Mystery
Turnstile
The new Afghan Whigs album has got me thinking about hard rock. I’m no expert in genre and love so many kinds of music. But I like what I like. Usually its music that has sub-genres working together to create something new. Which brings me to Turnstile — a band that’s hard to resist and what an amazing, fun record GLOW ON is. At minimum, you will bob your head some — it is a head-banger at times. At most, you might mosh around your office a few minutes and break something. At times they remind me of FAITH NO MORE — but they’re doing something altogether new and taking us further into the 2020’s — mixing genres and sounds, interesting collaborations — but somehow they’ve made it all feel like one thing, which is Turnstile.
Their videos are cinematic and clever. And the songs are large, but still easy on the ears — great sonically and Brendan Yates is a true frontman with a nice voice. I love how these guitars are big but the production is complicated with emo, electronic music and pop sounding elements woven into their hard rock canvas. I love this opening track because the lyrics almost feel like a call to action. Is all the mystery gone? No, it isn’t. So don’t lose it. Hold on to real life. A simple call, yes — but necessary to say it out loud, right? Because how quickly things become dull or boring and we fall into a rut. Before we even realize it, we’re off track and being pulled down into a kind of mediocrity. We get into these funks where we lose the mystery for hours. Days even. Sometimes months and years. I’m trying to live the art life these days — whether a creator or consumer — and I’m actively trying to hold onto the mystery.
Things are going to my head
Are you going in a rut?
And I believe in holding onto love
But I'm afraid to
And it's been so long
Is all the mystery gone?
And it's been so long
All the mystery
All the mystery
There's a clock in my head
Is it wrong? Is it right?
I know you're scared of running out of time
But I'm afraid to
And it's been so long
Is all the mystery gone?
And it's been so long
All the mystery
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
And it's been so long
Is all the mystery gone?
And it's been so long
All the mystery
