Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Trash Boat released their fourth album, Heaven Can Wait, on October 4, 2024. I chatted with lead singer Tobi two weeks prior and we went track by track, discussing the song's effect on myself and his perspective on their creation.

00:00 Intro.
01:05 Tobi joins AKA The Wet Look.
02:20 Dry hair and the funeral tale.
04:19 How I look at a band's growth.
05:24 "Watching Heaven.
08:11 "...Burn".
11:23 "Be Someone" feat Eric from I Previal.
13:00 Tobi wants the sound to go heavier.
14:00 "That blegh".
15:05 It's a love of the sound long-term fans attach to.
19:25 Futuristic bird call? Working title Batman!
20:45 I Previal and Dublin fracas.
25:41 "Filthy-RIGHTEOUS" feat Kenta from Crossfaith.
29:26 "Are You Ready Now" and that 21s scream.
31:36 Tobi's vocal strength.
33:47 "Better Than Yesterday" and older TB songs.
37:35 "Break You".
39:00 Using past negative experiences as coal to power the future.
40:46 "The Drip".
43:38 Why is the song a dark horse on the album? (The difficulty of writing about politics.)
46:03 "Liar Liar".
49:23 Their creation mindset.
50:18 "Delusions of Grandeur".
52:10 "Lazy".
55:39 Bromance?
56:55 Proud of the band's journey, "The Same Five".
58:31 Closing statement.


Thanks for being here,
Jon



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