“Turnstile Love Connection” is a short that includes the songs “Holiday,” No Surprise,” “Mystery,” and “ T.L.C. (TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION).”
Turnstile-”Glow On”
Turnstile’s “Glow On” gloriously progresses the genre of hard core, and is one of the best all-around releases of 2021. All the elements of traditional hard core are there, but by incorporating different tempo changes, a variety of guitar riffs, non-punk rock beats, layering effects, and savvy strong structures, Turnstile really turns the page on what the genre has come to know. “Glow On” is maturely impressive, but remains aggressive.
If you haven’t listened to Turnstile’s new album “Glow On” at least 30 times, then what are you waiting for?
Sincere Engineer- “Bless My Psyche”
After 2017’s “Rhombithian,” which was a beautiful blend of Chicago style punk and new emo, “Bless My Psyche” is a triumphant Hopeless Records debut.
“Bless My Psyche” is emotionally rawer than “Rhombithian,” but the songwriting is more refined, as album opener “Trust Me” is an easy representation of this. “Tourniquet",” Recluse in the Making,” “Out Of Reach,” and “Dry Socket” are just some examples of the smarter songwriting. Bless “Bless My Psyche,” as it is one of the genre’s better records of 2021.
Urethane-” Chasing Horizons” ( Sept.24)
Skateboarding legend Steve Caballero’s new band Urethane fittingly makes music that would fit perfectly in the 1990s on a “Tony Hawk Pro Skater” soundtrack.
“Chasing Horizons” channels the 90s Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records, especially on songs “Wyoming,” “Hold A Place In Time,” “Inheritance,” and “Cut The Rope.” The album also features guest vocals from Jim Lindberg from Pennywise, and H20’s Toby Morse. Skate punk isn’t dead.
By MIKE DAMANTE
If you are a fan of pop-punk, Mike Damante’s latest book “Hey Suburbia: A guide to the emo/pop-punk rise” is out now, and features interviews with blink-182. Descendents, New Found Glory and others.