Dippers came for a chat with Post-Trash’s Chris Liberato during their recent US tour. Drinking iced tea and petting the dog, Matthew Ford and Innez Tulloch talked about the process of making Clastic Rock, the freedom a sampler has given them in the live setting, and using a thesaurus to drill down more precisely on certain feelings.
Tetchy’s “Married” video is filled with juxtaposition of wild thrashing and raucous partying combined with rituals of the marriage ceremony and events leading up to such. Maggie Denning took some time away from her schedule and shenanigans to respond to some email questions on the future and evolution of the group.
Embarking on their West Coast tour of their third album, Food For Worms, Shame returns to the stage with a reinvigorated joy. The band members’ ties lasted beyond heartbreak, the dislocation of touring, and the fire of creative inspiration. Learning from past albums’ themes of angst and introspection, Food for Worms celebrates the tenacity of friendship.
A. Savage’s new solo record, Several Songs About Fire, is an album that continues the sound of Thawing Dawn while expanding his range of influences. The now vagabond artist talked with Post-Trash’s John Glab about his recent life, the people and places past that went into the album, and how those things might play into the future.
In tandem with the band members’ distinct style, akin to ravens who enjoy Yohji Yamamoto, Boris’ cult reputation is only getting stronger. Post-Trash’s Selina Yang had the opportunity to rack Atsuo of Boris’ brain over the 2023 Heavy Rocks remaster, audience backgrounds, and their identity as artists vs. musicians.
After the release of Decay, Fatboi Sharif spoke to Post-Trash about the fine line between good and evil, plus the snack bowls and synesthetic visions that powered the album. When he says he smells blood and fire in a beat, believe him. When he says he cried tears of joy hearing a finished track for the first time, believe that too.
Known for the seminal hardcore band Whipping Boy and later Oxbow, Eugene S Robinson is in perpetual motion. He’s a journalist whose work has appeared in GQ, The Wire, LA Weekly, among many others. He’s also a bodybuilder, martial arts expert, LSD evangelist, and gun enthusiast. His new memoir, A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight into Murderer’s Row, touches on all these polymathic aspects of his wildly eccentric life, from his childhood in 1970s Brooklyn through his touring days in Whipping Boy. During our interview, Robinson is nothing if not candid. He’s quick to laugh and easily spun into a yarn. Having a conversation with Robinson is akin to being swept up by a narrative tornado.
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.
