BY JESSICA MLINARIC
If Trampled By Turtles doesn’t sound like traditional bluegrass, that’s because it isn’t. Pieced together from disparate rock bands outside of Duluth in 2003, the quintet has continued to challenge traditional acoustic instrumentation ever since. Offering live shows that impress with a blistering fury of strings and expressive songwriting, Trampled By Turtles has been known to convert “indie bluegrass” naysayers in a foot-stomping frenzy. The band’s sixth album, Stars and Satellites, infuses a deep breath and a downtempo turn into their cultivated twang. This deliberately restrained energy balances the raucous plucking fans have come to anticipate with the newfound power of subtle intensity.
