![]() ![]() Good Nature recaptures the brightness and pop sheen, sure, but it's a trip back to a treasured childhood location only to find that the palace in your mind was always just a fallen tree, and the river your dreams used to float along forever is just a kinda gross, muddy little stream. It's just that there's so damn little to praise, too. Serviceable hooks buoy up better tracks like "Super Natural" and "Nightlight Girl", while those effervescent guitar melodies take us by the hand to provide the only truly great moment as "Bonnie (Rhythm & Melody)" winds to a close. There's technically very little to fault here. They feint towards self-awareness - 'maybe I imagined it being so good' goes "Super Natural", like a tacit acknowledgement of the long shadow cast by Peripheral Vision - but ultimately this is a simple album full of simple lyrics, with little subtlety or thought to speak of. On Good Nature Turnover dive headfirst into the shimmering pool of nostalgia, chasing a butterfly dream but finding only empty tricks of the light. Where, then, to look? Peripheral Vision was a sly, duplicitous album, where shocking acts of violence and suicidal thoughts sat comfortably alongside guitar lines made from pure childhood memories and summer sunshine (see: "Cutting My Fingers Off", "Take My Head"). The problem is: what was so appealing as a blurry, half-remembered thought is nothing special when recaptured David Gilmour never clarified that fleeting glimpse out of the corner of his eye, because he knew (like we all do) that it could never live up to what we'd made it to be in our heads. This is an album where what was previously in the, sigh, peripheral vision has been placed in-focus, centre-stage and rendered undeniable. Bringing the feels of Cali to the new album is all well and good, but Turnover seems to have gotten lost in the atmosphere in their first stab at beach-emo.The difference between Good Nature and its predecessor is one of focus, of clarity. After roughly half a decade of above par, yet under the radar releases, the Virginia Beach quartet is finally on the tongue of the collective emo/indie/post-pop punk scene. over 3 months ago by groovematters RM155 10 Likes Brand new In Vinyls New/sealed Label: Run For Cover Records Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Clear. The riffs that bode good vibes in the being, wear out to a saturated drone by the end of the record. INTERVIEW: Turnover’s Peripheral Vision is an exploration of the self. It’s a bit like overripe fruit – too soft and too sweet. The chorus hits infectiously with the same uplift of cool wind on a hot summer day.Įven with its stronger moments, Good Nature still disappoints. The same could be said for the following track, “All That It Ever Was”, which is the peak of the dream-pop mountain that this record is. The rhythm of Getz’s delivery is stand-out on this number. When an album is a myriad of homogeneous light notes, it makes it hard for any one pleasantry to stand out, however, “Breeze” seems to manage. However, even here on the third track, the warmth of it all starts to smother the ears. His work is always fantastic, but it can be hard, based solely on listening, to nail down his sound. ![]() “What Got In The Way” picks up the pace for a bit, and offers little doses of satisfying guitar licks. Turnover: ‘Peripheral Vision’ Album Review By Admin / At this point most people who are paying attention to this corner of the music world know what a master Will Yip is at producing records. Nothing is outright boring about the heavy dream-pop direction the group went for, but the consistently down tempo tracks and easy-breezy vibe of it all start to take its toll over 41 minutes. The result is a hauntingly gorgeous project that quickly set Turnover apart from its contemporaries. Released in 2015, Turnover’s traditionally punk-influenced sound became replaced by a more relaxed, buoyant style, reminiscent to that of a dream pop album. ![]() The line makes the aim of the record feel painstakingly obvious: the emo boys went west for a pot prescription and carefree days. Peripheral Vision is the result of that change. “Nothing was ahead of us / That week in California,” Getz coos on the opener, “Super Natural”. The meat of the album reflects the brightness of the cover art there’s a devotion throughout to creating a lackadaisical atmosphere, balmy, beachy and carefree. Turnover 2022 5.3 By Margaret Farrell Genre: Rock Label: Run for Cover Reviewed: NovemA patchwork of lethargic guitar riffs, dying-bulb synth glow, and generic disco beats, the. It sounds very much like the band had always been at home in The Golden State, but it lacks a call back to their pop-punk origins and a sense of variety altogether. Sweet harmonies and gentle rifts cover every track. In the two years since Peripheral Vision, Turnover frontman Austin Getz has left east coast Virginia for the glittering sunshine of California, and Good Nature comes off like he brought the band’s sound with him. Key Tracks: “Pure Devotion”, “Breeze”, “All That It Ever Was” ![]()
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