TR/ST - “Being Boring (feat. Jake Shears)“ (Official Audio)

“Being Boring“ from TR/ST’s self-titled EP, out now: TR/ST (fka Trust) is the musical alias of producer, singer, and performer Robert Alfons. Born in Winnipeg, Canada (but based in Los Angeles for the past decade), he has released a string of celebrated albums fusing swooning synth-pop, confessional darkwave, and anthemic emotion: ’TRST’ (2012), ’Joyland’ (2014), ’The Destroyer - Part One’ (2019), and ’The Destroyer – Part Two’ (2019). In late 2023, TR/ST joined the Dais Records roster, announcing the union with the release of the single “Robrash”, while hinting at more new music ahead. January 2024 sees the release of the new, minimally titled “TR/ST EP”, featuring four new tracks in addition to “Robrash” : the new dancefloor heater “Run” featuring Canadian hyperpop star Cecile Believe, a beautiful cover of the Pet Shop Boys classic 1990 anthem “Being Boring” featuring Jake Shears, the delicate and gauzy nearly-ambient composition “Evercall”, and an official release of the fan favorite “Slug”, previously only released to YouTube in 2015. Alfons confirms he is in the studio working on a new album, expanding their singular sound in ways both cinematic and surprising: “Bigger, better, beautiful, and buried in mud.” Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennent (Published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Lyrics by Kobalt Publishing) Performed by TR/ST and Jake Shears Produced by Robert Alfons and Nightfeelings Jake’s vocal engineer Carlos Mas at Strongroom Mixed by Lars Stalfors TR/ST: Instagram: Bandcamp: Website: YouTube: Facebook: Dais Records: Instagram: Bandcamp: Twitter: Facebook: Subscribe: Website: “Being Boring“ lyrics: I came across a cache of old photos And invitations to teenage parties “Dress in white” one said with quotations From someone’s wife, a famous writer in the nineteen-twenties When you’re young you find inspiration In anyone who’s ever gone And opened up a closing door She said: “We were never feeling bored” Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: “Make amends” And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end When I went I left from the station With a haversack and some trepidation Someone said: “If you’re not careful You’ll have nothing left and nothing to care for In the nineteen-seventies” But I sat back and looking forward My shoes were high and I had scored I bolted through a closing door I would never find myself being bored Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought then thought: “Make amends” And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end We were always hoping that, looking back You could always rely on a friend And now I sit with different faces In rented rooms and foreign places All the people I was kissing Some and here and some are missing In the nineteen-nineties I never dreamt that I would get to be The creature that I always meant to be But I thought in spite of dreams You’d be sitting somewhere here with me Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought then thought: “Make amends” And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end We were always hoping that, looking back You could always rely on a friend And we were never being boring We were never being bored And we were never being boring We were never being bored