Press info: Where they’ve pursued ever-higher energy anthems in the past, they’ve
turned inward this time, and unlocked a new level of ferocity, delivering some of their most inspiring and most heartbreaking tracks by doing the opposite: taking their time, making each breath, each syllable, each cymbal crash count. The result is a powerful, defining statement from a group of musicians that have made the best album of their career.
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The Guardian: “It’s an album that’s too involving and engaging and powerful to count as merely more of the same: you leave the turmoil of People Who Aren’t There Anymore feeling moved, rather than jaded.” Full review here. Score: 4/5.
TUTV: Baltimore‘s tunesmiths hit again with a tunes-filled longplayer. Not all of them are grade-A earworms, not all of them will be on my headphones for a long time, except for standouts King Of Sweden, The Tower, Say Goodbye, Corner Of My Eye, The Thief and Peach.
I think I’m gonna make myself a ‘The Best Of Future Islands’ jukebox playlist. That will be fantastic.
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
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1. Ice Cream (Pay Phone) by BLACK PUMAS (Austin, Texas)
📸 Jody Domingue Studios
The soul pumas have their brand new album Chronicles Of A Diamond
out, with this funky ripper as one of the highs off the record.
Sicilian musician/producer Gae Vinci released his top-notch debut album Lonely Ballads last May, mixing electronica, psychedelia and electric shoegaze
layers.
To keep the momentum going, renowned British darkwave duo The KVB remixed All The Times, one of the album’s highlights. Their atmospheric approach adds a heart-warming Depeche Mode-esque vibe.
The accompanying, eye-catching video was an idea of Gae Vinci, who
chose and edited clips, transposing into visual The KVB‘s sound.
Last Friday these ridiculously productive psych-prog rockers from down under unleashed their 25th album in 13 years. Hallelujah. On The Silver Cord they swapped guitars for electronica.
Swan is a great example of it. Yes, the Aussies go disco.
Stress Dolls is the moniker of American alt/pop/rock artist Chelsea O’Donnell.
Ghostwriter is the 2nd single off her upcoming debut album.
“There are many times where I don’t really know what a song is about until long after
I write it, and “Ghostwriter” was no exception. I came to recognize it as a metaphor about my relationship to anxiety: I want to be the narrator of my own story, but there are lots of times where I feel like my anxious feelings take the reins, even if I don’t want them to. I take the credit, or blame, for my own actions, but the metaphor of anxiety as a ‘ghostwriter’ felt fitting to me.”
Ghostwriter is a speedy, shivering and steamrollin’ indie pop tune with
some surprisingly exciting violin play embedded in an guitar-driven flair.
“I find myself writing about moving on and freeing yourself from bad vibes quite often. I guess it’s just the theme of my life, and these songs are my way of meditating on these relationships and finding peace with it.”
It Goes On is a jangly psych-pop dream propelled by glowing
guitars and has a galvanic chorus that sticks instantly.
Arih SK is an artist living and working in St. Catharines, Ontario. He’s known for writing short, slightly upbeat songs with simple melodies about loss, nostalgia, family, and relationships.
“This song is inspired by Alex The Parrot, who was part of the avian learning experiment. He could tell between different colours and shapes, could count, and he was the first non-human animal to have ever asked a question (what colour am I?). Sadly, the experiment was abruptly ended by Alex’s untimely death. The chorus of the song borrows Alex’s last words, which were the same words he said at the end of every day’s session: “You be good. I love you. See you tomorrow. My daughter Olive sings on this track with me.
‘You Be Good’ is a sweet, tender and catchy father/daughter lullaby. Lovely!
This US outlaw alt-folk group have come a long way since their humble beginnings when they used to busk for loose change, actually taking their name from a time when they were accused of stealing a corner on Tejon Street in their home city of Colorado Springs during a turf war between rival buskers.
Last week they released their brand new
full length, baptized Juxtaposition.
The End Of Apathy is one of the stand out tracks on the record.
A punky folk chant fueled with manic mandolin riffage.
Press info: Where they’ve pursued ever-higher energy anthems in the past, they’ve
turned inward this time, and unlocked a new level of ferocity, delivering some of their most inspiring and most heartbreaking tracks by doing the opposite: taking their time, making each breath, each syllable, each cymbal crash count. The result is a powerful, defining statement from a group of musicians that have made the best album of their career.
