JUKEBOX 2026 – WEEK 12 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

Hello, music junkies.

Another batch of 5 new, top-notch tracks have
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.

Listen up.

ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK BY TRACK

Band: MIRROR REVELATIONS
Who: Psych-rock outfit from Mexico.

Track: DESAFIAR
New piece from their upcoming 2nd LP, titled Ígnea.
It’ll see the day of light on May 22nd through Fuzz Club.

“Desafiar is about resisting control and the impulse to break free from it. Built on a hypnotic bass and drum foundation, the song moves forward like a mechanical pulse, as the synthesizers and vocals repeat and insist, until the tension finally breaks. It’s the moment when control cracks and disobedience becomes inevitable.”


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TUTV: OMG! This psychedelic Krautrock-like comet makes your head spin uncontrollably, makes your bloodstream go out of control, and makes dopamine stream like a tsunami through your brain. About a thousand guitars roar nonstop, while pounding percussion clobbers mercilessly. Warning: once you get on board, you can’t get off.

WTF!

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Band: MOSS SIDE SAUNA CLUB
Who: Up-and-coming indie outliers
from Manchester, UK.

Track: FANTASY
Their brand new, 4th single.

“This feels like it’s got everything that made our first singles so interesting and then some,
with just enough finesse and polish to feel like we’ve finally got our big girl pants on. It’s just as jagged, gritty and angular in the verses but absolutely floating and heavenly in the choruses.”

TUTV: Wake up, nightclubbers! Time to shake your pelvis to this jumpy-funky,
bass-booming whirlabout. Alternating sultry/pithy duet vocals, some Freak Le Chic
guitar vibes, and a head-in-the-air chorus combine for a spin-around thrill.

Move on up.

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Photo by Miles Kalchik

Band: STUCK
Who: Jangly rock
trio from Chicago.

Track: SICKO
New cut from their 4th LP, named
Optimizer, out on March 27th.

TUTV: Nervous, cranked-up guitars at a nerve-racking speed and neurotic vocals
get under your skin from start to finish. Think Parquet Courts on speed. Sick stroke.


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Band: POND
Who: Popular psych-rock vets from down under,
who have (so far) 10 albums on their résumé.

Track: TERRESTRIALS

“This song is about the weirdest of all the terrestrials, people. Hellbent on flying away
from or killing our home soil, with a big appetite for destruction, guns, roses. We can
love and connect and nurture and inflict unbearable cruelty. You all know this but,
yeah, it’s kind of a great mystery isn’t it?”

TUTV: Bam-bam-bam goes the beat. Pond return with a both glittery
and zonked-out tune with a supercharged finale. Welcome back.

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Credit Jack Nielsen

Band: THRILLHOUSE
Who: Brighton-based
singer-songwriting duo.

Track: THE TIDE
New piece from their upcoming 2nd LP,
baptized Smile. Out on April 3rd.

The Tide takes listeners on a relatable emotional journey. It captures that introspective moment many of us recognise: the sudden realisation that we often only appreciate how good something was once it’s already gone — very much in line with the idea that “the grass is always greener on the other side.

TUTV: This is an instantly sticking beauty of a warm, folky song. Sepia-colored, melancholic, and romantic. Think Mumford Sons and The Lumineers. Both acoustically designed and fully orchestrated with emotive and enticing vocals. A tune that triggers daydreaming. So welcome in these troubled times.

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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

Every week 10 new rad tracks added

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.

This week’s 10 new rad additions.

1. ‘Houdini’ by EMINEM (US)

2. ‘So Lo’ by POND (Australia)

3. ‘Transition’ by WE ARE WOLVES (Montreal)

4. ‘You’re So Impatient’ by PIXIES (Boston, US)

5. ‘Death Is Cheap’ by GREAT HARE (Sweden)

6. ‘Agradecido’ by ICARUS PHOENIX (Montana, US)


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7. ‘Frogs’ by NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (Australia)

8. ‘Flowers By The Roadside’ by THE FELICE BROTHERS (NYC)

9. ‘Skyline Hill’ by FAINT HALOS (Philly, US)

10. ‘Morning Star’ by PANTOMIME HORSES (English-Barcelonians)

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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

Every week 10 new rad tracks added

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.

ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK BY TRACK

1. ‘Allergic Food’ by MELVINS (Montesano, Washington)

The veteran noiseniks are still hungry. On April 19 the band
unleash their 27th album, titled TARANTULA HEART.

Allergic For Food is vintage rowdy punk-rock Melvins

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2. ‘You’re Just Jealous’ by CRUMBS (Leeds, UK)

Post-punk indies based in Leeds, where they are active movers in the DIY scene that currently thrives in the North of England. They recorded a Marc Riley session in 2016, released their first album Mind Yr Manners in 2017.

‘You’re Just Jealous’ is the splendid title track from their
upcoming, 2nd album. Out on May 10. Pre-order info here.


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3. ‘Ist Ist’ by EINSTÜRZNEDE NEUBATEN (Germany)

German capricious bohemians EINSTÜRZNEDE NEUBATEN, fronted
by bad seed Blixa Bargeld are around for almost 45 years and 12 LPs.

The recordings of album number 13, a double one, are finished.
It’s baptized RAMPEN ( Amp: Alien Pop Music) and will show up
on April 5.

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4. ‘How We See The Light’ by JOHN CALE (Wales)

The former VU luminary has another LP, 2nd in 18 months, ready
to share with the world. It’s named POPtical Illusion and will land
on June 14.

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5. ‘Gone Forever by GREAT HARE (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Swedish pop songsmiths describe themselves as “dreaming to stay awake.”
This new single is a sparkling mid-tempo guitar-driven meditation
with a psych resonance.

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6. ‘(I’m) Strung’ by POND (Australia)


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The psych rockers from down under launch their 10th LP, baptized Stung! on 21 June.

About new single (I’m Strung): “It’s about being totally pathetically stung by someone
and just having to be cool with it being unrequited. Being resilient, accepting that you
are a bit of a goose, but life goes on.

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7. ‘Cold River’ by PINHDAR (Italy)

This Italian trip-hop duo have their 2nd LP, named A SPARKLE ON THE DARK WATER out.

“A new chapter in the personal journey of singer Cecilia Miradoli and guitarist/producer Max Tarenzi. An intense, contemplative, and dark work, yet not resigned, navigating through trip-hop, dream-pop, dark-wave, and electronica.”

Humans is one of the standout tracks.

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8. ‘Vampires’ by BY THE WAVES (Manchester)

By the Waves are a dynamic 4-piece band based in Manchester. A uniquely eclectic sprinkle of soul, dream-pop, reggae, rock & indie make their sound exciting and unforgettable in equal measure.

They bring beautifully constructed lyrics, delivered with a signature blend of falsetto melody lines and anthemic choruses, which are layered over driving rhythmic beats and groove-ridden baselines, all topped off with sun-drenched, reverb-soaked guitar lines and a pinch of synth.

VAMPIRES


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9. ‘Mary Boone’ by VAMPIRE WEEKEND (NYC)

New York‘s dream pop darlings VAMPIRE WEEKEND are finally
returning to the scene after their 2019 album Father Of The Bride.

Their upcoming, fifth LP, is titled ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US.

It’ll hit our ears on April 5.

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10. ‘Someday’ by MOONPOOLS (Switzerland)


Photo credit: Mischa Nüesc

This Swiss poppy shoegazers have an new EP, titled Hide and Seek, out on 19 April.

Marcie (vocalist) about the single: “Someday’ nearly didn’t make it onto the EP.
When we first played it as a band, we turned it into a dancey indie track. When it
came to recording the tune, we realised it didn’t work and left it on the sidelines.

After I first heard Mitski’s ‘Bug Like An Angel’ last summer, I picked up
my guitar and played ‘Someday’ again for the first time in months.

I realised it needed to stay the way it sounded when I first wrote it, intimate
and fragile. We recorded the song a few days later and decided to release it
after all.”

Crystalline vocals, endearing acoustic sonority, tender and romantic pearl.

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Stay On Track In The Weekend With 5 Fresh Firecrackers

5 new firecrackers to boost your weekend

Artist: JACK WHITE (Detroit)
Albums: Fear Of The Dawn (out 8 April 2022)
and Entering Heaven Alive (out 22 July 2022)

New single: HI-DE-HO feat. rapper Q-Tip

Eastern blues-rock groove followed by
a sticky hip-hop-pop chorus and back.

Wholly cool…

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Band: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Los Angeles)
New album: Unlimited Love – 12th LP
Out: 1 April 2022

New single: POSTER CHILD

The chili veterans still know how to
funk and how to get your lazy ass out
of your couch.

Shake your hips in a sensual way…

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Artist: KEVIN MORBY (Texas)
New album: This Is A Photograph
Out: 13 May 2022

Lead single: THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH

Rolling jam with an orgastic finish.

Turn up the heat…

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Band: POND (Australia)
Album: 9 – Deluxe edition of their 2021
album with 4 brand tracks as a bonus

New track: LIGHTS OF LEEMING

Brisk psych-pop tune
with 60s back harmonies.

You’ll love this…

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Band: PLACEBO (London)
New album: Never Let Me Go
First since 2013 LP Loud Like Love
Release: 25 March 2022

New single: HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN THE SKY

The familiar melancholic
side of Placebo, with
a dark twist.

Nice…

See/hear you next week, music junkies

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN – 7 New Firecrackers Week 40

Every week Turn Up The Volume picks 7 new
firecrackers that burned his ears the past 7 days

1. ‘Off With His Head’ by FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES (UK)

Razzle dazzle punk and tattoo artist Frank Carter unleashes his 4th LP
Sticky next week. Ahead of it, we can taste this new crashing cannonball
feat. loudmouth Cassyette.

Sometimes I wonder when Frank Carter‘s lungs will collapse. At times his vocal powerfulness is off the charts causing the impression that an explosion is in the
air. And when Cassyette joins the scream contest the decibels go up to an illegal
level. Holy smoke!

Here we go…

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2. ‘Pink Lunettes’ by POND (Australia)

Yesterday these psych-rockers from down under released their 9th longplayer called, yes, 9. A surprising mix of bangers to fill dance floors with and reflective ballads. My standout favorite is Pink Lunettes. A kick-ass jackhammer that does your head in, the way you like it.

Here‘s why…

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3. ‘This Blue Mob’ by SHAM FAMILY (Canada)

Fresh band, fresh blood. With their sharp-cutting debut single, they target the never-ending police ferocity/racism as we, unfortunately, know. It’s still a worldwide disease.

“It’s about the aggression and brutality towards people, predominantly BIPOC and
marginalized individuals, alongside the disregard of matters that call for REAL assistance.
We will stand with this message until real change is made in policing
says the band.

This Blue Mob is a turbulent whirlwind storming, with no brakes, towards the
abrupt finish. Blustery guitars, quick-fire pace, and robotic vocals. Touchdown!

Feel the anger here…

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4. ‘In The Padlocked Night’ by COLD EXPECTATIONS (Boston, MA)

Songwriter Steve Prygoda describes what inspired the song: “Love locks, they call
‘em. You see them on fences, overpasses, bridges. In Paris, Amsterdam, or in your own
city. Padlocks encoded with secret messages from lovers, for viewing by strangers. They symbolize love, however transient or permanent.”

This tremendously rushing earworm made me smile instantly, so does the universal
story of expressing your romantic state of mind via a sort of all you need is love graffiti.
And when you embed these fervent feelings in an irresistible, adrenaline-driven stunner,
you want to go out in the street and scream your amorous heart out.

Do it here…

COLD EXPECTATIONS: Facebook

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5.’Run Run Run’ by KURT VILE (USA)

Two weeks ago album I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground
and Nico
came our way, with a cast of big names honoring the iconic band and more
specific their debut masterpiece LP of 1967.

Although – in general – tribute albums are a tricky affair (certainly when you want to honor one of the most iconic bands in rock history), they’re several notable performances on this one. Like here with Kurt Vile doing a great job with one of the key tracks of VU’s classic.

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6. ‘Mass Produce Your Revolution’ by FERAL VICES (Louisville, KY)

This rumbling rock tandem release a 5 song EP titled ‘With Offerings‘ on December 3rd.

About this EP’s taster: “The song is about how we give these massive platforms to people
who really don’t actually know all that much of what they’re talking about. The second part of the song is about how these ultra-rich business people or specifically celebrities are throwing their pocket change into something just for the press and getting even more money out of it than they put in and it all becomes this vicious cycle that we all participate in
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‘Mass Produce Your Revolution reflects loud and clear what we can expect next.
The pithy pair balances somewhere in between The Black Keys and Royal Blood.
Boisterous, determinant, and with uncurbed force. Bingo!

Turn up the heat…

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7. ‘Gotta Light‘ by MILD HORSES (London)

Ongoing Krautrock jam spinning around in your head before you’re aware of it.
Magnetic, hypnotic and energetic. Closing piece from new album Ignorance To Enlightenment And Back Again.

The trip
starts here…

POND – Australian Pysch Band Swing Moods On The Dancefloor With Their Best Album Yet – Here’s ‘9’

8 October 2021

Band: POND
who: Australian psych-rockers
featuring members of Tame Impala
Active: Since 2008 / 9 studio albums so far

New album: 9 – yep, their 9th LP
Released: 1 October 2021 – order info here

NME says: “It can be a risky game to thrown yourself into so many different styles
on a record, let alone within individual songs. Yet – from Bowie to Kurt Cobain and
William Burroughs – artists of all kinds have found joy in such surrealist methods of
cutting up their work and putting it back together. Having perhaps taken their psych
pop to the edges of what’s possible, Pond deserve this moment. Hopefully, it proves
a gateway to a new era for the band that keeps on giving.”

Full review here. Score: 8/10.

Turn Up The Volume: A mix of dazzling grooves you can start moshpits with
on the dancefloor (Song For Agnes / America’s Cup / Pink Lunettes / Rambo), and
musing ruminations to take a breath between moshpit madness (Take Me Avalon
I’m Young / Czech Locomotive / Cold Cup, Plastic Sole / Toast
). A bold and mood
swinging record. My score: 9/10.

Singles/clips: Pink Lunettes / America’s Cup / Toast

– PINK LUNETTES –

– AMERICA’S CUP –

– TOAST –

Full album…

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POND: Facebook

Australian Rockers POND Drop Smooth Reflection About The Greedy People Who Screw Up Our Planet

New sonic impulses…

1 July 2021

Band: POND
who: Australian psych-rockers featuring
members of Tame Impala
Active: Since 2008 / 8 studio albums so far

New album: 9 – yep, their 9th LP – out 1 October 2021
Order info: here


(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

New single: TOAST – the third taster off the LP

Nick Allbrook (frontman) about the song: “I often wonder about the
money hoarders, climate change deniers, earth-pilferers and adventure
capitalists. Are they nihilists or anarchists or do they really believe they
are to be saved by some Rock Opera Jesus? We may never know, but here
is “Toast,” which is hopefully as smooth as the smooth, smooth sailing of
our glorious leaders fat old white lives.”

Toast sounds and feels like a careless walk on the beach when the night
falls, but lyrically it’s a wry reservation about the (rich) people who screw
up our planet.

Listen here…

All 3 singles
shared so far…

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Aussie Rockers POND Return With Freak-Out Dance Floor Stomper ‘PINK LUNETTES’

New sonic impulses…

1 April 2021

POND are back in town with a blast.

Frontman and former Tame Impala bassist Nick Allbrook says about
new rad single PINK LUNETTES: “We sort of lurched straight outta mid-
tempo into totally wired speed wobble fpunk so I didn’t really have time to
write lyrics, just blurt scrapbook snippets and jitter around in fast forward.
I think we managed to jitter along the neon tightrope between totally
unhinged, strobing spontaneity and focused forward momentum.”


(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)

Pink Lunettes is a freak-out stomper with a crowd-puller impact.
Groovin’ and movin’ perfectly for a punked-up John Travolta after
a few lines. Perfect to shake your lockdown demons off. A spicy
Saturday Night Fever vibe with a long chillaxing fade-out.

Pirouette yourself dizzy…

POND: Facebook