Trst (album)
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Released | February 28, 2012 | |||
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Length | 51:58 | |||
Label | Arts & Crafts | |||
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TRST is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music project TR/ST. Self-produced by the band, it was released on February 28, 2012 by Arts & Crafts Productions.[6] The record features "gloomy synth-pop"[7] and "fully-fleshed dark wave"[8] sounds that have been described as "a combination of gothic rock and trance pop."[9]
Critical reception[]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | C+[8] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[11] |
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NME | 7/10[7] |
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Pitchfork | 7.4/10[13] |
PopMatters | 6/10[14] |
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Under the Radar | 8/10[16] |
Upon its release, TRST received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 71, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.[10]
The critics described the music on the album as synth-pop,[13][7] dark wave,[13][8] EBM and industrial dance.[15]
Consequence of Sound critic Alex Young thought that the band is "crafty enough to pack TRST with enough of their own quirks and curveballs to make for a surprisingly fresh debut, one that'll likely prove difficult to follow."[8] Daniel Slyvester of Exclaim! stated that the album "comes off less conceptual and more song-based than their image suggests," and added: "The truth is Trust are masters of delivery and flawless executioners, proving to be much better mechanics than designers."[11] musicOMH's Tim Lee called the record "a hell of a debut" and "a reminder that as ubiquitous as they may become, there's plenty of life in the old synth yet."[12]
NME's Kevin "EG" Perry was also positive in his assessment, stating: "Cool kids Trust never want to be seen to be trying too hard, but finale ‘Sulk’ is where it all comes together, like Chromatics with an evil glint in their eye."[7] Benjamin Boles of Now praised the band's stylistic combination of goth rock and trance pop.[9] Pitchfork's Larry Fitzmaurice wrote: "While the amount of raw material here may be daunting for some, there are plenty of surprising melodic moments to indulge in."[13]
Nevertheless, Matt James of PopMatters was more mixed in his assessment of the album, describing it as "a sharp 'n' smartly entertaining synth-noir debut yet it falls just shy of hitting the truly big numbers."[14]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Robert Alfons and Maya Postepski.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Shoom" | 5:26 |
2. | "Dressed for Space" | 3:37 |
3. | "Bulbform" | 4:49 |
4. | "The Last Dregs" | 5:25 |
5. | "Candy Walls" | 4:37 |
6. | "Gloryhole" | 5:01 |
7. | "This Ready Flesh" | 3:25 |
8. | "F.T.F." | 4:09 |
9. | "Heaven" | 4:56 |
10. | "Chrissy E" | 4:15 |
11. | "Sulk" | 6:18 |
Total length: | 51:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "The Dazzle" | 5:16 |
13. | "F.T.F." (Dinamo Azari for the Humanities Remix) | 4:54 |
Total length: | 62:08 |
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of TRST.[17]
TR/ST[]
Additional personnel[]
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Artwork[]
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Release history[]
Region | Date | Label |
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North America[6] | February 28, 2012 | Arts & Crafts |
Australia | May 18, 2012 | Start Stop/Arts & Crafts |
United Kingdom[12] | October 22, 2012 | Arts & Crafts |
References[]
- ^ "Candy Walls / Trinity - Single by TR/ST on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Bulbform - Single by TR/ST on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Sulk - Single by TR/ST on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Dressed For Space - EP by TR/ST on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Heaven - Single by TR/ST on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 22 January 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kaye, Ben (January 19, 2016). "Trust details debut album: TRST". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Perry, Kevin "EG" (October 19, 2012). "Trust – 'Trst'". NME. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Young, Alex (March 6, 2012). "Trust – TRST". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Boles, Benjamin (February 23, 2012). "Trust - TRST". Now. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "TRST by Trust". Metacritic. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sylvester, Daniel (March 6, 2012). "Trust - TRST". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lee, Tim (October 22, 2012). "Trust – TRST". musicOMH. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Fitzmaurice, Larry (February 28, 2012). "Trust - TRST". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b James, Matt (March 22, 2012). "Trust - TRST". PopMatters. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Art Ivan (August 9, 2012). "Trust - TRST". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Trunick, Austin (29 February 2012). "Trust: TRST (Arts & Crafts)". Under the Radar.
- ^ TRST (liner notes). TR/ST. Arts & Crafts. 2012. A&C068.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
External links[]
- Trst (album) at Discogs (list of releases)
- 2012 debut albums
- Arts & Crafts Productions albums
- Trust (Canadian band) albums