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| Released | January 27, 2017 | |||
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| Label | Rise Records | |||
| Producer | Paul Roessler | |||
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The Trigger Complex is the tenth studio album by American punk rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty). It was released in 2017 [3] under the Rise label and produced by Paul Roessler. [4]
The Trigger Complex has been described as "melodic", "anthemic", and "simplistic" with a classic rock-inspired sound. [2] The album is reminiscent of early-80s punk [5] and goth bands including The Damned, Billy Idol, The Cult and Social Distortion. [6]
The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Punk News said there was a lot of stuff to like about the album and gave it 3 and a half stars. [7] Kerrang UK called the album "disappointing" while also noting that there were brief "moments" in songs like "Satellites" and "Why Can't We Do It Again". They gave the album 2 out of 5 stars. [8] Cryptic Rock gave The Trigger Complex 5 stars while noting that the band delivered on their aim for the album. [9]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Rock Sound |   [10] |
| Los Angeles Times | [11] |
| Punknews.org |  [7] |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| Kerrang! | [8] |
| CrypticRock | [9] |
| Metacritic | 67% [12] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Give Me More" | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Sometimes" | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Strange World" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Satellites" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "The Right Side" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Why Can't We Do It Again" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "I Wanted To See You" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Wild Life" | 2:37 |
| 9. | "Nothing Ever Lasts" | 2:15 |
| 10. | "Going Steady" | 2:54 |
| 11. | "You're Still The Same" | 2:27 |
| 12. | "Don't You Want Me" | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Bats" | 2:50 |
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