Last February a tribute album, titled Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute
To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense was announced featuring BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, the Cavemen, Chicano Batman feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, the Linda Lindas, Lorde, Miley Cyrus,
the National, Teezo Touchdown, and Toro y Moi.
And now TH’s mastermind David Byrne returned the favor with his cover of Paramore‘s 2017 monster hit Hard Times (more than 400 million streams on Spotify).
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.
The iconic Jamaican record producer/composer/singer and
pioneer of the dub music genre passed away in 2021, aged 85.
Last week his final album, recorded during Covid-19 lockdown, named King Perry
was posthumously released. It features several guest vocalists. Happy Monday’s
Shaun Ryder is one of them.
Bad Ritual is a Polish trio formed at the beginning of 2020 by three architects.
They play songs immersed in a dark and unsettling atmosphere. Their music is
a blend of indie-folk, swampy blues, and rock ‘n’ roll. It often evokes associations
with David Lynch‘s films, spaghetti westerns, and film noir.
They just released their arresting self-titled debut album. Stream it here.
Standout track On The Road gets you in Bad Ritual‘s sonic/cinematic world. It’s melancholic timbre and shiny guitar sparks, make me think of romantic glam legend Chris Isaak. Bad Ritual‘s idol David Lynch directed Isaak‘s Wicked Game video that featured flashes from
his 1990 Wild At Heart movie).
Lato is a three-piece act from Italy that brings together different influences blending them into an original form of rock. Vocals, guitars and rhythm section carefully entwine with a touch of electronica, and ethnic vibes go hand in hand with a natural propensity for psychedelia.
Stars Spangling is a piece from their new, upcoming album Karisma, out on 29 February.
It’s an impassioned guitar-pop gem. Arousing, transfixing, and anthemic. Top-tier score.
They Travel At Night – Lou Scanlon and Chuck Howard– want to be in the business of creating moments in music. That noise you weren’t expecting, that dynamic buildup, that blissful transition, that moment of discomfort before things even out again.
They have a brand new 5-track EP out, named Entropy.
Opening track Go On sets the tone for a 16-minute sonic mind massage.
A Talking Heads tribute album, titled Everyone’s Getting Involved:
A Tribute To Talking Heads is on its way. It will feature artists such
as Blondshell, the Cavemen, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract,
the Linda Lindas, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, and the National.
First taster is Paramore’s take on 1983 corker Burning Down The House.
Portland‘s dark-dance-wave trio say about their new single Impetus: “While creating this track, we all pushed our creative boundaries to write a song that reflects our desire to grow
as artists and people. This song encourages the listener to reflect inward. We hope to inspire ourselves and others to stop hiding. Stop waiting. Take one small step toward your goals, then another, and another. The time is NOW. Stop hiding your gifts. The world needs your passion.”
Impetus is a sensual mid-tempo electro tease that creeps under your skin
without asking. Seductive, flirtatious and tempting. Dim the light and move
in mysterious ways.
Quarry is the moniker of Vittorio Tolomeo, an Italian born-British adopted musician,
singer-songwriter. He has already 3 albums on his résumé. You can check them out on Spotify.
With his new 4-track EP Renaissance evokes strong feelings of new beginnings, healing, and the need to flee to a better (ideal) place. The multi-instrumentalist indie rock singer-songwriter masterfully combines guitar sounds—suggestive ambient and clattering distorted ones- with captivating pop hooks, thumping, tribal drums and running bass.
Wild New Start is the buzzing and fuzzing opener. Ty Segall is just around the corner.
Last year, film company A24 launched a restored version
of Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.
And A24 will now also release a tribute album, titled Everyone’s Getting Involved:
A Tribute To Talking Heads. It will feature BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, the Cavemen, Chicano Batman feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, the Linda Lindas, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, the National, Teezo Touchdown, and Toro y Moi.
Last February, American pop celebrities PARAMORE made their triumphant comeback
with their 6th album THIS IS WHY. It was hailed as a masterpiece. Not to my ears. I mean, it’s an okay pop record, but just another good one, like other good ones that appear every week.
And now a sort of remix version – read: take the money and run – is issued. I stopped listening after 2 tracks. But… the cover is pretty Halloween cool. And that’s why I posted it.
On 10th February revitalized American guitar pop trio PARAMORE
launched their wildly praised 6th LP This Is Why, their first in 6 years.
NME gave it 5 stars: “The triumphant sound of a band reborn.
The trio’s clear-eyed and powerful sixth album encapsulates their
journey to becoming a generation-defining band.”
For RUNNING OUT OF TIME, one of the album’s
top tracks the band have a video out now.
The song’s themes of anxiety and poor time management come alive
in eye-catching detail in a Ivanna Borin-directed video. The visual finds
frontwoman Hayley Williams in the studio, in vintage Vivienne Westwood
fashion style, confronted with a drum and guitar coming to life. Quiet
impressive.
This way the band wanted to pay tribute to the iconic fashion
designer who passed away last December, aged 81.
Power-pop darlings PARAMORE based in Franklin, Tennessee are not the most productive band on the planet with their 5 LPs in 18 years but that doesn’t have a negative effect on their millions of loyal fans.
With their new longplayer THIS IS WHY – the first
in 6 years – it’s hype time again among the critics
and euphoria among their massive following.
Notorious music websiteNME just published a big-read
interview with charismatic front lady Hayley Williams.
Williams: “Paramore is a huge part of our friendships, but it’s about what’s
underneath. It’s the fact that we bond over artistic and creative activity and
the compulsion to make things. It was time to give it a rest, and if we needed
to make something, to challenge ourselves to find new outlets for it.”
Tennesee’s beloved alt-pop trio PARAMORE fronted by the glamorous Hayley Williams launch their 6th longplayer, baptized This Is Why (the first in 6 years), on 10 February.
Following the zestful lead single This Is Why (already more than 26 million streams
on Spotify in only 2 months) comes the 2nd taster, named THE NEWS. A caprious
forth-and-back ripper.
Band: PARAMORE Who: Celebrated alt-rockers from Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
fronted by the glamorous Hayley Williams Active: Since 2004 / 6 studio LPs (new one included)
New album: THIS IS WHY
Their first longplayer in 6 years. Out: 10 February 2023 – pre-order info here
Hayley Williams (singer/lyricist) “‘This Is Why’ was the very last song we wrote for the album,” describes Williams. It summarizes the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last three or four years. You’d think after a global pandemic of fucking biblical proportions and the impending doom of a dying planet, that humans would have found it deep within themselves to be kinder or more empathetic or something.”
An imposing Paramore return with a twist and turn process. Vibey reflective verses
and a shout-out chorus. Don’t leave your house, stay in, and get paranoid while playing play This Is Why all day long.
