Never Enough

A new Turnstile LP just dropped and I was determined to learn from my mistake when the last record came out. When 'Glow On' came out in 2021 I had no idea how big the band had become, and the colour vinyl copies sold out lightning fast. The black vinyl copies also went quickly, meaning that I wasn't able to pick up a copy until almost two years later. So when I heard that there was a new record dropping in 2025, I got my preorder in on the first day, assuming that the colour vinyl would be gone in a couple of hours.

When it came to placing an order, there were 6 colours available to choose from, with no pressing info published. I decided to buy based on what colour would look the least ugly. But that seemed difficult to tell from the mock ups. So in the end I decided to buy two while I had the chance, thinking that I would then sell whichever looked the least attractive and no doubt make a tidy profit in the process because all colours would be long sold out.

The records came in a week ago on the exact release date.

When I ordered, I thought that the green would look the best, but I actually think that the orange one looks far nicer in real life. However, my main dilemma is that according to the pressing info posted on discogs, the orange is the most common colour that there is, being out of 10,000 copies. So as ever, I'm not sure what to do here. Oh, and one thing that I have noticed about different colours of this record that I have seen posted on instagram, is that most colours appear to have some weird square pattern in the vinyl that is visible when held to the light. The green one has it. I'm curious as to what is causing this. Could it be something to do with the machines that this pressing plant are using?

So far I'm enjoying this record, although I'm not convinced it is as good as the last two. There seem to be a few too many slow, trippy tunes that keep the pace down. And even though I know that Turnstile have moved way beyond being just a 'hardcore' band, this could be a step too far away. I'm not sure though. It's probably too early to tell. But without a doubt this is going to be getting a lot of play over the next few weeks and will end up being a big part of my Summer 2025 soundtrack.