Notorious Texas native, Chicago-based noise rock veterans THE JESUS LIZARD
(1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present, and still with their classic line-up) returned
to the spotlight last September with a new album, their first in 26 years and 7th overall, named Rack. They are and look older, but the original, sonic dropout spirit is still intact.
And their stamina too. Following the LP they dropped two
new songs, Cost Of Living andWestside (both recorded
during the Rack sessions).
And the lizards are not done yet.
Here’s another fresh one, titled I’M TIRED OF BEING YOUR MOTHER.
It’ll appear on a three-track EP, named Flux and out on Record Store Day,
next month. More info here.
David Yow (vocalist/songwriter) about the song: “When a friend of mine was about eight years old, living outside of New Orleans, his mother once said to him, in a slow, dull drawl, ‘I’m tired uh bein’ yo mutha.’ That really struck me. The lyrics are actual quotes of awful things mothers have said to their children. Heartbreaking!”
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 we added 10 new tracks every 7 days.
From now on 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: TON Who: An experimental studio and
recording project from Berlin.
Track: MOVEMENT
Opener from their brand-new 5-track debut EPRooms.
A mix of post−punk, noise rock, dark wave, doom, industrial
and electronic music, Check it out here.
Think New Order fronted by PJ Harvey.
Sparkly guitars. Sinewy beat. Expressive
vocals. A far-out tune for bat cave parties.
“It’s about remembering sovereignty and empowerment through the work of accepting
that each of us incarnates in body with a specific, individual purpose. We choose the trauma, we make mistakes, and each obstacle, successfully faced, drives our collective evolution, bringing us ever closer to the perfection of authenticity.”
Dancefloor filler with echoes of New Order, Human League
and Depeche Mode. A bass-pushing banger. Score!
Band: THE JESUS LIZARD
The notorious Texas native, Chicago-based noise rock
veterans (1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present, and
still with their classic line-up).
Album: RACK
Their first in 26 years
and 7th overall.
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 (so far)
.
The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: GETDOWN SERVICES Who: Two flamboyant
weirdos from Bristol, UK.
Dog Dribble operates somewhere between Yard Act and Sleaford Mods.
Its limbs-activating groove is simply irresistible. Get up, stand up, and fight
for your right to move in mysterious ways.
Band: PALES Who: Indie combo from Strasbourg, France.
Track: PIECE OF MEAT
Reminiscent of the best of the ’90s (Sonic Youth, The Breeders, Fugazi) while aligning with the new wave of post-punk and noise rock, Pales immerses us in a frenetic and visceral universe, sketching out the contours of their upcoming EP set for release in early 2025.
Following a long, sensuous spoken word foreplay, Piece Of Meat erupts brutally
midway and starts repeating this breathtaking process for a second time heading
to an abrupt finish. Hypnotic and bone-chilling. Awesome delivery.
First shared piece from upcoming album #3
baptized Cowards. It’ll come our way on
7 February 2025.
A bouncy and sprightly affair with its frisky piano touches, bass dynamics, but it’s the anxious vocals that set the tone. Drummer/vocalist Ollie Judge says the song is about cannibalism. Sure, why not? This is tasty stuff
Band: INFADER Who: 4-piece from Antwerp, Belgium. They skillfully combine influences from
the early 2000s with principles from classical music in a powerful, modern rock
sound. Think Muse, Dead Poet Society en Triggerfinger.
Track: HIGH & LOW
First cut from the upcoming new EP named
‘Desperately Average‘, out 21 February 2025.
High & Low is a robust slice of sharp-cutting guitar rock, embedded
in a both melodious and revved-up wall-of-sound. Splendid effort.
Play it loud. Turn it up.
Artist: BRANSON ANDERSON Who: Salt Lake City-based singer-songwriter whose music takes on major
influences from Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and the White Stripes to bring the
public something pleasantly unique.
Band: The Jesus Lizard
Who: Notorious noise rock
oldtimers from Austin, Texas.
Track: COST OF LIVING
An outtake of their recent
released comeback LP Rack.
Yow (songwriter/vocalist): “Simply because I wrote the words to ‘Cost Of Living’ doesn’t mean that I know exactly what it’s about. I think it has to do with the dread and self-loathing that addicts experience on a very regular basis. You can pick whichever type of addict you choose.”
Barded wire guitar hullabaloo.
Old skool racket, but efficient.
Following new incendiary album Darker White the trio fabricated this steaming shocker for an ‘adult animated steampunk action-adventure television series’ namedArcane: League of Legends.
Rabbit Hole is an invitation to explore life’s hidden corners, where desire and despair
often collide. The accompanying video clip immerses fans in distorted shadows and dramatic visuals, that perfectly mirrors the raw and introspective.
Expect a motorized riff-ripper
with a titanic fists in the air chorus.
Blazing blast.
Artist: SAM FENDER Who: British mega pop/rock star.
Track: PEOPLE WATCHING
It’s the first piece and title song of his upcoming,
3rd longplayer. It’ll land on 25 February 2025.
“A song about somebody that was like a surrogate mother to me and passed away last November. It’s kind of ironic because she was the one that gave me the confidence to go
on stage… now an entire song (and album) connects to her.”
The head-over-heels vocal vehemence at work here goes through the roof.
Band: NOVANOISE Who: Italy’s rising alternative
punk rock outfit.
Track: LEVELS
It’s a fresh blend of punchy punk rock riffs, bold synth lines, and the undeniable
energy of frontwoman Luna Esmeralda Rizzi. Known for their high-voltage performances and cyberpunk flair, Novanoise delivers a track that’s both defiant and uplifting.
A shout-out to staying connected in a chaotic world.
Levels is a high-voltage burst,
with biting vocals and a Herculean
powerhouse intensity.
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
15 August 2024
Press photo by Joshua Black Wilkins
Notorious Texas native, Chicago-based noise rock veterans THE JESUS LIZARD
(1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present, and still with their classic line-up) returned
to the spotlight last June with the announcement of a new album, their first in
26 years and 7th overall. It’s baptized RACK and will be unleashed on Sept 13.
Last month influential Texas native, Chicago-based noise rock legends THE JESUS LIZARD (1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present and still with
their classic line-up) announced their first LP in 26 years.
It’s their 7th overall, titled RACK.
It’ll be launched on Sept 13.
Yow: “It’s a disgusting and comically impressionistic portrait
of American Late Stage Capitalism… with some doggies.”
It’s a mid-tempo Sturm und Drang burst. Freaked-out guitars and
the sinewy bass/drum brothers in crime have a heft fight while schizo
loudmouth David Yow tries to scream his way out of his straightjacket.
The highly influential The Jesus Lizard (1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present,
still with their classic line-up) have their first album, named Rack. in 26 years
out on September 13.
First single Hide & Seek is an explosive, nervous, race & rushing
missile and sounds like they recorded it 26 years ago.
0% is a vicious cryout with schizoid guitars producing a chainsaw cacophony,
bone-chilling howling and primal screams sending shivers down your spine, and
vehement drum/bass ebullition doing your head in. 100% helter-skelter turbulence.
Drummer Dale Crover of chaotic veteran rockers Melvins
comes out of the shadow of the band again, for his 3rd solo LP.
It’s titled Glossolalia and shows up on September 13.
The lead single is a killer track. It moves and grooves with power-driven
energy and voltaic dash. Crover says it’s “vampire-story ‘Venus In Furs.’”.
Come again.
Heartworms is the psych-pop band of fast up-and-coming British songstress Jojo Orme.
They drew a lot of aural attention with last year’s 4-track A Comforting Notion. And they confirm their upcoming indie star status with Jacked. A flabbergasting guitar-propelling jam rotating in your head before you are aware of it.
5. ‘I Know The Future’ by THE LOOKOUT (Montreal, CA)
The Lookout are a melodic punk rock band from Montreal, fronted by dynamite voice Martha Rockhard.
On I Know The Future all burners and all cylinders are ignited.
The band go fast-forward with unbridled panache and vivacious
vigor.
They fuzz and buzz with revved-up energy, fueled by what sounds like an army of hungry guitars, by a merciless and relentless bass/drum collaboration pushing this barnstormer’s bustling beat to a dizzying level, and avid Amazon Martha Rockhard augments the red-hot-blooded intensity with her commanding powerhouse vocals.
Eminem canned his 10th LP and named itThe Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). Release date TBA. I really feel for Shady, how many times has that poor guy died?
Lead single Houdini echoes his 2002 cracker Without Me and thrives on a
sample of the utterly catchy chorus of Steve Miller‘s 1982 hitAbracadabra.
Now you see him, now you don’t.
Now you hear him, now you don’t.
London-based poetallica duo of Daphne Ang (Singapore) and Andrea Papi (Italy) return,
after 2 notable albums with this new head-twister. A piece about addiction and recovery.
Feed The Beast dives into the tumultuous inner journey of learning how to live all over again. The emotional and barbed quest starts cinematically with Ang‘s near-whispering voice echoing intriguingly, at the 1-minute mark Papi joins in vocally and metallically causing mental turmoil.
From there on, the mercurial and emotional trip gets fragmented, swinging forth
and back, and drawing all of your auditory attention until the volcanic finale hits
you in the face.
This British trio infuse their guitar-driven sound with emotion, bravado and purely
authentic melancholy. as they prove here, again, with striking stroke Waiting.
With Waiting they hit bullseye with invigorating dash, resonating
somehow like Dinosaur Jr and/or The Lemonheads on a roasting roll .
Band: FRENCH MOTHERS Who: 4 indie rockers out
of Leighton Buzzard, UK
This caring quartet gives depression the middle finger with this urgent riff-ripper
that has a jangly Strokes-esque flow and rattles in your head without asking
from the first spin on.
This is a lovely day to be alive with French Mothers.
There’s always a ‘you only live once’ light at the end
of the tunnel.
KK: “This is essentially a happy breakup song. It’s about that moment when you realize
you can actually get up and stand tall, after the tough period of stumbling through the pain that breaking up from a person you care about brings with it – regardless of whether that is a romantic partner, a friend or a project collaborator. Once you come out of it at the other end of the tunnel you know that the transformative process was a character building experience, and that most things happen for a reason.”
Well, why not have a happy break-up song for a change. And Boom! is more than just a happy tune. It’s Koan‘s most inventive piece (so far). A brassy mid-tempo uplifter inviting you to do some of your best dance moves. I hear sultry horns, Eastern and samba vibes, ska trumpets, and lots of fun on this fiesta-like chant.
Irish indie stars FONTAINES D.C. already have 3 top-drawer albums
on their résumé. And #4 is bagged now. They named it Romance
and will share it with the world on August 23rd.
On Starburster frontman Grian Chatten
goes on a parlando roll again.
15. ‘Hero In The Season Of The Gun’ by LIFE COACH (Glasgow, Scotland)
Hero In The Season Of The Gun is an aflame synth-layered flare-up that triggers jump-from- left-to-right moves on the spot. It’s a hopped-up and vivified disco-punk knockout.
Life Coach balances here between the perky moments of fellow countrymen Arab Strap and The Streets with Mike Skinner charged by Duracell batteries. And his rapid-fire verbal ranting adds some more oil to the sonic British Army fire.
The Swedish do what they do best, once again.
Making your day with an instantly sticking guitar/synth
tune that has a both relaxing and brisk impact on your
ears at the same time.
“At its core, the song delves into the aftermath of a regrettable decision and the need
for redemption. However, beyond the surface, it’s an introspective exploration of life’s pressures, the weight of regret, and the awakening to what truly matters. It captures the essence of emotional turmoil and the consequences of acting on fleeting impulses,
ultimately leaving scars on all involved.”
You can whistle along, hum along, and sing along to this chirpy and feel-good
earworm, reminding me of harmonious Scottish nightingales Teenage Fanclub.
Adios MF is a musical project spearheaded by Nathan Keeble carving
fresh dark waves and electronica sounds from the underground of Sheffield, UK.
AMF about the new track: “They” is a Kitsch by product of existence amid the constant
churn of urban development and the persistent buzz of drilling. It was written as a tonic
to the realisation that resistance is futile; you must simply acquiesce to the world of
urbanism and let it carry you along on its unpredictable journey, set to a naughty
80s beat.”
Expect a swirling, darkwavish electro reviver that bounces somewhere between
the dark side of Depeche Mode and Cold Cave‘s addictive sonority. Infectious beats
and shadow-dancing rhythms.
Green Crow Collective is a new unit from Belgium led
by seasoned singer-songwriter Roeland Vandemoortele.
Coolcats is one piece from their fresh double A-side debut single that
will show up on their debut album Hard Drive Error later in the year.
No brakes, no breaks, no mistakes. Always full steam ahead driven by schizo guitars, steadfast drumming, and cool rock cats meowing all together. A mean machine debut.
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
6 June 2024
Press photo by Joshua Black Wilkins
Great news. The highly influential Texas native, Chicago-based noizz legends THE JESUS LIZARD (1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present and still with their
classic line-up) just announced their first album in 26 years.
It’s their 7th overall and is named RACK.
It’ll be unleashed on September 13.
Along with the news comes the first single titled HIDE & SEEK.
It’s an explosive, nervous, race & rushing missile and sounds like
they recorded it 26 years ago. Hells bells!
Wake up people, The Jesus Lizard
are back with a big bang.
