Turncoats' Site

FROM THE NASHVILLE SCENE: 10/26/06
"Murfreesboro's Turncoats share personnel with raunchy punk hooligans The Young Livers and synth-pop new-wavers How I Became The Bomb, and upon hearing their new 7-inch single, the amalgamation makes perfect sense. Taking the bluesy punk of the former and polishing it with the pristine pop of the latter, The Turncoats come away with a classic, guitar-driven power pop sound reminiscent of Big Star and The Who. Recorded by Brian Carter, who sat behind the recording console for The Features and seemingly any band that was ever associated with Spongebath Records, the single marks the first release under the newly established record label faction of the Murfreesboro music hub Grand Palace."
- Matt Sullivan


FROM ALL THE RAGE NASHVILLE 10/19/06

"When I recently asked Self leader and Beck bandmate Matt Mahaffey which local bands he was particularly keen on, he gave me one name: Turncoats.

Mahaffey has always kept a close ear on the Murfreesboro underground scene from which Turncoats sprang, ever since his days as the center of the Spongebath Records universe, so it's not surprising that a Boro band (a supergroup of sorts featuring members of the Young Livers, the Bang Up and The Katies) with a penchant for razor-sharp pop should be bleeping his radar. I'm also going on record to predict that as soon as Little Steven hears the band's fantastic debut single on local label Grand Palace, Turncoats should instantly have another equally vocal fan. He should lose his mind over this one.

The Turncoats' single, perfectly produced by Murfreesboro's Brian Carter, kicks some Kink-y British invasion garage rock with a hint of post-Strokes style and slippery Stones bar band blues, without any annoying indie incompetence and hipster disaffectedness. "

- Jason Moon Wilkins


Our 7" is available at Grand Palace Records, Murfreesboro, and Grimey's New & Pre-Loved Music, Nashville.

Grand Palace Records Anniversary Promo

Grand Palace Records used our song "Let Me In" for their first anniversary webmercial.