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Turn Up The Volume’s 20 BEST TRACKS – NOVEMBER 2023

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Best of the best of November 2023

ALL TOGETHER


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1. ‘Lunar Eclipse‘ by THE VACCINES (UK)


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Belgium 2022)

The British guitar pop idols have their new, sixth full-length, baptized
Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations out on on 12 January 2024.

Lunar Eclipse is one of the 3 singles shared so far.
Sickly sticky stuff. A vaccine we all can use.

Ace.

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2. ‘The Answer’ by JOHNNY MARR (Manchester, UK)

So far Marr has released 5 solo albums with
enough standout material to compile a best of.

Earlier this month Spirit Power – The Best Of Johnny Marr
came out to entertain bangers-greedy ears.

Marr also penned two new crackers for the compilation.

The Answer is one of them. A riff-roaring ripper
that races and rushes at a razzle-dazzle speed.

Wowzers.


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3. ‘Foefetti’ by JODIE LANGFORD (UK)

After launching her super-duper 6-track EP Chaos Of Time last March, Langford
closes the year with this rock-and-rap-punk banger. Whang, whang, whang.

Foefetti has somehow a fuller resonance than her previous pieces. And it works spot on. Glittery, glammy and trash-y (like the video). Be ready to sing happy birthday to 6-year-old princess Jodie midway. Don’t worry afterward you can continue to pogo around the table. Treat yourself, buy this present here.

Party.

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4. ‘Backstreets’ by IRKED (North East England)

Helter skelter. What a riff-deranged head-over-heels speedball.
AWESOME. Think Australian barbed wire rock generator Amyl And The
Sniffers getting even louder and nastier than they already are. Irked
produce no-nonsense punk pandemonium with a dashing fanaticism
and crazed ruckus.

The vocalist screams her lungs out with intimidating force. MENTAL.
Don’t mess with her, don’t look for trouble with her. She’s a ragging
rapping reactor. Sharp-teethed stuff, shattering debut.

Helter skelter.

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5. ‘Robot’ by PENNYPACKER (Belgium)

These 4 motherrockers learned their craft by making noisy waves in different
bands before. They just released their cooking 4-track EP named ROBOT.

Robot artwork

The title track is a bass/guitar-riff steamroller going everywhere fast.
A fanatical flare-up that speeds towards a monstrous climax. Who needs
humans when robots kick ass this knife-edged way.

Check in.

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6. ‘He’s A Man’ by BOB VYLAN (London)

London’s inflammable grime-rap-punk turbine Bob Vylan have canned their third
album. It’s named Humble As The Sun and will see the day of light on 5 April 2024.

First single He’s A Man is a super-duper headbutt

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7. ‘Losing My Faith’ by ELECTRIC CIRCUS (Newcastle, UK)

These British mavericks rattle and rumble from the get-go on this crackerjack
blast. They don’t like a boring normal life. Who can blame them? The frustration
is accentuated by freakish guitar/bass frenzy, merciless drumming and flustered vocals.

Solid sucker-punch. Never lose faith in this band.

Check in.


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8. ‘Stop The Clock’ by CROWS ON WIRES (Germany)

Crows On Wires is the dark-dream-wave project of German artist Antje Davids-Weis.

This new single echoes previous pieces. Rotating synth beats, shadowy dynamics, darksome vocals work together and turn Stop The Clock into a terrifically catching
stomper.

Start.

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9. ‘Say It Like You Mean It’ by SLEATER-KINNEY (Seattle, WA)

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.

2nd single Say It Like You Mean It is
edged guitar pop at its racy best.

Top-tier thrill.

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10. ‘The Sadness In You, The Sadness In Me‘ by SUEDE (UK)

Last year the glam veterans Suede released their 9th,
back to top form, album Autofiction.

An expanded edition shows up on December 8. It
includes a live LP. More info and order details here.

Along with the LP’s release came a 4-track EP that was available for
only one week. The songs will appear now on the expanded box.

The Sadness In You, The Sadness In Me will be one of them.

A vintage Suede sparkler with Anderson‘s emotional vocals going sky-high
on the chorus. Can’t understand why this stellar song wasn’t on the original
album. Anyway, it’s here now.

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11. ‘Like That’ by THE RODA LITS (Belgium)

It’s been 5 years since this Belgian garage guitar indies released
their debut album Common Specimen/Indoor Mold.

But they’re back now, and they didn’t lose their electrical mojo nor their sassy swagger. Crazed drums, afire guitars and tense vocals are what you get. Don’t miss their return.

Press play.


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12. ‘Wish It Back’ by BANDANA SONS (Toronto, CA)


Toronto rockers with Daft Punk helmets

This weird Canadian trio nails it with their new single
Wish It Back, a heartfelt tribute to times gone by.

It’s a spry rocker that swings forth and back. From harmonious tenderness to zippy discharge, from shiny guitar sparks to electrifying commotion, while poignant vocals add extra emotive energy to this splendid nugget. It’s about looking back nostalgia we all are familiar with, wrapped here in a forceful piece of music.

Bingo.

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13. ‘I Feel Nothing’ by LIONS OF DISSENT (Wolverhampton, UK)

I Feel Nothing is the first new piece of music in over 2 years from this British indie trio.

One spin and I knew we had a winner here. I Feel Nothing is a funky pop
groove, richly orchestrated with footstompin’ drums, glistening synths, wah-wah
guitar here and there, pumping bass and spacey vocals. It swings back and forth,
with a hip-shaking impact when the delirious chorus comes up. Think Tears For
Fears, Depeche Mode and Tame Impala all rolled into one.

Feel it all here.


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14. ‘Capricorn’ by WOLF VAN WYMEERSCH (Belgium)


Photo by Lukian Hills

Following The Art Of Letting Go and Eazy Like Me this emotive
singer-songwriter scored his third single of the year with Capricorn.

Wolf: “This song delves into the complex theme of loyalty conflicts, the inner divide
between descendants and parents (us and them) and the broader social division into
‘us’ and ‘them’, (fueled by social media and war).”

Capricorn is a spellbinding slow-mo musing with an ominous sonority produced
by electric bass, sober drums and eerie acoustic guitar play. It creates a trance-like atmosphere with its subtle and low-key orchestration and Van Wymeersch gloomy
vocals. Fascinating score.

One of his best songs (so far).

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15. ‘Chutpaz’ by OMBUDSMEN (Manchester, UK)

So much is happening on this crazy cut. First in, hungry guitars and footstompin’ drumming immediately joined by frolicsome synth touches that easily could be experienced as the theme of a creepy movie, depending on your (in)stable
state of mind.

Next, eerie vocals, backed by some spooky howling, check in adding a what’s going on
vibe, and zigzagging through all the sonic razzmatazz. Head-spinning stuff, folks.

Make your move.

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16. ‘Can You See Me?’ by CATHOLIC GUILT (Melbourne, Australia)

The song is a tale of lost identity and feeling at odds with yourself.

It’s feverishly rushing ripper propelled by an army of guitars, hefty drumming and
psyched vocals. This manic missile reflects frontman/songwriter’s Brenton Harris
identity issues spot-on.

Sonically as well as lyrically, Can You See Me resonates like a much-needed escape from
a troubled and confused state of mind. I guess this sounds familiar to so many of us out there. If you’re a Fall Out Boy fan you’ll definitely add this fiery emo piece to your favourite playlist.

Press play.

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17. ‘When You’re Gone’ by THE ALTER KAKERS (Toronto, CA)

The band’s name is a testament to their stature and nature – alter kaker is a Yiddish term for an old person, or as the band likes to call it, “an old fart.” That level of self-awareness helps when creating a song like “When You’re Gone.”

The band’s Steve Bronstein wrote this track one year ago near the close of a relationship. But unlike the more common musical theme in breakup songs, the singer isn’t sad about the conclusion – he relishes it.

Looking for an infectious jump-for-joy post-breakup tune? Here it is.

Enjoy.

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18. ‘My Girls My Girls’ by THE KILLS (US/UK)

Finally after 7 years Alison Mosshart (vocals) and Jamie Hince returned
a couple of weeks ago with their 6th full-length, titled God Games.

Undoubtedly, one of their best achievements.
Sultry blues-pop-rock for the midnight hours.

My Girls My Girls is one of the highlights.


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19. ‘Hiding’ by HAZE (Ghent, Belgium)


📷 Gunther Liket

After playing with some bands, Belgian musician Mirabelle van de Put decided
in 2021 to go solo under the moniker of HAZE. Her excellent self-titled debut LP appeared the same year.

She’ll have her sophomore one, titled Out of Sight, out in January.

Hiding is the first single. A glinstering dream pop musing featuring sparkling guitar
and smooth bass play, and van de Put‘s enticing voice takes you on a relaxing trip that flares up now and then.

The eye-catching video is created by Naomi Kerkhove.

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20. ‘Love Again’ by LAUREN ANDERSON (Nashville, TN)

Lauren Anderson is a Chicago born and Nashville-based singer-songwriter.
She has, so far, 3 albums on her résumé. And has now new single Love Again
out.

Expect a towering voice. Zestful, vivacious and highly gripping. Classic country-blues splendor. The kind of song that send shivers down your spine with its full-hearted
passion and its overwhelming sonority.

Wurlitzer jukeboxes were invented back then to play affecting tunes like this one
in smoky bars to comfort lonely souls and melancholic hearts. This sort of music
will never lose its healing impact.

Magic.

SUEDE – British Glam Rock Veterans Release Stellar Sparkler ‘THE SADNESS IN YOU, THE SADNESS IN ME’

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

22 November 2023

Last year the glam veterans SUEDE (in the US still known for legal reasons
as ‘The London Suede’), led by the never ageing Brett Anderson, released
their 9th, back to top form, album AUTOFICTION (stream below).

An expanded edition shows up on December 8. It
includes a live LP. More info and order details here.

Along with the LP’s release came a 4-track EP that was available for
only one week. The songs will appear now on the expanded box.

Here’s one of them, titled THE SADNESS IN YOU, THE SADNESS IN ME.
A vintage Suede sparkler with Anderson‘s emotional vocals going sky-high
on the chorus. Can’t understand why this stellar song wasn’t on the original
album. Anyway, it’s here now.

THE SADNESS IN YOU, THE SADNESS IN ME

Already booked as one of the headliners for the legendary Isle Of Wight festival next year.

AUTOFICTION


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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

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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 2023 playlist.

TRACK-BY-TRACK

1. ‘May I Comply’ by HEARTWORMS (London)

Up and fast-coming artist Jojo Orme and her musical vehicle Heartworms is shooting to the top as a comet. It started with her ace EP A Comfort Notion and she follows it now with this new titillating single. A funky guitar pop pearl with a repetitive riff that creeps under your skin in an eye blink and sensual vocals that stick on the spot. Awesome.

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2. ‘Meditation’ by INFADER (Belgium)

Infader is the band of Belgian singer-songwriter Michaël Denis who produce heavy rock with a dramatic flair. In a culture of musical over-simplification they add nuance to rock as we know it. Emotionally layered and transforming music, without the essence of the catchy song to lose sight of.


📷 Stan Geudens

On Meditation, they storm fast-forward from the get-go with fierce guitars, pounding drumming and feverish vocals. A rapid-fire ripper that turns you dizzy. Sassy stroke!

Check the heat.


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3. ‘Lords’ by BARBARISM (Manchester, UK)

Wow! What a smoking debut this is. Lords is a powerhouse hammer blow for fanatic headbangers with a guitar riff that drives you crazy and vocals that make your ears
vibrate.

Barbaric stuff.

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4. ‘The Sadness In You, The Sadness In Me’ by SUEDE (London)

Last year the glam champs released their
9th, highly praised, album Autofiction.

An expanded edition shows up on December 8, it includes a
live LP and a 4-track EP featuring this vintage Suede diamond.

Top.


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5. ‘I Want To Start A Religion’ by MATT TIEGLER (Chicago)

Chicago songwriter, actor and playwright Matt Tiegler returned to the studio after a long hiatus, for his third full-length, named Free Hands Down Hill, including this sickly sticky tune that may start a new religion. Pithy electricity. Hallelujah.

Let’s pray.

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6. ‘Say It Like You Mean It’ by SLEATER-KINNEY (Washington)

Washington‘s longtime rollin’ pop-punk indies, a duo now with Carrie
Brownstein and Corin Tucker, have their new, 10th LP, baptized Little
Rope out on 19 January 2024.

Ahead of it we can enjoy this new sizzling single.

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7. ‘Hiding’ by HAZE (Ghent, Belgium)

After playing with some bands, Belgian musician Mirabelle van de Put decided
in 2021 to go solo under the moniker of HAZE. Her excellent self-titled debut LP appeared the same year.

She’ll have her sophomore one, titled Out of Sight, out in January.

Hiding is the first single. A glinstering dream pop musing featuring sparkling guitar and smooth bass play, and van de Put‘s enticing voice takes you on a relaxing trip that flares up now and then.

The eye-catching video is created by Naomi Kerkhove.

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8. ‘The Horrible Things’ by SARASARA (France)

Sarasara is a French avant-garde performance artist and
songwriter who launches her third album Elixir on March 1st.

The album’s potent mix of cultural ideas fuses with dark industrial synths and gothic atmospherics to shape her intoxicating, cinematic sophisti-pop. Enthralling, groove-laden compositions recall the likes of David Bowie and Jehnny Beth, but Sarasara found more influence in political writers; Bell Hooks, the distinguished professor of race and class, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, a French socialist, and the first person to declare himself an anarchist, and Édith Thomas, the French novelist and bisexual pioneer of women’s
history, among others.”

First single The Horrible Things is an enigmatic slo-mo reverie with an addictive
beat and Sarasara‘s near-whispering voice creating a ghostly atmosphere.

Watch/listen.

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9. ‘The Turtle’ by DOCTOR, DOCTOR (Oakland, CA)

This Oakland trio has a new 4-track EP, named Second Opinion out.

Closer ‘The Turtle’ kept playing in my head after a couple of spins. First thing that came to mind was the acoustic guitar play of Jimmy Page on Led Zep‘s classic Stairway To Heaven because of its bewitching resonance. And I’ll throw in another big name. Think Jethro Tull
on a mellow moment. Well, judge for yourself.


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10. ‘My Story’ by HANI ABADI (San Francisco)

This multi-instrumentalist and composer from San Francisco
releases his debut album ‘Tiamat‘ on November 30th.

My Story, the second shared track, is a moody and emotional ballad that makes you silent and triggers melancholic thoughts. It attempts to convey the complexity of a relationship and its profound effect on someone’s life. The song is meant to console and offer hope during the darkest days.

The accompanying video captures these raw emotions, featuring claymation characters. This nostalgic style is reminiscent of music videos from the late 90s and early 2000s.

ALL TOGETHER

Steam to Spotify and stream


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Classic Clips – Video For Debut Single ‘DROWNERS’ By Glam Heroes SUEDE 30 Years Ago

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2 September 2023

I guess London‘s glam rock idols SUEDE
(named The London Suede in the US) don’t
need an introduction anymore.

They made a huge instant impact with their self-titled debut LP
released 30 years ago last March. And Brett Anderson and Co still
kick ass. Their 2022 LP Autofiction was a veteran triumph.


Legendary British music weekly Melody Maker named Suede the
best band in Britain even before they had their debut single out

To celebrate the anniversary, that debut album got a deluxe treatment
and their debut single THE DROWNERS (also on the LP) was re-mastered
and shared last February.

Have a look.

SUEDE: Bio – Discography – Instagram

SUEDE + MANIC STREET PREACHERS = Big In Japan

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Two iconic bands.

Two iconic songs.

– MANIC STREET PREACHERS –

– SUEDE –

SUEDE Share Remastered Video Clip Of Their Classic Cracker ‘ANIMAL NITRATE’ For A Reason

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24 February 2023


Artwork ‘Animal Nitrate’ single

Next month, 29 March, it will be 30 years since London‘s glam rock heroes
SUEDE released their monumental self-titled debut LP (stream below) that
catapulted them to the top of the indie rankings, in and outside of the UK.

Yes, the album with the notable front artwork. A photograph taken by Tee Corinne that, in its entirety, shows a woman kissing an acquaintance in a wheelchair. Corinne had turned down the band’s request to use the full shot of the two naked women and insisted they could only use a head and shoulders close-up of the women to protect their identity.

To start the festive celebrations of the 30th anniversary the band
just shared a remastered video of one of the 4 sublime singles.

ANIMAL NITRATE

ALBUM

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SUEDE: Website – Instagram

Best 10 Songs Of 2022 According To British Top Music Website LOUDER THAN WAR

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The British music and culture website/magazine (one of Turn Up The Volume‘s favorite sources) that focuses mainly on alternative music, arts, books and movies for 12 years now, revealed their TOP 10 of BEST SONGS OF 2022.

1. ‘The Only Way I Can Love You’ by SUEDE (London, UK)

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2. ‘A Time And A Place’ by NARCISSUS (Manchester, UK)

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3. ‘Chaise Longue’ by WET LEG (Isle Of Wight, UK)

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4. ‘2p Machine’ by FRANCIS lung (Manchester, UK)

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5. ‘Black Flag’ by THE CIDES (UK)

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6. ‘I Am The White Stripes’ by NIHILISTS (UK)

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7. ‘Wooden Spoon Number’ by THE BATTERY FARM (Manchester, UK)

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8. ‘Bad Habit’ by STEVE LACY (CPT, United States)

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9. ‘Eight Fivers’ by GILLA BAND (Ireland)

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10. ‘Midlife In A Small Town’ by DEAD SHEERAN (England)

LOUDER THAN WAR: Full 2022 Report

Best Albums Of 2022 According To LOUDER THAN WAR

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British long-running music website LOUDER THAN WAR is, without a shadow of a doubt, my favorite one on the Internet. They support/challenge alt-rock, post-punk, guitar-pop and all related genres by as well, small indie artists as the big ones (old and new). My kinda stuff.

As we near the end of the year, best-of lists are coming in.
LTW just published their, yes, Top 100 of best 2022 LPs.

Here are the best 5. Full list right HERE.

1. ‘Autofiction’ by SUEDE

9th LP of the British glam heroes (1989–2003, 2010–present)
led by charismatic maestro Brett Anderson

Key single: 15 Again

Louder Than War: “An album to treasure for life. It really does contain all the bombast, swells and drama of the orchestral classical music so beloved by Brett’s father, but also an intimacy wrapped up in the intensity.”

TUTV: As much as I am a fan, this is too many Suede
by numbers. Except for one of the best singles of
the year with 15 Again the LP doesn’t work for me.

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2. ‘Skinty Fia’ by FONTAINES D.C.

The third, consecutive supreme LP
by the young Irish wolves.

Key single: I Love You

Louder Than War: “It’s the masterpiece they
have been working towards from the start.”

TUTV: Also in my Top 10.

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3. ‘All Of Us Flames’ by EZRA FURMAN

Singer-songwriter from Chicago
with a vulnerable heart and soul.
His/her 6th full length.

Key single: Forever In Sunset

Louder Than War: “All Of Us Flames focuses on the resistance, the struggle, and the community of the threatened. Furman says the album is, “a queer album for the stage
of life when you start to understand that you are not a lone wolf, but depend on finding
your family, your people, how you work as part of a larger whole.”

TUTV: And this pearl is also in my Top 10.

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4. ‘Personal Hell’ by DEJA VEGA

DIY post-punks from Cheshire, UK with their 2nd longplayer.

Key single: Harmonia

Louder Than War: “This absolute scorcher of an album set alight the start of 2022
with a sonic bang of pure power that screams along at breakneck speed throughout,
one which burns but never crashes.

TUTV: To be honest I never heard of this band until now. Thank you
Louder Than War. These guys are amazing. No brakes, no breaks. Bingo!

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5. ‘Omnium Gatherum’ by KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

The hardest working band in the world.
23 albums in 12 years. Hallelujah.

Key single: The Tripping Tap (18-minute riff-manic psych jam)

Louder Than War: “Omnium Gatherum, a miscellaneous collection; eclecticism order of the day as they pull on every one of their strengths to create what just may be their least defined yet most defining record to date.”

TUTV: Mind-bending-boggling-banging prog-psych-rock extravaganza.

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