EDEN

Norwegian indie rock duo TAPE TRASH’s new album EDEN was written in the aftermath of losing faith. It reflects on the years spent inside Christianity and the disorienting ambivalence that follows when stepping into the secular world outside of EDEN. The songs move between freedom and grief, where moments of beauty and ecstasy are closely tied to confusion.

Across ten songs written by the band and recorded in Oslo with co-producer Jørgen Smådal Larsen (drummer of Norwegian indie legends Lukestar), EDEN embraces emo as instinct rather than genre. If something felt true, they didn’t overthink it. The process was fast and intuitive, and some songs came together in a single day.

Musically, the album explores the tension between the two members’ backgrounds. Frontman Anders Magnor Killerud comes from a singer-songwriter tradition shaped by Elliott Smith, Judee Sill, and Sufjan Stevens. Kristofer Staxrud brings the intensity and urgency of his teenage years in hardcore bands, grounding the songs in sharp rhythms and heavy guitars.