ALBUM REVIEW – TRUST FUND: HAS IT BEEN A WHILE?

The answer to the album’s title is ‘yes’. It has been six years since their previous album, ‘Bringing The Backline’. In the intervening period, Trust Fund has shrunk from being a group into primarily Ellis Jones’ project. From a full band indie rock sound, they have made a welcome diversion into classical guitar and string […]
Manchester four-piece Hot Shorts want you to cast your minds back to a distant time, a more hopeful time: the London Olympics were in full swing; Frank Ocean had just released Channel Orange; you donated to take down Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. That’s right, it’s the ‘Summer of 2012’, and Hot Shorts are taking you […]

MANCHESTER FOUR-PIECE HOT SHORTS REMINISCE ON ‘SUMMER OF 2012’

TRUST FUND STREAMS NEW ALBUM

Seems Unfair by Trust Fund is streaming on SoundCloud. Released via Turnstile, the record can be pre-order via Bandcamp and iTunes. Featuring production from Hookworms’ MJ, the album is as brutally honest as his previous work, yet brimming with optimism to match the sunny hooks and rousing choruses. Trust Fund has already unveiled videos for […]