Pierce Turner — whose life, work, songs, and stories span the Atlantic from Wexford, Ireland, to Manhattan’s East Village — has made his most rocking album to date. Produced by former Bowie guitarist Gerry Leonard, Terrible Good is an edgy guitar album that forges an extraordinary alloy of ’70s downtown New York punk and Irish alternative rock. The songs offer reflections on love, friendship, immigration, mortality, and the need for resilience against hard times. Somehow pounding and soaring at the same time, the songs soulfully testify to the awful and awesome everyday, the human predicament — it’s Terrible Good.
“Being a musician is a dodgy way to make a living, just like anyone who is self-employed I suppose. But it is a portable job, so there is always a gig around the corner that gets us out of trouble, so long as there is a guitar or a piano to play, I can make a few bob. Being a songwriter requires a certain amount of living outside the box I suppose, the trouble is, sometimes you live there too long, and then you have to get up, shake yourself, hunt for a gig, and set a few things up.”
Credits:
Pierce Turner – Prophet Rev2, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
Gerry Leonard – guitars
Tony Shanahan – bass, backing vocals
Yuval Lion – drums
String arrangement and performance by David Mansfield
SPONSORED BY StorySound Records
