Not everything's all gloom and doom though. "Diazepam" is another of these dense, richly textured jams that really stand out as a haunting contrast to the lighhearted body of work casting a shadow from Turnover's past. ![]() There are a lot of moods wrapped up here as Getz comes off distant at times, then fuzzed out at others. "Cutting Off My Fingers" and "New Scream" illustrate this with their dark lyrics - descriptively gruesome but still poetically descriptive. Note, I'll admit that things do get a bit over-depressive at times but not enough to upset you or throw you off. ![]() The latter's vocals also feel withdrawn and depressive to match the broody layout of Peripheral Vision and this weighs so much on the listener. The levels of distortion and echo brought about the the pedal effect really work over Eric Soucy and Austin Getz on guitars and instrumentally, it jumps out at you off the cuff how shaken up and stirred things have become. Bits of shoegaze overlay a heavily built-up melodic stance by Turnover which leaves an album that old fans should embrace with an open mind. They're much more indie and shimmery as opposed to alternative or pop-punk this time around and feel more open. Peripheral Vision sees a shift into a more moody, atmospheric musical style and one that's guided by their gradually growing influences as well as a desire not to be shoeboxed into one specific genre all the time. However, they've made it abundantly clear that with age comes change. Turnover's Magnolia was a pretty good pop-punk album, bordering between influences like Saves The Day and contemporaries/peers such as Transit.
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