Turnover – Myself in the Way

Turnover are an ever-transforming band. From rough'n'ready pop-punk to stoner shoegaze emo, surf-rock, and jazz-infused alternative, the outfit switch it up on the regular almost every new album cycle. After lockdown forced frontman Austin Getz and his bandmates to stop touring and explore their more immediate locations, they searched for the good in COVID life, allowing them to explore new hobbies, artistic experiences, and, crucially, sounds.

Myself in the Way serves as another experimental avenue to add to the band’s discography and one that ultimately builds on the soft jazz-rock sound found on Altogether. Pushing that further, their fifth record takes evident inspiration from Pink Floyd, Chic, and The Beatles' psychedelic phase – resulting in a funky, disco-style atmosphere. Spurred by 70s recording practices, there's a big emphasis on wah-wah pedals, gently autotuned vocals, swapping string melodies, grooving basslines, brass sections, all glazed with Getz's butterscotch vocals and the typically casual Turnover aesthetic.

Some tracks do repeat the same tricks or perhaps linger a little too long, yet Myself in the Way, while not one to excite fans of the old Turnover, builds upon the simplicity of Altogether to produce an alt-disco record full of intrigue.

Listen to: Myself in the Way, People That We Know, Pleasures Galore