Altogether is the senior full-length album from Turnover, a Virginia-based trio who found success with their first album, Magnolia, in 2013. Since then, their sound has gone through many transformations, and this trend has continued onto their newest release. From the beginning of their career, the band was recognizable as a standard pop-punk band, which helped them market their sound to the ever-growing audience that had acclimated to this sound in the early 2010s. However, with each passing album, the band seems to have drifter further and further away from this sound. Altogetheris such a deviation from Turnover’s previous discography that it renders the band almost unrecognizable.
On first listen, the album appears to be a lighthearted, perhaps forgettable, indie album that is extremely reminiscent of groups such as Beach Fossils and Summer Salt. There are sweet, energetic guitar riffs layered over upbeat drum loops, topped with Austin Getz’s carefree vocal delivery. This type of composition is nothing new with regards to the indie genre, however it is somewhat deviant of previous material produced by the band.
This change in direction is not necessarily a bad thing, as the album is still an extremely enjoyable listen. There are some tracks that stand out as more interesting, such as “Sending Me Right Back”, which opens with an almost Latin-inspired beat and some interesting synths. “Plant Sugar” is another standout, featuring chords that seem surf-rock in nature and are reminiscent of a song that could have been done by The Buttertones.
It is not clear where the band is trying to go in terms of their sound, but they have not stopped producing quality tunes over the course of their career. Although some prefer the band’s older style and composition, Turnover have successfully transformed themselves to cater to the ever-growing audience for indie music, and have found success in doing so.
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