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TURN UP THE VOLUME – 20 BEST LULLABIES OF 2025

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ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK-BY-TRACK

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Band: MY MORNING JACKET
Who: The veteran Louisville‘s
rockers.

Track: WHERE TO BEGIN

A pearl of a ballad beauty, actually a previously unreleased
track from their 20th-anniversary edition of their 4th LP ‘Z’.

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Band: THE WATERBOYS
Who: The Scottish pop-rock-folk
band orchestrated by Mike Scott.

Track: RIDING DOWN TO MARDI GRAS

Mike Scott at its gripping best. A piece from the band’s
astonishing 16th LP titled Life, Death And Dennis Hopper.

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Band: Much lauded indie act JAPANESE BREAKFAST
Who: The much lauded indie act formed back in 2013
in Philadelphia.

Track: ORLANDO IN LOVE

Dreamy gem from their 4th full-length, named
For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women).

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Artist: MAVIS STAPLES
Who: Legendary soul/blues/rock voice who, along with family, had a long and
greatly accomplished career under the name of The Staple Singers (1948-1994).
She’s 86 now, singing and swinging like a 36-year-old.

Track: SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Title track from her new LP.

What a voice.


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Photo Credit: Meg Moon

Band: THE BEACHES
Who: All female Canadian
guitar pop quartet.

Track: LESBIAN OF THE YEAR

Glorious slow-mo anthem from their 3rd LP, titled No Hard Feelings.

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Press photo by Destiny Robb

Band: CHARM SCHOOL
Who: The latest project from singer-songwriter Andrew Sellers
who, originally from Louisville, has paid his dues in both the
NYC and LA DIY music scenes.

Track: WITHOUT A DOUBT 

Impassioned, amplified piece from their debut LP Debt Forever.


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Band: WOLF ALICE
Who: Lauded British guitar pop quartet, fronted
by the tremendous vocalist Ellie Rowsell.

Track: WOLF ALICE

Heart-rending humdinger from their 4th longplayer, baptized The Clearing.

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Press Photo by Genesis Báez

Band: BIG THIEF
Who: The folk-pop combo from Brooklyn,
led by touching voice Adrianne Lenker.

Track: ALL NIGHT ALL DAY

Mellow reverie from their 6th full-length Double Infinity.

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Band: PORRIDGE RADIO
Who: Young Brighton indies by the wonderful
Dana Margolin, who have released 4 albums.

Track: DON’T WANNA DANCE

Tearjerker from their goodbye EP, called
The Machine Stars To Sing. I miss this band,
on record and on stage.

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Band: THE MOONLANDINGZ
Who: English electro-pop freaks fronted by chameleon
Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family, Decius, author, modern day
philosopher).

Track: ROUSTABOUT

Film noir theme from their 2nd LP, called No Rocket Required .

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Artist: EZRA FURMAN
Who: Flaring singer-songwriter
from Chicago.

Track: YOU HURT ME I HATE YOU

Mixed emotions nightmare. From her
7th longplayer, titled Goodbye Small Head.


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Band: NEWMOON
Who: Popular Belgian
melodic shoegazers.

Track: SAME DISTANCE

Cinematic splendour.


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Artists: BRIAN ENO and BEATIE WOLFE

Track: WHAT WE ARE

Ambient silence from the duo’s full-length, called Luminal.

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Band: NEIL YOUNG AND THE CHROME HEARTS

Track: THANKFUL

Vintage Young. From the album Talkin To The Trees.


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Band: PULP
Who: Sheffield’s beloved
common people.

Track: A SUNSET
From their comeback
longplayer More.

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Artist: MARK STEWART
Who: One of the most adventurous/inventive/original
post-punk & dub artists/performers ever, passed away
2 years, aged 62.

Track: A LONG ROAD

Soul-stirring song from his final, posthumously
released LP, titled The Fateful Symmetry.


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Artist: USI ES
Who: The musical moniker of affecting
Belgian singer-songwriter Ester Weemaes.
She released her debut EP Mutiny.

Track: SENDER UNKNOWN

Weemaes opens her heart for all refugees in the world who have no place to go.


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Band: MUMFORD & SONS

Track: MALIBU

Enthralling contemplation from their 5th album Rushmere.

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Photo by Tyler T. Williams.

Artist: YOUTH LAGOON
Who: The musical project of
Idaho musician Trevor Powers.

Track: FOOTBALL

Cut from their album Rarely Do I Dream.

Goal.

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Band: Múm
Who: Icelandic indietronica
team (1997-present).

Track: MILD AT HEART
From their 7th longplayer,
named History Of Silence.

Daydream reverie for reflective moments.

Instagram – Linktree

Then And Now – YOUTH LAGOON

Posted on by JL

5 March 2025


Photo by Tyler T. Williams.

Act: YOUTH LAGOON
Who: The musical project of
Idaho musician Trevor Powers.

He loves to mix neo-psychedelia, with elements of pop, Americana,
electronic and experimental music. So far he recorded/released
5 LPs (the new one included).

Debut Album
THE YEAR OF HIBERNATION
2011

Under The Radar said: “The Year of Hibernation occupies many spaces at once,
a seeming contradiction that makes better use of its incongruous pieces than most
records do of its complementary pieces. The result is both mournful and joyful, but
totally enjoyable”.

SINGLE

ALBUM


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Newest Album
RARELY DO I DREAM
February 2025

Pitchfork says: “On a record combining driving rhythms, cinematic synths,
and snatches of home videos, Trevor Powers sketches a gothic frontier strewn
with fabled characters and blood relations.

SINGLE

ALBUM


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Instagram – Bandcamp

JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 2 – 10 New Rad Tracks Every Week

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In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical horizon
daily, for 10 years now in 2025, to pick ace tracks and add 10 new rad ones, every
week, to the one and only JUKEBOX that matters.

This week’s 10 fresh ones.

Artist: BOB MOULD
Who: Former Hüsker Dü frontman.

Track: HERE WE GO CRAZY
Title song of his upcoming, 15th LP.

Mould about the album: “On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs. I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity, and clarity. Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes: Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”

Vintage Mould passion.

Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BLEACH GARDEN
Who: Indie 4-piece from Atlanta, GA influenced by robust bands such
as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Melvins, Flipper, Zeppelin,
lack Sabbath, and many more.

They have 3 albums out so far. You
can check them out on Spotify.

New track: BORN TO BE EMPTY
Piece from their new, forthcoming LP.
Details TBA.

Imagine Nirvana were stoner rockers.
Smells like exploding spirit. Score!


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Instagram – Spotify

Band: ALUMINIUM BOYS
Who: American indie rock project born in Silicon Valley,
centered around the songwriting of friends Jared Ottmann
and William “Bill” Pence.

Track: COMMON PLIES
The opener of their upcoming debut
full-length, Collected Pieces out on
21st March.

Catchy guitar pop juice.
Melodic rapture. Peppy vocals.
Smooth Interpol echoes.


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Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Tyler T. Williams.

Artist: YOUTH LAGOON
Who: The musical project of
Idaho musician Trevor Powers.

Track: SPEED FREAK
Cut from his upcoming 5th LP named
Rarely Do I Dream, out on February 21.

Powers: “This song came from a thought I had of giving the angel of death a hug. We spend our whole lives running from this thing we can’t outrun. This body is temporary, but there is no death. Only transformation. A door opens when you learn to let go of the identity you’ve been building your whole life.”

A magnetic, rotating groove playing
quickly on your hard-drive in your
head.

Instagram – Spotify
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Band: DARKSIDE
Who: Alt electronic musician Nicolás Jaar, multi-instrumentalist
Dave Harrington and drummer Tlacael Esparza from Providence,
Rhode Island.

Track: S.N.C.
Song from their 3rd longplayer, named
Nothing. It’ll show up on 28 February.

Funky mid-tempo jam creeping
under your skin without asking
permission.

Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Brian Stevens

Band: DOVES
Who: Manchester’s electro-guitar-pop indie veterans who
released their uppermost debut album Lost Souls in 2000.

Track: COLD DREAMING
From their 6th CD Constellations For The Lonely.
It’ll land on Valentine’s Day.

The Mancunian old-timers still
know how a bittersweet symphony
should sound like.

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Artist: MOTE
Who: Post-punk indie from Berlin who carves a unique path through
modern music influenced by David Bowie, Sharon Van Etten, and Juice WRLD.

Track: SUNDAY

The song delves into the turbulent aftermath of a sudden romantic departure. The track captures the visceral immediacy of heartbreak, unraveling emotions with a stark honesty that resonates very deep. Gritty yet vulnerable, the track is a sonic exploration of isolation and connection, wrapped in lush textures and an undercurrent of restless energy.

Mixed emotions in motion.
Hypnotic, fuzzy, captivating
Cathartic vocals.

Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: BATTLEFLAG
Who: The project of Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Jeff Hartwig. A collective of like-minded musicians and visual artists with a sound that blends traditional rock instrumentation with ambient synths, drum loops and samples, Hartwig’s Battleflagg songs seek to straddle the Heartland/Americana/Indie rock divides, leaning into direct, heart-on-sleeve lyrics and arena-size, sing-along choruses.

Track: GHOSTS
Opener from brand-new
4-track Solastalgia.

Electrical electro-pop nirvana
causing a trance-like effect.

Instagram – Spotify
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Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brugge, 2024

Band: THROWING MUSES
Who: Legendary American indie outfit formed back in 1981,
with singer-songwriter Kristin Hersch as the only original
member.

Track: SUMMER OF LOVE
2nd shared piece from the Muses’ upcoming 11th longplayer,
baptized Moonlight Concessions. Comes our way March 14.

The song was inspired by a bet Hersh had with a guy for
a dollar that revolved around the idea that the seasons
don’t change us.

Kristin Hersh strums her acoustic guitar
as she did for years on this hypnotic
humdinger.

Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BUCK GOOTER
Who: An electro-rock duo – Terry Turtle and Billy Brett – that started
in 2005 and has continued, at Terry‘s urging, since his passing in 2019.

Track: KING KONG LIVES
Cut from new, upcoming 3rd album King Kong Lives: Thereminsanity.
The record is created with Terry Turtle‘s chiming in from beyond on every
song via never before heard samples of his guitar and voice. Release: April 4.

Spooky synth-drum rant interrupted by ghostly garage blues fragments.
Weirdest track of the week. Listen up, all you freaks out there, that
colossal monkey comes after your stereo.


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