Turnstile – from Punk to Alt with no looking back.
Lunch with Turnstile this afternoon – recorded at Primavera Sound in Barcelona on September 7, 2023 and broadcast live over RNE Radio 3.
Turnstile formed in 2010. The band consists of lead vocalist Brendan Yates, guitarists Pat McCrory and Meg Mills, bassist Franz Lyons, and drummer Daniel Fang.
Originally a hardcore punk group, Turnstile’s breakthrough third album Glow On was released in 2021, earning critical acclaim and three Grammy nominations. Founding guitarist Brady Ebert left the band in 2022. Their fourth album Never Enough was released in 2025 and charted in the top 10 of five countries, including the U.S. The album received five Grammy nominations as Turnstile became the first band to be nominated in the rock, alternative, and metal categories in the same year. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for their song “Birds” and Best Rock Album on February 1, 2026.
Critics and journalists have categorized Turnstile’s music as being hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, and alternative rock. In interviews, the members describe their own music as hardcore.
Ethan Stewart, a writer from PopMatters and former Revolver editor Eli Enis said the band is “pop-hardcore”, alongside Angel Dust, Scowl and Higher Power. Stewart credited the band as building upon the alternative metal-meets-New York-style hardcore style of 1990s bands including Snapcase or Crown of Thornz, but says it additionally incorporates experimental influences including pop and funk music. Turnstile cite their influences as Rage Against the Machine, Inside Out, Bad Brains, Breakdown, Madball and Sade.
Thanks to Wikipedia, now you know – all you have to do now is press Play and have a seat.
