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Trust
Performing at The Pinhook in Durham on April 15, 2014
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresSynthpop, dark wave
Years active2010 (2010)–present
LabelsSacred Bones, Arts & Crafts
MembersRobert Alfons
Anne Gauthier (live)
Esther Munits (live)
Past membersMaya Postepski

TR/ST (previously also known as Trust) is the dark electropop project of Robert Alfons from Toronto, Canada. It began as a band in 2010 when Alfons met Maya Postepski of Austra.[1]

History

2009–2014: Formation and TRST

The pair met in late 2009, started writing songs together,[2] and formed the band in January 2010,[3] insisting that they were more than just an Austra side project.[4] The band started out with Sacred Bones Records, releasing their debut single "Candy Walls" and "Bulbform" in 2011,[5]on the strength of the former, they were signed to record label Arts & Crafts in the same year.[6]

They released their critically acclaimed debut album TRST on 28 February, 2012 on the Arts & Crafts label.[7] Critic Luis-Enrique Arrazola of the National Post said (of their Toronto release party), "Trust gave an outstanding performance proving that they're an act worthy of all the hype. With a set far past midnight, they're the perfect ending to a wild night in the city, taking you on a relentless trip through a set list dripping with sexual tension before winding down to the last pulses of the synthesizer."[8]

Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork Media rated the album 7.4 out of 10 saying "...I quite like Alfons' voice; it has a slithering, grimy quality to it that increases the raunch-factor on particularly dirty-sounding tracks like "Shoom" and "Bulbform", and when he struts his stuff on "Sulk" and "Dressed for Space", he sounds like the kind of personality-heavy singer indie culture's been hesitant to embrace over the last few years."[9] It was listed at number eight on Insound's Top Albums of 2012[10] and at number thirty-seven on Under the Radar's Top 50 Albums of 2012.[11]

Soon after the release of the album Postepski left the band to focus on Austra's growing commitments and her own solo project 'Princess Century'.[12][13]

2014-present: Joyland

Joyland was released March 2014. The album received generally favorable reviews and debuted at No. 12 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[14]

Discography

Studio albums
Singles
  • "Candy Walls" (2011)
  • "Bulbform" (2011)
  • "Sulk" (2012)
  • "Dressed for Space" (2012)
  • "Heaven" (2013)
  • "Rescue, Mister" (2014)
  • "Capitol" (2014)
  • "Are We Arc?" (2014)
  • "Slug" (2015)

References

  1. ^ "Trust Artist Page". CBC Radio 3. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (1 March 2012). "Trust » Local duo emerges from the haze with new LP". Now. Vol. 31, no. 1571. Toronto: Now Communications. p. 39. ISSN 0712-1326. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  3. ^ Bimm, Jordan (17 June 2010). "NXNE » Trust". Now. Vol. 31, no. 1571. Toronto: Now Communications. p. 39. ISSN 0712-1326. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  4. ^ Arrazola, Luis-Enrique (1 March 2012). "Trust: 'It's the sound of rats running up a mountain'". National Post. Toronto: Postmedia Network. p. Arts. ISSN 1486-8008. Retrieved 8 March 2012. As the duo readies for an upcoming tour with a three-piece set, Trust has established themselves as more than just an Austra side project — They insist they're here to stay.
  5. ^ "Candy walls" (sound recording) / Trust, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, AMICUS No. 39084565, retrieved 8 March 2012
  6. ^ Hudson, Alex (20 September 2011). "Toronto's Trust Sign to Arts & Crafts, Unveil New Single". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  7. ^ "TRST" (sound recording) / Trust, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 779198312, AMICUS No. 40343491, retrieved 8 March 2012
  8. ^ Arrazola, Luis-Enrique (5 March 2012). "Concert Review: Trust come out of their shell at Wrongbar in Toronto". National Post. Toronto: Postmedia Network. p. Arts. ISSN 1486-8008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (28 February 2012). "Review: TRST". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Insound's Top 10 Albums of 2012". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Under the Radar's Top 50 Albums of 2012". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  12. ^ Hudson, Alex (23 January 2014). "Robert Alfons Explains Trust's Evolution with 'Joyland,' Shares New Tarantula X Remix". Exclaim!. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  13. ^ Coplan, Chris (7 January 2014). "Listen: Trust's provocative new single, "Rescue, Mister"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard.
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