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THE TURF

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FASCINATION OF A SORT
Hey- thanks for checking us out! A little bit about us…
We started rocking a few years back as an indie-dance band of sorts to play house parties for our friends. We loved to rock- little has changed.
But then we had to part ways…
Leaving Nashville, we diverged into four separate directions to endeavor in our scholarly pursuits. Whilst away, we made sure not to depart the realm of the musical spirits.
We returned home last summer to write and record new songs you will be hearing soon. Unfortunately, however, we once again had to part ways.
Yet another year has passed and we are proud to say that on WEDNESDAY JUNE 10th we will be releasing our debut full-length album, "Fascination of a Sort", here on our myspace for free streaming! Check it out.
Thanks for listening to us, hope you enjoy the stuff
Much love, The Turf
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*Albums we’re listening to now*
Brendan: Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca ; The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
Nick: Yeasayer - All Hours Cymbals ; Aphex Twin - Richard D. James ; Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
Nigel: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! ; Dr. Dre - 2001
Slade: King Khan And The Shrines - The Supreme Genius Of King Khan And The Shrines
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PRESS
"THE TURF-- In today’s hectic blogosphere, promising young bands are often tagged the next big thing while still sweating in their parents’ stuffy garages, overhyped until their heads explode and then never heard from again. After some modest local buzz last year, Nashville dance-rockers The Turf pulled a disappearing act to pursue higher learning, but thankfully they’re back in town for the summer, looking to prove that they can use their ferocious breed of mean guitars and driving beats to make even the most fickle Nashville crowd cut loose. They’ll succeed because they’re too good and too young to feel the weight of expectations—they’re just a bunch of goofy underage kids with decent record collections pulling off quirky indie rock with a dance feel..." —Nashville Scene
“…extremely promising… theirs is a very likable take on that chugging guitar and driving beat formula, and fortunately you don’t have to be underage to dance along” –Nashville Scene
“Verdict: totally danceable.” –Nashville Cream
"Last summer, the guys in dance-rock outfit The Turf received their high school diplomas and graduated to local clubs, where their band quickly became one of the Nashville rock scene's most promising and talked about new acts.Mere months later, they vanished. Three of the four members took off for separate colleges, scattered around the globe.They've managed to stick together through the semesters, however, and this week marks The Turf's big return to town for the summer.We caught up with drummer Nick Carter and bassist Nigel Hood to discuss the band's origins, long-distance songwriting methods and how it plans to survive the members' collegiate careers..." –The Tennessean (to read the interview: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20088060 70301)
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Member Since: 24/09/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/theturfmusic
Band Members:
Brendan Dragon Mayer- Lead Vocals and Guitars.
Slade Otis Utley- Lead Guitar, Keyboards, and Backing Vocals.
Nick Goldenpipes Carter- Drums and Backing Vocals.
Nigel Hoodwinkle Hood- Bass and Backing Vocals.

Influences:
David Bowie, Spinal Tap, The Beatles, the Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Rapture, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, Cream, LCD Soundsystem, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, The Allman Brothers Band, My Morning Jacket, Flaming Lips, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Simon & Garfunkel, Dr. Dre, Oasis, Tom Petty, Lauryn Hill, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Of Montreal, Al Green, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Wilco, The Who, Squatfire, Roxy Music, The Libertines, Sam Cooke, Sigur Ros, Michael Jackson, The Smiths, Badly Drawn Boy, T.Rex, The Clash, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ryan Adams, Hot Chip, Clarence Carter, Bob Dylan, Spoon, Prince, The White Stripes, Death from Above 1979

Sounds Like:
Just give it a spin and find out

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Album- Streaming June 10th

Hey Gang,Turf here.  First, I would like to apologize for our lack of activity recently.  We hope you will forgive us.  I would like to let you know, however, that starting June 10th (not the 1st, as ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 12:57:00 GMT

New Song Friday!!!

As many of you may know, we spent the summer working on our first ever full-length album entitled "Fascination of A Sort", the contents of which we have been very protective of. We are finally to sha...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Recorded material available!

EP "What Up Tambourine" is now available for purchase at Grimey's New and Preloved Music! It costs $5.99 and will certainly be a solid investment if you like to jiggle and wiggle. We continue brewing...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:23:00 GMT

extended play availability facility!

hello hooligans!!although it may seem that we've been quiet bums the past month or so, we assure you we've been brewing up something special for your liking...on a different note, want to inform you a...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:07:00 GMT

The Making of "Man Gone Loose"

As you can probably tell, we have a new track up on the page entitled "Man Gone Loose". Apologies for the recording quality, we can explain& due to our circumstances, we were forced to write this song...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:35:00 GMT

SPECIAL THANKS!

We wanted to formally acknowledge and thank a few people who have sacrificed much of their time to work with us in the studio:Michael Joyce for co-producing "World Famous Robot" and "Wine & Weed",Jaso...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:22:00 GMT

In the studio again!

Hey everyone,Just letting you all know we'll be in the studio August 10th again to lay down three more tracks. Next week we'll mix it and hopefull they'll be up on the site soon. We'll keep you all po...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:22:00 GMT

New Mixes!

Hey Everyone! Holding to our constant pursuit of perfection for our music, we have gone into the studio and remixed 2 of our songs: To the Disco and Oh! Oh! Oh! (hopefully more will come). Anyway, we'...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:39:00 GMT

EPs Available!

Hey we're selling our EP "To The Disco" for $5 so if you'd like to pick one up, just contact us: e-mail: [email protected] phone: (615) 804-7759 Thanks. -the turf
Posted by on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:56:00 GMT

New "To The Disco" EP finished!!

We've just finished our first 5-song EP, entitled "To The Disco". The new tracks are up now, so we sincerely hope you enjoy!
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:14:00 GMT