Turn Up The Volume’s 20 BEST BALLADS OF 2023

Best ballads, reveries and lullabies of 2023

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1. ‘My Submission’ by DEXYS (Birmingham, UK)


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Roma, Antwerp – 1 October 2023)

From the The Feminine Divine album

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2. ‘Once Upon A Poolside’ by THE NATIONAL (Cincinnati, US)

From their Two Pages Of Frankenstein LP

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3.’Morning Show’ by IGGY POP (US)

From his album Every Loser


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4.’Only Friend’ by VIAGRA BOYS (Sweden)


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From their album Cave World – Deluxe edition


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5. ‘Date Night’ by LOSSLINE (Manchester)

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6. ‘A Little Bit’ by MILES FROM NOWHERE (Hamilton, Ontario)

From his debut album Slow Down

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7. ‘Man Of The Hour’ by FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES (UK)

From upcoming LP Dark Rainbow

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8. ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ by THE ROLLING STONES feat. LADY GAGA


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, 2021)

From the Hackney Diamonds album

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9. ‘When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall’ by BELLE AND SEBASTIAN (Scotland)

From the band’s Late Developers LP


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10. ‘On Me’ by 32 TENS (UK)

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11. ‘Can’t Outrun The Truth’ by PETE TOWNSHEND (UK)

Stand-alone single

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12. ‘Lonely Town’ by PAUL SIMONON and GALEN AYERS (UK)

From the duo’s album Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?

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13. ‘Fingerprints’ by TREMENDOUS (Birmingham, UK)

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14. ‘(Salt King) 0>1’ by DENNI IAN (Denmark)

From his Salt King album

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15. ‘Sphere’ by DESERT LIFE (West Wales)

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16. ‘Landlord’ by ALREADY DEAD (Boston, MA)

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17. ‘Night Of The Hunter’ by THE LIBERTINES (UK)

From their upcoming LP All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade

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18.’ Thinking About You’ by BECK (US)

Stand-alone single

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19. ‘The Silent’ by ANNIE CAPPS (Chelsea, Michigan, US)

From her How Can I Say This? album

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20. ‘Hurt A Fly’ by JUNEBUG (Brooklyn, NY)

From her 6-track EP My Therapist Told Me


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It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll But THE ROLLING STONES Still Like It – New Album ‘HACKNEY DIAMONDS’ Out Now

20 October 2023

Today THE ROLLING STONES released their new longplayer HACKNEY DIAMONDS.

NME: Rejoice! The rock legends’ first album of original material in almost two decades is an absolute barnstormer. If ‘Hackney Diamonds’ does round off the most successful career in rock music ever, it wouldn’t be a bad place to leave it. A natural end, but definitely not a normal one.” Full review here. Score: 4/5.

TUTV: After more than 6 decades the immortal Stones still are hungry, still motivated and still confident to prove that they still can come up with aflame fireworks. Enter Hackney Diamonds. A record that mixes vintage Stones stuff. Riff-loaded rippers and blues ballads.

Nothing new, no masterpiece whatsoever, but still heated entertainment with ‘start me up’  thrills and impassioned musings. At 80 Mick Jagger’s voice is outstanding and tandem Ron Wood/Keith Richards take care, as usual, about rad riffs, hot hooks, and lively licks. It’s only rock ‘n’ roll but they still like it and still do it. Score: 3.5/5.

Singles/clips: Angry / Sweet Sounds Of Heaven

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– SWEET SOUNDS OF HEAVEN –
Featuring stunning vocals by Lady Gaga

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