“Blank” (Mirror Trash song) – Queen City Sounds and Art

MirrorTrash1_lg — Mirror Trash, image courtesy the artist

Mirror Trash’s “Blank” is a regretful and conflicted song about some kind of relationship that has fragmented into the past tense. It brims with anger and betrayal tempered with some self-reflection. Musically, though, it’s upbeat, even energetic, like those hurt feelings have been channeled into something more productive. The recording is lo-fi which may not be for everyone but in the fact of that, it has a rawness that suits the song perfectly and the indie pop/post-punk style of the songwriting is reminiscent of early Beach Fossils in how the riffing borders on jangle-y and surf-y but is just really detailed arpeggiated lines and reverb that work well at getting out nervous energy. The song is from the 2019 Reform EP and you can listen to “Blank” below and delve further into the Mirror Trash catalog and goings on at the links following.