TURN PALE is a band, from Bloomington, Indiana, seeking to explore the corners of the dancefloor, within a decidely punk asthetic.  We opt to caress a dark, Rough Trade sound from the early 80's post-punk movement, while remaining up tempo and danceable.  Darkness does not necessitate evil.

DEATH DISCO equaling 3 parts Factory, 1 part 4AD, 1 part Mute.

"Turbulent, striking post-punk that remains uptempo and danceable (think: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, VIRGIN PRUNES, THE POP GROUP, PiL). Lockstep, bass-heavy midtempo rhythms anchor piercing guitar chords and drones, all accented by an unhinged vocal performance. " - Temporary Structures

Our "contemporaries" would include: Love Life, Black Eyes (both of whom Turn Pale has toured with), The Rapture, The Vogue, The Liars...

"A plain-clothes group of musicians that coin a style reminiscent of The Birthday Party and Joy Division, I was psyched to hear something so raw and genuinely inspired by the old school produced from a new band" - Starvox

TURN PALE formed in summer of 2000 by Pete Schreiner (bass), Marty Sprowles (drums), Nick Quagliara (guitar) and Michael Anderson (vocals).  

Following a self-released 7" in April 2002, TURN PALE's debut full-length, entitled "KILL THE LIGHTS", was released in June 2003 on the WHAT ELSE? RECORDS label.

Pete left the group shortly before the release of the album, and Chris Lombardi joined on bass in April 2003.

'FILMS WE LIKE' 7" was issued in May 2004 on RUFFIAN RECORDS out of DC. TURN PALE then took a sabbatical from touring to work on their second full-length, entitled "MOCK TRIAL / HUNG JURY", to be released in early 2006 on DUCHESS ARCHIVE out of NYC.

Known for a highly energetic live show, TURN PALE has toured the US several times in the over the years with friends such as BLACK EYES (Dischord), LOVE LIFE (31G) and RADIO BERLIN (Action Driver) and will continue to tour in support of their forthcoming LP. To date, they have performed well over 150 shows.

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Though not necessarily endorsed by the band, this humorous and growing list has included such far flung comparisons as

Joy Division, Virgin Prunes, Birthday Party, The Pop Group, early P.I.L. and Swans, Love Life, Get Hustle, the Faint, Gang of Four, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Make-Up, "Skinny Puppy meets The Pixies", "Les savy Fav meets Rye Coalition", Southern Death Cult, The Laughing Hyenas, Jaks, The Stooges, Scratch Acid, "Michael Stripe's punk band", Blixa Bargeld, Led Zeppelin, Sonic Youth, Fugazi and The Make-Up.

Thank you.