Glow On
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Glow On
Glow On (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Turnstile, released on August 27, 2021, via Roadrunner Records. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
The Baltimore band’s spectacular fourth record is all groove, riffs, and passion. It is not a crossover hardcore album that looks to transcend the genre, but one that tries to elevate it to its highest visibility.
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Forbes
Turnstile's 'Glow On' Is A Hardcore Album For The Ages.
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Kerrang!
It’s outstanding throwback T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection) that speaks loudest, though, confirming that as brilliant as these songs are, they’re nothing without a community of fans to bring them to life: ‘I want to touch a level up. Want more connection, and that’s enough…’ Proof, as if needed, that Turnstile are still a band to believe in.
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Stereogum
With this album, they’ve hit dizzy new heights, keeping themselves rooted in the communal feeling of hardcore while joyously disregarding anything as limiting as genre. They’ve made a classic. I can’t even imagine what they’ll do next.
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NME
the sound of rock music stretched to its thrilling limits.
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Paste Magazine
Across 15 tracks, the Baltimore hardcore group widen their scope without losing sight of what made them so intriguing to begin with.
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Our Culture
Every song here is anthemic and catchy, and those that were intriguing as singles, like the Blood Orange collaboration ‘Alien Love Call’, work even better in the context of the album, confirming their place within a grander vision.
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Distorted Sound Magazine
At fifteen songs, it would be easy for Glow On to outstay its welcome but songs only reach the three minute mark once, keeping things lean. Ideas in single songs are kept simple which is to their benefit; each song is anthemic and instantly appealing, from Blackout to New Heart Design, each showcases another facet of the TURNSTILE experience. Not only does Glow On transcend hardcore to create the most compelling and summery album you’ll hear this year, it may well transform it.
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The Alternative
They’ve become such a heavyweight and staple in the hardcore and punk community over the years, and Glow On seems like such a natural progression in their songwriting and general spirit of the band.
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The Line of Best Fit
The follow-up to Time and Space, one of the most blogged about punk albums of the decade, Glow On sees the East-Coast hardcore provocateurs widen further their pool of influences whilst becoming only surer of their identity.
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Metal Injection
It’s more consistent than Time & Space, the heavy parts heavier and the lighter parts more airy. The vocals remain drowned in reverb and the songs awash with distinct guitar effects. Singer Brendan Yates is still the focal point around which Glow On revolves.
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Treblezine
Glow On sees Turnstile sprouting new musical aspirations, but their roots are firmly planted. Even if it’s not the focus here, fun-as-hell riffs punctuate and support the band’s melodic experimentations. Most of these songs will still leave a hell of a mark in the pit.
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Beats Per Minute
Synths, chipmunked vocals, and R&B flair don’t suggest this is the future of hardcore, but these elements do indicate that the genre’s future is more encompassing, and it will have this record to thank.
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mxdwn Music
Glow On shifts the bar of alt-rock to a new field, experimenting with an unconventional blend of sounds that reach a dreamy duality between tranquility and rage. The balance between sugary and jarring is the musical equivalent of pop rock candy, a crackling explosion of sugary bliss for the ears.
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The Quad
“Glow On” provides an excitement and unpredictability factor that hardcore music hardly knew it needed. As the current state of the world seems to keep everyone in a perpetual state of anxiety, we all need an album we can dance to, nod our heads to and of course, cathartically scream along to.
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Sputnik Music
An album to both kick and shake ass to.
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Flood Magazine
These songs tackle fear of death, repurposing that emotional energy for the thrill to live.
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Northern Transmissions
If ‘Time & Space’ had Turnstile dip their toe into an ocean of varied influences, then ‘GLOW ON’ is a headfirst leap. I strongly suggest you dive straight in after them, the water’s lovely.
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Erie Reader
There's true emotion in every one of these tracks as well, something that's not lost on the listener. Quite simply, it's an objectively fantastic record, one that deserves spins from not only hardcore kids, but music fans in general.
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Stereoboard
Full of anthemic and upbeat traits, ‘Glow On’ is an often exhilarating and gripping album. Turnstile’s hardcore heart still beats but now they’re ready to change the narrative and show just what they’re capable of when they’re set free and allowed to fly.
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DIY Magazine
It shows off just how innovative hardcore could become.
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Everything is Noise
Turnstile remain intent on flipping hardcore on its head. GLOW ON is a magnificent testament to the most punk thing of all: being yourself.
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The Needle Drop
Turnstile's hardcore sound undergoes some dreamy renovations on Glow On.
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The Fire Note
Turnstile should be a band that gets plenty of attention from this release as Glow On is definitely one of the better albums released this year. It also is proof that rock is nowhere near dead because Turnstile just gave you 15 reasons why its not!
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Brooklyn Vegan
hardcore visionaries return to raise the bar once again.
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Northern Star
Turnstile provided, and listeners will feel alive when they play “GLOW ON.”.
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Bring the Noise UK
Its a hit of serotonin that we all could use. Turnstile just keep on glowing brighter and brighter, and they want that for us all too.
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Astral Noize
Turnstile have here refused to turn their back on their signature style whilst simultaneously transcending the hardcore genre from which they first sprung. It’s a tough trick to pull off for sure but they’ve done it with aplomb, keeping each track anthemic and summery to the point that the album’s release coinciding with a brief UK heatwave seems wonderfully apposite.
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Isolated Nation
Nonetheless, with Glow On, Turnstile have achieved the sort of scene-defying album the aforementioned Title Fight record became. This is the sort of album that will be referenced in production studios for years to come; only I can’t see any of the doubtless spawns of imitators pulling off an album this effortless or close to perfection.
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Medium
GLOW ON is by far the most Turnstile-esque of any records the band have put out so far. As a result, it is also the most unique. The vibrant, sunny vibes that this album has, does leave me wishing it was released a few months earlier. However, I am truly thrilled to see Turnstile bless listeners with yet another enjoyable piece. This is indeed that kind of record that I would be dying to hear live!
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Clash Magazine
Turnstile are flexing some of their heaviest hooks yet - gliding us across nonchalant bops and hellish riffs, the Maryland five-piece have yet again come out with a bang.
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Exclaim!
GLOW ON is an album that is intriguing, unpredictable, heavy, groovy, ambient and loud all at the same time, and serves as Turnstile's crucial next step forward. There is a lot to chew on here, and that's what makes GLOW ON an album that will stay fresh after many replays.
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Noizze
Reminiscent of a 90’s style classic, Turnstile have gone above and beyond with their latest release. It might not be the heaviest instalment in their arsenal, but there’s a beauty to each track on the LP that brings an elevated maturity to each addition to their catalogue. It’s rare that a band can alter their sound so dramatically, yet still retain 100% of the quality that made themselves so brilliant in the first place.
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The Hard Times
I appreciate the fact that Turnstile continue to cultivate an original sound that transcends the bounds of traditional hardcore. Don’t miss out on this masterpiece.
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Blunt Magazine
From the moment a hazy, kaleidoscopic synth intro welcomes us to ‘Mystery’, to the gauzy fade-out that sends ‘Lonely Dezires’ drifting off into the ether, Turnstile’s long-awaited third album – the equally bold, beautiful and blistering Glow On – is a musical journey unlike any other.
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Upset Magazine
Turnstile aren’t sticking within the lines. That’s the message of ‘GLOW ON’ - an album that continues to push into the new ground explored on 2019’s ‘TIME & SPACE’.
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AllMusic
Glow On rolls in like a violent, late-summer storm and pummels the power grid but mercifully leaves the lights on.
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Earbuddy
The kidz will like the reckless riffs and the old people will like the weird experimentation.
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