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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[United States]]
| origin = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[United States]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Garage rock]]
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| years_active = 2006–2016
| genre = [[Punk rock|Punk]] <ref>http://www.allmusic.com/artist/turbo-fruits-mn0002074732</ref>
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| label = [[Ecstatic Peace]], [[Ark Recordings]], [[Fat Possum]], Serpents & Snakes, [[Thirty Tigers]]/Melvin Records
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| years_active = 2006-present
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| website = {{url|turbofruits.com}}
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| label = [[Ecstatic Peace]], [[Ark Recordings]], [[Fat Possum]], [[Serpents & Snakes]], [[Thirty Tigers]], [[Melvin Records]]
| current_members = Jonas Stein
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| website = {{url|turbofruits.com}}
| current_members = Jonas Stein<br>Kingsley Brock<br>Dave McCowen<br>Matt Hearn
| past_members = John Eatherly<br />Max Peebles<br />Zack Martin<br />Wes Taylor<br />Kingsley Brock<br />Dave McCowen<br />Matt Hearn
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| associated_acts = [[Be Your Own Pet]]
| past_members = John Eatherly<br>Max Peebles<br>Zack Martin<br>Wes Taylor
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| associated_acts= [[Be Your Own Pet]]
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'''Turbo Fruits''' is a garage rock band from [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] founded by [[Be Your Own Pet]] guitarist Jonas Stein.
'''Turbo Fruits''' was a garage rock band, formed in 2006 by Jonas Stein in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. The band released four studio albums and a string of singles, with Stein being the only constant member before splitting up in 2016.


==Biography==
==Biography==
The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist Jonas Stein. Turbo Fruits formed while Stein was still in [[Be Your Own Pet]]. The earliest version of Turbo Fruits also included Be Your Own Pet drummer John Eatherly who performed on the self-titled debut, which was released in the U.S. via [[Thurston Moore]]'s [[Ecstatic Peace!]] label <ref>[http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/artist.php?id=18/ Ecstatic Peace! Artist Profile]</ref> and then a few months later in the United Kingdom by ARK Recordings. The duo later added bassist Max Peebles for touring. Stein continued the band after Be Your Own Pet folded in 2008 <ref>[http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/08/be_your_own_pet_4.html/ Brooklyn Vegan: BYOP Break Up]</ref> and again after Eatherly and Peebles left the band to join [[Be Your Own Pet]]'s frontwoman [[Jemina Pearl]] in her solo project. Stein then added bassist Wes Traylor and drummer Zack Martin for Turbo Fruits' second album,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/turbo-fruits/bio/838506#/artist/turbo-fruits/bio/838506/ Billboard Biography]</ref> ''Echo Kid'', which was released in fall 2009 on [[Fat Possum]].<ref>[http://www.fatpossum.com/artists/turbo-fruits/ Fat Possum Records Artist Profile]</ref> That fall, the band (Stein, Eatherly & Peebles) also appeared in [[Drew Barrymore]]'s directorial debut ''[[Whip It (film)|Whip It]]''.<ref>[http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2009/09/30/whip-it-co-starring-turbo-fruits-and-landon-pigg-opening-oct-2/ Nashville Scene: Whip It Starring Turbo Fruits and Landon Pigg]</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172233/ Whip It on IMDb]</ref><ref>[http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/turbo-fruits/id258727151/ iTunes Biography]</ref>
The band was formed by [[Be Your Own Pet]] guitarist/vocalist Jonas Stein. Turbo Fruits formed while Stein was still in [[Be Your Own Pet]]. The earliest version of Turbo Fruits also included Be Your Own Pet drummer John Eatherly who performed on the self-titled debut, which was released in the U.S. via [[Thurston Moore]]'s [[Ecstatic Peace!]] label <ref>[http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/artist.php?id=18/ Ecstatic Peace! Artist Profile]</ref> and then a few months later in the United Kingdom by ARK Recordings. The duo later added bassist Max Peebles for touring. Stein continued the band after Be Your Own Pet folded in 2008 <ref>[http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/08/be_your_own_pet_4.html/ Brooklyn Vegan: BYOP Break Up]</ref> and again after Eatherly and Peebles left the band to join [[Be Your Own Pet]]'s frontwoman [[Jemina Pearl]] in her solo project. Stein then added bassist Wes Traylor and drummer Zack Martin for Turbo Fruits' second album,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/turbo-fruits/bio/838506#/artist/turbo-fruits/bio/838506/ Billboard Biography]</ref> ''Echo Kid'', which was released in fall 2009 on [[Fat Possum]].<ref>[http://www.fatpossum.com/artists/turbo-fruits/ Fat Possum Records Artist Profile]</ref> That fall, the band (Stein, Eatherly & Peebles) also appeared in [[Drew Barrymore]]'s directorial debut ''[[Whip It (film)|Whip It]]''.<ref>[http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2009/09/30/whip-it-co-starring-turbo-fruits-and-landon-pigg-opening-oct-2/ Nashville Scene: Whip It Starring Turbo Fruits and Landon Pigg]</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172233/ Whip It on IMDb]</ref><ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/turbo-fruits/id258727151/ iTunes Biography]</ref>
Just before Echo Kid was released Traylor and Martin left the band to start Nashville based rock band Natural Child and Matt Hearn and Dave McCowen of Nashville's The Tits were recruited for touring.<ref>[http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2009/10/19/montonix-wturbo-fruits-and-jeff-the-brotherhood-at-exitin-101709]</ref> In the summer of 2010 Kingsley Brock was added on guitar making the band a 4-piece for the first time.<ref>[http://popwreckoning.com/2010/07/17/turbo-fruits-the-replay-lounge-lawrence-ks/]</ref>
Just before Echo Kid was released, Taylor and Martin left the band to start Nashville based rock band Natural Child and Matt Hearn and Dave McCowen of Nashville's The Tits were recruited for touring.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2009/10/19/montonix-wturbo-fruits-and-jeff-the-brotherhood-at-exitin-101709| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110212033238/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2009/10/19/montonix-wturbo-fruits-and-jeff-the-brotherhood-at-exitin-101709| archive-date = 2011-02-12| title = Montonix w/Turbo Fruits & JEFF the Brotherhood at Exit/In, 10/17/09 {{!}} Nashville Cream}}</ref> In the summer of 2010 Kingsley Brock was added on guitar making the band a 4-piece for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://popwreckoning.com/2010/07/17/turbo-fruits-the-replay-lounge-lawrence-ks/ |title=Turbo Fruits @ The Replay Lounge, Lawrence KS {{!}} popwreckoning |website=popwreckoning.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715104229/http://popwreckoning.com/2010/07/17/turbo-fruits-the-replay-lounge-lawrence-ks/ |archive-date=2011-07-15}} </ref>

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On April 20, 2015 Turbo Fruits released ''[[No Control (Turbo Fruits album)|No Control]]'' on Thirty Tigers / Melvin Records. ''No Control'' was produced by Jeremy Ferguson from Battle Tapes Recording, and [[Patrick Carney]] of [[The Black Keys]].


In September 2016, it was announced that the band had officially split up earlier that year. Stein released his first solo effort ''Chillsesh'' as the soundtrack to a video diary.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nashvillescene.com/music/nashville-cream/article/20832688/cream-premiere-take-a-little-trip-with-jonas-stein-in-chillsesh| title = Cream Premiere: Take a Little Trip With Jonas Stein in 'Chillsesh' {{!}} Nashville Cream {{!}} nashvillescene.com}}</ref>
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On April 20, 2015 Turbo Fruits released ''No Control'' on Thirty Tigers / Melvin Records. ''No Control'' was produced by Jeremy Ferguson from Battle Tapes Recording, and [[Patrick Carney]] of [[The Black Keys]].


==Band members==
==Band members==
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'''Current members'''
'''Current members'''
* Jonas Stein – Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals <small>(2006-present)</small>
* Jonas Stein – Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals <small>(2006–present)</small>
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* Kingsley Brock – Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals <small>(2010–present)</small>
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* Matt Hearn – Drums <small>(2009–present)</small>
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* Dave McCowen – Bass, Backing Vocals <small>(2014-present)</small>
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'''Former members'''
'''Former members'''
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* Zack Martin – Drums <small>(2009)</small>
* Zack Martin – Drums <small>(2009)</small>
* Wes Taylor – Bass, Backing Vocals <small>(2009)</small>
* Wes Taylor – Bass, Backing Vocals <small>(2009)</small>
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* Matt Hearn – Drums <small>(2009–2016)</small>
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* Dave McCowen – Bass, Backing Vocals <small>(2009–2015)</small>
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* Kingsley Brock – Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals <small>(2010–2015)</small>
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===Appearances===
===Appearances===
* [[Reading and Leeds]] Festival (2006)
* [[Reading and Leeds Festival]] (2006)
* [[SXSW]] (2007 - 2011)
* [[SXSW]] (2007 - 2011)
* [[CMJ Music Marathon]] (2008 - 2011)
* [[CMJ Music Marathon]] (2008 - 2011)
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* [[Sled Island]] Festival (2010)
* [[Sled Island]] Festival (2010)


===Support Tours & Shows===
===Support tours & shows===
* [[Jay Reatard]]
* [[Jay Reatard]]
* [[Black Lips]]
* [[Black Lips]]
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* [[Band of Skulls]]
* [[Band of Skulls]]
* [[Monotonix]]
* [[Monotonix]]
* [[Deer Tick]]
* [[Deer Tick (band)|Deer Tick]]
* [[Hard Working Americans]]
* [[Hard Working Americans]]


==Discography==
==Discography==


===Studio Albums===
===Studio albums===
* ''Turbo Fruits'' - July 17, 2007 ([[Ecstatic Peace]]) / August 6, 2007 ([[Ark Recordings]])
* ''Turbo Fruits'' - July 17, 2007 ([[Ecstatic Peace]]) / August 6, 2007 ([[Ark Recordings]])
* ''Echo Kid'' - September 29, 2009 ([[Fat Possum]] Records) / November 23, 2009 (Ark Recordings)
* ''Echo Kid'' - September 29, 2009 ([[Fat Possum]] Records) / November 23, 2009 (Ark Recordings)
* ''Butter'' - September 11, 2012 (Serpents & Snakes Records)
* ''Butter'' - September 11, 2012 (Serpents & Snakes Records)
* ''No Control'' - April 20, 2015 ([[Thirty Tigers]] Records) (Melvin Records)
* ''[[No Control (Turbo Fruits album)|No Control]]'' - April 20, 2015 ([[Thirty Tigers]] Records) (Melvin Records)


===Singles===
===Singles===
* ''Mama’s Mad Cos I Fried My Brain 7"'' - September 29, 2009 ([[Fat Possum]] Records)
* ''Mama's Mad Cos I Fried My Brain 7"'' - September 29, 2009 ([[Fat Possum]] Records)
* ''Colt 45 7"'' - February 20, 2010 (CASS Records)
* ''Colt 45 7"'' - February 20, 2010 (CASS Records)
* ''Get Up Get On Down (Digital EP)'' - June 14, 2010 (Ark Recordings)
* ''Get Up Get On Down (Digital EP)'' - June 14, 2010 (Ark Recordings)
* ''Where the Stars Don’t Shine 7"'' - October 12, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Where the Stars Don't Shine 7"'' - October 12, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Keepin’ On 7"'' - December 14, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Keepin' On 7"'' - December 14, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Sweet Thang 7"'' - March 7, 2012 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Sweet Thang 7"'' - March 7, 2012 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Harley Dollar Bill$ 7'''' - July 17, 2012 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Harley Dollar Bill$7'''' - July 17, 2012 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Pick Up The Scraps (Digital EP)'''' - March 11, 2014 (Turbo Time Records)
* ''Pick Up The Scraps (Digital EP)'''' - March 11, 2014 (Turbo Time Records)


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://TurboFruits.com/ Official Website]
* [http://TurboFruits.com/ Official Website]

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[[Category:Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee]]
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 28 May 2024

Turbo Fruits
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresAlternative rock, Garage rock
Years active2006–2016
LabelsEcstatic Peace, Ark Recordings, Fat Possum, Serpents & Snakes, Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records
MembersJonas Stein
Past membersJohn Eatherly
Max Peebles
Zack Martin
Wes Taylor
Kingsley Brock
Dave McCowen
Matt Hearn
Websiteturbofruits.com

Turbo Fruits was a garage rock band, formed in 2006 by Jonas Stein in Nashville, Tennessee. The band released four studio albums and a string of singles, with Stein being the only constant member before splitting up in 2016.

Biography

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The band was formed by Be Your Own Pet guitarist/vocalist Jonas Stein. Turbo Fruits formed while Stein was still in Be Your Own Pet. The earliest version of Turbo Fruits also included Be Your Own Pet drummer John Eatherly who performed on the self-titled debut, which was released in the U.S. via Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label [1] and then a few months later in the United Kingdom by ARK Recordings. The duo later added bassist Max Peebles for touring. Stein continued the band after Be Your Own Pet folded in 2008 [2] and again after Eatherly and Peebles left the band to join Be Your Own Pet's frontwoman Jemina Pearl in her solo project. Stein then added bassist Wes Traylor and drummer Zack Martin for Turbo Fruits' second album,[3] Echo Kid, which was released in fall 2009 on Fat Possum.[4] That fall, the band (Stein, Eatherly & Peebles) also appeared in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip It.[5][6][7] Just before Echo Kid was released, Taylor and Martin left the band to start Nashville based rock band Natural Child and Matt Hearn and Dave McCowen of Nashville's The Tits were recruited for touring.[8] In the summer of 2010 Kingsley Brock was added on guitar making the band a 4-piece for the first time.[9]

On April 20, 2015 Turbo Fruits released No Control on Thirty Tigers / Melvin Records. No Control was produced by Jeremy Ferguson from Battle Tapes Recording, and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys.

In September 2016, it was announced that the band had officially split up earlier that year. Stein released his first solo effort Chillsesh as the soundtrack to a video diary.[10]

Band members

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Appearances

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Support tours & shows

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Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

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Singles

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  • Mama's Mad Cos I Fried My Brain 7" - September 29, 2009 (Fat Possum Records)
  • Colt 45 7" - February 20, 2010 (CASS Records)
  • Get Up Get On Down (Digital EP) - June 14, 2010 (Ark Recordings)
  • Where the Stars Don't Shine 7" - October 12, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
  • Keepin' On 7" - December 14, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
  • Sweet Thang 7" - March 7, 2012 (Turbo Time Records)
  • Harley Dollar Bill$7'' - July 17, 2012 (Turbo Time Records)
  • Pick Up The Scraps (Digital EP)'' - March 11, 2014 (Turbo Time Records)

Splits

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  • Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) / Split 7" with PUJOL - October 12, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
  • Ain't the Only One Havin' Fun / Split 7" with Quintron & Miss Pussycat - February 25, 2011 (Bruise Cruise Records)
  • Dreams For Sale / Split 7" with Jacuzzi Boys - December 2, 2011 (Turbo Time Records)
  • Love Tennessee / Split 7" with Bad Cop - July 31, 2012 (Jeffery Drag Records)

References

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  1. ^ Ecstatic Peace! Artist Profile
  2. ^ Brooklyn Vegan: BYOP Break Up
  3. ^ Billboard Biography
  4. ^ Fat Possum Records Artist Profile
  5. ^ Nashville Scene: Whip It Starring Turbo Fruits and Landon Pigg
  6. ^ Whip It on IMDb
  7. ^ iTunes Biography
  8. ^ "Montonix w/Turbo Fruits & JEFF the Brotherhood at Exit/In, 10/17/09 | Nashville Cream". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12.
  9. ^ "Turbo Fruits @ The Replay Lounge, Lawrence KS | popwreckoning". popwreckoning.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
  10. ^ "Cream Premiere: Take a Little Trip With Jonas Stein in 'Chillsesh' | Nashville Cream | nashvillescene.com".
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