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The Turbos

Columbus, Ohio, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2016 | SELF

Columbus, Ohio, United States | SELF
Established on Jan, 2016
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"The Turbos rocket into Columbus music scene"

The Turbos sounds like a reasonable name for the latest team of spandex-and-leather-clad heroes who are determined to save Earth from certain annihilation in some big-budget summer blockbuster.

In reality, it’s the collective moniker of one of the capital city’s most daring and courageous new rock groups.

Crime-fighters or not, the Turbos -- bassist Cameron Reck and co-frontmen Alex D. and Lucas Esterline on guitar and vocals -- are undertaking a summer of heroics and adventure worthy of the silver screen.

The group recently performed a set on ComFest’s Off Ramp stage, an honor that cements it among the city’s finest new musical talent, and the band also has embarked on its first tour, which will find the Turbos zig-zagging across the Midwest throughout August.

All of this comes on the heels of two new singles and accompanying music videos.

One of these, a hard-rocking anthem titled ”’Murica,” expresses thoughts on racial inequality and killings of black suspects by police. With such hard-hitting subject matter, the possibility of audience alienation is not lost on the group, especially as it presents its music to new listeners.

“Alex wrote it, and we immediately faced backlash,” Esterline said. “It opens you up to get blasted -- ‘I won’t buy that shirt with the upside down flag on it!’ ”

“We have our love songs, too,” Reck said.

Though committed to social consciousness, the Turbos members are hesitant to self-label as a political band. While selecting songs from its catalog to record on its debut EP released earlier this spring, the Turbos claim simply to have picked the ones that “rocked,” regardless of the message conveyed by each song.

With younger generations gravitating to hip-hop and electronic acts, the conversation in rock circles often turns to the need for a savior -- a group that will get kids interested in rock music again, restoring the genre to its venerated place atop the musical hierarchy.

“I don’t think you can save rock ‘n’ roll by sticking to what rock has been,” Alex D. said. “Right now, we’re looking for the next Strokes -- an all-American band that changes things up but still respects the past.”

Though still near the beginning of the journey, the Turbos might just be the heroes rock ‘n’ roll needs. - This Week Community News/Mike Thomas


"Single reviews"

The Turbos – “Ohio Light”: I’m a few weeks late, but this might be my favorite of the periodic singles The Turbos have released this year. Big chorus? Check. Wailing guitars? Check. Feel good riffs? Check. A song structure that’s familiar yet a little unpredictable? Check, check, check. I enjoy how the instrumentation is layered enough to make you marvel at how organic it is. - Tuned Up/Ryan Getz


Discography

Alternator EP January 2017

6 Singles Released in 2018:

'Murica, Fever, The Coast, God, Ohio Light, Skyline

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Here is a comprehensive list of our past and upcoming shows:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/theturbosmusic/events/

The Turbos are a high energy, alternative rock, quartet based in Columbus. The band started as a side project between its current members. The name is derived from the influence that the Columbus Rock scene had on the band, as Lucas states, “We were watching our friends put on these supercharged live rock shows, where everyone was involved and we just put all the feelings of being in those rooms into our music.” Sweat and groove like you're supposed to with these fellas. Alex D(rhythm guitar/vocals), Lucas Esterline(Lead Guitar/Vocals), Cameron Reck (Bass), and Jahrie (Drummer) come together to rock faces and foundations with a fierce thirst for the bright lights.

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