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LIZ PHAIR + SLEATER-KINNEY Join Arms On The Road

Posted on 8 Days Ago by JL

28 April 2026

Tickets on sale tomorrow, April 29.
Info HERE.

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SLEATER-KINNEY – Their Critically Acclaimed 7th Album ‘THE WOODS’ Is 20 Today

Posted on May 23 by JL

Significant longplayers from yesteryear

Washington‘s riot rock grrlz SLEATER-KINNEY released their
7th LP THE WOODS today 20 years ago, on 23 May 2005.

Pitchfork: “On their seventh full-length, Sleater-Kinney hook up with producer Dave
Fridmann to fully realize the sound they’ve been inching towards on their past two albums.
The result is their most streamlined and confident album yet, resurrecting the righteous fury
of their first great albums (Call the Doctor and Dig Me Out) in the name of classic rock titans
like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Jimi Hendrix.” Score 9/10.

Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Antwerp, Belgium – August 21st, 2024

Singles.

– ENTERTAIN –

– JUMPERS-

ALBUM

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

Posted on October 4, 2024 by JL

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.

FULL JUKEBOX

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The 10 new ones added this week

TRACK-BY-TRACK

Band: THE HORRORS
Who: Dark-synth-wavers
from Southend-on-Sea, UK.

Track: THE SILENCE THAT REMAINS

The first single from their upcoming 6th LP, called
NIGHT LIFE. It comes out in March next year.

Expect an other-worldly, synth-layered hallucination.

Instagram – UK Tour Dates
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Band: READ THE ROOM
Who: Alt-rock outfit from Norwich, UK which debuted
last year with their 5-track EP A Place Like No Other.

Track: AGGRAVATE ME

The new single is laced with anthemic vocal hook-lines,
riff-driven grooves and punk spirited modern rock overtones.

Kick-ass haymaker!

Instagram – Spotify
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Band: MARTIAL ARTS
Who: Neighbourhood noise
nuisances from Manchester.

Track: TRIUMPH

Jim Marson (singer/lyricist): “’Triumph’ is a rallying cry for anyone who feels stifled by
societal pressures. It’s an exploration of the tension between personal desires and the pressures of society. Societal norms can suffocate the younger generation, many of whom can feel out of place in a world that demands conformity. It questions the true cost of such conformity to our own potential and values.”

Angry guitar/bass-manic ripper
inflamed with anxious vocals.

Instagram – Spotify
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Band: MAXÏMO PARK
Who: Veteran indie rockers
from Newcastle on Tyne, UK.

Track: THE PATH I CHOOSE
From their 8th LP, titled Stream Of Life.

A titillating tune that’ll make your day.

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Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BIKELANE
Who: Five indies from Oslo, Norway.
FFO: The Strokes, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand.

Track: IT IS WHAT IT IS
From their upcoming debut album
Surrogate Activities, out on October 18th.

Album artwork

Grooy and addictive with
a huge chorus and a bonkers
guitar solo.

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Holy Smoke photography

Band: SLEEK TEETH
Who: Synth-pop duo
from Los Angeles.

Track: OPERATING
Piece from their brand-new
self-titled debut EP, out today.

The start made me instantly think of German fromer electro duo
D.A.F. (Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft), then it progresses
more like a Hot Chip twister with ghostly vocals. Puzzling cut.

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Band: THE CURE
Who: The English goth gods who
have been around for ages.

Track: ALONE
First single from their 14th longplayer, the first in 16 years,
baptized Songs Of A Lost World. It’s out November 1st.

An almost 7-minute funeral march, a slowly progressing lament,
layered with mourning synths. Smith only starts singing halfway
and augments the sombre atmosphere all the way through.

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(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Antwerp, 23 August 2024)

Band: SLEATER-KINNEY
Who: Post-punk heroines
from Olympia, Washington.

Track: THIS TIME

Last January S-K released their 11th LP with Little Rope.
A deluxe edition arrive soon with this quite smooth piece
as one of the bonus tracks.

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Instagram – Spotify
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Artist: TORIA RICHINGS
Who: Americana songstress
from Sidney, Australia.

Track: COBOWY’S AND MOONSHINE
Tunr from her new 6-track EP Bend And Break.

A vintage country tearjerker.
Melancholic, yearning, sepia-colored
and with moony vocals up front.

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Band: THE KILLS
Who: Singer Alison Mosshart and
guitarist Jamie Hince.

Track: MY GIRLS MY GIRLS
Last weekend they launched an acoustic 5-track EP,
called with one Billie Eilish cover and non-electric version
of 4 songs from last year’s God Games LP

This pearl is my favourite one.
How can you not love Mosshart‘s
room-filling, heart and soul voice.

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SLEATER-KINNEY – Seattle’s Female 2-Motor Engine Drops New Punchy Track ‘HERE TODAY’

Posted on September 4, 2024 by JL

Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

4 September 2024

Amplified pop/rock duo SLEATER-KINNEY unleashed
their 11th album, named Little Rope, last January.

Antwerp, Belgium, August 21 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume

And as we live in the era of deluxe editions, Little Rope gets one too. It’ll feature a handful of bonus tracks, including 3 new ones. and a few live and frayed versions of songs off of the original LP. If you want it, you can get in October.

One of the new tracks is HERE TODAY.
A punchy slice of music. 100% S-K.

Mothers, children, lovers, friends
We all belong to someone else
Mothers, children, lovers, friends
Here today and gone the next

Wake up people,
right here, right now.

SK: Linktree

SLEATER-KINNEY Remixed By The Red-Hot Techno-Punk Turbo SPECIAL INTEREST

Posted on June 2, 2024 by JL

Daily electricity to load your batteries

2 June 2024

Washington‘s longtime rollin’ indie-pop-punk stars SLEATER-KINNEY
who started their journey (with 3 members) back in 1994, went on a
break in 2006, reloaded their engines in 2014, became a duo – Carrie
Brownstein and Corin Tucker – released their new, 10th LP, baptized
Little Rope last January. Probably their best to my sensitive ears.

They’re on the road now and a couple of days ago they shared a remix of CRUSADER one of the album’s highlights. New Orleans‘ spectacular act SPECIAL INTEREST turned the track into a pumping dance floor knockout. Why not remixing the whole album, ladies?

How do I know that Special Interest is a spectacular act? Well, about a week
ago I saw/heard the red-hot steaming 4-piece for the very first time. In was in
Brussels at a mini indie indoor festival.

They just blew me and the whole out-of-their-fucking minds crowd away. Utterly charismatic front Amazon Alli Logout screamed her 4 lungs out non-stop, and she
drew all the ears-eyes attention of the venue like a spellbinding magnet while the
techno-punk beats challenged the roof’s resilience and the place turned into an overheated sauna.

Fucktastic! You really should check out (like I did after the gig)
their newest, 3rd LP Endure (2022) here below.

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Here’s an idea of Special Interest‘s staggering live impetus.

Brussels, 24 May 2024

Special Logout interest

Chainsaw guitarist Maria Elena

Photos by Turn Up The Volume

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Frontwoman CARRIE BROWNSTEIN About SLEATER-KINNEY Songs

Posted on February 22, 2024 by JL

22 February 2024

Great mindset.

Full interview here.

SLEATER-KINNEY – New High-Vitalic Top Album ‘LITTE ROPE’ Out Today

Posted on January 19, 2024 by JL

19 January 2024

Washington‘s longtime rollin’ indie-pop-punk stars SLEATER-KINNEY
who started their journey (with 3 members) back in 1994, went on a
break in 2006, reloaded their engines in 2014, became a duo – Carrie
Brownstein and Corin Tucker – have their new, 10th LP, baptized Little
Rope out on 19 January 2024.

NME: “Surrounded by upheaval and tragedy, the duo’s eleventh album unpacks big emotions
in the way that they do best. Throughout the album, the duo document an honest journey from pain and loss into some kind of healing. Each intricately-placed chord, bass pluck and vocal tremor are intentional arrangements conveying the band’s desperation to convert their despair into something empowering.” Full review here.

TUTV: Carrie Brownstein‘s vocal performance throughout this top LP is intensely remarkable, high-energetic and highly emotive, actually the driving force and urgent heartbeat of Little Rope. Losing her mother and stepfather in a car accident in 2022 has crushed her, but it feels strongly as if she wants to shake off her sadness and grief with these 10 puissant guitar-frenzied rockers also touching all kinds of modern day intolerance among people. A human triumph. 30 years on and SK burst with relentless vitality. This album will stay on my headphones for a very long time. 4/5.”

Singles/clips: Hell / Say It Like It Is / Untidy Creature

– HELL –

– SAY IT LIKE IT IS –

– UNTIDY CREATURE –

ALBUM

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SK: Linktree

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

Posted on January 8, 2024 by JL

This is the first episode of 2024. Turn it up.

ALL TOGETHER

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TRACK-BY-TRACK

Band: BOB VYLAN (UK)
Who: Metal-core rap duo

Single: HUNGER GAMES
From their upcoming 3rd LP Humble As The Sun,
out on 27 March.

TUTV: Cooking cut, roasting riffs, rap-and-roar stuff.

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Band: DAMMIT
Who: Belgian post-punk noiseniks

Single: OVERUSED

TUTV: Expect a vicious bass/drums tandem, psychotic guitar fuel,
agitated vocals and a fiery explosion every time the crushing chorus
erupts. Razorblade fury.

Goddammit.

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Artists: LIAM GALLAGHER and JOHN SQUIRE
Who: Oasis/The Stone Roses

Single: JUST ANOTHER RAINBOW
The first track from this super duo.

TUTV: Two Manchester heroes. Rock ‘n’ Roll at its lads best.

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Promo shot

Band: VOYEUR (NY)
Who: Rowdy 4-piece from NYC

Single: CLUE

TUTV: Punk speedball that storms throughout 125 furious seconds.
Nasty bass/drum force, schizo guitars and in-your-face vocals. Wowzers!

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Band: SNÕÕPER
Who: Trash-and-slash pop-punk squad from Nashville, TN
who released their critically praised debut LP last year.

Single: fr yr love

TUTV: A kooky, rapid-fire cover of The Yardbirds‘ 1965 hit For Your Love.

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📸 Adam Kennedy

Artist: TROY REDFERN
Who: British award-winning, explosive
slide guitarist, songwriter/producer.

Single: THE STRANGE

TUTV: Classic guitar rock with a wham-bam glam
drive. Glorious six-string fireworks.

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Artists: BAD SOUNDS
Who: British artists & Grammy nominated producer/writers
who have two albums (so far) on their résumé.

Single: ON THE ROPES

TUTV: It’s freezing cold outside, but this feel-good, pithy and catchy earworm
takes me to a swimming pool in hot California while drinking a Piña Colada.

Great sounds.

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Band: SLEATER-KINNEY
Who: Seasoned/celebrated post-punk
duo from Washington.

Single: UNTIDY CREATURE
3rd shared track from their new, upcoming
album Little Rope,
out on 19th January.

TUTV: Passionate and amplified slo-mo musing.

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📸 Vilde Nordheim Evensen

Band: MALL GIRL
Who: Guitar pop trio from Oslo, Norway.

Single: EMO SHRED
Piece from their upcoming, 2nd album, named
Pure Love, out on 26 January

TUTV: Yearning sentiments for all lovers among us. Emo Shred is a breezy dream pop tune that sounds like a previously unreleased track from 90s band The Sundays, fronted by the wonderful Harriet Wheeler.

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Band: ROUTINE CAFFEINE
Who: 4 gals from Louisville, Kentucky with caffeine addictions.
They released their debut album Spaghetti Junction last year

Single: In The End Now

TUTV: I’m quite sure that they drank lots of de-caffeine when
they wrote/recorded this relaxing musing. Imagine the soft moments of Boygenius and Angel Olsen. Press play and dream away.

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SLEATER-KINNEY Share 3rd Single From Their Upcoming ‘LITTLE ROPE’ Album

Posted on January 5, 2024 by JL

Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

5 January 2024

Washington‘s longtime rollin’ indie-pop-punk stars SLEATER-KINNEY
who started their journey (with 3 members) back in 1994, went on a
break in 2006, reloaded their engines in 2014, became a duo – Carrie
Brownstein and Corin Tucker – have their new, 10th LP, baptized Little
Rope out on 19 January 2024.

Following Hell and Say It Like You Mean It the duo dropped single #3,
named UNTIDY CREATURE. An electrical, powerful and highly affectional
mid-tempo stunner.

WATCH/STREAM

All 3 singles

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SK: Instagram – Website