New generation of pop punk

[boxelder]

Oof those songs blow. 

[Jan Doesnt Know B-Ball]

On 5/29/2025 at 2:32 PM, Elisa said:

One thing I’m hating about Travis’ production is the repetitive thing in every song he does where the music always stops a little before the chorus. 

It’s not about the notes you play, it’s about the notes you don’t play  

[Knapppers]

Not sure if this is the right spot, but the new Turnstile album is lame. Has a couple decent songs but that’s it. Makes sense when you realize the main song writer isn’t in the band anymore. Definitely sounds like they tried to write and album that sounds like Turnstile, rather than just writing an album, if that makes sense. 

[Champ182]

Just now, Knapppers said:

Makes sense when you realize the main song writer isn’t in the band anymore.

Oh man that's crazy I didn't realize that. I don't know a lot about them other than the fact that they've been blowing up.

[Jan Doesnt Know B-Ball]

Yea, didn’t their guitarist leave? I’m assuming that was the main song writer then. Just started trying to get into them myself by listening to Glow Up or whatever that album is called 

[Elisa]

They are so much better than this, I wasn't expecting a hardcore album by any means, but they were supposed to push boundaries and they ended up rehashing their last album with the same melodies, a different guitar tone and some delay effects here and there.  

[Knapppers]

14 minutes ago, Click Track Jack said:

Yea, didn’t their guitarist leave? I’m assuming that was the main song writer then. Just started trying to get into them myself by listening to Glow Up or whatever that album is called 

Ya think they parted ways with him, and from what I read, he was the main song writer and the guy who has the riffs and gave them their heavy sound. 
 

3 minutes ago, Elisa said:

They are so much better than this, I wasn't expecting a hardcore album by any means, but they were supposed to push boundaries and they ended up rehashing their last album with the same melodies, a different guitar tone and some delay effects here and there.  

exactly. So many of the songs sound exactly like their old stuff. The album sounds so stale and just like a worse version of the last one. 

[Jan Doesnt Know B-Ball]

Jan did tell me that he thinks this was Turnstile’s best album yet and his favorite album of the last decade, so maybe I’ll hold out hope. 

[Jan Mortensen]

"Oh wow hip hop rock it's so cool" is exactly what I said after watching/listening to their first big album.  I never disliked or liked them, liked a few songs, hate the overhype. 

[Jan Doesnt Know B-Ball]

4 minutes ago, Coddled Jan said:

"Oh wow hip hop rock it's so cool" is exactly what I said after watching/listening to their first big album.  I never disliked or liked them, liked a few songs, hate the overhype. 

What about them is hip hop? You really need to venture outside of MGK because let me tell you son, he is not real rap or hip-hop….he is teeny bopper pop. 

[Knapppers]

It’s crazy how many fans are praising this as an amazing album. It’s extremely mid and disappointing. 

[Jan Mortensen]

I feel like Knapton doesn’t like the new Turnstile album.

[Jan Doesnt Know B-Ball]

4 minutes ago, Coddled Jan said:

I feel like Knapton doesn’t like the new Turnstile album.

I feel like you don’t know what hip-hop is. 

[Elisa]

10 hours ago, Knapppers said:

It’s crazy how many fans are praising this as an amazing album. It’s extremely mid and disappointing. 

Because it’s an album for the new fans  (although gatekeeping new fans is corny) - I personally hope I’ll change my mind about it, maybe in the future when I revisit the album - and I let people like it if they like it because there is way worse music to hate on. Turnstile are good people and it’s great to see them succeed, and even more so if you consider that they are a hardcore band. 

[Knapppers]

6 hours ago, Elisa said:

Because it’s an album for the new fans  (although gatekeeping new fans is corny) - I personally hope I’ll change my mind about it, maybe in the future when I revisit the album - and I let people like it if they like it because there is way worse music to hate on. Turnstile are good people and it’s great to see them succeed, and even more so if you consider that they are a hardcore band. 

Totally. There are definitely a few good songs on it. I like the old stuff and the new stuff so I just want them to make good music. I don’t care which style it is. 

[boxelder]

i love seein' stars, but that's because it's basically tame impala. the rest of the singles i heard were just extremely bland. i feel like writers/journalists have been coddling them with light praise because everyone knows the band lost a huge asset in ebert. and it's really sad, too... band blows up huge, makes biggest hardcore album ever, guitarist chooses drugs over the band. so you want to root for them. and the visuals are cool, the songs sound great... but the riffs are just missing, and the songs just meander. again, that's based off my impression of the singles, but i haven't heard promising things about the rest

[Scott.]

 

the boys are back. I love these cunts 

[Low Value Boy]

5 hours ago, Scott. said:

 

the boys are back. I love these cunts 

The Starting Line are now Dad rock and I fully support this.

[Elisa]

 

On 6/7/2025 at 5:55 PM, Scott. said:

 

the boys are back. I love these cunts 

Great song 💞

[Scott.]

34 minutes ago, Elisa said:

 

Great song 💞

It sounds like they never went away. They haven’t bothered with this new pop punk sound. It’s great