Turkuaz recently took a step outside of their usual, funk-filled comfort zone to play a brand new arrangement of their tune “Life in the City.”

“Life in the City” is the lead track off Turkuaz’s 2018’s LP of the same name, and the nine-piece band’s bluegrass-infused version was featured on the “Sugarshack Sessions” YouTube channel.

“We were hesitant to do this at first when we were told it was an ‘unplugged’ session,” frontman Dave Brandwein said of the arrangement via press release. “Our live show is very loud, in-your-face, and most of all, ELECTRIC! – in every sense of the word. But it ended up being an inspiring challenge and opportunity for us to do something totally new. For the first cut from the session, we decided to embrace that challenge to the fullest, and do ‘Life in the City’ in a completely different style. It worked surprisingly well, and we had a fine time doing it!”

For more information about Turkuaz visit the band’s official website.

Watch the twangy version of “Life in the City” and check out Turkuaz’s upcoming tour dates below:

Turkuaz Tour Dates

March 8 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
March 9 – Milwaukee, WI – The Miramar Theatre
March 10 – Detroit, MI – El Club
March 14 – Louisville, KY – Gravely Brewing Co
March 15 & March 16 – Columbus, OH – Woodlands Tavern
April 4 – State College, PA – State Theatre
April 5 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall Hartford
April 6 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
April 11 – Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
April 12 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
April 13 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
April 18 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
April 19 – Kingston, NY – BSP Kingston {Back Room Theater}
April 20 – Boston, MA – The Paradise
April 21 – Atlanta, GA – Sweetwater 420 Festival
April 25 – Charleston, SC – The Charleston Pour House
April 26 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar
April 27 – Miami Beach, FL – North Beach Bandshell
May 3 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitinas
May 23 – Martinsville, VA – Rooster Walk 11 Music & Arts Festival
May 26 – Napa, CA – BottleRock
June 1 – Newport, ME – Branch Fest
June 22 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 28 – Bozeman, MT – Rialto Theatre
July 13 – Snowshoe, WV – 4848 Festival
Aug. 10 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Jazz Festival
Aug. 24 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Druid City Music Festival