Reunited alternative metal outfit Trust Company is officially deep in the writing process for their first collection of new material in over a decade. In a new interview on the Podioslave Podcast, guitarist and vocalist Kevin Palmer alongside bassist Josh Moates revealed that the band has completed writing for approximately five songs and is targeting a release for early 2026.
The sessions mark the first significant creative output from the band since their 2011 album, Dreaming In Black And White. While the band members are eager to return, Palmer noted that the realities of adult life have dictated a more measured pace than in their early years.
“The goal for us is new music. It’s been an amazing process getting back in the band room again and just hanging out and writing,” Palmer explained (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “It feels like the old days, because we’re just sitting there just writing music. The problem has been that since our schedules are so much tighter than they used to be, we don’t get to get in there as much as we want to… So it’s been a slower process, but it has been a fun process.”
Regarding the volume of material, Palmer estimated the current count is modest but growing. “We’ve got — I don’t know — five songs, maybe,” he said.
The band is also grappling with how to navigate a music industry that has shifted drastically since their commercial peak in the early 2000s. The debate between releasing singles, EPs, or a full-length record is ongoing within the camp.
“We’ve been having this conversation of, like, how do we release music now? Back in the day there wasn’t Spotify and all this stuff. We just put an album out,” Palmer noted. “But we grew up in this world of albums, since we really wanna release an album. So we’re kind of going down that rabbit hole now.”
Technologically, the band is in a much better position than during their formative years. Moates highlighted how modern home recording tools have revolutionized their demo process, allowing for a level of polish that wasn’t possible when they were recording on tape machines.
“We can actually hear, for the first time in our entire life, a really pretty decent demo of what it could sound like,” Moates said. “He actually could hear it and piece it together and I can now write bass parts after the vocals and so I’m not stepping on his vocals… It’s such a different experience now, ’cause we can actually demo in our band room at no cost. And that’s been really fun to layer stuff.”
Without the pressure of a record label, Trust Company is enjoying total creative freedom. Moates assured fans that while the sound has evolved, it retains the band’s signature aggression.
“We don’t have labels. We don’t have to answer to anybody, so we could do whatever… We’re not trying to be something we’re not; we’re just trying to do what we’ve always done,” Moates said. “The songs do sound a little different than [The] Lonely Position [Of Neutral], but that’s just how it is… But it’s heavy. There’s some heavy stuff. I’m really excited about what we have so far.”
As for when fans can hear the new tracks, Palmer offered a tentative timeline: “The goal for us is to put something out hopefully early next year. Definitely next year, but hopefully early.”
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