| Turn are one of those ubiquitous Irish bands everyone's heard of, but no one owns a record by. This self-titled third collection from Ollie Cole and company possibly reveals why. It's not that this is unpardonably bad - it's not. A decent pop/rock track surfaces occasionally. Ditto orchestral brio, slick filters and Cole belting out the odd lyrical gem. All too quickly, however, it's countered by a grating sameness that has dogged Irish bands for years. Like Green Day-lite meeting The Walls, Turn sound like they're giving it their all while managing to sound slightly anodyne. Cole's songwriting ability peeks through on Little Bird and I Don't Want to Waste More Time, but the songs end up eclipsed by a dated indie cloud. Turn could be the ultimate slow burn band - we'll have to wait and see. |
