Turnstile give first ‘Never Enough’ interview with NY Times

Turnstile are gearing up to release their new album Never Enough on June 6 via Roadrunner, and now the band have given their first interview about the album with Matthew Schnipper for The New York Times. In it, they discuss self-producing the album, making a music video for every song, continuing to push the limits of their ever-expanding sound, and more.

It’s revealed that new guitarist Meg Mills, who’s been touring with the band since 2023 (following the departure of co-founding guitarist Brady Ebert), appears in the music videos but didn’t play on the album. NYT also got a couple quotes from Paramore’s Hayley Williams, who sings on the album, following Turnstile vocalist Brendan Yates directing Paramore’s video for “This Is Why.” “They can be as giant as they want,” she said, “because I think the spirit of hardcore is in them.”

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

“Never Enough” is the result of a group of musicians assuredly pushing themselves forward: It is a massive-sounding record, confidently exploratory. There are plenty of hardcore moments, but the album features more of Yates’s yearning vocals and McCrory’s soaring guitar solos, while Lyons and Fang explore the outer limits of funk and heaviness. (Fang credits somatic therapy for linking his mind and body, and Lyons has been taking lessons with the bass wizard Joe Lally of Fugazi).

“The music we make is not necessarily defined by the sounds, it’s defined by the people,” Yates said. “If the music is not reflective of the people, then what is it?”

Schnipper writes that the album includes “pop-soul, a classic pop-punk ripper,” a song that “might technically qualify as thrash metal” and a six-and-a-half minute song that “includes both a house music outro and an actor from The Wire reprising dialogue from an emotional scene. As Lyons put it, ‘There’s mad flavors on that record.'” Read more at the New York Times.

Three singles from Never Enough are out now, and you can read our review of all the music we’ve heard from the LP so far. Turnstile have gradually been announcing one-off US shows, including a free hometown Baltimore show this Saturday (5/10) that benefits healthcare for the homeless, a show at legendary LA punk spot the Ukrainian Cultural Center on May 15, and an album release show Under the K Bridge in Brooklyn on June 5. All dates are listed below.

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Turnstile — 2025 Tour Dates
MAY 10 – Baltimore, Maryland – Wyman Park Dell
MAY 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Ukrainian Cultural Center
JUN 06 – Brooklyn, New York – Under The K Bridge
JUN 07 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound 2025
JUN 11 – Athens, Greece – Teatro Petras*
JUN 13 – London, United Kingdom – Outbreak Fest London 2025
JUN 14 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound Porto 2025
JUN 18 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer*
JUN 19 – Prague, Czech Republic – Velky Sal Lucerna*
JUN 21 – Clisson, France – Hellfest 2025
JUN 23 – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal*
JUN 25 – Warsaw, Poland – Letnia Scena Progresji*
JUN 27 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique*
JUN 28 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands – Jera On Air 2025
JUN 29 – Somerset, United Kingdom – Glastonbury Festival 2025
JUL 12 – Ottawa, Canada – Ottawa Blues Festival 2025
OCT 03 – Sacramento, California – Aftershock 2025
OCT 17-18 – Miami, Florida – III Points 2025