Tropical Trash - Decisions' Empty Nest 7" EP (Sophomore Lounge, 2017)
"OK, enough of Europe, let’s talk the latest in American Guitar Rock. Sophomore Lounge is the name of the label, and they just pulled the pin on a double-headed 7” bomb – one from the grunts known as TROPICAL TRASH, their first waxing since the highly regarded LP on Load (there was some primo tape and such action in between there as well, talking about the ‘Live at the Fillmore’ cassette and that “Big Game John Cage” thing) and the big change to the line-up card here is that they now have Bim “Obnox” Thomas on drums/gtr to make them even more of a force of jazzfry destruction. ‘Decisions Empty Nest’ is the name of the EP, three songs recorded by Maccarrone in Clevo, which is an alliance I fully support. “Early Wish” covers the A-Side and it’s just evil. Sounds like a short-circuting organ crying in the background under a tractor beam bass sound and some vocals that they’ve added some satanic effects to. Devastating. Think of ‘UFO Rot’ with Bim destroying the drum kit. Think about it. That’s what we have here. B-Side picks up right where the A-Side left off with the ending of “Early Wish” then “Exit Dust” pulls a weapons-grade riff out of the arsenal and then things start getting good and loose on “Troubleshot”. A real mind eraser from some of the top guys in the game." - Rich K. (Terminal Boredom)
"Louisville’s finest chaos-rending outfit returns for their first release since their 2015 full-length UFO Rot, again returning to the format (one sidelonger and three short blasts on a 7” single) that drew me to them in the first place. This time around, they’ve expanded to a five-piece lineup, featuring none other than Obnox’s Lamont “Bim” Thomas on drums and extra guitar. Recorded in his stomps of Cleveland by Paul Maccarone, this is wild, unhinged, noisy, punk-inspired biomechanical chaos, content to lock in on a chord and drive it into the ground, Chrome-style. Can you smoke silver paint and partially turn into a robot? If you’re not ready to find out, look here." - Doug Mosurock (Still Single)