New Album Alert 2025

PREWN – Singular American Singer-Songwriter Has Her New Bone-Chilling Album ‘SYSTEM’ Out Now

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13 October 2025

Artist: PREWN
Who: The moniker of Massachusetts‘ born, LA-based chilling
singer-songwriter Izzy Hagerup. She released her debut album
Through The Window in 2023.

New Album: SYSTEM
Her 2nd one.

Stereogum:”System begins by oscillating between numbing ease of the modern world
and the fight-or-flight response that each new day in a world of crumbling institutions brings. But by the album’s end, Hagerup finds resolve in humanity.”

Hagerup: “I need to tap into my grief and sadness and stuff because it’s there. And when
you don’t live in it then you’re just numb. You can’t see the beauty and you are running from
the pain. It’s this Groundhog Day feeling. I feel that’s the antithesis to art, love, and connection, and giving a shit about the world.”

TUTV: Most songs are written from “twisted and sociopathic perspectives” during late-night bedroom sessions, says Hagerup. And you can feel what that did to System. Freaky at times, off-centre now and then, psychotic here and there.

The combination of creepy violins, ominous cello shadow play, and last but not least Hagerup‘s wailing voice dominate this record causing bone-chilling sensations. Her
laments evoke moments of Uncomfortableness, but her grip is so overwhelming that you just can’t get away of her sonic exorcism. Like watching a bloodcurdling thriller you can’t escape from without knowing the end of the story.

SINGLE
One of the best
of 2025 to my ears.
Masterly stroke.

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RICHARD ASHCROFT Released His 6th Full-Length ‘LOVIN’ YOU’ Today

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11 October2025

RICHARD ASHCROFT and THE VERVE (1990–1995, 1997–1999, 2007–2009)
scored their biggest triumph, commercially and critically, in 1997 with their
3rd LP Urban
Hymns that topped the UK Charts. So did its timeless single
Bittersweet Symphony (more than 1,2 billion streams on Spotify).

The band split twice, came back and, finally, called it a day in 2009.
Between and after, Ashcroft delivered great solo work. Today, his
6th solo longplayer, titled LOVIN’ YOU landed.

It follows his performances as support act for Oasis on their reunion shows
in the UK this summer. I was at one of them, on August 3rd in Wembley Stadion
in London. 70,000 singing his greatest hits set along, word by word, caused
goosebumps


Wembley Stadium, August 3rd – photo by Turn Up The Volume.

Louder Than War says: “What’s most striking is how cohesive the album feels despite its stylistic range. Whether he’s leaning into stripped-back balladry or experimenting with soulful grooves, the songs are united by a warmth and clarity that speak to both craft and conviction. It’s the sound of an artist who no longer needs to prove anything — he’s simply doing what he does best.

Lovin’ You may not rewrite Ashcroft’s legacy, but it reinforces it beautifully. It’s a record of reflection and renewal, full of light and grace, and a reminder that — decades on — few songwriters can translate vulnerability into strength quite like him.”

Full review here.

TUTV: As an ardent Richard Ashcroft/The Verve fan a new RA full-length feels
like a conveted present a 10-year-old was waiting for. But (there’s always
a but) this one leaves me with mixed emotions.

Mind you, 5 tracks (Lover / Heavy News / I’m A Rebel / Crimson Fire ) out of the 10
are arresting tunes, but the other 5 miss the needed divertissement to make it a full commandable record. Lovin You‘ misses Ashcroft‘s epic touch and magical resonance.
No classics such as The Drugs Don’t Work, This Is How It Feels, Sonnet, Lucky Man or (of course) Bittersweet Symphony here.

Considering his illustrious work from the past, it’s hard to come up with first-class
material time and time again that achieves a similar heart-and-soul stirring glamourness. On the other hand, many singer-songwriters would have Lovin’ You on their résumé. And that says a lot about Ashcroft‘s unmistakable strength as a singer-songwriter.

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BRIAN ENO And BEATIE WOLFE Invite You To Their Starry-Eyed Universe Again With New Album ‘LIMINAL’

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10 October 2025

Ambient sound wizard BRIAN ENO and songstress BEATIE WOLFE met
for the first time in 2022 at the SXSW festival. They met again while exhibiting
visual and conceptual art pieces in London and began recording together early
last year.

Last June, the result of the fertile collaboration materialized in
2 dream-pop-wave LPs, released at the same time, Luminal
and Lateral.

An the duo can’t stop. Here’s their third one, named LIMINAL.

Press info: “The record stands at the point of convergence between Lateral and Luminal.
If Lateral is a kind of landscape painting, a sonic place, Luminal is a dream-like awakening,
a feeling space. Liminal, the newest addition, is a hybrid of the two, a strange new land with a human living and feeling its way through its mysterious spaces.”

Liminal is set in the borderlands between song and non-song (or “nong” as we call it), where the listener is exploring an intimate and unfamiliar new sonic world, as yet unclaimed, and still ambiguous.”

Far Out Magazine‘s verdict: “Beyond mere pastel flourish and snooze-inducing
soundscapes, Wolfe provides a much-needed template for Eno’s sonic conjurings,
the pair shaping their Liminal experience that floats in tandem with deep spirituality
and flecks of mottled humour with aplomb.”

TUTV: I always loved and embraced Eno‘s sonic ambient paintings, his chimerical and fanciful synth symphonies with its calming impact and starry-eyed radiance. Liminal is another opus I just added to my headphone music playlist for psychical relaxation.

Again songstress Beautie Wolfe‘s angelic voice is so complementary with Eno‘s euphonic wanderings. Third collaboration in 5 months. Third invitation to ease your mind and ears in their phantasmagorial universe. A record to cherish in the coming months.

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SNÕÕPER – Nashville’s Rat Race Punks Speed Up Again On Their Sophomore Album ‘WORLDWIDE’

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Nashville‘s kamikaze pop punk combo SNÕÕPER hit the scene, 2 years ago,
with their rapid-fire debut LP Super Sn​õ​õ​per. 14 songs in 22 minutes, like in
the good old Ramones days.

Last June, they dropped a 4-track EP, titled Unknown Caller.

And last weekend they unleashed their sophomore album,
titled Worldwide via Jack White’s Third Man Records.


Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, May 18, 2025

Press info: “Worldwide is a mission statement for the record not just thematically,
but also aesthetically, showcasing Snooper’s stylistic exploration. Newly inspired by electronic music, the rhythm of Worldwide is unrelenting and mechanistic, capturing the frenzied pace at which Snooper’s lives were moving, but allowing for release in Tramel’s yelps and Connor Cummins’ scuzzy guitar breaks.”

TUTV: Suppose the mailman has delivered you
the LP this morning, and you ride a car to go to work.

PLAY IT during breakfast, but check your
pulse before you get in your the car.

DON’T PLAY IT in the car, ’cause you’ll surpass the speed limit within
30 seconds, which is not a good thing when the lights are turning red.

PLAY IT during your lunch break, and challenge your
co-workers to a roller skate race through the office.

STOP PLAYING IT when your boss catches you, doing a
series of somersaults, forth and back, over your desk.

Yes, track #9 is a Beatles cover.

PLAY IT when you’re in the bathroom, it can
be useful for your activity in there.

DON’T PLAY IT on the way home, you have
already wrecked your car in the morning.

PLAY IT on repeat when you get home and pretend you’re
a kamikaze pilot or, that’s big fun too, a pit bull on acid.

SINGLE

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LOBSTERBOMB – Riotious Pop-Punk Team From Berlin Get ‘OVERSTIMULATED’ On Their 2nd Album

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7 October 2025

Band: LOBSTERBOMB
Who: Glamorous indie quartet from Berlin. They released
their pithy party debut album Look Out in 2023. You can
stream it here.

New album: OVERSTIMULATED
Their sophomore one. Produced and mixed by Karen Dhios.
It was recorded in the Berlin studio of Thomas Götz, drummer
of the German punk band Beatsteaks.

Lobsterbomb told TUTV about the album:” The album explores themes of self-discovery, emotional struggle, and the tension between chaos and control. The lyrics delve deep into moments of inner turmoil, clarity, and resilience.

At its core, the album is about facing life, exploring, and discovering something new about yourself and the world with each passing year. It reflects the dystopian reality we live in, a hypernormalized society in which we are constantly expected to function and look the other way.

‘Overstimulated’ is both a cry of protest and process of liberation: the desire to break free from the pressure of expectations and celebrate life’s simple pleasures—without closing our eyes to reality.

Musically, the band remains true to itself while simultaneously exploring new avenues. The characteristically cathartic, energetic sound has been further developed with new bassist Em Ritchie, and expanded with new sonic facets. The album was produced and mixed by Karen Dhios and was recorded in the Berlin studio of Thomas Götz (drummer of the German punk band Beatsteaks).

TUTV: Lobsterbomb serve a salvo of riff-roasting, pop-punk firecrackers starting with the three super-duper singles (Not Again / Falling / Overstimulated) to whip up the party, and along the way you’ll find another trio of knockouts that could easily have been singles too (Nighbird / Paranoia / Nothing To Lose).

Six singles out of 12 tracks. Not a daily thing. And don’t worry about the other songs. There’s not one dull moment on this record. There’s enough catching firepower to keep you in a hyperkinetic trance of perked up elation for the full 33 minutes.

Nico Rosch‘s temperamental riot grrrl vocality and screaming explosiveness are a vital
part of Lobsterbomb‘s sharp-cutting sonic boom. They fit each other as a warm-blooded glove, like a well-oiled sucker-punch team.

You’ll feel overwhelmingly overstimulated in the end. Damn, that feels good.
There’s always a Lobsterbomb booster at the end of the tunnel to face the
world in all its unpredictable twists. Top-drawer accomplishment.

Singles/clips: Not Again / Falling / Overstimulated

– NOT AGAIN –

– FALLING –

– OVERSTIMULATED –

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AFI – Californian Gothwave Celebs Go Nuclear On New Album ‘SILVER BLEEDS THE BLACK SUN…’

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4 October 2025

Band: AFI (abbreviation for A Fire Inside)

Who: Weathered high-volume veteran goth rockers
from Ukiah, California who started to turn up the
darkwave decibels in 1991.

Album: SILVER BLEEDS THE BLACK SUN…
Their 12th one.


Album artwork

Press info: “For more than three decades, AFI has been a band in a constant state
of reinvention. No album they’ve released has sounded much like the one before it, sometimes dramatically so. The band has never gotten too comfortable in one genre
or allowed themselves to coast on any successes.

It’s an approach that has regularly challenged their audience, as their sonic identity has shifted in wild, unexpected directions every few years. But on their twelfth album, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, the members of AFI managed to surprise even themselves.”

Davey Havok (frontman): “I realize this is something we’ve said about our records
for years, but this record is starkly different from what we’ve done in the past. In our
33 years together, we’ve covered so much, musically, that I found myself daunted at
the prospect of doing something different, and questioning what that would be.”

TUTV: AFI display the same Goth grandeur and darkwave bombast Bauhaus were
so famous for. But they even take it a level higher with their galactic, bass-motorized tunes, supercharged with sky-scraping, nuclear choruses.

It all feels like watching a Götterdämmerung opera with vivacious vox Havok as the
star in the middle, surrounded by a full hellacious orchestra. Raise the stage curtain.
Aplause! Aplause!

SINGLE

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UPCHUCK – Young Atlanta Punks Serve Old Skool Punk With Sharp-Teethed Tenacity On New Album ‘I’M NICE NOW’

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3 October 2025


© Photo credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney

Band: UPCHUCK
Who: High-voltage punks
from Atlanta, Georgia.

Album: I’m Nice Now

Produced by TY Segall.

Press info: Upchuck channels their feverishness into an album that,
yes, is filled with rage. But in addition to being a continuation of their
musical exorcism, the album delivers a sharp critique of the powers
that be, lamenting why they still have to be those in power.


Album artwork

Kerrang says: “This is punk as it was always meant to be: loud, ugly, righteous and alive.
I’m Nice Now isn’t just an album, it’s a survival tactic, a soundtrack to resistance in a country still burning.”

TUTV: When young punks play old skool punk you get bands like Upchuck. Their sharp-teethed tenacity, perseverance and hardihood bring 80s angry dogs Dead Kennedys and Black Flag to mind. The message is more important than the racket they all produce. As millions of Americans do, Upchuck also feel trapped by the tyrannical regime in the White House.

Their cathartic music helps them to ventilate all the shit they’re confronted with every single day. Ty Segall‘s production is spot on. I’m sure he took them to a filthy basement somewhere and created an out-of-tune sound that resonates exactly like these Atlanta bohos want to express themselves. Raw, rough, and real. The Upchuck revolution starts here.

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JEFF TWEEDY Has His New Triple Album ‘TWILIGHT OVERRIDE’ Out

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28 September 2025


Album cover

57-year-old songsmith JEFF TWEEDY has always been a very productive musician
from his early days on with Uncle Tupelo (1987-1994), then of course with Wilco,
13 albums so far, and solo.

Last Friday he unveiled his new solo LP, actually a triple-one with no less
than 30 songs (yep, very productive). It’s titled TWILIGHT OVERRIDE.

Stereogum says: “Here we have 30(!) new songs, a document of inspiration overflowing.
For the casual listener, it’s intimidating, maybe even exhausting. However, if you have love
for Tweedy’s music in your heart, if you’ve had your taste imprinted by his weary rasp and expansive sonic vision, if multiple eras of your life have been soundtracked by Wilco, how
can you be anything but grateful for such an outpouring?”

Topdrawer single / Glorious title

TUTV: Tweedy does here what he does best, mixing seamlessly country rock, classic rock,
warm-hearted balladry, romantic lullabies, and musing reflections. As all fans know, he has
a great storytelling voice, taking his work to a most entertaining level.

But 30 songs are way too much to hold my attention, mainly because several songs
are variations of other songs, which leads to listening fatigue (for my ears that is). So
I reduced the triple LP to my fav 12 songs and get myself a notable Tweedy album.

TUTV ALBUM

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MUM – Icelandic Daydreamers Massage Your Mind And Your Ears With New Album ‘HISTORY OF SILENCE’

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21 September 2025


Artwork album

Band: Múm
Who: Icelandic indietronica
outfit formed in 1997.

Album: History Of Silence
Their first one in 12 years.


Photo: Ben Rayner / Terrorbird Media

Flood Magazine (Los Angeles): “The fractured nature of the record is nothing new for
the Icelandic band, of course. For a quarter century now, they’ve been weaving together elements of indie-folk, electronica, and ambient dream pop on a grand scale typically
reserved for post-rock.

With their peers and fellow countrymen Sigur Rós as an obvious point of reference,
the music they created during their initial decade or so of output feels equally primed
for soundtrack placement within just about any dramatic film genre. As History of Silence reminds us, though, these songs already contain a world within them without
complementing any screenplay.”

TUTV: History Of Silence‘s strength lies in its mind-relaxing impact. It feels like an ear massage. Sweet, slo-mo synth/piano symphonies, enlivened now and then with crystalline guitar sparks transfer you to a de-stressing place, far away from the noisy reality, while heartfelt duet vocals complete the tranquil sonority. Headphone music for the midnight hours.


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BAXTER DURY Released His 9th LP ‘ALLBARONE’ Filled With Buzzing Bass Grooves And Hip-Shaking Vibes

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17 September 2025

British, intriguing songsmith BAXTER DURY has
his 9th full-length baptized ALLBARONE out.

Dury about the album: “It’s kind of a character arc that goes through the whole thing,
two personalities. It’s very critical of people, this album, whoever they are, maybe some
bloke with a moustache and sockless loafers in Shoreditch or a fat old Chiswick gangster lording it up in a really comfortable middle class part of London”

“I don’t want to say it’s contemporary. Because I sound like a cunt using that word.
But it does sound really contemporary. It doesn’t sound like a Harrods hamper band
made it. It doesn’t sound like a band made it all. Which is what I wanted most of all.
It’s just something that’s brand new for me. It’s quite exciting, really.”


Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Lokerse Feesten, Belgium

The Quietus writes: “The self-proclaimed Nylon Panther is back and this time he’s shown
up with a wingman. It wouldn’t be the first time he’s worked with an electronically-inclined accomplice. This time around, Grammy and Academy Award winning record producer Paul Epworth is at the controls, and the meeting of minds between a pair of West London geezers makes for Dury’s most cohesive adventure since Prince of Tears.

Allbarone, then, is arguably the rawest and truest manifestation of Baxter Dury yet. Having a hype man suits him musically, and in a funny sort of way, Epworth’s presence seems to offer some moral support as well.”

TUTV: Dury does it again. Allabarone is another invitation to get up, stand up and sway your pelvis to sultry beats. Buzzing bass grooves and hip-shaking vibes have you going non-stop while he tells/whispers/sings his weird stories about weird characters.

He applies his formula throughout the full record, just a bit too
much, but it’s unquestionably an album to taste on a regular basis.

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