Full Stop, Then Lift‑Off: Turnstile’s ‘Never Enough’ Rewrites the Rulebook

Turnstile’s title track “Never Enough” isn’t just a song—it’s a manifesto. Where once their fists smashed through hardcore’s barricades, here they wield discipline and melody with almost surgical precision. Brendan Yates doesn’t scream; he draws you in with a taut, urgent vocal that shifts effortlessly between raw vivacity and reflective calm.

Musically, the track marries grunge‑tinged guitar runs with shoegaze reverb and occasional pop sensibility—hardcore’s heartbeat now drumming under a layered, genre‑bending skin. What once would have been a breakdown now melts into swirling synths and haunting echoes, nudged by guests like Dev Hynes and Hayley Williams. It’s an alchemy of trust: the band trusts the space, the glitter, the quiet.

Lyrically and thematically, “Never Enough” pivots from visceral energy to emotional clarity. It asks: when the noise quiets, what is left? The answer is found in restraint—the willingness to strip back and let the core resonate. This is Turnstile standing tall in the spaces they’ve made, not just the ones they’ve crashed through.

In short, “Never Enough” is a challenge wrapped in melody: not to fill every silence, but to make what remains count. It’s a bold redefinition that refuses to abandon the past while daringly rewriting the future. And that, ultimately, makes it—not just a lead single—but a turning point.