{"id":39865,"date":"2024-01-31T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39865"},"modified":"2024-01-28T20:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T01:44:54","slug":"tr-st-releases-surprise-ep-shares-pet-shop-boys-cover-w-jake-shears-scissor-sisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39865","title":{"rendered":"TR\/ST releases surprise EP + shares Pet Shop Boys cover w\/ Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TR\/ST (fka Trust)&nbsp;is the musical alias of producer, singer, and performer&nbsp;Robert Alfons. Born in Winnipeg, Canada (but based in Los Angeles for the past decade), he has released a string of celebrated albums fusing swooning synth-pop, confessional darkwave, and anthemic emotion:&nbsp;\u2018TRST\u2019&nbsp;(2012),&nbsp;\u2018Joyland\u2018 (2014),&nbsp;\u2018The Destroyer &#8211; Part One\u2019&nbsp;(2019), and&nbsp;\u2018The Destroyer \u2013 Part Two\u2019&nbsp;(2019). &nbsp;Alfons has now joined Dais Records to bring in the next era of TR\/ST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, he releases of the new, minimally titled\u00a0\u2018TR\/ST EP\u2019 which features four new tracks in addition to <em>Robrash<\/em>: the new dance floor heater <em>Run<\/em> featuring hyperpop star\u00a0Cecile<strong> <\/strong>Believe, a beautiful cover of the\u00a0Pet Shop Boys\u00a0classic 1990 anthem <em>Being Boring<\/em> featuring\u00a0Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters), \u00a0the delicate and gauzy nearly-ambient composition <em>Evercall<\/em>, and an official release of the fan favourite <em>Slug<\/em>, previously only released to YouTube in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MFA9huryUek?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfons confirms he is in the studio working on a new album, expanding their singular sound in ways both cinematic and surprising:&nbsp;<em>\u201cBigger, better, beautiful, and buried in mud.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4B534D29-7FC6-461D-ADEE-7D9BCA0349FC.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4B534D29-7FC6-461D-ADEE-7D9BCA0349FC.jpeg?resize=793%2C793\" alt=\"TR\/ST EP cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-39867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4B534D29-7FC6-461D-ADEE-7D9BCA0349FC.jpeg?w=793&amp;ssl=1 793w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4B534D29-7FC6-461D-ADEE-7D9BCA0349FC.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4B534D29-7FC6-461D-ADEE-7D9BCA0349FC.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4B534D29-7FC6-461D-ADEE-7D9BCA0349FC.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong>TR\/ST EP\u2019 Track Listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Robrash<br>2 &#8211; Run (feat. 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The song was co-written & co-produced by TR\/ST's frequent collaborator\u00a0Maya Postepski. 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