Shoegazer29

Overstuffed but fun.

Not good.

I don't care if this is some kind of audience culling marketing maneuver, as I've read some stans posit, the production, songwriting and excess brevity all point to low effort content that I won't reward with my patience.

There are times I despise hearing or reading the word "vibes" as a musical descriptor, but god damn if this album does not define good vibes. Soulful, funky, danceable and approachable, this modest LP is loaded with quality tracks that are easy to enjoy on first listen but just as great to deep dive on repeat listens.

Trust makes synth pop with a decidedly love-it-or-
hate-it kind of sound. I would describe their aesthetic as goth trance, and if that sounds horrifically awful to you - and no judgement here -
take comfort that they can at least crank out a killer single or two. Yes, there's practically no diversity of instrumentation. Yes, I can barely understand a word he's saying. And yes, this album could easily be 15 minutes shorter. But in spite of all of this record's flaws I still enjoy ... read more