Jess Rees and Luke Koz avoid straightforward confessionals, because a Russian Baths song should be abstract enough for each person to interpret personally. On a stormy day, Russian Baths sat down with Post-Trash’s Selina Yang for a discussion on cinematic juxtaposition, introspective lyricism, and plans for an upcoming record.
A week before the release of Dressed In Trenches, Lifeguard sat down with Post-Trash to set the record straight about their influences, how they go about writing their brand of ferocious, angular guitar music, rad tour spots, cool bands in an exploding Chicago local scene, and how they stay sane on the road.
Their elastic debut LP Stay Safe! packs a whole lot of dynamic musical range into just ten killer tracks. Band members put themselves in new roles, play new instruments and make themselves vulnerable to all the anxieties and tribulations of fresh ventures. They do it with effortless tranquility and gilded dexterity.
Sapsucker represents a leap forward for Gorgeous, both artistically and musically, from the duo’s debut. While both feature acrobatic drumming accompanying whimsical vocals and idiosyncratic guitar playing, there’s a sense of intentionality to Sapsucker’s bold embrace of melody. We sat down with Gorgeous to discuss the experience of making their ambitious new album, what’s changed, and what’s still inspiring them in a post-pandemic world.
Feeble Little Horse’s tight friendship is palpable through the Zoom screen. Over the past few months, they’ve opened for Sidney Gish and Snail Mail, as well as toured with They Are Gutting A Body Of Water. It’s been a dizzying year for the Pittsburgh quartet, but they rely on each other to ease any nerves.
Tonie Joy, Moss Icon guitarist and the unofficial caretaker of the band’s story, has a grounded perspective on Moss Icon and the singular music they made. No, the band wasn’t trying to sound like anything, or invent anything. Rather, it was an escape for Joy and his bandmates, a way to cope with a world that felt volatile and chaotic.
After about 45 minutes of sensory overload, Chicago’s FACS fissles down.. The three fierce yet jubilant players are grateful, but also stoic. They’re punk rockers playing psychedelic post-punk that overwhelms the brain, making bodies move in ways it usually wouldn’t and probably shouldn’t among strangers.
Over the last three years, babybaby_explores have grown their reach beyond the local noise scene and a leak of Food Near Me, Weather Tomorrow earned them a deal with Angus Andrew’s No-Gold. The trio sat down with Post-Trash to talk about their scientific methods, folk-goth aspirations, and their policy of saying yes to every dress.
Dear Nora is back. Mo Schweiger spoke with the band’s vocalist, Katy Davidson, about their latest, and self-proclaimed best album, human futures. Davidson spoke about making art during times of social and political tumult, the changing state of the music industry throughout their expansive career, and Lady Gaga.
Mint Chip, Kamikaze Palm Tree’s sophomore record, follows a backwards logic where making everything more bonkers somehow just makes it more coherent. Theirs is a proprietary recipe, not easily explained, but ahead of the release, the duo indulged questions about growing extra arms and the dog who inspires them.
Following their 2019 album, Up from Here, Detroit’s Extra Arms have returned with the aptly-titled follow-up, What Is Even Happening Right Now?, with Ryan Allen and co. pulling out all the stops on this one. Allen and Daniel Stover answered some questions about the album’s fruition from writing to recording in a time of social distancing.
Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Dominique Matelson has just released her new record The Instruction Manual. Post-Trash caught up with her to discuss her relationship with her voice, the circumstances surrounding the creation of her new album, what compels her to make art, reinventing yourself during a pandemic, and more.
