Oi oi! Grab your shorts, jump in the pit, and prepare to crowd-surf straight into another dimension, ‘cause Turnstile didn’t just reinvent hardcore…
They ***repainted it in neon, gave it a hug, threw it in a blender with 90s alt-rock, and turned it into the most euphoric chaos you’ve ever felt. 🕺🧠💥
From beatdown bangers to spacey breakdowns to boy band vibes in a punk shell, Turnstile is for the heads, the freaks, the lovers, the loudmouths, and the loons.
If Minor Threat and the Beastie Boys went skateboarding on Mars with Deftones in tow – that’s Turnstile, mun. 💫🛹🗣️
💥 WHO THE HELL ARE TURNSTILE?
Genre: Hardcore Punk / Alt Rock / Psych-Punk / Joycore™
From: Baltimore, Maryland, USA 🇺🇸
Formed: 2010
Known For: Exploding the hardcore rulebook and replacing it with pure ENERGY.
They brought colour, groove, and heart to a genre that once only wanted black hoodies and violence.
🌀 THE VIBE DEALERS:
- Brendan Yates – Vocals / The human embodiment of a mosh-ready mood swing
- Franz Lyons – Bass + Vocals / Groove merchant and bounce commander
- Brady Ebert – Guitar / The riff guy with that alt-rock crunch
- Daniel Fang – Drums / Punk rock metronome from the multiverse
- Pat McCrory – Guitar / Live chaos wizard
Former member shout-out:
- Sean “Coo” Cullen – OG guitarist and part of the early fire 🔥
💿 TURNSTILE DISCOGRAPHY – SHORT, SHARP, AND LIFE-AFFIRMING
🧨 Pressure to Succeed (2011, EP)
🎧 Death Grip, The Dream
Vibe: Raw. Rude. Proper old-school hardcore scrappin’.
Their intro to the world: short songs, big swings.
🧱 Step 2 Rhythm (2013, EP)
🎧 7, Keep It Moving
Vibe: Two-steppin’ with just enough groove to raise eyebrows.
Starting to hint at the weirdness to come.
🧨 Nonstop Feeling (2015)
🎧 Drop, Can’t Deny It, Blue by You
Vibe: Hardcore goes sunny-side up.
Still heavy, but catchy as hell.
You can pogo AND punch your mates to this.
💀 Move Thru Me (2016, EP)
🎧 Come Back for More/H.O.Y., Harder on You
Vibe: Fast, loud, with more melody sneaking in.
Also: a Give by Fugazi cover. Legends.
🌈 Time & Space (2018)
🎧 Real Thing, Generator, Moon
Vibe: Now we’re floating. Now we’re dancing. Now we’re crying in the pit.
Produced by freakin’ Will Yip.
This one broke ‘em wide open. Turnstile went global.
🌠 GLOW ON (2021)
🎧 BLACKOUT, MYSTERY, UNDERWATER BOI, T.L.C. (TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION)
Vibe: Genre? Who needs one. Hardcore, psych-pop, dream-rock, all melted together.
A masterpiece.
“I want to touch a level of clarity that I haven’t felt in years” – YES MUN.
Critics, fans, punks, ravers, indie kids — everyone said: “YEP.”
💃 THE RIFF REPORT’S TURNSTILE TRIP ESSENTIALS:
🌀 T.L.C. (TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION) – Hardcore’s first love letter. Still a banger.
🌀 BLACKOUT – The bassline alone could wake the dead.
🌀 REAL THING – Instant ignition in the pit. Pure kinetic.
🌀 UNDERWATER BOI – Shoegaze in a punk hoodie. Float mode engaged.
🌀 HOLIDAY – Mosh AND dance? Go on then.
🌀 CAN’T DENY IT – Throwback brawler. OG fans go wild for this one.
🌍 WHY TURNSTILE ARE A BIG BLOODY DEAL:
Because they:
- Made hardcore accessible without selling out.
- Turned every genre inside out.
- Have the best live energy since Rage Against The Machine.
- ***Refuse to do things the “hardcore way” – and in doing so, ***became its future.
- You’ll see them in a crusty punk squat AND at Coachella.
They broke barriers, tore up norms, and did it with joy.
🥁 LIVE SHOWS – CHAOS, UNITY & ABSURD JOY
Turnstile live is:
- Wall-to-wall stage dives
- No security ‘cause fans become the band
- Crowd surfers with flowers, hugs, and fists in the air
- Sweat, smiles, and actual euphoria in a circle pit
It’s ***not violence. It’s ***release. It’s not a show. It’s a celebration.
🎤 FINAL VERDICT FROM THE RIFF REPORT:
Turnstile are what happens when hardcore dares to feel.
They hit as hard as Hatebreed, but leave you lighter than air.
They’re ***punk rock that wears glitter, moshes with meaning, and starts revolutions with a bass drop.
Want heavy without the hate?
Want mosh pits that feel like group therapy?
Want to feel ALIVE again?
Then TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION IS REAL.
🌈 The Riff Report is crowd surfing on vibes, screaming with joy, and dancing like nobody’s judging:
TURNSTILE – YOU CAN’T PUT THIS ENERGY IN A BOX.
🌀🕺💥 “I want to touch a level of clarity…” and Turnstile brought us there.
