Album Notes

THE MUSIC
This genre crashing debut from The Turnoffs is bursting with fresh Semitic flavor. You want to scream and get crazy? Try Bim Bam. You want to go tribal? Try D'ror Yikra. You want to weep and be haunted by the magnificent joys and sorrows of the Jewish experience? Try Run. Or Avinu Malkenu. You want to laugh and be silly? Try Ki Eshmera. The fun never ends.

FAQS ABOUT THE TURNOFFS
Q: WHAT KIND OF MUSIC IS THIS, ANYWAY?
A: Is it techno? Indie rock? World music? Sampler punk? Is that one loop in “Run” from an Outkast song? Perhaps. Most of it is, however, Jewish.


Q: WHAT IS JEWISH ABOUT THESE ENGLISH SONGS? THEY SOUND LIKE COLLEGE RADIO.
A: "Run" is based on the life experience of our friend who left his family in Austria as a young boy. In general,the English songs are Jewish like bagels are. Jews made them, everybody loves them.


Q: WHAT’S WITH THE NAME? WHY DO YOU SOUND LIKE A PUNK BAND?
A: Because we are the Turnoffs. Ann Turnoff and Jessica Turnoff. Please try to resist the urge to call us the Jewish Judds.


Q: IS IT TRUE THAT “BIM BAM” HAS THE POWER TO PUT COLICKY BABIES TO SLEEP?
A: Yes. Scientists are currently looking into it.


Q: IS IT TRUE THAT SHALOM ALEICHEM IS SO POWERFUL THAT PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED HEARING THUNDER AND LIGHTNING?
A: Yes, it is true. See for yourself.