Turmoil & Tinfoil
Turmoil & Tinfoil is the third studio album by American bluegrass musician Billy Strings, following Fiddle Tune X and preceding Home. Released on September 22,2017, it reached number three on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart, remaining in that position for seven consecutive weeks.[1]
Turmoil & Tinfoil | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 22, 2017 | |||
Recorded | January 3-9 and March 11-12, 2017 | |||
Studio | GBP Studios, East Lansing, MI Sunset Sound, Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Bluegrass | |||
Label | Apostol Recording Company | |||
Producer | Glenn Brown & Billy Strings | |||
Billy Strings chronology | ||||
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Turmoil & Tinfoil reached number eighteen on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[2]
Band members included Brad Tucker on upright bass, Drew Matulich on mandolin, and Billy Failing on 5 string banjo.
Overview and meaning
The album covers a great range of topics including racism, drug addiction, relationships and even suicide.[3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Songlines | 4/5[4] |
Turmoil & Tinfoil received generally positive reviews. Garret K. Woodward of Rolling Stone described the collection as "[not] afraid to look forward or celebrate youth."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by William Apostel, except "Salty Sheep" (Traditional)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "On the Line" | 3:53 |
2. | "Meet Me at the Creek" | 9:37 |
3. | "All of Tomorrow" | 4:01 |
4. | "While I'm Waiting Here" | 4:39 |
5. | "Living Like an Animal" | 4:27 |
6. | "Turmoil & Tinfoil" | 6:26 |
7. | "Salty Sheep" | 4:44 |
8. | "Spinning" | 2:40 |
9. | "Dealing Despair" | 3:02 |
10. | "Pyramid Country" | 4:43 |
11. | "Doin' Things Right" | 4:16 |
12. | "These Memories Of You" | 3:39 |
13. | "107" | 6:31 |
Personnel
- The Band
- Billy Strings _ guitar, vocals, banjo, Buchla synthesizer, digital guitar
- Billy Failing – banjo, vocals
- Drew Matulich – mandolin
- Brad Tucker – bass, vocals
- Additional musicians
- John Mailander – fiddle (3, 9, 11)
- Shad Cobb – fiddle (3)
- Glenn Brown – theremin and Harmonium (3, 6)
- Molly Tuttle – vocals (3)
- Miss Tess Reitz – vocals (3)
- Peter "Madcat" Ruth – harmonica and Jew's harp (5)
- Bryan Sutton – guitar (7)
- Terry Barber – vocals (12)
- Technical
- Glenn Brown – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Keith Kinnear – assistant engineer
- Koehen Terry – assistant engineer
- JJ Horner – cover art
- Bill Orner – design and layout
References
- "Billy Strings Bluegrass Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "Billy Strings U.S. Heat Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "Stream Billy Strings' New Album Turmoil & Tinfoil". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "Turmoil & Tinfoil Review". Songlines. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "Why Guitarist Billy Strings Is the Bluegrass Star You Don't Want to Miss". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 23, 2021.