Peripheral Vision (album)

Peripheral Vision
Studio album by Turnover
Released May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
Recorded Fall 2014,
Studio 4, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Genre Indie rock
Length 39:16
Label Run for Cover
Producer Will Yip
Turnover chronology
Blue Dream
(2014)		 Peripheral Vision
(2015)
Singles from Peripheral Vision
  1. "Cutting My Fingers Off"
    Released: March 31, 2015

Peripheral Vision is the second studio album by American rock band Turnover.

Background

Guitarist Eric Soucy joined Turnover in 2014.[1] Danny Randon of Upset wrote that Soucy had a "major influence" on the band's composing process.[1] In March, a four-way split EP was released featuring Turnover, Such Gold, Maker and Ivy League, TX.[2] Turnover's contribution was the song "I Would Hate You If I Could".[2] Bassist Danny Dempsey considered the song "our first step at walking away" from the style of their first album, Magnolia (2013).[3]

Production

In August, it was announced that the band would be working with Will Yip in the fall.[4] It was later revealed that they would be recording an album.[5] While working in pre-production, Yip was as thrilled with the new material as the group was.[3] Recording took place at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.[6] The album's sound has been described as emo,[7] dream pop,[8] indie rock,[7][9][10][11] pop[12] and shoegazing.[13] The shift in sound was unintentional according to singer/guitarist Austin Getz.[1] Him and guitarist Eric Soucy would come up with guitar parts individually "and whatever comes out comes out."[1] The band didn't plan on "mak[ing] this kind of record."[1] Getz had been listening to "a lot of stuff from the 1980s, late 70s."[14]

The ambient humming heard throughout the album is the result of a Superego guitar pedal.[15] The band had bought the pedal to use on their debut album but didn't "utilize it a lot", according to Dempsey.[15] For Peripheral Vision, however, the group "use[d] it a lot", making "everything sound a lot bigger than it really is."[15] Discussing "Cutting My Fingers Off", Dempsey mentioned it was about "things [that] will go wrong in your life and at first you'll think it's okay. [...] but then you realize it sucks."[15] Talking about "Take My Head", Dempsey revealed the song was "about how it could be the best day and you're surrounded by happy things, but you still want to be pissed off and sit by yourself."[15]

Release

On March 10, 2015, Peripheral Vision was announced for release.[16] The album's artwork was also revealed.[16] A day later, "Cutting My Fingers Off" was made available for streaming.[17] In March and April, Turnover supported New Found Glory on their tour of the U.S.[18] On this tour, the band were selling burned CDs of "Cutting My Fingers Off".[3] Despite the fact the album wasn't released by this point, the band played seven songs from it.[15] Referring to their past material, Dempsey revealed that the group "didn't want to play songs we weren't stoked on."[15] Dempsey later remarked that the tour wasn't ideal for the band.[3] A music video was released for "New Scream" on March 30.[19] It was directed by the brother of guitarist Eric Soucy, Rob.[19] "Cutting My Fingers Off" was released as a single a day later.[20] On April 17, "Humming" was made available for streaming.[21] Peripheral Vision was made available for streaming on April 29[22] and was released on May 4 through Run for Cover.[15][23] Since its release, the band have only played songs from it during their live performances.[14]

In June and July 2015, the band supported Fireworks on their tour of the U.S.[24] In August, the band supported The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die and Pianos Become the Teeth.[25] In September and October, the band supported Lydia on their tour of the U.S.[26] In October and November, the band supported The Story So Far.[27] In January 2016, the band toured alongside Citizen[28] in the UK and Europe.[29] Following this, the band tour the U.S. with Citizen again, as well as Sorority Noise and Milk Teeth in March and April.[30] In May, the band is set to support Basement on their tour of Australia.[31] In May, the band is set to tour in Japan on the Ice Grill$ Tour.[32]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk9/10[33]
AllMusic[34]
Exclaim!9/10[35]
Pitchfork6.6/10[10]
Punknews.org [36]
PPCorn [37]
The Quinnipiac ChronicleFavorable [13]
Rock Sound7/10[38]

Peripheral Vision charted in the U.S. on several Billboard charts: number 19 on Alternative Albums,[39] number 4 on Heatseekers Albums,[40] number 15 on Independent Albums[41] and number 28 on Top Rock Albums.[42]

Peripheral Vision was listed on Alternative Press's "Best Albums of 2015 so far" list.[43] It was ranked at number 3 on AbsolutePunk's top albums of 2015 list.[44] Stereogum listed "Cutting My Fingers Off" on their "The 5 Best Songs Of The Week" list.[45]

Track listing

  1. "Cutting My Fingers Off" – 3:16
  2. "New Scream" – 4:12
  3. "Humming" – 3:58
  4. "Hello Euphoria" – 3:46
  5. "Dizzy on the Comedown" – 4:15
  6. "Diazepam" – 3:19
  7. "Like Slow Disappearing" – 3:55
  8. "Take My Head" – 3:13
  9. "Threshold" – 1:28
  10. "I Would Hate You If I Could" – 4:03
  11. "Intrapersonal" – 3:46

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[39] 19
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[40] 4
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[41] 15
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums[42] 28

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Randon, Danny. "Turnover: "People feel like our band grew with them"". Upset. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Solomon, Blake (February 18, 2015). "Turnover Post Song From 4-Way Split". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Connick, Tom (January 14, 2016). "Turnover: "We’ll definitely keep changing things up"". DIY. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Tate, Jason (August 27, 2014). "Turnover Recording With Will Yip?". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Tate, Jason (November 3, 2014). "Turnover to Record With Will Yip". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (March 12, 2015). "Turnover stream lead single from new album, ‘Peripheral Vision’". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  7. 1 2 http://www.kerrang.com/38320/the-kerrang-staffs-top-10-albums-of-the-year-2015/
  8. ↑ Cohen, Ian (July 14, 2015). "A Look into the Future of Producer Will Yip's Studio 4 | The Pitch". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ Nassiff, Thomas (December 3, 2015). "Thomas Nassiff - Article". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Cohen, Ian (May 6, 2015). "Turnover: Peripheral Vision | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Turnover | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ Solomon, Blake (April 29, 2015). "Stream Turnover's New Album". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  13. 1 2 Riello, Kristen (October 14, 2015). "Turnover morphs into their new sound with ‘Peripheral Vision’". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  14. 1 2 Ismaili, Craig (October 3, 2015). "Turnover - 10/03/2015". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Payne, Chris (April 29, 2015). "New Noise: Turnover Premieres New Album, Proves There's Life After Pop-Punk". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  16. 1 2 Solomon, Blake (March 10, 2015). "Turnover Announce New Album, 'Peripheral Vision'". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  17. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (March 11, 2015). "Turnover's "Cutting My Fingers Off" Is A Wistful Guitar Jam". The Fader. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  18. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (December 9, 2014). "New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life, Turnover announce tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  19. 1 2 Claymore, Gabriela Tully (March 30, 2015). "Turnover – "New Scream" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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  21. ↑ Solomon, Blake (April 17, 2015). "Turnover Are "Humming"". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  22. ↑ White, Caitlin (April 29, 2015). "Stream Turnover Peripheral Vision". Stereogum. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  23. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Turnover streaming new album 'Peripheral Vision' (listen)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  24. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (March 30, 2015). "Fireworks announce headlining tours with Turnover, Weatherbox, others". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  25. ↑ Solomon, Blake (June 4, 2015). "TWIBP and PBTT Co-Headlining Tour". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  26. ↑ Pryor, Terrance (June 25, 2015). "Lydia announce North American tour". AXS. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
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  38. ↑ Biddulph 2015, p. 86
  39. 1 2 "Turnover - Chart history (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  40. 1 2 "Turnover - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  41. 1 2 "Turnover - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  42. 1 2 "Turnover - Chart history (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
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  44. ↑ LaGambina, Aj (December 2, 2015). "AP.net Staff List - Article". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  45. ↑ Caitlin (March 20, 2015). "The 5 Best Songs Of The Week". Stereogum. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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