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Back in 2022, we were witness to the sinister “Teeth” music video by Guelph’s gothic noisegaze duo, Bonnie Trash. At the tail end of 2022, we got the monolithic Malocchio<\/em> full-length, a sonic horror story derived from familial truth. Now, two years later, we have a new EP from Bonnie Trash, who, like all things, has gone through an evolution, as it were. Now as a full-fledged four-piece, the sisters Bortolon-Vetto have added touring members, Emma Howarth-Withers (bass), and Dana Bellamy (drums), affixing a permanent and heavy rhythm section to the romantic madness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new EP, My Love Remains The Same<\/em>, is a short one, but has Bonnie Trash locked the hell in on their tones, atmosphere, and mystifying crescendos. Emmalia’s lead guitar is piercing and layered, sounding like a maleficent banshee, while Sarafina’s vocals are all-encompassing\u2014like a spirit gnawing at the back of your brain\u2014while the bass guitar from Howarth-Withers holds the friction together like a sculptor glue. The themes of love, grief, and loss are felt immediately during the darkened shoegaze single “Kisses Goodbye,” a song that feels a bit Slowdive if they listened to more Christian Death. The drums sound like they are being played by sticks of pure lead, so much so that I wonder what the Bonnie Trash toms look like\u2014cause they are taking a beating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“What Have You Become,” might be the most danceable track Bonnie Trash has ever produced, with its discordant post-punk bend and longing chug. The outro is easily a highlight of the album with the evil-trilling lead guitar that wraps up the ungodly atmosphere in a nice fraying bow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last we have a doomy cover of “Red Right Hand,” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds\u2014a song covered by a legion of musicians from PJ Harvey to the Arctic Monkeys. But Bonnie Trash’s spin is heavy, like a death knell, and probably fits the best in terms of the dirge-like quality Nick Cave loves. In fact, the cover makes sense, as Sarafina’s vocal style, the way certain words are enunciated and left to fester like a wound, is very Nick Cave. The little synthy haunted house bridge is also pure candy for any audiophile, a perfect cover from the Sisters Bortolon-Vetto and Co. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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