitting dance beats of Electronic Music and the raucous noise of fuzz rock.
TUTV: These weirdos are big fun, triggering your foxtrot moves with big horns, big beats, big vocals, and big rotations. DRS make you smile, cheer, and spin around like a carousel. Simple and 100% effective with a lot of sassy swagger. That’s entertainment for you, mister Weller
Ali Lipman (singer/guitarist) : “I wanted to reflect on the stage of life I was in before her
death, recognizing how youth, distraction, and inexperience kept me from fully appreciating
the time we had together. The song explores that painful awareness, as well as the disorientation of sudden loss and the struggle to make sense of it all.
At its core, this song is about how grief becomes a lasting expression of love, shaping
how I move through the world and reminding me to stay present, because nothing is guaranteed.”
TUTV: At the song’s start, the light goes on slowly and smoothly until frenzied guitars,
a pushing rhythm section and passionate vocals take over and inject this flare-up with gusto and fervor, peaking on the ardent chorus.
It feels as if Lipman wants to ease her pain caused by a dramatic loss and decides
to choose for the future with this emotional eruption. Music has a cathartic force.
TUTV: Once again, these Swedish music addicts show their knack for writing
attention-grabbing tunes that spin around in your head throughout the day.
This new bass-peppered composition has a bit of slacker rock touch, bringing Dinosaur Jr to mind, with fewer guitar layers, but more melodic and with vocally
passionate J Mascis echoes.
Band: SEADOG Who: Dream-pop outfit from the mystic shores of Brighton.
They have 2 albums under their belts. Cabin Fever Blues (2018)
and Internal Noise (2024).
Press info: “An indie anthem for the underdog. A celebration of the ones who carve their own path, rather than follow the herd. The song embraces that raw authenticity and the care-free energy of youth.
Sleeve artwork by B. Kayla Bell
TUTV: Against The Grain balances somewhere between smooth Dinosaur Jr moments
and guitar-layered fuzziness by Band Of Horses, invigorated with rigid drum/bass pulsations and spacey melodiousness. On top, silvery vocals float along, bringing Sparklehorse‘s hallucinatory vocals to mind. Splendiferous stroke.
The song captures the internal tug-of-war of extroversion: throwing yourself into the night to escape your own thoughts and masking heaviness with noise, movement and people. Written for those who are always invited and always present, the track sits in the uneasy aftermath of the night when you are imminently left alone.
TUTV: This slow-burning torch progresses in slo-mo, amplified with weeping guitars and somber-sounding vocals. The party is over, once again. You’re alone, again. I guess many can connect by experience with this sad situation, therefore making this distressed song an inspiring one. Shared sorrow is half sorrow
TUTV: PIG hammers fiercely again. Herculean bass-synth smacks control this
mid-tempo, industrial-spiced tomahawk. A brain-breaking blaster for nasty
nightmares.
TUTV: Brian and The Onions don’t waste time. They produce a ton of decibels from the get-go. They move and groove with sturdy doggedness, mulled with in-your-face vocals. And you can scream-along to the chanty chorus. Rock ‘n’ rap-punk roll rules. Think Sleaford Mods with their amps way up.
Track: TAKE MORE
Their first release since their
2021 debut album Flourish.
“Take More is a song about growing up in the suburbs. It captures nights spent twisting your mind over the future, caught between staying with the people you love and the need to escape, struggling to find anything that breaks the loop.”
TUTV: Imagine Hole fronted by Joan Jett. Bitchy, right? You betcha. This is a knife-edged stormer, vitalized by buzzing guitars and non-stop pushing drum beats, while the male action of the duo jumps in for some vocal assistance. Wanna have fun partying downtown? Take more and hit the floor.
“It’s a song about the ecstasy of being in love, the feeling that floating on air, of being so close that you can feel the pulse of your heart when looking into the eyes of your special person. The sensation of spinning and spiralling higher with a rush of feelings which won’t ever stop, you won’t come down.”
Music is less about perfection and more about atmosphere: letting the imperfections,
haze, and repetitions create a space where you drift with your emotions.”
TUTV: Pop techno for crowded dancefloors in sweaty nightclubs. If your body doesn’t vibrate when We Can’t Fall enters your eager ears, you need to consult your shrink or change your medication. Anyway, invite your lover for a wild night out in the city and
let the adrenaline take over.
“Too Mean To Die’ leans into the great country/blues tradition of storytelling,
as we are let into a conversation reflecting on poor choices and our protagonist’s frustration with their station in life and despite this their choice to keep showing
up and working on.”
TUTV: Wowzers. Musing Americana blues rock the Irish way, delivered with hearty
passion. Weeping guitars back the star in the middle, the vocalist’s voice. He energises
this mid-tempo torch cracker with his stupendous pipes.
Too Mean To Die shows that the burning genre is far from being passé. When
performed like here, your heart and soul get touched and moved. Excellent effort.
Artist: MY LO-FI HEART Who: The solo project of Sheffield-based hoarder of musical instruments, Ian Turley who played in multiple bands and is now creating music in his
DIY home studio. So far he released one album (2019.) Check ithere.
“Daydream focuses on the thoughts you have when you are falling in love and
can’t keep your mind on anything else but the object of your desire. The every-day,
mundane thoughts get pushed out and all that is left is a dreamy lust.”
TUTV: It’s summer, it’s hot, well it is in Europe. Time to be lazy, to lay down
in a green field where bees buzz in harmony, to turn your back to reality, and
to start a romantic daydream about your loved one with this trippy ditty on your earphones. Its infectious synth vibes, resonating like a sparkling rill, soothes your
daily rat-race headache, and calms down your busy mind, well that’s what it does
for me. Try it too, you’ll definitely agree with me.
