By recording industry metrics, Flipturn has yet to release a gold or platinum record. Tell that to the band’s songs, which glint like metal left to reflect and refract the day’s last washes of their native Florida light.
The band will bring its shimmering indie-rock sound to Columbia this weekend, playing an outdoor date at Rose Park.
Flipturn travels here on the strength of its sophomore album “Burnout Days,” released in January. A mature set that never draws attention to its own maturity, the album features moments of atmosphere and clarity.
Flipturn performs on Saturday, July 26, at the Newport Folk Festival.
Album opener “Juno” marries stuttering synths and stadium-sized drums; this is what so many indie acts of the early-mid 2000s were trying to pull off, and along comes Flipturn to practically perfect the sound.
Another early highlight, “Inner Wave” is sublimely groovy, with drummer Devon VonBalson scattering subtle but significant fills that steer the track. The seamless bittersweetness of the song is what so many of our biggest pop stars are trying to achieve, and along comes Flipturn to nail the feeling.
“Sunlight” uses a Bon Iver-esque flourish to dive into a beautiful, blissed-out sensibility. Here and throughout, singer Dillon Basse calls listeners close to hear the substance behind the style, the thoughtfulness within the texture.
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The record’s second half stretches out more, luxuriating in all the colors Flipturn’s prism creates. “Right?” again benefits from the nuance offered by VonBalson and rhythm section mate, bassist Madeline Jarman. Acoustic guitars cut and complement what they create as guitar and synth overtones dance along the track’s surface.
Flipturn performs on Saturday, July 26, at the Newport Folk Festival.
Other second-half moments loom large, sometimes by growing small. A protracted, spacious section transforms “Window” from an above-average indie-folk ballad into something quietly majestic. Eschewing the quiet, Basse sells listeners on “Tides” with a vocal that grows in its powers of volume and expression, turning raspy and revelatory.
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Flipturn concludes “Burnout Days” with its namesake track, stretching its 3 1/2 minute duration — in the best way — to bottle those last slivers of light. Doing so, the band delivers a feeling perfect for their late-summer date here, but strong enough to withstand any season as it offers electric ribbons of nostalgia, growth and forward motion.
Flipturn plays Rose Park at 7 p.m. Sunday with Odie Leigh. Visit https://rosemusichall.com/event/flipturn/ for more information.
Aarik Danielsen is the features and culture editor for the Tribune. Contact him at [email protected]. He’s on Twitter/X @aarikdanielsen.
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