Did Turnstile get snubbed at the 2023 Grammys?

Turnstile’s nominations at this yr’s Grammys are bewildering, to say the least.

Because whereas, sure, the band are full-fledged rock stars now who promote out 6,300-cap venues and encourage the type of wide-eyed devotion that clung to bands like Nirvana (who acquired the Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday), Radiohead, and MF DOOM, it is one other factor to obtain recognition for that quantum leap from an occasion as mainstream as the Grammys.

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This yr, Turnstile had been up for 3 nominations: Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance, and Best Metal Performance. The band, nevertheless, misplaced all three classes to earlier Recording Academy winners (Brandi Carlile, with six earlier wins, and Ozzy Osbourne, who has three, took dwelling the prize in the respective classes).

It’s disheartening, on condition that Turnstile’s GLOW ON is an album that pushed the boundaries for what hardcore music might be. It nodded to the band’s roots making livid, DIY punk in Baltimore basements, whereas gesturing to numerous different genres. By channeling their love of groove by the use of go-go music, 808 drums, and Sly Stone worship, Turnstile created a file that seems like nothing else.

“What I appreciate from people making music is something that reflects that huge complex body of DNA that makes them up. We just love music and making songs that feel good to us. As simple of a thought as that is, that’s really just the goal,” vocalist Brendan Yates instructed AP in 2021.

Beyond Turnstile’s nominations, although, the Grammy classes have been transferring in a greater path. Last yr, Japanese Breakfast and Arlo Parks had been up for Best New Artist, and the yr prior, Phoebe Bridgers was nominated for 4 awards. Even this yr’s Best New Artist poll included the Linda Lindas, Sudan Archives, Bartees Strange, Nilüfer Yanya, Rina Sawayama, Soccer Mommy, and Denzel Curry. 

Still, it’s thrilling to see Turnstile honored by the Recording Academy in the first place — and an indication of hardcore’s takeover in the wider tradition. Here’s hoping for a win in the future.