FLIPTURN: Summery Sound, Shadowy Glow

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in our songs, so losing that outlet made us have to work a little differently – as was the case for anyone at that time. Considering it in a glass-half-full sort of sense, I think it gave us a break in time to figure out things with ourselves.”

In addition to headlining its own sold-out shows from coast to coast, flipturn has opened for acts like Mt. Joy, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and Wilderado, reaching countless new fans before hosting their own event, the Playground Music Festival, last summer in Gainesville in celebration of the Shadowglow release, and the next chapter of the band.

“I think a lot of our older material was very influenced by the artists we grew up listening to, but with this new record I think we really tried to hone in on sounds that were unique to us and could be identified as flipturn,” Basse said. “I’m not sure exactly what direction we’re headed in next, but we’re always trying to improve and evolve our sound. We’ve always tried to let each record stand on its own, so whatever it is I know it’ll be a bit different from ‘Shadowglow’ or any other of our projects.” ■

FLIPTURN

Wsg. Hotel Fiction, The Pyramid Scheme, 68 Commerce Ave. SW, Grand Rapids Feb. 16, 7 p.m., $17 advance, All-ages Flipturn.band, Pyramidschemebar.com

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