Reminiscent of early Walkmen or aspects of Cheap Trick, the Patrick Carney production favours the band's live crunch. A turbo fruit is (obviously) a really fast fruit, but in the plural the Turbo Fruits are an American garage band from Nashville, with a reputation for notoriously wild live shows and frenetic rock. The drummer produced a handful of tracks, steering new album 'No Control' to completion.ĭue out on April 20th, Clash is able to premiere 'No Reason To Stay'. These guys may be from Be Your Own Pet, and they might sound at times a little bit like their day job, but there's one very important difference- Turbo Fruits are laid back. With finances running low, superfan Patrick Carney (of Black Keys fame) stepped in to offer assistance. Thus began a period of soul searching for Turbo Fruits, resulting in some of their best songwriting to date: bittersweet vignettes that seem to linger on the hour when the party is over and it's time to go home. Torn and tattered acid punk with a heart of gold, the group began plotting their fourth album last year - but baulked at their label's suggestion to employ, y'know, professionals. Nashville, Tennessee band Turbo Fruits have made their name with notoriously wild live shows and frenetic rock songs about girls, drugs and frying their. Typical subject matter would include girls, hitting the road and frying their brains on illicit substances.
Turbo Fruits have always been a party band.
