Press Release
"Gangbusters!" is the latest recording from a young song writer whose story is already a long one. Over ten years and nine albums, Turner
Cody has molded himself into an artist of great form and scope whose vision blends the old with the new, the hope-filled with the
melancholic, the sacred with the profane.
"Gangbusters!" was conceived in the vein of heart-ache and the redemption of love. "The Only One I had is gone", " Can you See Me, Mon
Amour" and "Lost as Lost can be" narrate the pathos of failed relationships and the tragedy of unfulfilled expectation. "Au Revoir" is a
classic modern breakup song.
The latter half of the album is a testament to love found and culminates with the anthemic "Nobody Like You". It ends in the symbolist
imagery of "You Know that about Me", which expresses the joys and sober realities of true love and commitment.
"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 color, 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.
"Gangbusters" will stand as a prime example of infallible contemporary songwriting.
Biography
Turner Cody is a prolific songwriter who has been performing and recording for over ten years. He has toured Europe and the UK many times
since 2003, opening for Herman Dune and Adam Green but also headlining as a solo act and with his backing band. He has appeared on some of
New York's finest stages with the Citizen's Band.
Turner's first commercial release was on Rough Trade's 2002 "Anti-folk Vol.1" CD alongside Adam Green, Kimya Dawson, Jeffrey Lewis and
others from NYC's legendary Sidewalk Café scene. In 2006, James Toth (Wooden Wand) released a vinyl only edition of Cody's
"Quarter Century/The Great Migration" on his label Mad Monk. In 2007, "Quarter Century" was released through Boy Scout Recordings. Also that
year the compilation "60 Seasons" was released through b.y. Records in Europe. 2007 saw the release of "First Light" (Boy Scout
Recordings/bb island). Turner's new album "Gangbusters!" is set for release in 2010. His most recent albums have featured Herman Dune on
bass & drums and members of Beirut and Arcade Fire.
Before this, Cody self-released five albums: "Turner Cody" ('00), "This Springtime and Others" ('01), "Who Went West" ('01), "The Cody
Choir" ('03), and "Buds of May" ('04).
In 2004, he co-founded the club night "Hassid Meets Hipster" which united two disparate elements of Brooklyn culture for three years.
Most recently, he worked with video director Chris Edley (art director, MGMT) and his song "Corner of MY Room" appeared in the award
winning film "Un Prophete" by Jacques Audiard.
Turner lives in Brooklyn with his wife Madeline.
Press Highlights
for 'First Light' - Musik Express, Germany
for 'First Light'- Rolling Stone Germany
for '60 Seasons' - Rolling Stone Germany
"Turner Cody...has crafted an album full of jovial, intricate urban folk songs that critics from Uncut and
The Observer won't be slow to lavish praise on (for his 'mature songwriting abilities doubtless) ... and yet it is still utterly
charming." Everett True, Plan B
"...Reaping a rich seam of Americana, this is sassy for sure but soulful, rustic rock which owes as much to
the Grateful Dead as it does to trendier influences like Dylan and Cohen. And its all the better for it."
Flux
" ... His way with a lazy tune recalls Townes Van Zant. Undeniably charming"
Uncut
"It comes as no surprise that Turner Cody makes a county / folk / blues hybrid that some might call Anti
Folk. There's gentle fun to be had here. 6/10" NME
"Cody's second solo offering [First Light] bounces along like an exuberant retriever with layered guitars,
Wurlitzer and shuffling percussion, while Benny Goodman-style clarinet, viola, glockenspiel and soft backing vocals slip in and out like friendly
neighbors" Plan B
"Echoes of mid-60s Dylan at his most playful, upbeat Tim Hardin and country. The world play is
breathtaking" The Guardian
"Modern Americana that recalls country, folk, blues & boogie woogie. Upbeat & sombre in
tone" Q
