NEVER ENOUGH
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TURNSTILE – NEVER ENOUGH – ALBUM REVIEW
The growth of Baltimore hardcore punks Turnstile was slow and steady until it wasn’t. In 2021, their third album, ‘Glow On’ was met with universal acclaim and propelled them to new heights. Three Grammy nominations, larger shows and greater attention soon elevated the band to something bigger than the scene that they’d helped to foster.
With this heightened attention though comes expectations and the fact that it has taken the band four years to return with the successor to ‘Glow On’ had started to raise eyebrows. The departure of founding member and lead guitarist Brady Ebert only added to the speculative ponderings of what the band would do next.
But in April the band confirmed Meg Mills as their newest member and announced details of their fourth studio album, ‘NEVER ENOUGH’. The title-track and opening song on the record, ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ also gave a glimpse of what to expect on the long awaited follow up.
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Now the album is here in all of its forty-five glorious minutes, the answer is basically the same. This feels very much like a compendium of continuation and that of course is bound to draw both pleasure and an element of doubt. Given the four-year gap, you’d perhaps expect a new evolution, but the band are instead doubling down on the successes of ‘Glow On’.
That though is fine because that was such a great record and by default ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ is also a very good album. Atmospheric, true to their beginnings, but also showcasing their grander ambience which sets them apart.
‘LOOK OUT FOR ME’, at pushing seven minutes long, is a standout track and shows the ambition that the band clearly still possesses. The ‘SEEIN’ STARS’ / ‘BIRDS’ one-two keeps momentum going as the album progresses through its fourteen tracks and towards the climax ‘MAGIC MAN’.
The release of this album will certainly answer many of the questions that fans began to have over the direction of the band, but it will likely also lead to a few further questions over what comes next. In the meantime, just hit play and have fun with another fantastic album from one of the bands of the moment.
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