Evolve Into Nothing
Earlier this afternoon, I heard a sound of crumpling paper from the hallway. At first, I thought it was The Dog getting into something he shouldn’t (like the bathroom garbage), but it turned out to be the mailman forcing a manila envelope through our mail slot. Inside the envelope was a set of 4 7″ vinyl records containing the first new music I’ve purchased in ‘07, Dark Is The Path Which Lies Before Us by The New Trust.
It’s an interesting packaging choice. A limited edition of 1000 sets, with 4 records in individual sleeves, backed inside a cardstock folder. It reminds me of some of the Radiohead vinyl releases that split the album up onto several sides of 10″ vinyl. It makes for an interesting listening experience, forcing you up out of your seat every 1 or 2 songs, to change the record and keep the music flowing. But it certainly is beautiful, with stark black and white photography and a bit of silver type, very tasteful and understated.
The whole thing is such a Santa Rosa scene flashback, in a way. The album art contains group photos of the band members posing with a assortment of friends (and possibly family members?), many of whom are members of other Santa Rosa bands, or former members of Santa Rosa bands, or otherwise associated with that particular scene. It’s a little musical snapshot of a group of people who have been making music in their own little bubble for the past decade or more, and probably will be by the time the next decade rolls around. That can be a bad thing, but here there’s a sense of refinement, like every tiny house show, DIY tour, and self-produced demo recorded in some guy’s garage has had an impact on this particular final product.
It also has one of the best song titles ever: “You’ve Got To Be Fucking Shitting Me.”
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Yeah, and Japan usually gets bonus tracks on a lot of things too. Japanese imports can be pretty sought after in some cases. Let me know if you can’t find it, and I’ll figure out a way to get a copy to you.
I just added this to the list of new things to look for at the record store. You’d be surprised what I can find here. Often it’s released here early as well.
January 27, 2007 at 6:34 am