Biz Turkey brings together longtime friends and musical collaborators Graham Wood, Matt Retzer, Josh Hunter, Todd Lesser, and Conrad Carpenter. Their self-titled album was recorded across scattered sessions since 2016 and blends jangly and sweeping guitars with long walks on the bass. Many of the song’s lyrics are inspired by overheard business-speak both in person and on zooms.

Blending pessimistic pop instincts with electric, guitar-driven indie rock, Biz Turkey evokes the melodic melancholy of Built to Spill and Grandaddy, filtered through the cracked optimism of coastal Maine. Their songs drift between power-pop clarity and atmospheric wander, balancing introspective lyrics with tightly woven musicianship. The result is music that feels both expansive and intimate—a basement band staring toward the horizon.

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“Biz Turkey captures the moment where the basement indie rock of the 90s started transforming into something larger and more aware of the concept of “the outdoors”. As a vocalist, Wood sounds lost but still alert in the midst of these wandering instrumentals–every musician on any given track sounds like they’re following something different, but they’re all so in tune with each other that the puzzle pieces fit nonetheless.” - Rosy Overdrive - Pressing Concerns
“the five-piece plays raggedy indie rock that gets catchier with every spin.” - Chris Busby, The Bollard

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