HAS IT BEEN A WHILE

Description

Trust Fund, the musical project of singer-songwriter Ellis Jones, returns this year with a fifth album, Has It Been A While?, recorded earlier this year in Sheffield by producer and close friend Joe Mackenzie Todd. Fans of Jones's delicate, funny, and relatable writing will know that yes, it has been a while. His last album was released six years ago. The album Bringing the Backline, released in 2018 and praised by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and many others, coincided with the end of Trust Fund for Jones, as the band members started their own families and he moved to Norway (then Canada) to begin a career in academia.
His return reflects the realization that his days of making music continue to stretch ahead of him and marks the development of a mature style that offers both continuity and change. While previous Trust Fund albums showcased a hazy indie-rock aesthetic, on Has It Been A While?, Jones strips his songs down to classical guitar and vocals, supported by captivating string quartet arrangements provided by Maria Grig. Trust Fund's lyrical dexterity remains, and is highlighted here on The Mirror (a duet with Celia MacDougall of Radiant Heart).