As all U2 fans know, their heroes are releasing album number 16, their first
in 9 years, titled Carnival De Luz on November 13th. Pre-order info here.
Bono:“Roll up, roll up, roll up! Bring your purple socks, your broken hearts, your
rose-tinted naivety… oh be amazed in the hall of mirrors. There will be loud guitars,
deep bass, some ecstatic rhythms and, yes, some silver tears will make an appearance.
The Edge: “It’s a messy, provocative, sacred collection of songs, and
features the first-ever use of flat-wound strings on a U2 recording.
Just saying.”
Three weeks ago, following debut single Fireflies, they
premiered the 2nd preview with Silencio. A solid gold
crackerjack.
Enough about the music. Tour news now.
They just announced the first shows of a 2027 world tour.
They start with Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and São Paulo.
See dates below. Sign up for pre-sale HERE.
Concerts for Europe and North America will
be communicated in a couple of weeks.
TUTV: These punked-up Irishmen rush and rage with knives between their teeth,
chasing bad news. Watch your back, Fontaines guys, Gurriers are coming fast.
Band:U2 Who: The giant Irish rock & pop
stars playing around since 1976,
yep that’s 50 years.
Track: SILENCIO
New single from their upcoming 16th album,
called Carnaval De Luz, out November 13th.
TUTV: Silencio is a sterling rock footstomper with a red-hot chorus.
I guess I haven’t heard them ignited like this since Vertigo (gosh, that’s
22 years ago). Bono & Co are still swirling relevant.
TUTV: Wham bam. From the first chord, these Swedes rock and knock incessantly.
No breaks, no brakes. Fast forward is the only direction to get to Sri Lanka. Expect
a stormy flood of pelvis-energizing riffs and heated hooks, peaking on the sing/scream along chorus.
Artist: KATE NASH Who: Widely praised, full-hearted English
songstress from North Harrow, London.
Track: SPLIT MILK
First single from her new, upcoming 6th longplayer,
titledCailín. Out 22 Jan 2027. More info here.
TUTV: Nash is on a roll on this spiky jackhammer as if she has a lot of repressed
passion to ventilate, which results in a flaming dash. The milk is boiling, people.
Don’t burn your headphones.
Artist: THE GENTLE RECKONING Who: The new project from Irish singer-songwriter Jamie Wells. Designed as an vehicle of intense personal self-expression that centres around himself, with the ability to surround himself with a rotating cast of band members, pulling people into his orbit dependent on what the song requires.
Lyrically, the track is pulled from Jamie reflecting on years lost to excess, self-loathing, and the precarious situation the world found itself in while dealing with the intense isolation and loneliness.
TUTV: Unbridled guitar rock puissance is burning throughout this roaring riff ripper, juiced with anxious vocals. Wells channels past demons via a stream of gutsy guitar electricity. The present sounds fully charged; the future is a challenge to encounter with all amps up.
Band: TOY PARLOUR Who: A hectic indie outfit combining their prior unique and influential sounds,
with a certain swagger and raw energy that looks to fly into the UK Alt scene with
all guns blazing.
“Galactic Girl is a love song. It’s about meeting someone so amazing, so
unbelievably perfect, they must be from out of this world. There’s no other
explanation. Everyone wants to know her, everyone wishes she wanted to
know them, and you can’t believe you’re lucky enough to be with her.”
TUTV: This riff-insane fireball starts ticking and ticking like an eruption is about
to emerge, which actually happens when the detonating chorus explodes into
your ears and confuses the Richter scale. All hence and decibels on deck.
Toy Parlour take no chances; they go nuclear into the universe
to track down the galactic girl. T.Rex called it Hot Love.
TUTV: MFT have another head-twisting, electro-punk whopper on their hands. Every Version Of You hammers without mercy, without escape exit. Glorious shit
to go ballistic to.
TUTV: C’mon, twist those itchy hips, move that hot head on top of your body, while the beating beats go crescendo and predict a volcanic discharge. Euro Stomper matches the fervid forcefulness of a missile that gets launched. Blimey.
Band: ADULT DVD Who: EBM punk partygoers
from Leeds, UK.
Track: JESUS CHRIST SUPERCAR
Cut from their brand new self-titled debut
fireworks full-length. Stream it here.
TUTV: Holy Moses, there goes Jesus Christ, unstoppable and unindestructible,
with the speed of an illegally pepped-up Ferrari. Even atheists (like me) should
make a sign of the cross and pray for safety first.
Artist: HANNYA WHITE Who: Experimental noise
crusader from London.
TUTV: Relentless, merciless bass/drum beats pulsate non-stop. White is into
noise exploration driven by her appetite for unorthodox, distorted percussion
and outlandisch wailing.
White‘s #FREAK draws you into her David Lynch-like labyrinth you want to get lost in.
Band: THE LIVING PINS Who: Texan outfit started by seasoned
rock chickc/musicians Pam Peltz and Carrie Clark.
Track: A AND B
Newest single from their forthcoming debut album, titled Roxy Unicorn. Out on November 13th. Tracklist and pre-order
info here.
TUTV: Addicted TUTV followers know we’re vivid Living Pins fans. Why? They always guarantee something stimulating for all of your limbs. Once upon a time, English glam rockers shouted “Clap your hands, stamp your feet, get down and get with it“. That’s the Living Pins attitude for you, music junkies. No nonsense. This pumping riff-roller is worth an A+.
TUTV: It is a soul-stirring and mellifluous pop pearl. The siblings still have
a knack for writing exciting tunes that stick the moment they start. Hats off
to the everlasting-delivering Scots.
Artist: ELISA SMITH Who: Country singer-songwriter based in Boston. Her soulful
sound blends elements of Americana, folk, and traditional country
music. She released her debut EPHitch A Ride in 2018.
Smith:“I wrote this song about my two greatest heroes, Loretta and Dolly,
quoting as many of their songs as I could to describe them. They were such
a powerful force for music and women and have inspired me every day to
keep going, keep writing, and keep playing.”
TUTV: This room-filling, warm-hearted, and zealous voice confused me at first.
I thought, I swear, when I heard this sonic stimulant for the first time, I got tuned
into ‘a best of’ playlist of legendary country diva’s (I’m sure you know many
of them).
Smith displays a similar confident timbre and uplifting tone that those self-assured
angels spread worldwide. Take no shit from your boss, people; sing as loud as you
can from 9 to 5.
TUTV: Be ready to get drowned in a smoggy psychedelic spiral of echoing,
mind-altering guitars. Once there, you’ll stay to be engrossed in this lyrical trip,
with its striking vocals and hallucinatory flow. There’s always a dream at the end
of the tunnel. Go catch it.
Band: DEAD WELLS Who: 4 British indies
from Macclesfield.
Track: COLD SEAS
Only their 2nd single, following
debutStain that came out last May.
“The sounds of the guitars are inspired by the spanky spring reverb sound used in early
garage rock, but with a thick layered fuzz sound underneath to give them an edgier, grungy sounding kick. Lyrically the song centres on the pull of a dangerous attraction: the point at which temptation becomes difficult to resist despite knowing where it may lead.”
TUTV: Psychotic guitars, accompanied by a frenetic drum/bass collaboration, set
the tone, from the get-go, for this ominously reverberating jam. Nervous tension fills
the air. Cold Seas gets under your skin without asking. And it feels good, in a startling
way, that is.
Brian Molko:‘‘This is a new rock song inspired by the piano melody from
H.K. Farewell and named after one of my favourite people from history,”
Helen Keller was an American author who lost her sight and her hearing after
a bout of illness when she was 19 months old, but it didn’t stop her from writing
14 books and hundreds of speeches and essays.
TUTV: Placebo just started their massive 30th-anniversary arena tour. It seems as
if they wanted to entertain all of their thousands and thousands who are waiting to see them with this new tranquillising mid-tempo cruise. I guess it’ll work. Definitely, maybe.
Artist: BAXTER HALL Who: Indie folk singer-songwriter from Boston, who released
his debut full-length, Somewhere In My Guitar, back in 2020.
Track: THE WORK
Title song of his luring brand-new EP.
Stream it here
Hall: “‘The Work’ is about my personal experience handling the emotions of going no-contact with a parent. The feelings of loss and sadness that come with that decision, but also having your boundaries be stronger than your empathy and empowering yourself to break the cycle and not internalize and inherit toxic behavior.”
TUTV:Hall‘s heart-and-soul arousing voice, his songwriting skills, and refined
feel for captivating melodiousness combine for an aurally satisfying happening.
From acoustic to electric; from reflective to emotional, The Work evokes
the wandering spirit of various legendary singer-songwriters from the past.
TUTV: I love this kind of torch-burning, power rock ballads. They have an overwhelming
effect on your mind and body. As long as they’re not too sugary my ears are very willing.
Artist: MARY GAUTHIER Who: Much-lauded 64-year-old folk singer-songwriter with a rich
past, writing/recording/releasing her deeply felt songs since 1990.
TUTV: I don’t know much about this indie musician. He mailed me some songs that sit “somewhere between indie rock, alternative and indie folk, with influences ranging from Bon
Iver and The Neighborhood to The 1975 and David Kushner.” and who writes songs as he quotes for the almosts, the maybes & the memories.
Won’t Let Me Go is the musing that caught my ears’ attention. Its darkish acoustic tone, reflective moodiness, and melancholic vocals got me in a self-rumintive headspace.
Last week, giant Irish stars U2 announced details of their upcoming album.
It’ll be their first in 9 years, following Songs Of Surrender, which was actually
one with reworked versions of old songs.
The new LP is titled Carnaval De Luz and is set for
release on November 13th. Pre-order info HERE.
Along with the news, we got the 2nd appetizer, named SILENCIO.
It’s a solid gold footstomper with a red-hot chorus. I guess I haven’t
heard them ignited like this since Vertigo (gosh, that’s 22 years ago).
Irish giant stars U2 have just announced details of their upcoming album.
It’s their first in 9 years, following Songs Of Surrender, which was actually
one with reworked versions of old songs.
The new LP is titled Carnaval De Luz and is set for
release on November 13th. Pre-order info HERE.
The 12-song record is produced by Jacklee Knife and tackles themes of spirituality, friendship, freedom, and endurance. The news comes a couple of months after the
band’s two surprising 6-track EPs, Days Of Ash (February) and Easter Lily (April),
and the new CD/LP’s teaser single Street Of Dreams (July).
Bono:“Roll up, roll up, roll up! Bring your purple socks, your broken hearts, your
rose-tinted naivety… oh be amazed in the hall of mirrors. There will be loud guitars,
deep bass, some ecstatic rhythms and, yes, some silver tears will make an appearance.
Because in the near distance just outside our carnival of light there are all kinds of creatures. The same imagination that brings us our creativity can also bring us monsters. So we make
the drums louder. We build a bigger fire. We make our stories wilder and funnier. We make the melodies sweeter and the songs, they better shine, because if the world is in darkness we better not be.”
The Edge: “It’s a messy, provocative, sacred collection of songs, and features
the first-ever use of flat-wound strings on a U2 recording. Just saying.”
Along with the news, we get the 2nd appetizer, named SILENCIO. It’s a solid gold footstomper with a red-hot chorus. I guess I didn’t hear them ignited like this since Vertigo (2004, gosh, that’s 22 years ago).
