Total Trash - You Don't Try

Twin Cities punk group Total Trash released a new cassette early this month titled You Don't Try and recently completed a short Midwest tour. With the new album you can tell the band has progressed. The album right off the bat has an obvious better production quality to it, still possessing that raw edge characteristic of their sound. The band is using noise in a much better fashion not having overbearing distortion which causes a mixture wash of sound but allowing for the separation of instruments to be layered throughout songs. The album has some songs re-recorded from the last album as well as some new tracks of course, which honestly stick out so much on this release as they seem to have more complexity and more structure to them. Not to say the old tunes are bad by all means but it becomes clear based on listening to this release and the last release that the band is progressing as they continue to make music. If you are a fan of punk music this local release is right up your alley and is worth the listen. Put your ears to this album and see what you think for yourself.