AOTY 2023

TRST

TR/ST - TRST
Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2012 Ratings: #428 / 1119
User Score
Based on 182 ratings
2012 Ratings: #52
Liked by 21 people
February 28, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Arts & Crafts / Label
Futurepop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
musicOMH

One of the most interesting variations on a theme oft heard this year, TRST is a hell of a debut. 

80
Beats Per Minute

There’s a homey, moonlit charm to this album, a bedroom-carpet-as-dance-floor shamelessness

74
Pitchfork

While the amount of raw material here may be daunting for some, there are plenty of surprising melodic moments to indulge in

70
Consequence of Sound

They’re crafty enough to pack TRST with enough of their own quirks and curveballs to make for a surprisingly fresh debut

tewzz
100

My all-time favorite album. It's utter perfection rolled into one. There is not another like it honestly.
Also, I absolutely love my vinyl of this...Prized possession!

Host
79

Spooky. "TRST" is what I would like to call "a good time" It's just solid synthpop that you can jam to and get lost in. With its ethereal production and enchanting atmosphere it creates a vibe that is very unique. My one critique is the vocals. I get that the vocals are not the main point of the album, but he could of at least tried. It sounds like he's drunk throughout the whole thing, and when he does up the vocals they're kinda bad. With that being said, I still had a ... read more

Lucmun
87

This connects right away. A surreal and atmospheric plunge into the best world of synth-wave and goth near imaginable.

ShoegazeJake
100

the perfect counterpoint to grimes’ visions

CheerCthere
80

Shoom- 8
Dressed for Space- 8
Bulbform- 7
The Last Dregs- 7
Candy Walls- 9
Gloryhole- 8
This Ready Flesh- 8
F.T.F.- 8
Heaven- 8
Chrissy- 8
Sulk- 9

Host
79

Spooky. "TRST" is what I would like to call "a good time" It's just solid synthpop that you can jam to and get lost in. With its ethereal production and enchanting atmosphere it creates a vibe that is very unique. My one critique is the vocals. I get that the vocals are not the main point of the album, but he could of at least tried. It sounds like he's drunk throughout the whole thing, and when he does up the vocals they're kinda bad. With that being said, I still had a ... read more

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Track List

1Shoom
5:26
73
2Dressed for Space
3:37
63
3Bulbform
4:49
73
4The Last Dregs
5:25
60
5Candy Walls
4:37
73
6Gloryhole
5:01
60
7This Ready Flesh
3:25
67
8F.T.F.
4:09
67
9Heaven
4:56
60
10Chrissy E
4:15
60
11Sulk
6:18
78
Total Length: 51 minutes

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Added on: January 25, 2012