Artist: MAVIS STAPLES Who: Legendary soul/blues/rock voice who, along with family, had a long and
greatly accomplished career under the name ofThe Staple Singers (1948-1994).
She’s 86 now, singing and swinging like a 36-year-old.
Band: CHARM SCHOOL Who: The latest project from singer-songwriter Andrew Sellers
who, originally from Louisville, has paid his dues in both the
NYC and LA DIY music scenes.
Louisville‘s veteran rockers MY MORNING JACKET will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth full-length, called Z on October 4th. The day before, they will release a deluxe anniversary.
Press Info: “Often referred to as My Morning Jacket’s OK Computer and considered one
of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time, ‘Z’ was the pinnacle of the band’s early career upon its release and sold more than half a million copies worldwide.
This 20th Anniversary Edition was remastered from the original tapes by Emily Lazar, includes 14 unreleased outtakes and demos, and reworked artwork with unpublished photos.”
Artist: PREWN Who: The moniker of Massachusetts‘ chilling singer-songwriter Izzy Hagerup. She released her debut album Through The Window
in 2023.
Track: SYSTEM
First new piece and title track from her
2nd LP, coming our way on October 3rd.
TUTV: What a brilliant torch song. Feverish tension all the way, drawing you into a mesmerizing trance you want to last like forever. Weeping guitars come and go while Hagerup‘s heart-stopping vocals are immensely soul-stirring and a galvanic guitar solo causes a spine-tingling finale.
Band: KID KAPICHI Who: From 4 to 2 party punk rockers from Hastings, UK.
They have, so far, 3 albums on their résumé, so far, with
last year’s There Goes The Neighbourhood as the most
recent one.
TUTV: Beth said she wanted to make a LOUD record. And she
definitely did. High Resolution Sadness is one hell of a brain-breaking,
industrial sledgehammer example. Hyperkinetic drums, clashing and
crashing percussion and creepy vocals. Bang-on!
Band: WIJF. (WIFE. in English)
Who: Hungry hit team from Belgium,
ready to take on the world.
Track:LIAR
Only their 2nd single, following last
year’s unhinged debut Hysterical.
Single artwork
TUTV: The 4-piece grab you by the throat from the kick-off and never lose their firm grip. Liar is a titanic motherrocker that pulverizes the Richter scale in just 250 seconds. Queens Of The Stone Age would label this jiving juggernaut a ‘song for the deaf‘.
Vociferous vocalist Marie De Graeve is seemingly on an exorcistic trip again.
Her one-of-a-kind vocal cords have a ruthless impact on your petrified stereo.
Helter-skelter. Hail! Hail!
Band: AFI (abbreviation for A Fire Inside) Who: Weathered high-volume veteran rockers from Ukiah, California who started to turn up the sonic heat
in 1991.
Artist: BAMBIE THUG Who: Moniker for Irish screamo diva Cuntry Ray Robinson. A self-described queer,
‘ouija popstar’, who uses the non-binary personal pronouns they and them. She
released her cacophonous debut LP Cathexis in 2023.
“It’s political, it’s anti-war, it’s a ‘rebel cry’ for the LGBTQIA community and for everyone
who is fed up with living in this disconnected world. All I can offer to these turbulent times
is my art and hope it wakes people up.”
Band: SNÕÕPER Who:Nashville‘s kamikaze pop punk combo SNÕÕPER shook the world
2 years ago, with their rapid-fire debut LP Super Snõõper. 14 songs in
22 minutes, like in the good old Ramones days.
Last June, they dropped a 4-track EP, titled Unknown Caller.
Track: GUARD DOG.
New piece from their upcoming, sophomore album,
titled Worldwide. it will see the day of light on Oct 3rd
via Jack White’s Third Man Records.
Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, May 18, 2025
TUTV: If this supersonic punk missile won’t wake
you up, I don’t know what will. Get up on your pogo
stick and bounce like a ping pong ball.
Track: HEY YOU
New single from their upcoming 2nd LP,
called Again, out on October 31st.
TUTV: A titillating tune that thrives on high-speed guitar riffs, a fast-track
drum beat, sharply-etched vocals and last but not least, a stream of adrenalin.
Artist: VINCE BELLO Who: Oshawa-based indie singer-songwriter rocker Vince Bello shared his newest single “Small Town Princess”, on Friday, August 8th, the title track of his upcoming EP of the same name, releasing in November 2025.
Track: SMALL TOWN PRINCESS
The title track of his upcoming EP,
that will land in November 2025.
A bold new chapter for Bello – one that captures the push and pull
between chasing your dreams and remembering where you came from.
TUTV: This instantly sticking guitar-synth pop earworm puts a smile on your face right away. Its bewitching and delighting flow gets you hooked after one spin. Sonic pearl.
The song distills the previous years’ experience and truly steps into themselves and their sound as a band. The song brings together the band’s vast array of influences pulling from the emo-pop of Paramore to the indie hip sway groove of Two Door Cinema Club to the post-hardcore energy of Movements.
TUTV: Layers of shoegazy guitars, a steadfast beat, intense and
highly impassionate, alternating vocals combine for a captivating
and febrile jam. Wowzers.
Band: SOULWAX Who: Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele‘s outfit for 30 years
now, next to their other projects. They DJed the world around as 2manydjs,
had their own Radio Soulwax, and produced/remixed countless other artists.
A heartfelt tribute to real love, written with
his wife and creative partner, Frances.
TUTV: Winsome love songs like this one are so welcome in these intolerant times,
so we won’t forget there are also great things happening every day when love is
involved. Feet On The Ground has an irresistible funky bass groove and is juiced with
a soulful orchestration.
Add Thomaz‘s warmhearted voice, and the inspiring, sonic
picture is complete. Jaunty tune, frolicsome vibe, feel-good
sentiments.
Band:MY MORNING JACKET Who: Louisville‘s veteran rockers who will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth full-length, called Z on October 4th. The day before, they will release a deluxe anniversary.
Artwork Z
Track: WHERE TO BEGIN
A previously unreleased song from
the anniversary album Z.
TUTV: A ballad that breathes melancholia at its most gripping,
with warm pedal steel play. One of the most heart-and-soul touching reveries
I heard all year long.
Leandra Earl (guitars, keyboards, songwriter) “It’s about the shame I felt coming out later in life and the pressure of trying to live up to ‘Lesbian Of The Year,’ a title given to me by my sweet fans. I feel regret for not knowing myself sooner, but this song is also about the journey of self discovery & sexual identity and accepting that everyone is on their own timeline and we’ll get there when we get there.”
TUTV: This stirring reverie has a 60s romantic retro feel, both
ardent and cathartic, carried by emotive vocals. Gorgeous.
Louisville‘s veteran rockers MY MORNING JACKET will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth full-length, called Z on October 4th. The day before, they will release a deluxe anniversary.
Artwork Z
It’ll contains previously unreleased material, demos, and rarities like
the Elizabethtown soundtrack songWhere To Beginthe band just shared.
A lullaby that breathes melancholia at its most gripping, with warm pedal steel play.
Jim James (vocalist/guitarist): “October 4 is the 20th anniversary of our album Z. It’s pretty wild to think about that. To celebrate two decades of it being out in the ether, we’re excited to be turning five of our shows into special Z anniversary shows, where we’ll play that album,
and some other songs, don’t worry – front to back.”
With last March’s IS album veteran Kentucky rockers MY MORNING JACKET launched their 10th one.
And today 10 years ago, on 4 May 2015, they released their 7th longplayer,
titled THE WATERFALL. Vintage MMJ with their sonic sparkliness and tremendous
vocal harmonies upfront.
Artwork ‘IS’
The Waterfall explores “love, loss, philosophical statements, and naturalistic imagery,”
while its musical contents are diverse, consisting of “existentialist R&B, nature-boy folk, wigged-out psychedelia, and jam-friendly arena rock.” The title “is a metaphor for how life
is constantly beating you down, and you really have to take time to stop it and get through.“. Likewise, the album’s central theme is rebirth and renewal.
It’s one of their most successful, critically and chart-wise, #11 in the US.
Rolling Stone said “It’s the band’s sunniest, and trippiest, album,” giving
acclaim to their ability to “tap the past without sounding like throwbacks.”
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
19 March 2025
New album artwork
Veteran Kentucky rockers MY MORNING JACKET launch their
10th longplayer, baptized IS this Friday, March 21st.
Press info: “For more than 25 years, My Morning Jacket have achieved an
incredibly rare feat in rock and roll, upholding a long-established cultural
legacy while sustaining the curiosity and creative hunger of their earliest
days.”
Ahead of it, in a hurry, they drop the 3rd single
off the album, named HALF A LIFE TIME.
MMJ will wake you up, people, with this big bang booster.
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new
ones twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX that matters.
For a couple of years now TUTV added 10 new tracks every 7 days.
This year we will put 5 new ones in the Jukebox twice a week.
ALL TOGETHER
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The 5 fresh ones. TRACK BY TRACK
Band: REAL SICKIES Who: High-powered snot
rawk mavericks from Canada.
These red-hot punk ‘n’ roll gunslingers launch another torpedo that makes
your head spin 360°. With a tsunami of roasting riffs they drill holes in your
ears. No mercy. No rest for the wicked. This muscular Canadian knockout
team delivers sick shit again. Hallelujah!
Band: PREOCCUPATIONS Who: Canadian post-punk outfit from Calgary, Alberta.
They formed in 2012 under the name Viet Cong, a name
they dropped in 2016 following lots of criticism related to
the Vietnam War.
Track: FOCUS
New single from their upcoming 5th LP,
titledIII At Ease. Out on May 9th.
Matt Flegel (vocalist): “Focus or the lack thereof. Shame and regret: waking up with it, not being able to sleep because of it, and finally falling asleep and having nightmares about it. I
put myself a thousand years in the future with these same feelings. While having so many better things to be worried about, as the world falls apart, still finding it impossible to look past meaningless misgivings.”
Energetic, bass-dominating jam,
with psychedelic guitar textures.
(Ghent, Belgium, 2023 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume)
Band: CASSELS Who: Two post-punk havoc
brothers from London.
Track: INDIGENE
From their upcoming 5th album Tracked in Mud
that will hit your stereo on March 7th. More info here.
Welsh noizz legends Mclusky return soon with a new LP and tour.
They should take Cassels along with them. Why? They’re an ideal
riff-biting warm-up chainsaw for Falkous & Co.
bdrmm‘s sound evolves in adventurous ways
with every new album release. From shoegazy to spacey,
with both an otherworldly and waywardly melodic sonority
juiced with bouncy bass play and glistering guitars.
Jim James (vocalist/guitarist): “Music is the invisible architecture holding up the entire universe. Music is the great reminder that life, despite its challenges, still brims with so much beauty. Music connects us back to the source — the heartbeat of existence, the force of love that binds us all, that boundless ocean of cosmic energy.
In these times of great confusion and shifting energies, let us remember love, equality, and unity. Let us move past the divide-and-conquer mentality holding us back and come together to uplift one another and heal our planet. A rainbow is the greatest example we have of this in life, where all of the diverse colors come together to form something much greater than they ever could have done on their own. No matter what walk of life one may stroll — who doesn’t enjoy the majesty of a rainbow out in nature?! We are all part of that great ever-changing living rainbow called life.
Let us act with compassion and listen to the heartbeat of the universe, the voice of conscience within our souls, guiding us towards peace, reminding us that we are all one… all part of the same love.
Please help support organizations like @doctorswithoutborders,
@amnesty, @glbctzn, and others fighting for a better world.
Most importantly, register to VOTE and exercise your right to choose. Your voice matters.
Every vote counts. Don’t let your voice go unheard. In the upcoming election we believe in the leadership of @kamalaharris and @timwallz, who are working tirelessly to create a world of fairness, equality, and peace. Visit @headcountorg for information on registering to vote or voting in your area.”
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.
This darkwave/electro/EBM duo just released their booming debut single ‘Gone’.
ST: “Gone is an awakening of sorts, a shift in consciousness that hits like a fever dream.
There’s no promise of some enlightening revelation to come, and it’s that terrifying feeling
of losing your grip on reality where real transformation can take place.”
It’s a striking debut that triggers all of your limbs to get up, stand up, and fight
for your right to party in the dark. References? D.A.F. (Deutsch-Amerikanische
Freundschaft ) and Clan Of Xymox
New supergroup featuring former The Cure drummer Lol Torhust,
Budgie, former Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer and Siouxsie‘s ex-husband,
and Irish music producerJacknife Lee launch their debut LP Los Angeles
on November 3.
This 3rd appetizer is another dancefloor knockout
with Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock on vocals.
Sherdel: “”R.E.T.R.O” was written in 2021 after the initial lockdowns. It’s a bittersweet pop record which contains the message to appreciate what you have whilst you have it, as the moment it’s gone is the moment it hurts.”
This is the kind of song that your ears embrace on first hearing. An impassioned
riff ripper with an effervescent tempo, feverish vocals – think Stereophonics‘ dynamizing voice Kelly Jones – and a puissant refrain, think the vivid drive of Americana hero John Mellencamp. Touchdown!
The British gutter punk 4-piece have their 12th single out, since hitting the scene in 2019.
“It’s a song about survival, a song that kicks back against the shame imposed on all of us who are scraping by in an ongoing and worsening cost of greed crisis. You do what you have to survive, and how dare anyone in a position of privilege look down their nose.”
House Of Pain is a chaotic slash and smash haymaker, a left/right uppercut, with schizophrenic guitars, crazed drumming, and a vocalist that screams his lungs out.
No rest for the wicked.
6. ‘Devil Comes In Colour’ by FRAKARD (Cardiff, Wales)
“Devil Comes in Colour was the first song that Frakard ever wrote. Singer Ben and Guitarist Ben sat facing the open window of his flat, and it poured out of us. It means exactly what you think it does – it resides in a world of drugs, women and darkness. It sat dormant for years until we felt confident enough to revisit and perfect it. It is the 2nd in a series of 3 singles about the stages of a relationship, showcasing its rise and fall. It began with ‘Come With Me?’ earlier this year and will culminate in 2024.”
WOWZERS! Be ready for a jagged mid-tempo jackhammer with hectic
guitar hooks, frantic drumming, razor-edged vocals and a vociferous
chorus.
THE LIBERTINES are active once again. It’s been 8 years since the release of their
3rd album Anthems For Doomed Youth, which was their first in 11 years back then.
So great news for the Libs fans. The new longplayer is named ALL QUIET ON THE EASTERN ESPLANADE and will be launched on 8 March 2024. Pre-order info
RUN RUN RUN is a sickly sticky runner.
A vintage Libertines anthem. Hail hail.
This Houston psych-rock outfit have their sophomore
full-length Elation out on November 17th.
Album artwork
But first this new single. Frontwoman/bandleader Jessica A.M. channels the power of a live volcano through her guitar rig, her tone pouring through your speakers like scorching lava. Meanwhile, her mystical lyrics convey a dreamlike, starry-eyed romanticism spiked with a bite of attitude.
Stockholm‘s circles around a trance-inducing, magnetic riff – think Yo La Tengo – and
rings deliriously on the chorus with vitalizing vocals. Top-notch score!
Beginning as a solo project and growing into a band, Millie Milner & The Deadnames
of Manchester, UK was forged with a stronger mission at the heart…to be the queer representation that the band’s members struggled to find in their own teenage years.
Edi Milner (frontperson): “For me the band is all about the bigger picture. It’s more
than music, it’s a home for people like us that often struggle to find a place to fit in.”
Lie was inspired by a breakup of Milner’s and co-penned by a friend, “lie” tells of
a need to take ownership of their life and their choices and the newfound element
of fun and recklessness they found themselves surrounded by as a newly single
person.
It’s indie at its vivid best. Sparkling guitars going berserk now and then, firm
drum hits, crystal clear vocals/harmonies, evocative lyrics, and a banging chorus.
MMJ: “We have always loved music that celebrates the many feelings that come rushing in during the holiday season. Long ago we recorded an EP for itunes but it was never pressed on vinyl so this year for Record Store Day Black Friday next month we thought it would be fun to re-release these tunes.”
The EP will feature two new tracks. One of them is this
nostalgic and romantic Xmassy ballad, named ‘Feelin Sorry’.
As many artists/bands do at summer festivals is playing covers. So did MMJ with the
1969 Beatles hit The Ballad Of John And Yoko, that tells the story of their contested marriage in Gibraltar. Actually, it was only Lennon & McCartney who played/sang on it.
