Turn Turn Turn

“Gorgeous harmonies and beautiful finger-picking” – Americana UK

Minneapolis/Eau Claire-based Americana trio Turn Turn Turn struck a nerve with their 2020 debut album, Can’t Go Back. Buoyed by the positive reception, they drew inspiration from the recent pandemic/political zeitgeist penned more than two dozen songs. Half of the material made its way onto the band’s sophomore effort, 2023’s New Rays From an Old Sun. 

Turn Turn Turn is Barb Brynstad (bass and vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar and vocals), and Adam Levy (guitars and vocals). Here, they tracked most of the new record at Levy’s apartment in St. Paul’s Schmidt Artists Lofts. The band also enlisted its core members, drummer Josh Kaplan and keyboardist Peter J. Sands, to lend their musical talents. Thus, the result is a sonic mix that is multilayered and nuanced. 

Adam Levy is regarded in the U.S. and abroad as a gifted multi-instrumentalist and singer. Paste hails his songwriting as capturing “the zeitgeist of our time”. Additionally, he has led numerous musical projects in multiple genres for the past twenty-plus years. Also, he is widely known as the leader and founding member of the Minnesota-based alt-rock band The Honeydogs. 

Singer-songwriter Savannah Smith has been charming audiences in Eau Claire and Minneapolis for the better part of a decade with her dreamy, introspective material. Her evocative performances showcase a seasoned musical intelligence that belies her age. 

Also a veteran of the Twin Cities music scene, Barb Brynstad is a singer, bassist and guitarist. She has collaborated on theater and dance projects and played with some of the top blues, folk, and pop acts. Here, these include Willie Murphy, Chastity Brown and Tina Schlieske. 

Together, they are Turn Turn Turn.

Recommended for fans of Tina Schlieske, Eilen Jewell, The Cactus Blossoms and Margo Price.

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📸: Maximillian Menacher