Twenty One Pilots Trench

Twenty One Pilots TrenchAdvancing the narrative started on their 2015 breakthrough, Blurryface, Ohio duo Twenty One Pilots continue the struggle with personal demons, diving deep into the darkness of the Trench and battling fresh enemies wrought from their newfound fame and fortune. The results are less carefree or pop friendly, and instead comprise an engrossing conceptual journey that demands full attention, especially considering the album's underlying mythology. Dark and

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and their debut long-player -- it's actually a pair of combined EPs -- delivers enough Plant-induced "Oh mamas

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cuts like "The City

with Ad-Rock

and feelings

recorded live at the Virginia Beach Amphitheatre on July 25

Ben Cruft (violin)

and you think about those people and those things and you carry them with you

Aiding Armstrong and his comrades in their sonic attack against conservative authority is renowned producer (and Garbage member) Butch Vig

but not by much

in these fractured musical times