Trust Fund – Seems Unfair

Forget connotations of entitlement, Trust Fund have an almighty work ethic. Seems Unfair is Ellis Jones and co.'s second album this year, following the release of (excellent) debut LP No One's Coming For Us back in February. After a whirlwind of touring in 2015, Trust Fund's second effort bursts with all the energy and shiny-eyed excitement of a band just realising the power at their fingertips, conjuring Zeitgeist and strangeness in near-equal measure. 

Creepy indie-pop that glows in the dark, Seems Unfair daubs its brighter, hookier hooks with a pragmatic dose of doom and gloom. "Everybody's body freaks them out," sings Jones on Football – both caustic and empathetic, like a best friend who won't tolerate your bullshit. Tracks like the quietly anthemic Big Asda have floated on Trust Fund's corner of the internet for a while now, and it's truly exciting to hear them put to record by prolific Leeds producer MJ (of Hookworms). Life's not fair, but Trust Fund's got your back. Emotionally, not financially. [Katie Hawthorne]