Trash Classic
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| Released | June 6, 2025 | |||
| Length | 44:39 | |||
| Label | Greenway Records | |||
| Producer | Maryam Qudus, Josh Menashe, Dylan Sizemore | |||
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Trash Classic is the eighth studio album by American rock band Frankie and the Witch Fingers. It was released on June 6, 2025, on Greenway Records.
Composition and recording
After Data Doom the band was a 4 piece. But Sizemore said "We were open to the idea of making a record that forced us to be a five piece", with the intention of adding a lot of synthesizers.[1] They then added Jon Madaff back to the band this time on synthesizer instead of drums.[2]
Commenting on the theme of trash in the album Sizemore also said "Healthcare is trash, there's garbage in our practice space, trash on the street — you just want to write about what you're seeing, and it's hard not to talk about it."[3]
Critical reception
The response to Trash Classic has been positive from reviewers. Critics from Album of the Year have given it a composite score of 80/100.[4]
New Noise Magazine in a 4/5-star review said the album's best quality is "its ability to parse through serious concerns regarding the future of society with insanely catchy grooves."[5] In a 4.5/5 bomb review from Louder then War they were compared to OSEES "The band have grounded their new album firmly in John Dwyer's weird fuzz-drenched world, and they are all the better for having done so."[6] They were compared to Devo being "lost in a haunted arcade—Trash Classic is weird, wired, and built to blow minds live" in a 4/5 headphone review by The Fire Note.[7]
They were again compared to OSEES in the Reverb Is For Lovers 7.5/10 review.[8]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| New Noise Magazine | |
| Louder Than War | |
| The Fire Note | |
| Reverb Is for Lovers | |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Frankie and the Witch Fingers.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Channel Rot" | 1:15 |
| 2. | "T.V. Baby" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Dead Silence" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Fucksake" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Economy" | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Eggs Laid Brain" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Out of the Flesh" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Total Reset" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Conducting Experiments" | 5:10 |
| 10. | "Gutter Priestess" | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Trash Classic" | 7:46 |
| Total length: | 44:49 | |
Personnel
Frankie and the Witch Fingers[9]
- Dylan Sizemore – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Josh Menashe – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Nicole "Nikki Pickle" Smith – bass, synthesizer
- Nick Aguilar – drums
- Jon Modaff – synthesizer, guitar
Additional personnel
- Maryam Qudus – producer, engineering
- Josh Menashe – producer, additional engineering, mixing
- Dylan Sizemore – producer, additional engineering
- Nick Townsend – mastering
References
- ^ "Q&A: Frankie and the Witch Fingers Embrace Collapse in New Album 'Trash Classic'". The Luna Collective. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Special PSA: We've grown a new limb". Retrieved 2025-06-30 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Frankie and the Witch Fingers Offer an Antidote to Our Trash-Filled World and Celebrate Canadian Psych │ Exclaim!". Frankie and the Witch Fingers Offer an Antidote to Our Trash-Filled World and Celebrate Canadian Psych │ Exclaim!. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Trash Classic". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Album Review: Frankie and The Witch Fingers - Trash Classic". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Whittle, Nathan (2025-06-01). "Frankie And The Witch Fingers: Trash Classic - Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Wilde, Thomas (2025-06-06). "Frankie And The Witch Fingers: Trash Classic [Album Review]". The Fire Note. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Rifl (2025-06-11). "Review: Frankie and the Witch Fingers – Trash Classic". Reverb Is For Lovers. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Ruxandra Mindru (June 6, 2025). "Frankie and the Witch Fingers: In Conversation – Trash Classic, GenAI and filming on Hollywood Boulevard". Metal Junkbox. Retrieved 2025-06-30.