As already announced in March NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS have canned album number 18. It’s baptized WILD GOD and will be shared with the world on August 30.
The LP is produced by Cave and his buddy Warren Ellis. Pre-order info here
Cave: “There’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves
you. I love that about it. I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me. It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played
them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems we’re happy.”
Cave has now shared a short album trailer ‘The Making Of Wild God Part 1’ (so more videos
to follow, I guess).
Recently he shared also a trailer for his upcoming UK/Europe tour.
Boston‘s hefty garage blues-rock act released their new EP The Red Angel.
Six barbed wire bursts is what you get. To give you a loud and clear idea
here’s the closing crusher Wave Out Sunkiss.
S o f t e r is a psychedelic shoegaze stunner, a multi-layered symphony propelled
by about a thousand guitars, a mind-boggling bass riff, and combative drums, while Rebecca Dow‘s ghostly vocals scrape the sky. What a titanic thrill.
This disco-punk sucker-punch is just perfect to start and end all (il)legal
club nights with. High Value Man is a jiving bass-insane jackhammer that
doubles your adrenaline production on the spot and triggers your hottest
body contortions.
The orgastic ‘dance with me’ chorus revs up the sultry temperature and invites you to go mental, like a kangaroo on E. London‘s boiling dancefloor wackadoos Warmduscher should take these Welshmen/woman on the road with them. Frisky fun guaranteed. Machos not allowed.
Seattle‘s rock giants led by towering voice Eddie Vedder are back in business.
They canned their 12th longplayer, called it Dark Matter and they will share
it with the world on April 19.
Single Running sounds like if Vedder & Co
found their young razor-blade rock legs again.
This dazzling electronic duo conjure their influences of EBM, techno and electropop,
their sound is an intoxicating mix of analog synthetics and seductive vocals, touching
on themes of desire and despair, domination and submission.
They have a new 3-track, titled Inservio out, with opener Lights Down Low
as my favorite. An electro booster with a tantalizing techno beat à la The Prodigy
that rotates irresistibly, non-stop.
Spring is in the air, titillating tunes are in the air, like this frisky one
that circles around a disco beat in overdrive, and has an instantaneous,
activating impact on your eager limbs.
Lively vocals and a jumpy synth chorus augment the briskness at play here.
Get up, stand up, take your blue suede shoes out of the closet and show us
your best hip moves. Shake your dancefloor fright off with this rad
head-over-heels twister.
Expect a synth-adrenalizing thrill, a head-spinning belter,
infused with whirlwind vocals and UK garage dynamics. Imagine The Streets on acid or Yard Act pressing the accelerator.
11. ‘Diana’ by AUTOGRAMM (Seattle/Chicago/Vancouver)
Photo by Dave Paterson
Diana comes out of the gates like a speed train and never looks back.
Dynamizing synths start the rapid trip, the powerhouse drum/bass
engine pushes the rotating rhythm with vivid vigour, and zippy vocals
complete the accelerating sonic picture.
No, I don’t speak/understand Spanish, but hey, there are a lot of English/American hardcore/punk bands that scream and shout in such a cacophonous way, that I have no clue whatsoever what they’re on about. Who of you understand, except the people from Iceland, what world-famous orchestral pop outfit Sigur Rós, are singing about? It’s always about the music first.
Oceans Sangrientos is a titanic psychedelic blast. Be ready for a wall-of-fuzzing-and-buzzing guitar attack. Think The Brian Jonestown Massacre turning up their amps to the max and coming up with layers of mind-blowing electricity. Blimey.
These Boston rockers let the good times roll. Op-Operator is a dynamite
power pop tune that gets you out of your bed, after a night on the town
and triggers your limbs to start partying all over again.
This is how British blues rock titans Royal Blood would sound if their producer
is a fanatic post-punk fan. Trying is a riff-rough roller coaster going forth and back.
The crude combination of hammering drums, stoner rock electricity, and yearning vocals create a shocking effect that bangs on and on. Yokophono not only try, they succeed with bold brio.
Nick Cave and his iconic bad seeds band have bagged album #18.
It’s called Wild Godand will hit the streets on August 30.
The title track is a sublime composition. The first part is crooner Cave as we know
him, but quickly the vocal passion and goosebumps intensity goes up and from halfway on, the song turns into an orchestral masterpiece, with a zealous hallelujah choir and an opera-like majesty. Best piece they wrote in years.
Blansjaar is an up-and-coming 21-year-old singer-songwriter
born in Amsterdam, raised in Oxford, now based in Brooklyn.
Anna Madonna echoes Ezra Koenig and Vampire Weekend. It’s a frolicsome tune that flutterers around in your head like a happy-go-lucky butterfly. A sweet little pop gem.
Worldcub are a group from North Wales piloted by brothers Cynyr (guitar & vocals) and Dion Hamer (drums & vocals). They produce material from their home studio on the hills of Eryri, splicing together elements of surf guitar music, kraut-rock grooves and hypnotic psych tinged Cymru vocal harmonies.
They have their new album ‘Back to the Beginning’ out 17th of May.
The title track gets under your skin from the kick-off with its
bass-pulsating groove, its breezy guitar sparks, and its layered,
affecting harmonies.
The 76-year-old singer-songwriter/producer has recorded his 15th solo
full-length, his first in 18 (!) years. The Other Side comes out on April 19.
First single ‘Waiting For You’ is a vintage romantic, longing, bittersweet, sentimental and good old ballad. I’m a sucker for lullabies like this (certainly after a day with lots of noisy music) that calm me down and touch my heart and soul. Burnett‘s warm voice and crystal guitar play turn this song into a wonderful, timeless, and charming musing. A universal love song.
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 2024 playlist.
No Economy is a battle cry against the hyper rich properties and second homes bursting from Cornwall’s ancient clifftops. Taking the perspective of the desperate Cornish native, the song holds back zero punches, laying all the problems of London Money with zero subtlety.
TUTV: From the handclaps and a-cappela intro on, you feel ecstasy running throughout your veins. This tantalizing tune is just irresistibly sticky. If your body doesn’t react when this high-spirited protest chant hits your headphones, check your meds.
This British post-punk duo know as Slaves until 2022. (“The name ‘Slaves’ is an issue
and doesn’t represent who we are as people or what our music stands for any longer.”
TUTV: This new track off their upcoming 4th LP is a reckless shocker
combing hardcore aggressivity and punk dynamite. Hallelujah.
“We love to work out. We frequent the local gymnasium.
These are some thoughts we had while we were there”.
Pistol Whip is this ferocious band’s third single from their forthcoming fourth LP,
titled The Darkness Intercepts will be launched on March 22 via Refresh Records.
Scott Hicks (guitarist and vocalist): “We wanted to find a more dynamic balance for this record. The track order wasn’t taken lightly and there are lot of interesting samples and between-song transitions that I hope folks can find the time to receive fully as a whole piece. “Pistol Whip” is a tone-switch, and brings the BPM down a bit. The intensity level is still peaking but it still feels like breathing space – with lyrics conveying that we live inside of chaos and trying to find some peace in accepting the intractable nature of “being”. So it’s a sonic break and really an emotional break as well.”
TUTV: With this riff-insane projectile Totally Slow goes totally hard. Although the band says they’re taking a breather here – oh my, what a hazardous volcano album is waiting around the corner to be unleashed? – the combative level is huge. This in their face middle finger for all rotten politicians is loud and clear.
5. ‘My Favourite Place’ by CADET CARTER feat. Kayleigh Goldsworthy (Germany)
Photo Credit: Nikki Lindner
Pop Punk and Emo music has seen a remarkable resurgence over the past year. Although Cadet Carter consider themselves very much part of this genre, their sound is much closer to the likes of Jimmy Eat World and Taking Back Sunday. CC have a new album, called Self-Maintenance out on April 12, 2024
TUTV: This new piece has an instant electrifying impact with its bouncy riff rhythm
and vivid duet vocals and goes wholly heartfelt on the ardent chorus. You know
where to find the repeat button. Top thrill.
Enjoy.
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6. ‘Strangers’ by TUSKS (London)
London-based artist Emily Underhill aka TUSKS will have her new album GOLD out
on April 12. Strangers is the newest track off the longplayer.
TUTV: Synth splendor, affecting pop melodiousness,
and impassioned vocals come together here and will
undoubtedly seduce your ears.
Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds have canned album number 18. It’s baptized Wild God and will be shared with the world on August 30. The LP is produced by Cave and his buddy Warren Ellis.
The musical project of Dark Mean refuses to slip away for good. The collective has been quietly chipping away in their Hamilton, Ontario studio. Once again they have focused their spontaneous fits of inspiration, typically captured on basic phone apps and wired between Ottawa and Hamilton, into something concrete.
About the new composition: “In terms of what inspired the song, or the lyrics… umm probably desperation. Feeling so desperate for something to happen while full-well knowing time is not on your side and there is nothing you can do but wait. So the opening of the track begins with this sort of cathartic release “Working hard, killing time. I woke up wrong, just to feel right.” Doing nothing is often harder than doing something, right?”
TUTV: Despite the mixed emotions at play here, there’s one thing this Canadian trio does to the limit: working hard on this new emotive mid-tempo cry out. You can just feel the agony in Mark Mean‘s voice. Bone-chilling and spellbinding. Don’t go away again, guys, keep on sharing your desperation. We love it.
Chicago‘s double sisters indie act just released two new songs: Box and Anyway
About BOX: “A life-changing” experience. We all were beaming and screaming and we just felt so good. The four of us all hopped in the vocal room and together, recorded the lyrics, ‘over again, never be all yours.’ Creating this part of the song is one of my favorite memories of being a musician.”
TUTV: Totally captivating. This goosebumps power ballad grabs your aural intention
right away. The contrasting vocals create an echoing intenseness fueled by incandescent guitars. The build up/break down vehemence feels as if an emotional eruption is about to happen any second, but instead we get a surprising choir-like finale and an abrupt end.
There are seemingly endless possibilities to self-expression, and Vancouver-based comedian and trained opera singer Toddy is out there breaking new ground. With a winning combination of drag, standup comedy, opera, classical and pop music, Toddy (she/they) is redefining the very idea of pop stardom.
Debut single, “Wounded,” is very strategically written to be for several different types
of relationships whether it be family, romantic or friendship. Inspired by abusive relationships Toddy has been in, they wanted a wide variety of victims to be able to
put themselves into this song.
TUTV: Toddy‘s heart-and-soul touching voice stands out on this stunning debut. Wounded is an arresting piece of melodrama that stirs and arouses feverish sentiments. Impressive, artistic introduction.
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS have canned album number 18. It’s baptized WILD GOD and will be shared with the world on August 30. The LP is produced by Cave and his buddy Warren Ellis. Pre-order info here
Cave: “There’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves
you. I love that about it. I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me. It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played
them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems we’re happy.”
Album artwork
Along with the news comes the first single. It’s the title track Wild God.
What a sublime composition. The first part is crooner Cave as we know him, but quickly
the vocal passion and goosebumps intensity goes up and from halfway on, the song turns into an orchestral masterpiece, with a zealous hallelujah choir and an opera-like majesty.
Best piece they wrote in years. Breathtaking.
. TRACKLIST
01 “Song Of The Lake” 02 “Wild God” 03 “Frogs” 04 “Joy” 05 “Final Rescue Attempt” 06 “Conversion” 07 “Cinnamon Horses” 08 “Long Dark Night” 09 “O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)” 10 “As The Waters Cover The Sea”
Last SaturdayNICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS performed at thePrimavera Sound festivalin Barcelona, Spain. Cave, who has 4 sons, lost two of them. Jethro (from his first marriage) passed away last May at the age of 31, and Arthur died in 2015 after falling from a cliff in Brighton. Shortly before he had taken LSD with a friend.
He dedicated his heartbroken ballad I NEED YOU, from the 2016 Skeleton Tree LP
to his other two sons, Luke and Earl, two Bauhaus fans who also played on Saturday.
Cave: “This is a song I want to dedicate to my two boys, Luke and Earl.
They’re probably over there waiting for Bauhaus to begin.”
Here’s the original studio version
and the accompanying video clip…
NICK CAVE and his BAD SEEDS released HENRY’S DREAM,
one of my favorite Seeds albums, 30 years ago today, on
29 April 1992. Their 7th longplayer.
Rolling Stone said: “Provocative – albeit harrowing – music.” Score: 4/5.
Turn Up The Volume: Every time Cave returns from a visit to the dark side of his
mind he comes up with a spine-chilling work. From macabreness (Jack The Ripper) to
emotional disturbance (Papa Won’t Leave You Henry), from melancholia (Straight To You)
to madness (Christina, The Astonishing). Nine raw diamonds. Cave is the Agatha Christie
of haunting rock. Always thriller-ing.
Singles/clips: Straight To You / I Had A Dream, Joe
– STRAIGHT TO YOU –
(Timeless classic)
– I HAD A DREAM, JOE –
You were standing in the open
Your hands to the sky
Your mouth in foam
And needles
Fell in the leaves
Finger at me
Finger at me, pointing at me
CHRIS BAILEY was born Christopher James Mannix Bailey in The Colony of Kenya 65 years ago. He spent his childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and moved afterward to Australia. Three days ago he passed away. R.I.P.
A message on the group’s FB page broke the sad news: “It is with great pain in our hearts that we have to inform you about the passing of Chris Bailey, singer and songwriter of The Saints, on April the 9th 2022. Chris lived a life of poetry and music and stranded on a Saturday night.”
With his Brisbane schoolmates Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay he formed legendary punk rock bandTHE SAINTS in the early 70s. Their debut LP I’M STRANDED (1977) is still an all-time landmark punk album with its rolling and roaring title track as their best-known cracker…
And here’s another great Chris Bailey moment to honor this great musician.
In 2003 he joined his friend Nick Cave for Bring It On. A towering goosebumps
single of the Bad Seeds‘ album Nocturama.
