Rob’s Album Of The Week: Turnover’s Altogether

An ability that music will always have is the way it can reflect a person’s mood. Punk and metal can be blasting while the listener is pissed off at a bunch of things. Jazz and R&B often fills the room when a person is chilling out and relaxing. Turnover from the coastal city of Virginia Beach have the latter down while incorporating mellow rhythms. Their fourth album, Altogether, came out on November 1 via Run For Cover Records is a melodic and calming installment.

It’s interesting how this trio of frontman and guitar Austin Getz, his brother Casey on drums and bassist Danny Dempsey went from being a pop punk act in their early years to their current style. There are similarities in energy but it’s evident that this artistic shift has given the band more depth. The presence of a saxophone in various songs is an example of this and the ears are bound to enjoy its inclusion. Slight grooves also adorn the album in impressive ways. It isn’t too intense nor is it overbearing, but it’s an element that guides the music towards its apex.

Why do bands with established fan bases sometimes feel the need to switch it up? I get a relatively unknown band trying to figure out the music they want to play, but what about changing everything when there are people who already dig what you were doing in the first place? There’s always a risk of alienation…