Each week, Consequence’s Songs of the Week column spotlights the perfect new tracks from the earlier seven days and takes a take a look at notable releases. Discover our new favorites and extra on our Top Songs playlist, and for different nice songs from rising artists, you may take heed to our New Sounds playlist. This week, Baltimore punk outfit Turnstile ship a two-piece combo with “SEEIN’ STARS” and “BIRDS.”
In 2021, Turnstile launched to the forefront of the continued hardcore revival with GLOW ON, a real crossover success that induced the standard act’s profile to skyrocket. Now, they’re lastly set to return with a model new album, NEVER ENOUGH, and to this point have shared three tracks to provide followers a style of what’s to come back — the eponymous lead single and, as of this week, the 2 new songs “SEEIN’ STARS” and “BIRDS.” So, what do these new jams inform us?
Nicely, for one, Turnstile is waltzing additional down the trail they began upon with GLOW ON. That report noticed the band fuse their punk and hardcore ragers with parts of shoegaze, indie rock, and even different R&B. It nonetheless had riff-forward bangers, however washed-out, mid-tempo songs like “UNDERWATER BOI” and “ALIEN LOVE CALL” shortly grew to become a few of their most beloved songs.
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To some fans’dismay, “NEVER ENOUGH” proved that Turnstile has continued to embrace their delicate facet. Many listeners famous its similarities to GLOW ON, notably the track “MYSTERY.” Deliberately or not, the following two singles, “SEEIN’ STARS” and “BIRDS,” appear to instantly reply to such sentiments.
“BIRDS” is the high-octane, aggressive barn-burner that almost all followers probably assumed Turnstile would come out of the gate with. After a 30-second drone intro that sounds prefer it got here straight from Tyler, the Creator’s IGOR, ferocious guitars and screamed vocals assault the listener. Intro included, the entire thing is over inside two-and-a-half minutes. As soon as they get going, there’s no fucking round.
“SEEIN’ STARS,” then again, reinforces the temper Turnstile established on “NEVER ENOUGH.” Overlook partitions of fuzzed-out guitars, the tune is downright groovy and soaked in reverb. It additionally options Dev Hynes (AKA Blood Orange) and Paramore’s Hayley Williams. (Although, when you didn’t know as a lot entering into, you’d be forgiven for not noticing William’s contributions — not as a result of they’re lackluster, however slightly as a result of they appear to be fully buried within the combine.)
Put collectively, the 2 new cuts showcase that whereas Turnstile aren’t abandoning their hardcore roots anytime quickly, they’re able to proceed exploring new sonic territories. They’ve nonetheless obtained the rippers in them, as confirmed with “BIRDS,” however it appears more and more probably that GLOW ON marked a turning level within the band’s profession. Turnstile are portray with a special palette now, and we’ll simply have to attend for the remainder of NEVER ENOUGH to learn the way properly they’re ready to make use of it.
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— Jonah Krueger
