Trust Fund (band)

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Trust Fund
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Trust Fund performing in 2016
Background information
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, followed by a fifth album in 2024. [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 what was intended to be 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]

On 22 August 2024, Jones announced that Trust Fund would release a new album, Has It Been a While, on 1 November 2024, through Tapete Records. [12]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Split releases

References

  1. 1 2 Monroe, Jazz (18 July 2018). "Trust Fund Call It Quits". Pitchfork . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Baines, Huw (16 November 2015). "Trust Fund: Ellis Jones, Accidental Choruses And 'Seems Unfair'". Stereoboard. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 Rettig, James (3 March 2022). "Trust Fund – "can't take it"". Stereogum . Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Garland, Emma (3 February 2015). "Premiere: Stream Trust Fund's Debut Album "No One's Coming for Us"". Noisey. Vice Media . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 Snapes, Laura (10 November 2015). "Trust Fund Seems Unfair". Pitchfork . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 McNeilly, Liam (15 October 2015). "Trust Fund: "The Songs Are Just About My Stupid Life"". DIY . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. 1 2 Trewn, Pranav (21 June 2016). "Stream Trust Fund We Have Always Lived in the Harolds". Stereogum . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  8. 1 2 Sahim, Sarah (4 October 2016). "Trust Fund Turn Boredom into an Adventure". Bandcamp Daily . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  9. 1 2 Baines, Huw (17 June 2016). "Weird Pop: Trust Fund's Basement Experiments And 'We Have Always Lived In The Harolds'". Stereoboard. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  10. 1 2 Garland, Emma (13 August 2018). "Trust Fund's Final Album is the Best Thing You'll Ever Hear About Hating Music". Noisey. Vice Media . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  11. ↑ Stickler, Jon (4 October 2023). "Mitski Announces 2024 North American Tour". Stereoboard. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Breihan, Tom (22 August 2024). "Trust Fund – "Leaving the Party Early"". Stereogum . Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Hammond, Lee (9 February 2015). "Trust Fund: No One's Coming For Us – album review". Louder Than War . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  14. ↑ Wright, Danny (9 February 2015). "Album Review: Trust Fund – No One's Coming for Us". DIY . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "Exclusive Guide: Track by Track: Trust Fund – No One's Coming for Us". DIY . 9 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  16. ↑ Marsh, Calum (1 August 2018). "Trust Fund Bringing the Backline". Pitchfork . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  17. ↑ Roseblade, Nick (2 August 2018). "Trust Fund – Bringing the Backline". Clash . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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