The music of TR/ST is well-crafted, multifaceted synthpop that draws the ear and engages the brain. But TR/ST melodies weren’t the first thing to immediately provoke a reaction in a recent sold-out stage at The Atlantis in DC.
Rather, the audience may have looked onward in curiosity at the sparse stage setting. It seemed particularly stark with a blank white backdrop that bore nothing other than the word “FAG” (in red letters), place in a high lonely place.