Turmoil & Tinfoil
Turmoil & Tinfoil is the debut solo studio album by American bluegrass musician Billy Strings. It was released following two collaborations with Don Julin, Rock of Ages, and Fiddle Tune X and precedes his second studio album Home. Released on September 22, 2017, it reached number three on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart, remaining in that position for seven consecutive weeks.
Turmoil & Tinfoil reached number eighteen on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Band members included Brad Tucker on upright bass, Drew Matulich on mandolin, and Billy Failing on five-string banjo.
Overview and meaning
The album covers a great range of topics including racism, drug addiction, relationships, and suicide.Reception
Turmoil & Tinfoil received generally positive reviews. Garret K. Woodward of Rolling Stone described the collection as " afraid to look forward or celebrate youth."Personnel
;The Band- Billy Strings – guitar, vocals, banjo, Buchla synthesizer, digital guitar
- Billy Failing – banjo, vocals
- Drew Matulich – mandolin
- Brad Tucker – bass, vocals
- John Mailander – fiddle
- Shad Cobb – fiddle
- Glenn Brown – theremin and Harmonium
- Molly Tuttle – vocals
- Miss Tess Reitz – vocals
- Peter "Madcat" Ruth – harmonica and Jew's harp
- Bryan Sutton – guitar
- Terry Barber – vocals
- Glenn Brown – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Keith Kinnear – assistant engineer
- Koehen Terry – assistant engineer
- JJ Horner – cover art
- Bill Orner – design and layout