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Trench
File:TOP Trench Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Twenty One Pilots
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded2017–18
Length56:15
LabelFueled by Ramen
Producer
Twenty One Pilots chronology
Blurryface
(2015) 		Trench
(2018)
Singles from Trench
  1. "Jumpsuit"
    Released: July 11, 2018
  2. "Nico and the Niners"
    Released: July 11, 2018
  3. "Levitate"
    Released: August 8, 2018
  4. "My Blood"
    Released: August 27, 2018

Trench is the upcoming fifth studio album by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, scheduled to be released on October 5, 2018, through Fueled by Ramen. It is the band's first studio album in three years and serves as a follow-up to their fourth studio album, Blurryface (2015).

The album has been preceded by the release of four singles. The first two, "Jumpsuit" and "Nico and the Niners", were both released on July 11, 2018. The third single "Levitate" was released on August 8, 2018. The fourth single, "My Blood", was released August 27, 2018. To promote the album, the Bandito Tour is set to begin at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on October 16, 2018, and will continue through March 17, 2019, ending at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

Background and production

Twenty One Pilots released their fourth studio album, Blurryface, on May 17, 2015. The album topped the Billboard 200 and produced two top five singles, "Stressed Out" and "Ride", peaking at number two and number five, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs, along with the single "Heathens" from the Suicide Squad soundtrack, launched the band into mainstream success in 2016. The duo embarked on two world tours in support of the album from 2015 to 2017. Following the five final dates of the band's tour, dubbed "Tour De Columbus", the band entered a year long hiatus beginning on July 6, 2017. It is unclear when production of Trench began, however, the album's "drop dead due date to get ahead of production and distribution" was August 15, 2018, less than two months before the release of the album.[1]

File:Reversedmaorg.jpg
An example of one of the letters created by the band for the website

On April 21, 2018, fans discovered the URL dmaorg.info hidden in a gif on the band's webstore. This site consisted of a series of cryptic teasers centered around Dema, a fictional city created by the band. The website also contained many journal entries from a fictional character, Clancy, about his escape from Dema, with entries periodically added over time. On July 6, following a journal entry promising that "by morning, everything will be different", the band emailed fans subscribed to their newsletter with a GIF of a slightly opened eye. The band returned to social media on July 9, 2018 with a video of a more opened yellow eye.[2] Billboards and murals emblazoned with the band's new logo were put up in numerous cities around the world overnight.[3] The next day, the band posted another video of the eye, more open than before, with a muffled version of the intro to "Jumpsuit" playing.

Promotion

On July 11, 2018, the band released the first two singles, "Jumpsuit" and "Nico and the Niners", as well as a music video for "Jumpsuit".[4][5] The band also announced the release date of their fifth studio album, Trench, scheduled to be released on October 5, 2018, and a new world tour, called "The Bandito Tour", starting October 16. On July 25, 2018, a music video for "Nico and the Niners" was released, as a second addition to a three part music video series, regarding Tyler Joseph's fictional city, "Dema". Both videos feature references to "Heavydirtysoul", a single off of the band's previous album, such as the repeated imagery of a burning car. The lyrics of "Nico and the Niners" refer to "bishops," which is also a recurring theme in the band's music.[6][7][8][9][10]

The third single off the album, "Levitate", was leaked onto the streaming platform Tidal on August 7, 2018, only to quickly be removed.[11] This was accompanied by a leaked track listing for the album.[12] The song was subsequently released the next day as the album's third single via Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show as the day's "World Record".[13] A music video was also released, concluding the trilogy series.[14]

On August 19, 2018, Twenty One Pilots released an unlisted YouTube video promoting a concert in London, the performance titled A Complete Diversion.[15] The concert took place on September 12, 2018, a little less than a month before the album is to be released. The title of the performance is a reference to lyrics in the song "Nico and the Niners" ("And start a concert, a complete diversion").

On August 20, 2018, at the VMAs, a ten second long snippet of the song "My Blood" was played at the end of a commercial promoting the album. On August 27, 2018, a Twitter user leaked the full song onto his Twitter account in low quality, after they found that it could be played on their Apple HomePod. The leak was confirmed real when the band made the song available on streaming services later that day, as the album's fourth single.[16]

On September 5, 2018, Zane Lowe of Beats 1 had an interview with band member Tyler Joseph in his home studio in Columbus, Ohio, to speak about the band's year long hiatus, the album, and battling against personal demons and insecurities.[17]

File:Trench Exclusive Vinyl GIF.gif
The GIF that the band used on social media to promote pre-orders of the vinyl edition of the album

On September 14, 2018, Twenty One Pilots announced on Twitter that they would be releasing a yellow colored vinyl LP exclusive to their online store. They also announced that they would be releasing 15,000 copies of the LP in olive green through Indie Retail and 8,000 copies of the LP in olive green and yellow on the Urban Outfitters website.[18]

Late on September 28, 2018, a store in Brisbane, Australia accidentally sold a CD copy of Trench to a customer. The next day, Legend was leaked; in addition, it was revealed that a different store was selling vinyls.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tyler Joseph

No.TitleLength
1."Jumpsuit"3:58
2."Levitate"2:25
3."Morph"4:19
4."My Blood"3:49
5."Chlorine"5:24
6."Smithereens"2:57
7."Neon Gravestones"4:00
8."The Hype"4:25
9."Nico and the Niners"3:47
10."Cut My Lip"4:43
11."Bandito"5:31
12."Pet Cheetah"3:18
13."Legend"2:53
14."Leave the City"4:40
Total length:56:04
Triplet EP (10" vinyl)[19]
No.TitleLength
1."Jumpsuit"3:58
2."Levitate"2:25
3."Nico and the Niners"3:47
Total length:10:11

References

  1. ^ "twenty one pilots on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  2. ^ "Twenty One Pilots' 'Trench': Decoding the Clues They've Left About Their New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  3. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Billboards Popped Up Overnight". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  4. ^ "Jumpsuit Official Video". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Hear Twenty One Pilots' New Songs 'Jumpsuit,' 'Nico and the Niners'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Have Announced Their New Album, 'Trench'!". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Twenty One Pilots break yearlong silence with new songs, world tour". CBS News. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Release TWO New Singles 'Jumpsuit' and 'Nico and the Niners'". PopBuzz. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Jumpsuit / Nico and the Niners - Single by twenty one pilots". Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "twenty one pilots Have Just Announced A new Album And Massive World Tour! — Kerrang!". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  11. ^ twenty one pilots - Levitate, retrieved 2018-08-08
  12. ^ "twenty one pilots - Trench". Genius. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  13. ^ "twenty one pilots on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  14. ^ "twenty one pilots on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  15. ^ twenty one pilots (2018-08-19), twenty one pilots: A Complete Diversion - London Performance, retrieved 2018-08-21
  16. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2V1lUqPnZw
  17. ^ "@zanelowe made the trip to Ohio and we talked about the new record. tune in tomorrow on @beats1 at 9am pt". Twitter. September 4, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "exclusive circles that play music". Retrieved 14 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  19. ^ "Trench 10" Triplets Vinyl Bundle". Twenty One Pilots store.
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