Though only officially founded at the start of 2014, pop-punk quintet Trash Boat have already played their first shows and recorded their debut E.P, ‘Look Alive’, which saw release on 23rd June. Bursting with buoyant guitar licks and the kind of vocal melodies you only need to hear once before they’re imprinted on your temporal lobe, ‘Look Alive’ is a formidable first strike from Trash Boat’s arsenal. Drummer Oakley takes us through the design process for their iconic cover…
“The artwork took quite a bit of time to come together, but I think it turned out for the best as a
result. The initial design involved just the kneeling character, which was done by Natas Designs who
has worked with the likes of Gnarwolves. We basically all loved his work and just gave him creative
reign to do what he wanted, inspired purely by giving him our band and EP name. He killed it, for the
name ‘Look Alive’ it just fitted perfectly.
However, we felt it needed something else to get away from a boring vanilla background. After a
photo shoot with Snooty Fox Images, we got the reference sheet for the background for the EP cover.
It fitted really nicely and was what we thought was missing from the original design. I ended up
putting everything together, very organically, we couldn’t be happier.”
You can get ‘Look Alive’ on a pay what you want basis now: https://trashboatuk.bandcamp.com/
