Staff Reviews

Turner Cody - Gangbusters!

Review by Robert Cooke

Listen to Gangbusters! and you won’t regret the lost half hour. This is, after all, a solid album of melancholy, slightly folky, slightly twee pop songs.»

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"Gangbusters!" is Cody's third studio album with Herman Dune, and many of the tracks were fleshed out over their two years on the road together. The lyrical flare displayed on previous Cody albums are here given a colour, meter, and phrasing as never before. Jon Natchez and Kelly Pratt (both of Beirut) add melody and texture in poignant horn arrangements that add depth to the vocal track. For the final mix, Dan Myers (Adam Green) worked well to turn live studio takes into a mature, well-balanced final product. Turner's most recent albums have all featured Herman Dune on bass & drums and members of Beirut and Arcade Fire.