KERRANG’s BEST ALBUM OF 2025

29 December 2025

Band: TURNSTILE
Who: Baltimore‘s notorious
hardcore mavericks.

Album: NEVER ENOUGH
Their 4th.


Album artwork

“The Baltimore punks found themselves riding the crest of a wave of their own making.
Indebted to a love of Bad Brains, Nirvana and Fugazi, their unique sound was just as informed by passion for shoegaze, pop and R&B, and through this blurring of the lines, they became the gateway drug for a generation of fans now packing out venues everywhere, having captured lightning in a bottle.”

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TURNSTILE – UK/Europe Tour

6 July 2025

High-decibel hardcore rockers TURNSTILE from Baltimore, Maryland
have launched their 4th longplayer, titled Never Enough, a month ago.

TUTV said: “Turnstile are operating like sonic chameleons covering a wide range of
musical genres. From post-rock to manic metal, from hard-core to hard-pop, from
bombastic consonances to melodramatic pandemonium, from loud to very loud and
back. A multi-faceted and versatile opus that will double their ever-growing fanbase.

New record. New tour.
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TURNSTILE To The USA To Promote Brand New Album ‘NEVER ENOUGH’

13 June 2025

High-decibel hardcore rockers TURNSTILE from Baltimore, Maryland
have launched their 4th longplayer, titled Never Enough.

TUTV said: “Turnstile are operating like sonic chameleons covering a wide range
of musical genres. From post-rock to manic metal, from hard-core to hard-pop,
from bombastic consonances to melodramatic pandemonium, from loud to very
loud and back. A multi-faceted and versatile opus that will double their ever
growing fanbase.”

The band announced that they will have Never Enough of the USA.

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Instagram – Never Enough Movie

TURNSTILE – Hardcore Rockers From Baltimore Expand Their Sonic Barriers With New Album ‘NEVER ENOUGH’

9 June 2025

High decibel hardcore rockers TURNSTILE from Baltimore, Maryland
have launched their 4th longplayer, titled Never Enough.

Press info: “The expansive collection is a restless and exhilarating evolution of the band’s genre-defying sound. A transformative journey, both fearless and alive, by one of the most forward-thinking and influential bands of their generation. Never Enough follows their widely celebrated album Glow On, which earned the band four grammy nominations.”


New album artwork (not really art to my eyes)

NME:“What really glues ‘Never Enough’ together is its poptimist mindset. Combining
a sentimental regard for various shades of rock with a focus on big, bright melodies
and a free-wheeling approach to musical referents, the album constantly reaches out
to the pop world: exploring how hardcore might form the basis for something technicolour, playful and accessible. That attitude towards the genre, as capable of mass appeal and
ripe for experimentation, is what powers this excellent album.”

TUTV: Turnstile are operating like sonic chameleons covering a wide range of musical genres. From post-rock to manic metal, from hard-core to hard-pop, from bombastic consonances to melodramatic pandemonium, from loud to very loud and back. A multi-faceted and versatile opus that will double their ever-growing fanbase.

Singles: Look Out For Me / Never Enough / Seein’ Stars

– LOOK OUT FOR ME –

– NEVER ENOUGH –

– SEEIN’ STARS –

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Instagram – Never Enough Movie

TURNSTILE On A Melo-Bombastic Roller Coaster With New Single ‘LOOK OUT FOR ME’

Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

21 May 2025

Band: TURNSTILE
Who: Rackety hardcore rockers
from Baltimore, Maryland.

Track: LOOK OUT FOR ME
The 4h single from the band’s forthcoming 4th LP,
called Never Enough, out on June 6th.


New album artwork

From bombastic emo hardcore to melodramatic synth/guitar
pop in one and the same, extensive roller coaster. Nice one.

Wake up people, look out for Turnstile.

All 4 singles


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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 18 – 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 playlist that matters.

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The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK

Band: HOME IS WHERE
Who: Rock team from Palm Coast, Florida
who easily could be your neighbours.

Track: MILK & DIESEL
Piece from their upcoming, 3rd LP, named
Hunting Season . More info here.

Spellbinding psych jam that
goes on like forever. Top!

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Band: CAR SEAT HEADREST
Who: The Virginia indie act conducted
by singers-songwriter Will Toledo.

Track: THE CATASTROPHE (Good Luck With That, Man)
Single from their new album, titled The Scholars which is
out today.

No catastrophe whatsoever, only good luck.

Instagram – Tour Dates
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Band: TOPS

Who: Canadian indie pop-rockers with
4 albums (so far) on their résumé.

Track: ICU2

This kind of tune make my day on
the spot. Feel good pop thrills.

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Band: TURNSTILE
Who: Rackety hardcore rockers
from Baltimore, Maryland.

Track: SEEING STARS
Single from forthcoming 4th LP,
called Never Enough.

From emo hardcore to emo guitar
pop is clearly a little step for Turnstile.

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Band: SPARKS
Who: The brothers Ron (79) and Russell Mael (76)
who are around since 1966. Yes, that’s 59 years
and no sign of retirement.

Track: MY DEVOTION
4th shared piece from their upcoming
28th (!!) LP, named Mad!. Out May 23rd.

A slow moving spark.

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It Was A Hot Summer! 10 Smoking Festival Highlights Of 2022

Band: WET LEG (Isle of Wight, UK)
Song: CHAISE LONGUE

Sublime pop knockout (already more than 30 million
streams on Spotify) from their self-titled debut LP.

Where: Glastonbury Festival (UK)

I saw them myself in Belgium last August, but this version
is way better than the one I witnessed. But hey, you can’t
beat a sign-along audience of 70.000.

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Band: FONTAINES D.C. (Dublin, Ireland)
Song: BOYS IN THE BETTER LAND (from their debut LP)

Where: Leeds + Reading (UK)

The Irishmen invited a kid to play
guitar on this belter. FABULOUS.

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Band: AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS (Australia)
Song: GUIDED BY ANGELS (and more)

Where: PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL

Amyl is 100% genuine, far-out, and gaga! I saw her myself
(for the second time) last month in Antwerp. AMYL RULES.

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Artist: LIAM GALLAGHER (Manchester, UK)
Song: EVERYTHING’S ELECTRIC
From his 3rd LP C’Mon You Know.

Where: KNEBWORTH (UK)
Liam‘s massive and biblical concert at the historic
(rock) field confirmed once more that our kid still is
the man for the masses.

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Band: PRIMAL SCREAM (Scotland)
Song: MOVIN’ ON UP

From their 1991 groundbreaking LP Screamadelica.
Well, you would have guessed it by seeing frontman
Bobby Gillespie‘s shirt.

Where: Glastonbury Festival (UK)

With a glorious gospel choir, this performance
feels like a spiritual experience.

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Band: KASABIAN (Leicester, UK)
Song: FIRE (2009)
More than 140 million streams on Spotify.

Where: ISLE OF WIGHT (UK)

Maestro Serge Pizzorno invited former
football star Peter Crouch for a little dance.

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Band: BIG THIEF (Brooklyn, NY)
Song: CHANGE
From this year’s double LP
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe You.

Where/when: Glastonbury Festival (UK)

A magical ballad. Sheer beauty in motion.
Can’t get tired of hearing this starry-eyed spark.

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Band: MANESKIN (Rome, Italy)

The theatrical collective that got famous
faster than a comet going bonkers in space.

Song: BEGGIN’ (2017)
More than 1 billion streams on Spotify!

Where: ROCK IN RIO BRASIL

Adored like Roman Gods.

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Band: TURNSTILE (Baltimore, Maryland)
Song: DON’T PLAY (2021)

Where: PINKPOP FESTIVAL (The Netherlands)

Wicked hardcore ruffians like these are experts
in starting maddening moshpits. HELL YEAH!

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Artist: JACK WHITE
Song: SEVEN NATION ARMY

If you never heard this giant White Stripes slam dunk you’re
not part of the millions of people who streamed it more
than 1 billion times on Spotify.

Where: Glastonbury Festival (UK)

Why didn’t you invite Meg?

Influential Webzine STEREOGUM Reveals Best Albums Of 2021

1. ‘I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE’ by THE WAR ON DRUGS (Dream pop)

Arriving to the highest levels of anticipation in the War On Drugs’ career, I Don’t Live Here Anymore showed up — right on time, in autumn — and exceeded already stratospheric expectations.

Stream here…

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2. ‘VALENTINE’ by SNAIL MAIL (Power pop)

“Valentine is a document of a love gained and lost, and
all the second chances squandered along the way.”

Stream here…

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3. ‘GLOW ON’ by TURNSTILE (Post-punk-core)

“Turnstile have kept the reckless physical abandon of their early records, polished their gleaming-chrome hooks, and cranked out a half-hour barrage of joyous positivity,
where even the experimental left turns hit hard.”

Stream here…

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4. ‘HEY WHAT’ by LOW (Alt psych rock)

“Low’s third collaboration with BJ Burton, HEY WHAT continues where 2018’s Double Negative left off, Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker grappling with dire times by making damaged, celestial music.”

Stream here…

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5. ‘JUBILEE’ by JAPANESE BREAKFAST (Dream pop)

“Jubilee is a vibrant, orchestral dream-pop record, drawing
aesthetic influence from a host of classic indie greats.”

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6. ‘DEACON’ by serpentwithfeet (Psychedelic soul)

“If it’s possible to get high on intimacy, then Deacon is a classic of psychedelic soul.”

Stream here…

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7. ‘SUPERWOLVES’ by MATT SWEENEY and BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY (Singer-songwriters)

“Somehow, they topped their 2005 collaboration Superwolf with these
deeply moving reflections on grief, romance, and familial love.”

Stream here…

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8. ‘IGNORANCE’ by THE WEATHER STATION (Dream pop)

“With Ignorance, Tamara Lindeman’s made her biggest statement yet, without
losing the aching human core that defines the Weather Station’s music.”

Stream here…

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9. ‘HALL OF FAME’ by POLO G

“It can’t be easy to convey emotional rawness in the context of an ultra-commercial
rap record, but Polo’s writerly grace and hypnotic hooks are up to the task.”

Stream here…

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10. ‘AN OVERVIEW ON PHENOMENAL NATURE’ by CASSANDRA JENKINS

“The album does indeed feel like some potent encapsulation of
the entirety of this fantastical, dreadful world we all live in.”

Stream here…

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The Full TOP 50 list HERE

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