Turnip - Window Killer (2016)
What would happen if you stuck Soundgarden, ZZ Top and
Clutch in a blender? Well, apart from a
bloody mess of blended humans and guitars, the resulting brew might sound something
like the exhilarating noise that American stoner blues merchants, Turnip, have
come up with.
Never To Bleed opens Window Killer with the musical
equivalent of a widescope desert panorama.
Blusey slide guitars and husky vocals set an atmospheric precedent that
informs, but never restrains, the rest of the album. Howl sees Turnip move away from out-and-out
heavy blues to a somewhat grundgier sound that never quite shakes the shackles
of the blues away but definitely feels as though it occupies a different space
from the album's other songs.
Desert overlords Kyuss are invoked in spirit and attitude,
likewise the ghost of messers Plant, Page, Bonnam and Jones hover over Turnip
during their most soulfully blusey moments; but the group make a respectful nod
to the heroes of old without ever nicking from them.
The remains that, even if you strip all of the influence
away, you're left with a really excellent heavy stoner blues record that
shouldn't be missed. The comedic name
belies a band of genuine quality and Window Killer is great album.
~ Martin
For fans of; Clutch, ZZ Top, Kyuss, Led Zeppelin,
Soundgarden
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