Today, we have a world premiere music video by two of the hardest-gigging musicians in Memphis. Seth Moody and Graham Winchester are Turnstyles, and if you’ve been out and about in the last few years, you’ve probably seen the garage-surf duo.
“As a band, and particularly a duo, Turnstyles has played so many random shows, from big stages to the corner of someone’s humid basement,” says Winchester, an acclaimed drummer who has accompanied everyone from Jack Oblivian to Devil Train. “But we always try to see the positive with every single show, and with that mentality, the music always takes us to a higher spiritual place.”
“Don’t Break The Dam,” is the first of many planned singles from their upcoming double LP on Black and Wyatt records. The video was conceived and directed by Coco Moody, and features cameos from Coco and Seth’s daughter Sulli and son Baker.
“I’m so glad Coco conceptualized a fun and funny video out of the lyrical message,” says Winchester. “Seth had the lyrics to the song over 20 years ago, but we just recently teamed up and put the words to music. I suppose the message here is that you can take a bad situation and gripe your way into a much worse place, hence ‘breaking the dam.’ I love how Coco used a blacklight room in the video to depict that preferred headspace. I’m also glad to have her making videos for us in general.”
Hop in the van for this world premiere from a pair of Memphis originals!
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