Traps Ps New Chants

Traps PS are a band that breaks less is more all the way down to less is everything. You get it: like the Minutemen, the songs are short because they don't need to be long. And like the Minutemen, sixty seconds of Traps PS hits harder and resonates longer than five-ten-twenty sloppy minutes from somebody else. Or like Gang of Four, who got it from James Brown, who is a fundamental Traps PS inspiration Traps PS cares about discipline, rhythm and clarity. Says drummer Miles Wintner: We don't waste time. They've always been unafraid to do what needed to be done, this practically telepathic trio of Wintner, bassist/backing vocalist Danny Miller and singer/- guitarist Andrew Jeffords. They recorded and released records on their community-oriented/community-involved label Papermade and played any space they'd fit lost all ages institutions like L.A.'s Pehrspace or not-exactly legal guerilla shows on city streets and in dusty Inglewood oil fields. But with their first full-length in three years coming into focus, they found L.A. independent label Innovative Leisure ready to amplify that DIY capability: We've done so much in our own bubble that it was exciting to explore another aspect, says Jeffords. I'm enjoying inviting people into our family.