Trust Company - Closer (2008)

Trust Company came together in 1997 through vocalist/guitarist Kevin Palmer and drummer Jason Singleton, who were originally called 41Down, before recruiting bassist Josh Moates and guitarist James Fukai. After building a local fan-base and releasing a self-titled album as well as a couple demos, the band went on to sign a major label deal with Geffen Records, changing their name to Trust Company to avoid confusion with the Canadian band Sum 41. The group released their well-received major label debut album 'The Lonely Position Of Neutral' in 2002, with the lead single 'Downfall' gaining heavy exposure through MTV2. Subsequently, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts, and a second single 'Running From Me' followed with more moderate success, leading to tours with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Papa Roach, and Korn. The band was scheduled to play at Ozzfest 2003 but was forced to back out by their label in order to work on their second album 'True Parallels', which was belatedly released in 2005, after a 10 month delay. Despite having little promotion from their label, the album entered the Billboard album charts at No. 32, and has gone on to sell in excess of 200,000 copies. In August 2005, the band decided to take a break and focus on side projects and spend some time at home. Soon after the break, Palmer and original bassist Josh Moates came together to form a new band called Amity Lane, releasing their debut album 'The Sound Of Regret' the following year. In 2007, the four original members of the band – Palmer, Moates, Singleton, and Fukai – announced they were reuniting for two reunion shows in Montgomery, Alabama, and that they were writing and recording a new album for release sometime in 2008, posting two new songs titled 'Waking Up' and 'Stumbling' on their Myspace page. The band stated in a blog that these were demos and may be re-recorded, and they later announced that they would be handing out CDs with previously unreleased or rare material from past years at concerts, with the purchase of a T-shirt. In 2009 Josh Moates left the band and was replaced by bassist Eric Salter, who was in turn replaced by Wes Cobb the following year. The band released the promised third album 'Dreaming In Black And White' in March 2011, promoting it with a two-month tour with Drowning Pool. Despite announcements on Twitter of a new album in 2017 and 2020, it's been distinctly quiet on the band front in the last few years, and so to keep us going here is that afore-mentioned free disc that was given away with the purchase of a T-shirt from their online store, containing rare demos and out-takes from the recording sessions of their first two albums. 

Track listing

01 Stronger (Piano Loop)
02 Closer
03 I Can't Breathe
04 Seasons Change
05 Today
06 Moving In Circles
07 Hover (Quiet Mix)
08 Sterilize
09 Something Perfect
10 Losing View
11 Rock The Casbah
12 Time After Time