The rise of Twenty One Pilots to mainstream popularity (thanks to hit singles from 2015's Blurryface and the Suicide Squad soundtrack smash Heathens ) painted the duo in the eyes of some as middle-of-the-road pop rockers, and there was concern among some circles that success would result in a less quirky, more pop-leaning, opportunistic (popportunistic?) fifth album. Those fears are mostly proven unfounded by Trench , a rich and interesting record that comes out of the gate with perhaps one of the most against-the-grain single choices they could have made; Jumpsuit crackles with nervous energy and packs a host of shifts in style into its four minutes. That this standoff of a single shot to the top of the alternative charts quicker than any song this decade perhaps speaks to just how starved the format is for something more challenging. Trench has lots of interesting flavours for listeners to sample; there's the rapid-fire rap of Levitate , the off-kilter bounce of Mor...
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