The Darkness
THE DARKNESS Unleash Another Good Old Riff Rattling Ripsnorter With ‘WALKING THROUGH FIRE’
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25 February 2025
British glam rockers THE DARKNESS, fronted by big mouth Justin Hawkins
topped the UK Charts with their debut album Permission To Land back in
2003. Talking about a spectacular start.
They confirmed their star status with 2 other hit LPs, but totally unexpected Hawkins
left the band in 2006 to pursue other musical projects that went down without success.
So Hawkins re-grouped The Darkness and they got very productive with 5 longplayers and several tours.
Artwork new album
As announced a while ago they have recorded their 8th full length, named
it Dreams On Toast and will share it with their fans from 28th March on.
With new explosive nugget WALKING THROUGH FIRE, they present the 4th
preview track. No, I’m not a dedicated Darkness fan, but my ears do not reject
a good old riff rattling ripsnorter like this one. What about you?
All 4 singles
TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 5 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new
ones twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX that matters.
For a couple of years now TUTV added 10 new tracks every 7 days.
This year we’ll put 5 new ones in the Jukebox twice a week
ALL TOGETHER
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The 5 fresh ones.
TRACK BY TRACK
Band: sssSURE
Who: 3 seasoned musicians
from Bornem, Belgium.
“No AI, lots of EQ and love!
That’s shhSure for sure!”
Track: DAMN RIGHT IT IS
Title piece of their brand-new
debut EP. Stream it here.
For those about to rock sssSure salute you with this
riff-roasting rocker. A hit? Sure thing. Damn right.
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Band: SNAPPED ANKLES
Who: London-based synth mavericks, incorporating
elements of performance art and art rock. Masked
and dressed up as threes on stage.
Track: RAOUL
Piece from their new upcoming album
Hard Times Furious Dancing. Out on
28 March
New album artwork
Snapped Ankles never let you down
when you love to sway yourself gaga
to electro dancefloor uplifters.
Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: ARK OF IDENTITY and DOUBLE WISH
Who: Ark Identity is the dream pop solo project
of Toronto’s Noah Mroueh and Double Wish is the
moniker for singer-songwriter Philippe Andre.
Track: AEROPLANE
From the upcoming EP, named
Deeper Ecstasy and out Feb 28th.
It’s a deeply introspective song that explores the tension between holding onto the past and the desire to break free. The song’s evocative soundscape and lyrical depth invites listeners to reflect on their own experiences of being suspended in that space between departure and arrival, both physically and emotionally.
Laid-back moments of Band of Horses come to mind.
Great harmonies, infectious melodiousness, frolicsome
flow. Mixed emotions? Get on the aeroplane.
“I’ll be sure to think of the day
Nostalgic tides washing away
It’s so calm to know
That I’m letting go”
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Band: THE DARKNESS
Who: British glam rock oldtimers,
fronted by big mouth Justin Hawkins.
Track: ROCK AND ROLL PARTY COWBOY
Ripper from their forthcoming album
Dreams On Toast.
Jump on your horse, all you cowboys
out there and shoot from the hips.
ZZ Top is all over the place.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Simmcat
Artist: ADULT MATTERS
Who: The solo project of Luigi Bussotti. 90’s guitars,
honest and brutal lyrics. Their music is a secret
diary of a non-binary queer person.
Track: SUPERMAN
Jazzy, saxy, and impassioned ebullience.
Sky-scraping vocality and ardent horns.
Masterly composition.
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TURN UP THE VOLUME
THE DARKNESS – The Glam Rockers’ Big Mouth JUSTIN HAWKINS Hates Himself
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12 December 2024
Artwork new album
British glam rockers THE DARKNESS, fronted by big mouth Justin Hawkins
topped the UK Charts with their debut album Permission To Land back in
2003. Talking about a spectacular start.
They confirmed their star status with 2 other hit LPs, but totally unexpected Hawkins
left the band in 2006 to pursue other musical projects that went down without success.
So Hawkins re-grouped The Darkness and they got very productive with 5 longplayers and several tours.
They now have canned another longplayer which
will make their fans very happy next year.
Its new single I HATE MYSELF is most likely written by Hawkins with One Direction‘s
star Liam Payne in mind who he called “a fucking muppet” not long before Payne took
his own life after falling from the hotel roof in Argentina, last October.
Hawkins defended himself recently : “I didn’t see that Liam situation coming. I mean, I didn’t pay enough attention to his career to recognize that there were signs of mental instability. I just thought it was somebody who wasn’t coping with fame or was trying to big themselves up or come across as something that was a little bit inauthentic, and that’s what I was highlighting, really. There’s videos of just about every artist in the world who hits a low ebb or on a bad day where they get interviewed and they make themselves seem like pricks. There just seems to be more of them of Liam at my disposal for that particular episode.”
Well, Hawkins, you know what a fucking muppet is about,
you are one for years now. But it’s okay to show regrets
about what you said, with a song.
Amazing Artwork! Cover Of New THE DARKNESS Album
Band: THE DARKNESS
Who: British glam rock group fronted by Justin Hawkins. They hit the scene
in 2000, scored a hit with debut album Permission To Land, went on a 5-year
hiatus after the second LP, came back and still rock in the free world today.
Artwork: Cover of their brand new, 7th LP – out today – called MOTORHEART .
Full album on Spotify…
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