Washington‘s longtime rollin’ indie-pop-punk stars SLEATER-KINNEY
who started their journey (with 3 members) back in 1994, went on a
break in 2006, reloaded their engines in 2014, became a duo – Carrie
Brownstein and Corin Tucker – have their new, 10th LP, baptized Little
Rope out on 19 January 2024.
NME: “Surrounded by upheaval and tragedy, the duo’s eleventh album unpacks big emotions
in the way that they do best. Throughout the album, the duo document an honest journey from pain and loss into some kind of healing. Each intricately-placed chord, bass pluck and vocal tremor are intentional arrangements conveying the band’s desperation to convert their despair into something empowering.” Full review here.
TUTV: Carrie Brownstein‘s vocal performance throughout this top LP is intensely remarkable, high-energetic and highly emotive, actually the driving force and urgent heartbeat of Little Rope. Losing her mother and stepfather in a car accident in 2022 has crushed her, but it feels strongly as if she wants to shake off her sadness and grief with these 10 puissant guitar-frenzied rockers also touching all kinds of modern day intolerance among people. A human triumph. 30 years on and SK burst with relentless vitality. This album will stay on my headphones for a very long time. 4/5.”
Singles/clips: Hell / Say It Like It Is / Untidy Creature
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.
TUTV: Expect a vicious bass/drums tandem, psychotic guitar fuel,
agitated vocals and a fiery explosion every time the crushing chorus
erupts. Razorblade fury.
TUTV: It’s freezing cold outside, but this feel-good, pithy and catchy earworm
takes me to a swimming pool in hot California while drinking a Piña Colada.
Band: MALL GIRL Who: Guitar pop trio from Oslo, Norway.
Single: EMO SHRED
Piece from their upcoming, 2nd album, named Pure Love, out on 26 January
TUTV: Yearning sentiments for all lovers among us. Emo Shred is a breezy dream pop tune that sounds like a previously unreleased track from 90s band The Sundays, fronted by the wonderful Harriet Wheeler.
TUTV: I’m quite sure that they drank lots of de-caffeine when
they wrote/recorded this relaxing musing. Imagine the soft moments of Boygenius and Angel Olsen. Press play and dream away.
Washington‘s longtime rollin’ indie-pop-punk stars SLEATER-KINNEY
who started their journey (with 3 members) back in 1994, went on a
break in 2006, reloaded their engines in 2014, became a duo – Carrie
Brownstein and Corin Tucker – have their new, 10th LP, baptized Little
Rope out on 19 January 2024.
