SOUND BITES

It would have been easy for Turnstile to turn in more of the same on their second LP (and first for Roadrunner), delivering a safe continuation of the high energy hardcore that got them noticed in the first place. As Time & Space illustrates, however, the quintet have no plans to stay confined to their expectations. While the roaring guitars and pounding drums that built the foundation of their sound are still the foundation of the album, there are elements of R&B, psych, pop and even shoegaze spread across its relentlessly entertaining 25 minutes. Confining the more extreme experiments to small spaces (such as Bomb and Disco , two songs clocking in at a combined 71 seconds) means no idea gets a chance to overstay its welcome. It also means that the band has the freedom to take their sound wherever they want confident in the knowledge that they don't have to dwell on one style or sound for too long, because in a couple of minutes they're off to the next song, the n...

Frenetic hardcore ragers Turnstile come crashing into 2015 by way of 1989 on Nonstop Feeling , their debut full-length after a pair of EPs. The Baltimore quintet explode with youthful energy and pummeling riffs over the course of the dozen tracks. The production adds to the late-80s aesthetic; the drums boom and echo, the guitars buzz and slash, the overall product coursing with the blood of the group's forefathers. Whether the hardcore punk of Suicidal Tendencies, the frat-boy party funk of early Red Hot Chili Peppers, or the street-tested crunch of Biohazard (and, okay, a little bit of 311), Turnstile twist all of it to their will, resulting in a high energy cacophony that's a blast to listen to. January 13, 2015 • Reaper Records Highlights Gravity • Fazed Out • Blue By You