Montclair, NJ’s Trü have premiered the title track from their upcoming Growing Pains EP, due out June 22nd from Sniffling Indie Kids. “Growing Pains” is a cut fuzzed-out guitars and undeniable hooks that exemplifies Trü’s brand of unexpectedly heavy power-pop.
For an EP that revolves around the discomfort of life’s many ups and downs, Growing Pains finds the band sounding incredibly confident. Guitarists/vocalists Pat DeFrancisci and Keith Williams harmonize with bassist Cindy Ward over walls of distortion-drenched guitars and Steve Cerri’s unshakeable beats, creating an infectious dichotomy of melody and crunch. That heaviness extends to Trü’s lyrics as the band explores the existential dread that inevitably comes with adulthood, disappointments, and of course, bills–universally relatable topics that they tackle with endearing specificity, honesty, and wit.
Top photo by Rob Scheuerman
