Trash Talk
Awake EP
True Panther Sounds
In just a few short years, Trash Talk have quickly made
a name for themselves with their blend of hardcore punk and powerviolence-style
aggression, and an explosive live show to boot. Their new five-track EP, 'Awake', sees
them just a little more expansive, but still packing immeasurable rage and
power in its eight and a half minutes.
‘Awake’ is a more than appropriate title, given it’s lyrical value. The
EP’s shortest track, ‘Slander’, sees vocalist Lee Spielman is spitting blood, venom and
whatever other disgusting substances at detractors and naysayers: ‘Line up and
call me names/come spit in my face/it doesn’t matter/I’m in a better place’,
followed by bassist Spencer Pollard’s shout of ‘Slander!’ in the chorus. That boot to the face is Trash Talk at its
fastest on this occasion, and the following song, ‘Blind Evolution’, is another
signal of Trash Talk leaning away from their thrashcore origins. The time spent
around producer Joby J. Ford certainly shows as they let out a sweet bluesy
breakdown around the halfway mark. The band don’t lose their bile and fury for
it (‘I don’t care where you’re going/I
just care that you’re gone’). The closer, ‘Gimme Death’, is further
mid-paced, but no less alert or loud. Spielman screams ‘Face down in the gutter/I’ve got my ears to the street’ as though
on the cusp of a revolution.
Diehards will no doubt
bitch about Trash Talk’s continued move away from their roots, but the fact is,
they’re all the better for it. There’s only so many times you can let out that
rage in short sharp bursts – why not diversify and project that anger over a
larger timescale and potentially larger fanbase? Trash Talk are wise to realise
that, and in ‘Awake’, they’ve got us
eagerly awaiting the next full-length.
Peter
Clegg
Trash Talk - Awake (full stream)
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