''TRST'' is the debut studio album by Canadian
electronic music
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project
TR/ST. Self-produced by the band, it was released on February 28, 2012 by
Arts & Crafts Productions
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.
The record features "gloomy
synth-pop"
and "fully-fleshed
dark wave
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"
sounds that have been described as "a combination of
gothic rock and
trance pop."
Critical reception
Upon its release, ''TRST'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic
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, 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.
The critics described the music on the album as
synth-pop,
dark wave
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,
and
industrial dance.
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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."NME
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''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."Now
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'' praised the band's stylistic combination of goth rock and trance pop.Pitchfork
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''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."PopMatters
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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."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''TRST''.
TR/ST
* Robert Alfons – performance, production ; mixing
* Maya Postepski – performance, production ; mixing
Additional personnel
* Emily Lazar – mastering
* Heba Kadry – mastering
* Damian Taylor – mixing
Artwork
* Mikey Apples – artwork, layout
* Robert Alfons – photography, artwork, layout
Release history
References
External links
*
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2012 debut albums
Arts & Crafts Productions albums
Trust (Canadian band) albums