Trust Fund (band)

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Trust Fund
Origin Bristol, UK
Genres
Years active2011–2018; 2022–present [1]
Labels
  • Turnstile
  • Reeks of Effort
MembersEllis Jones
Past members
Website trustfund.fun

Trust Fund is a musical project founded and led by Ellis Jones while living in Bristol in the southwest of England. Until 2018, both on recordings and live, the band featured a rotating lineup of musicians. They released four full-length albums, the final of which roughly coincided with the decision to disband. [1] In March 2022, Jones revived the Trust Fund moniker and began releasing new singles under the name. [3]

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History

The band self-released an EP titled I've Been Ages, followed by a second, Don't Let Them Begin, and a split EP with Joanna Gruesome, the latter two issued by Reeks of Effort. In early 2015, they signed to Turnstile Records for the release of their first full-length album, "No One's Coming for Us". [4]

Their next album, Seems Unfair , followed shortly after on the same label in the autumn of 2015. [5] [6]

After a relocation to Leeds, a third album, We Have Always Lived in the Harolds, was released in June 2016. Reverting to home recording, it was also released without a record label. [7] [8] The title is a reference to Shirley Jackson's 1962 novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle , substituting in a group of streets in Leeds collectively known as the Harolds, where Jones lived. [9]

In July 2018, Trust Fund released their fourth and final full-length album, Bringing the Backline. [10]

During their initial period of activity, Trust Fund toured with Los Campesinos!, Speedy Ortiz, and Mitski. [4] [6] [9]

In March 2022, Jones revived the Trust Fund moniker and began releasing new singles under the name. [3] In 2023, Trust Fund again supported Mitski on a tour of cities in the UK and the EU. [11]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Split releases

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