2/21/25 Trupa Trupa

2/21/25 Trupa Trupa

$15 ADV / $18 DOS

From Rolling Stone: In times of great turmoil in the world, it can be reassuring to focus on the simple fact of our shared humanity. That’s one way to hear “Uniforms,” the latest single from the Polish art-rock band Trupa Trupa: as a clarion call that the world needs right now.

“I wanna eat all my uniforms,” singer-guitarist Grzegorz Kwiatkowski repeats over chiming, Beatlesque chords. This refrain turns over and over, eventually shifting subtly to “I wanna be all my uniforms.”

Much of the rest of Trupa Trupa’s new album, B Flat A, is made of dour post-punk tones and clashing rhythms that recall Joy Division, Can, and Sonic Youth — the kind of reference points that make you understand why Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins are among Trupa Trupa’s fans. Dark, impressive stuff. On songs like “Lines” and “All and All,” there are also echoes of warm, expansive psychedelia à la Pink Floyd. ...READ MORE