"The band had stage presence and a sound all their own, mixing hardcore breakdowns with walls of shoegaze. The music was incredible, and all the members of all the bands were absolute smokeshows. Don't think for a second that I didn't clock Turnstile's drummer wearing Rocawear Jeans. Huge ups to the Monqui Presents team for bringing this one through-more of that please!"
"And does everyone know what the name "Amyl & The Sniffers" is in reference to? It's poppers, a legal drug the gays have been using for ages, allowing us to loosen our buttholes in preparation for anal sex. Straights have gotten wind of the many uses of poppers-including that of killing brain cells-and have appropriated it. Appropriation not dissimilar to straights extreme use of ketamine and fetish gear lately: It's deviant and scary until straights get ahold of it, then it becomes thin and milquetoast."
Half the Mercury staff attended a concert featuring Speed, Amyl & The Sniffers, and Turnstile, generating an unforgettable, high-energy atmosphere. Speed's frontman performed aggressively, described as "fucking strapped" and pit-inciting. Amyl & The Sniffers played mostly newer material, prompting a call for earlier-era songs from 2018 and before. Turnstile combined hardcore breakdowns with shoegaze textures, delivering strong stage presence and a distinctive sound; the music impressed and band members drew admiring attention. The band lineup prompted praise for promoter Monqui Presents. Mainstream appropriation of poppers by straights is criticized as diluting and milquetoast compared to queer usage.
Read at Portland Mercury
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