7 November 2025
Band: THE CHARLATANS
Who: Britpop vets, fronted by the charismatic Tim Burgess, who have entertained the masses with synth-pop thrills since 1988.
Track: MANY A DAY A HEARTACHE
Part of their new 14th LP, baptized We Are Love
Glimmering, silky-smooth synth,
and catchy. It’s called pop-ular music.
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UK TOUR 2025/26
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15 July 2025
Band: THE CHARLATANS
Who: Veteran rockers from Birmingham, West Midlands,
fronted by Tim Burgess who became the lead singer in
1989.
Track: WE ARE LOVE
The first single and title track of their upcoming
14th album, the first in 8 years, which comes our
way on Halloween.
New album artwork
Burgess: “The whole idea of hauntology and psychogeography is represented by
us going back to Rockfield, where so much history has happened for the Charlatans.
That was important as a way of honoring every member who’s played in the band.
So we’re honouring ourselves, our past, feeling that energy and reincarnating it,
doing something fresh, brand new.”
Jangly guitars, jaunty flow and jiggish chorus.
All you need is love.
18 January 2025
Band: THE CHARLATANS
British indie pop-rock heroes fronted by voice/face/songwriter Tim Burgess,
who started their prosperous career back in 1988. They released 13 LPs, so far.
Track: TOOTHACHE
Album: The Charlatans (1995)
Their 4th one.
An imposing, voltaic, blues rock jam.
Mental guitars, sultry 60s keys, dark lyrics
and feverish vocals. Stunning stroke.
I bet’cha them bullets can surely blow
Me back to hell all down we go
Lick your belly and I make you smile
I hear ya, I’m achin’ I’m milking the miles
Honey I don’t mind, you’re trickin’ me right?
I’m a tramp and I love you
Hold me down
Hold me down
Mesmerisin’ me
All the world can see
I can sing oh yeah
I’m drivin’ in the backseat
of your love
28 December 2024
Band: OASIS
Album: (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
Their 2nd one. The best-selling
album of the 90s in the UK.
Rolling Stone said: “What’s the Story is more than a natural progression, it’s
a bold leap forward that displays significant musical and personal growth.”
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Band: RADIOHEAD
Album: The Bends
Their second LP. It peaked at
#7 in the UK and #88 in the US.
NME wrote: “Radiohead clearly resolved to make an album
so stunning it would make people forget their own name,
never mind ‘Creep’.”
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Artist: PJ HARVEY
Album: To Bring You My Love
Her 3rd one. #12 in the UK.
The Independent (British newspaper): “Harvey’s performance makes the record stand out from its peers. A threatening, nightmarish creature. Imagine Siouxsie and the Bad Seeds”
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Band: BLACK GRAPE
Featuring 2 Happy Mondays.
Bez and Shaun Ryder.
Album: It’s Great When You’re Straight…
Their debut longplayer. No. 1 in the UK.
VOX (British music monthly): “Black Grape buzz with the
life-affirming, innovative, fuck-you spirit of true rock’n’roll”.
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Artist: TRICKY
Album: Maxinquaye
The debut of former
Massive Attack member.
Q (British music monthly): “A highly inventive and intoxicating collection.
With this debut, Tricky proves himself to be more challenging and eclectic
than his peers”.
PlAY
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Band: PULP
Album: Different Class
The 5th one of the Sheffield, led by Jarvis Cocker.
No. 1 in the UK, No. 44 in the USA.
Melody Maker (former British weekly): “Bloody essential. The album’s title
alone announces that Cocker’s broadened his scope, has another axe to grind:
social
antagonism.”
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Band: LEFTFIELD
Album: LEFTISM
London-based duo’s
debut LP.
NME said: “There’s a scope and spirit, an energy and a madness to ‘Leftism’ which’ll
make it one of the few dance derived that’ll stay up there, bouncing around in the great
echo chamber of futurity for years.
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Band: GARBAGE
Album: Garbage
The Scottish/American team’s 1st one.
No. 1 in the UK, No. 20 in the US.
AllMusic: “Garbage’s self-titled debut has all the trappings of alternative rock, off-kilter arrangements, occasional bursts of noise, a female singer with a thin, airy voice but it
comes off as pop, thanks to the glossy production courtesy of drummer Butch Vig.”
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Band: THE SMASHING PUMKINGS
Album: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
3rd longplayer, a double one. No. 1 in the US, and the UK.
Time USA said: “The group’s most ambitious and accomplished work yet. One gets the feeling that the band charged ahead on gut instincts; the sheer scope of the album (28 songs) didn’t allow for second-guessing or contrivance.”
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Band: THE CHARLATANS
Album: THE CHARLATANS
Their 4th LP. #1 in the UK.
NME wrote: “It feels unequivocally like a statement of intent. With the various
influences, the band was capable of absorbing the sensibility wholesale, while
leaving the incriminating specifics alone.”
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Pretty inventive and cool way to announce tour dates.
19 August 2023
Turn up the heat and feel the beat.
It’s PART 9 of Turn Up The Volume‘s yearly hot summer playlists.
This week 15 punk-rock-pop-dance-psych-and-other-hot-stuff oldies.
TRACK BY TRACK
1. W.L.F. by HAPPY MONDAYS (1989)
2. ‘Feel Every Beat’ by ELECTRONIC (1991)
Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner
3. ‘Thank You’ by THE CHARLATANS (1995)
4. ‘Junco Partner’ by THE CLASH (1979)
5. ‘Door Deep’ by SINEAD O’CONNOR (2005)
6. ‘Original’ by LEFTFIELD (1995)
The Curve‘s utterly cool Toni Halliday
7. ‘Waiting For The Siren’s Call’ by NEW ORDER (2006)
8. ‘Good Stuff’ by THE B-52’s (1992)
9. ‘I Want To Be Adored’ by THE STONE ROSES (1989)
10. ‘Presidici (Et Chapaquiditch)‘ by THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN (2022)
11. ‘Now’ by DEXYS (2022)
12. ‘Flame’ by SEBADOH (1999)
13. ‘Untouchable’ by GARBAGE (2001)
14. ‘Slow And Low’ by BEASTIE BOYS (1986)
15. ‘Sour Cherry’ by THE KILLS (2008)
ALL TOGETHER
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See/hear you next week, music junkies
TUTV: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
30 May 2023
Born on 30 May 1967 in Salford, England.
Happy 56!
The frontman of Brit-pop-rock heroes The Charlatans who
started their journey in 1988. So far they released 13 LPs.
THE CHARLATANS: Bio – Discography – Instagram
Born on 30 May 1964 in New York.
Happy 59!
Best known as the guitarist of rap-metal turbine RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
(1991–2000,2007–2011, 2019–present / 4 albums). He also played with Audioslave (featuring the late Chris Cornell), The Nightwatchman and with several other artists.
As a solo artist, he has 3 longplayers on his résumé.
TOM MORELLO: Facebook – Instagram
Born, named Nicholas Bowen Headon on
30 May 1955 in Bromley, England.
Happy 68!
Topper is best known as the drummer of the last punk band in town, The Clash.
He played with them from 1977 to 1982. He also drummed in Mick Jones‘ own
group Big Audio Dynamite. He was/is a multi-instrumentalist who also loved/played jazz, soul, R&B, and reggae. He recorded/released one solo LP, Waking Up in 1986.
NICKY HEADON: Bio – Discography
24 March 2023
Band: The Charlatans
Active: 1988-present
Single: The Only One I Know
From their debut LP Some Friendly
Released: 14 May 1990 – 30 years ago
Score: #9 in the UK
R.I.P. John Brooks and Rob Collins
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THE CHARLATANS: Bio – Discography – Instagram
Great magazine covers from the past…
THE CHARLATANS
September 1995
Record Collector
I’m sure they knew more than one…
THE CHARLATNAS: Instagram
18 April 2021
Band: THE CHARLATANS (West Midlands, UK)
Active since 1988 / 13 albums (so far)
Album: SIMPATICO – 9th LP
Released: 17 April 2006 – 15 years ago
BBC Music wrote: “When you’ve been around as long as the Charlatans, you
have to keep trying new things or your sound can become tired. Simpatico, though,
is an experiment too far. A new direction was needed, but that direction should not
have been a musical journey round the Caribbean. It’s time to set sail for home
and go back to the drawing board.”
Turn Up The Volume: Expect for a couple of top singles,
the album was anything but top.
Singles: Blackened Blue Eyes / NYC (There’s No Need to Stop)
– BLACKENED BLUE EYES –
– NCY (THERE’S NO NEED TO STOP) –
Full LP…
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THE CHARLATANS: Facebook
R.I.P. Jon Brookes and Rob Collins