Back to back Saturday and Sunday night sold out shows is no easy feat, but it came naturally, some might even say “Super Naturally,” to Virginia natives, Turnover. In what one can only assume is the last tour in support of their 2017 release, Good Nature, Run for Cover darlings Turnover took a weekend residency at The Sinclair.
During their stay, the band came prepared with a great lineup of openers; Funeral Advantage, Summer Salt, & Mannequin Pussy. Summer Salt had the appropriate vibes to set the tone for Turnover’s set later on, with a tinge of surfer rock infused into their dreamy indie style. But no one was prepared for Mannequin Pussy, who did not fit in quite as well with the chill vibes of the other openers. Taking the stage with a great ferocity and passion, Mannequin Pussy’s sound teeter tottered between slow soft melodies and thrashing power chords, all with poppy hooks sprinkled on top. So whether the crowd liked them or not, it was certainly an unforgettable performance.
Finally after three openers, Turnover humbly and silently took to the stage and launched straight into the opening track of Good Nature, “Super Natural” (do you get the joke from the intro now?). Keeping true to the retro vibes of their music, they came backed up with a wall of tube TVs draped in plastic vines. The TVs played lo-fo clips on a loop, providing the perfect ambiance for their reverb-y drenched guitars and plodding drum and bass, bathed in dim blue lights only so you could barely see each member’s face. By the time they transitioned into their second song, “Humming,” the entire venue was bobbing and swaying along. Despite their large discography, Turnover stuck to to post Peripheral Vision songs and covered half of each of their last two full lengths, also throwing in “Humblest Pleasure” from their 2016 EP. The set ended predictably but perfectly with three in a row from Peripheral Vision, finishing with the all too singable “Dizzy On The Comedown.” After an incredibly tight but not overly long set, Turnover left the stage with a bang, bypassing an encore despite having sold the venue out two nights in a row in a totally classy power move few bands could pull off.
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