Renowed blues addict SEASICK STEVE (born Steven Gene Leach 75 years ago in Oakland, California) will release his 14th LP, baptized The Last Season Of America on September 18.
Press info: “In 2024, Steve and his wife Elisabeth took a road trip across America where
he witnessed the poverty and divisiveness in the context of the upcoming election.
They were in a New Orleans club where a house band leader welcomed two Belgian musicians on stage by saying “welcome to the last season of America”.
It led to a deeply personal, heartfelt reflection on the state of
his home nation with a new protest record in the truest sense.”
So far, the man shared 3 tasters, withBAD THINGS
as the one I can’t stop listening and cheering to.
Here’s a semi-live version (studio verion + some enthousiastic fans in the room). Steve raps like the best on this irristible hip-hop stomper that wipes the floor
with that American idiot in the White House.
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.
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This week’s 10 new rad additions.
Band: FONTAINES D.C. Who: Irish indie heroes from Dublin gearing up for their
4th LP, titled Romance. It’ll hit the streets on August 23rd.
Band: LIINES Who: Post-punk duo who have built a reputation as one of the most
exciting acts to emerge from Manchester playing frenetic, electric shows
across the UK and Europe.
Band: THE MYSTERINES Who: Fast up-and-coming post-punks from Liverpool aiming
for the indie top with their 2nd LP Afraid From Tomorrows,
out this Friday, June 21st.
“‘Another Deadbeat Summer’ was originally written in two sittings- in 2014 I started
the song alone in my dorm room at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ, and
then finished it with Jon Alba at my parents house later. The song is about a wild high
school party, and the observations I made as an attendee, feeling like an outsider.”
“A song is about someone talking to their soul or heart, and getting them to try
to calm down or take stock of where they are in life. In some ways the narrator
has not been true to themselves, i.e. the separation from their heart and what
makes them human.”
The song tells the story of a love that has transformed into something visceral and completely deviant, culminating in cannibalism, with a strong desire to inflict as much harm as possible on the other person, even resorting to esoteric practices.
The accompanying clip features The Cosmic Gospel as the only protagonist, presented
as both a human and a reptile, echoing the album’s title from which the track is taken.
Band: iNNUENDO Who: Irish indie unit founded in 2022. Their goal is to create a captivating and dynamic atmosphere with melodically compelling and distinct original songs, all while honouring classic and modern influences.
Their debut EP, named On Occasion and landing in September via Blowtorch Records.
