Turn Turn Turn: After emerging from the pandemic as one of the Twin Cities' best-loved new bands, the harmonious folk-rock trio of singer/songwriters Barb Brynstad, Savannah Smith and the Honeydogs' Adam Levy put all their live gigging of the past year and a half to good use on their rockier and more ambitious second album, "New Rays from an Old Sun." There's still a warm '70s Los Angeles breeziness in their three-part, Fleetwood Mac-ian vocal parts, but it's updated here with more of a psychedelic paisley-pop sheen — also very L.A.! — plus edgier and more emotionally wrecked songs, such as the searing "Hymn of the Hater" and the LP-opening searcher anthem "Stranger in a Strange Land." Truly an album to celebrate. (7 p.m. the Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., $20-$30, dakotacooks.com)

The Americana band's sophomore album, “New Rays From an Old Sun,” finds light in the darkness.

When grief comes to visit, it’s not the greatest house guest. It never calls ahead of time and often overstays its welcome. For the Americana band Turn Turn Turn (a trio comprised of guitarist Adam Levy, bassist Barb Brynstad, and guitarist Savannah Smith, who all share vocal duties), their sophomore album New Rays From an Old Sun doesn’t primarily center around grief, but the timing in which it was written and recorded became intertwined with it.

As the band felt around and tested the first few songs for the new album, Brynstad went into the studio with Levy during the winter months of the pandemic to record. She shared “Stranger in a Strange Land,” a track she had written about the death of her sister, without disclosing to the band the subject of the song. Brynstad’s sister died a couple of months prior to this recording session, and she was grateful for the forced quarantine to work through her grief.

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Turn Turn Turn, the Dakota. Celebrating their brand-new second album, this rising Twin Cities trio showed off their harmonies, songwriting and team spirit. Backed by four additional musicians, they wore their influences on their sleeves (Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel, Beatles, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac) but still sounded fresh and refreshing.

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