Baltimore’s favorite hardcore mosh architects TURNSTILE just dropped a bombshell: a 14-song visual extravaganza titled “Turnstile: Never Enough”, premiering at New York’s fancy-pants Tribeca fest in 2025. Plot twist – frontman Brendan Yates and guitarist Pat McCrory went full Spielberg mode directing this thing, which pairs with their new album “Never Enough” (out June 6). Because four years since “Glow On” wasn’t enough suspense, right?
Peep the trailer below while we all impatiently wait for Tribeca screening dates. Spoiler: expect moshpit-friendly cinema seats.
Last month, TURNSTILE blessed us with a double feature music video for “Seein’ Stars” and “Birds” – both fresh off the “Never Enough” hype train. Fun fact: “Seein’ Stars” features vocals from BLOOD ORANGE’s genre-hopping maestro Devonté Hynes (who’s probably composing a ballet score as you read this) and PARAMORE’s neon-haired queen Hayley Williams (now on her 47th hair color era).
Oh, and remember April? When TURNSTILE teased the album title track with yet another Yates/McCrory-directed vid? Classic move. Pre-orders are live with vinyl variants so limited, they’ll sell out before you finish this sentence.
Recorded in L.A. and Baltimore (probably between caffeine binges), “Never Enough” is produced by Yates himself. It’s described as “restless,” “exhilarating,” and “the sound of a band who forgot what genre even means.” Coming from the crew that snagged four Grammy noms for “Glow On”, we’re not surprised.
Live alert! TURNSTILE’s throwing a record-release rager on June 5 at Brooklyn’s Under The K Bridge (aka the only place louder than their practice space), with guests TEEZO TOUCHDOWN (king of nail-art-core), BOY HARSHER (synthwave vampires), and BIG BOY (likely not the restaurant mascot). Euro-heads get summertime dates (details TBA), and North America gets festival slots from summer to fall. Start stretching now.
The squad: Brendan Yates (yelling/synth wizardry), Franz Lyons (bass lord), Pat McCrory (guitar chaos), Daniel Fang (drum hurricane), and Meg Mills (guitar sorcery).
Yates once told the Los Angeles Times: “What drew, and still draws me to [hardcore], is that none of us were musicians. Punk and hardcore are less focused on skill and more on expressing yourself. It’s hard to imagine other communities where you [can have] people come out and support you when you’re really bad at your instrument. The way I taught myself how to play the guitar is wrong — I played with the wrong fingers and stuff like that — but I learned enough to feel good about what I was trying to get out. I think making music is just a shot in the dark. It’s this open canvas.”
