Album Review: Congrats, For Now by Got Trash?

Got Trash? are a four piece band from Denton, Texas. The band, who describe themselves as “whatever The Mountain Goats are, but angstier”, only started in 2019 but have somehow found the time to release a demo and two EPs. The second EP, which I am about to review, is titled Congrats, For Now and was released in August. I was lucky enough to discover it on a Bandcamp Discovery binge and had to share it with all of you.

Congrats, For Now begins with Seven Harder Steps To Realize My Body Is A Sin Puppet. On my first listen I was really impressed with the energy in the song. A big part of this was due to the use of gang vocals throughout the song. The song begins with a building guitar part and rolling drum beat that gets you amped up for the vocals. From then on the band continues to build the song up. There’s an air of intensity as the song progresses that really makes the song captivating. The track’s highlight comes in its ending when the two vocalists perform a call and response section that ensures the song finishes in a big way. The second track is titled Interlude 69 which is a mostly instrumental track. It was an interesting decision to include this style of song on a three track EP and I’m glad they did. I also found it equal parts annoying and hilarious that this was the only song on Congrats, For Now that the band provided lyrics for on Bandcamp. It’s such a mesmerising song that it’s hard not to be swept away with it. The guitars in particular are great, with their jangly, upbeat nature giving a lot of life to the song. Last up is Irish Goodbye At Terminal Velocity. This song showcases the more pop side of Got Trash? as well as showcasing elements of indie, emo and perhaps even jazz. The song is a very sad one about missing a friend who has sadly died and not having had the opportunity to say goodbye. The lyric “if an angel earned its wings then why did I lose a friend?” is completely heartbreaking and shows what strong lyricists Got Trash? are.

This is a great, but far too short, EP from Got Trash?. This is obviously a foursome with a great amount of potential and I’m already yearning for more from the band. Got Trash? are a band you need to check out now.

Stream and download Congrats, For Now on Bandcamp here.

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This review was written by Colin Clark.