Guidance to glow
The EP's got riffs for days that are as chunky as they are groovy. Even at this early stage in their career, they were starting to develop the unique melting pot of ingredients that would become their signature. It's a much rawer, more primitive release than what Turnstile are doing now, but at the same time, it's kind of amazing how much it does sound like the Turnstile of 2021/2022 and how gracefully it's aged. Pressure to Succeed (2011, Reaper Records)Īfter issuing a three-song demo in 2010, Turnstile's first proper release was the 2011 Pressure to Succeed EP, featuring all three of those songs and three others. If it wasn't clear before Glow On, it's clear now: Turnstile are a once-in-a-lifetime band. It is both more experimental and more accessible than anything else happening within hardcore right now, and never at the expense of the raw energy that attracts people to this style of music. Glow On sounds as natural next to other hardcore bands as it does next to indie, hip hop, and pop artists. And though Turnstile are just the tip of the iceberg of the modern hardcore scene, it's well-deserved and not surprising that they're the ones breaking through. Glow On is a rare album that entirely transcends hardcore without abandoning it Turnstile still have one foot firmly planted within the hardcore scene that birthed them, but Glow On has won over tons of fans who wouldn't otherwise ever listen to hardcore.
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It was met with far more acclaim that hardcore or even punk albums usually get these days (it was our #1 album of 2021) it landed them slots on late night TV, NPR's Tiny Desk, and Coachella and the band are currently gearing up to support it on a tour featuring some of their biggest venues yet, that almost entirely sold out shortly after being announced. Turnstile's Glow On was not just a massive breakthrough for the band, but for hardcore in general. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at all the music Turnstile put out in the decade leading up to Glow On's release. Turnstile became the biggest success story in modern hardcore with their crossover hit Glow On, but it didn't happen overnight.