Trophy Scars Discusses Upcoming EPs

In a recent interview with NJ Underground, experimental post-hardcore group Trophy Scars discussed how their upcoming EPs would differ from their previous work.  The band is set to release the first EP, Darkness, Oh Hell, on October 26, 2010, with the second, Never Born, Never Dead, following in 2011.  Vocalist Jerry Jones compares the new material to old:

“The record is a lot more stripped down, opposed to the aural density of Bad Luck. We really wanted to dig into the blues and revamp the idea of a folky-ballad. We separated ourselves from our usual detail-oriented blueprinting before we recorded this one and just stuck to our raw intuitions of making this a rock ‘n roll record.”

Jones continues, discussing song specifics and themes:

“The lyrics are way more personal than they were on Bad Luck. Although a lot of the thematic elements are fictional and influenced greatly by the television series and film, Twin Peaks, I put a lot of myself into the plot lines. The last song is completely autobiographical and the female antagonist (and sometimes victim) throughout the fictional elements is based on a real person. The song “Trazodone” contains bits and pieces of real dreams I had while I was prescribed trazodone. Even the song, “Darkness”, which is based on body possession, contains some loose autobiographical information.”

Trophy Scars last released Bad Luck in 2009.  Read the entire interview here.