It’s been a couple of years since RVA power-pop mathematicians The Trillions released their debut album, Tritones, and their profile has been on the upswing ever since. By now, fans all across the RVA area and beyond are clamoring for a second helping of great tunes from the quartet. And they’re about to get their wish, as full-length followup Superposition is set to drop on January 31 with a release party at Strange Matter that night!
It’s been a couple of years since RVA power-pop mathematicians The Trillions released their debut album, Tritones, and their profile has been on the upswing ever since. By now, fans all across the RVA area and beyond are clamoring for a second helping of great tunes from the quartet. And they’re about to get their wish, as full-length followup Superposition is set to drop on January 31 with a release party at Strange Matter that night!
That night is still a couple of weeks away, but we’re bringing a taste of the new album to you right now with the world premiere of brand new Trillions jam “1984.” If you’re looking for some Orwellian references from a song with that title, you won’t be disappointed; in lines like “Who knew my little world would so impress? Wish I could say the same for you and your peephole obsession,” singer/guitarist Charlie Glenn seems to condemn our internet-driven panopticon society. And such ideas, which guitarist Chris Smith describes as “confident paranoia,” are definitely on Glenn’s mind throughout the album. “I consider this album to be largely protest music,” Glenn tells us. “A good chunk of the lyrics observe and decry aspects of our electric society. Nearly all the notes defy the all-too-often dull soundtrack provided to us.”
However, don’t expect nonstop bleakness from the tunes on Superposition, either. Glenn continues, “But hey, it’s also rock n roll. We played loud and with heart and with abandon. We were afforded a great sonic laboratory in which to experiment, courtesy of Montrose Recording and Adrian Olsen. And experiment we did.” Bassist Robbie King chimes in, pointing out that “this album contains so much harmonic minor, I’m overjoyed. It is a little bit darker in tone than Tritones, but I feel it is a more complete set of songs as a group, and still contains plenty of pop elements.”
Enjoy the darkness, complexity, and pure pop goodness of “1984” by The Trillions below:
And be sure to mark your calendars for January 31, the night of The Trillions’ Superposition Release Show at Strange Matter. The band will be joined by fellow RVA indie rockers White Laces and Manatree, and will have physical copies of Superposition to sell you. Admission is only $5, so you should have plenty of duckets left over with which to pick up a copy for yourself. Show starts at 9 PM. For more info, click here.
