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Discover Belgian Power Pop Outfit DEXELLE

Posted on by JL

22 September 2025

Let me introduce you to emotive Belgian power pop outfit DEXELLE,
led by seasoned singer-songwriter-guitarist Nicolas D’Exelle.

During the awful corona crisis, he started to write new songs which materialized
later on in 2 EPs, Tired Mind (2022) and Is This What You Want? (2025).

Put those 2 together and you’ll have yourself a magnific album, stuffed with classy songwriting quality. Think 80s Britpop bands Scritti Politti and Prefab Sprout whose glittery pop splendor which buoyed up the UK indie scene in the mid-80s.

D’Exelle cherishes his craft with love and dedication. He designs titillating tunes that charm and enthrall with their richly orchestrated synth/guitar layers, as well as their mesmerizing melodiousness. His expressive, crystalline voice shines in the middle and completes the sonic picture with sultry style and feverish flair.

Stream/check this year’s EP and its
wonderful single Nobody Knows below.

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?


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To be honest, I had never heard of the band until last Saturday when my partner in music blog crime from renowned Belgian top blog Luminous Dash invited me to one of their club gigs. Count me in as a fan now. Their swirling set was a captivating affair, with all amps up, decibels up, and the temperature up.

Live, they rock more than they pop. D’Exelle‘s flamboyant stage presence, vivid
vocality and electrifying guitar play, now and then, upfront is the aural and visual attraction of the night. Mind you, he is backed by a solid, well-oiled 5-piece to translate
his work from record to podium with a lot of dash and panache. Trust me, we’ll hear
more excellent stuff from this Antwerp team in the future.

Instagram – Linktree

Photos by Turn Up The Volume

NEIL YOUNG Slams Macho TRUMP With New Song ‘BIG CRIME’

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Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

6 September 2025


Brussels, 30 June 2025, photo by Turn Up The Volume

NEIL YOUNG isn’t and never was a Trump fan. On the contrary, on a regular basis,
he slams the autocratic Potus for his ‘me, myself and I‘ idiocy and his controversial macho acts like declaring a “crime emergency” in Washington DC last month and sending national bodyguard troops to “halt the precipitous rise in violent crime”, although last January the city’s police department and US attorney Matthew Graves had announced a 30-year low
for crime there. Well, morons do moronic things.

On tour with his new band The Chrome Hearts in Chicago he recorded
a new song he wrote. The lyrics of BIG CRIME say it all, crystal clear.

“Don’t need no fascist rules / don’t want no fascist schools / don’t want soldiers walking on the streets / Got to get the fascists out / got to clean the White House out … no more money to the fascists, the billionaire fascists”

Wake up MAGA,
it’s never too late
to open your eyes,
your ears and your
brains.


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NY Website

FAN-TASTIC

Posted on by JL

During OASIS‘ reunion concerts there’s an
interpreter signing for hearing-impaired fans.

This one is simultaneously, dancing enthusiastically, even nodding
to Liam’s trademark swagger as she signed to ‘Morning Glory’.

FAN-TASTIC

PEUK – One Of The Best Belgian Indie Bands Of The Past 10 Years

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Spotlight on stellar indie artists/bands

6 December 2024


📸: emvlstudio

When TUTV looks back at 10 years of Belgian indie music, PEUK
is one of the very best acts that impressed our ears and eyes.

Why?

Peuk is a blusterous in-your-face turbo led by screamager and expressive
songwriter Nele whose vocal range goes as high as the Eiffel Tower. She’s
assisted by a heist-igniting bassist and a drummer with four arms.

An explosive engine combining all the mad rage, blazing gusto and reality
anxiety of Hole, Nirvana and Sonic Youth. All in one! They produce a melodic
trash and slash hullabaloo that sends shivers rolling down your spine. Get
the sonic picture? Awesome, right? You betcha.

So far they released two remarkable albums.

PEUK (2019)


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ESCAPE SOMEHOW (2023).


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On stage, the riff-roaring trio is as imposing as on record, as they proved for
the umpteenth time last Monday when they played the legendary Paradiso
club in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I lost count of how often I saw/heard
them generate a powerhouse energy that blows your mind.

European tour promoters should pay attention and give Peuk the opportunity
to show their immense potential outside Belgium and The Netherlands. They
deserve it ’cause they’re totally worth it. Helter-skelter.

Paradiso, Amsterdam

Setlist

PEUK: Instagram – Facebook – Bandcamp

(Live photos, Paradiso, A’dam by Turn Up The Volume)

Discover Belgian Funky Punky Collective LÉZARD Who Don’t Stop Making Sense

Posted on by JL

Up-and-coming

26 April 2024

Band: LEZARD
Who: Sharp-angled post-punk-disco outfit from Ghent, Belgium

Standing in a small club in front of a band you never heard of and get blown
away is always an aural thrill and puts a big smile on my music junkie face.

That magic feel hit me again last week when the Belgian collective named
LÉZARD played in my hometown of Ghent (Belgium) as part of the 4th edition
of indie showcase festival Badlands.

So what was it all about? Imagine Talking Heads reincarnated and only playing sweaty discotheques for people who love to move their feet, hips and butts when they hit town
at the midnight hours. That’s the idea of what Lézard caused with their addictive funky punky set, spiced with tantalizing tunes, boosting beats, burning down the house vibes and sparkling Freak Le Chic guitars here
and there.


Psycho killer

Lead vocalist Neil Claes rattles as manic as the young David Byrne did on repeat, soulful
co-singer Myrthe Marnef adds a sultry party-infused timbre, while the full band plays spot-on. No brakes, no breaks, no mistakes. They didn’t stop making sense. Bingo!


Part-yyyyyyyyy

So far they fabricated two songs. Two jump-up-and-down firecrackers, perfectly designed as a sonic introduction for what Lézard has to offer to your ears and all of your itchy limbs.

– NOTHING AT ALL


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– COLTRANE AND XTC –


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Lézard: Facebook – Instagram

(live photos by TUTV)