Much has been made on this site about Trap Them, namely us not really being that into them and you all not really being that into us not really being that into them. I have nothing against this band at all, they’re just not really my thing. One time a member of the band confronted me about not liking his band, berated me for expressing my honest opinion on the Internet, and then revealed that he hates all bloggers de-facto. But from there the conversation spiraled into a spirited conversation about music criticism and the Internet that lasted close to an hour, and it was a really fun debate. We made nice, shook hands, and called it a night.

So I’m checking out this new Trap Them song “The Facts” posted over at SMN News (via Brooklyn Vegan), and I’ll say this: I’m liking it much more than I’ve liked any of the band’s prior material. Some of that might have to do with Kurt Ballou’s production, extremely tight and crisp yet somehow still incredibly aggressive and raw, and some of that’s got to do with the song itself which is pretty darn catchy. One might even say that I like the song, straight up! Imagine that. I’m not about to whip my dick out and start fapping all over my keyboard — Trap Them are way too cool, and they’ll never be nerdy, proggy or shreddy enough for me to do that — but “The Facts” is a neat little hardcore ditty that’s got me bobbing me head.

Darker Handcraft is the first record Trap Them will release via new label Prosthetic Records, and it’ll come out on March 15th. Pre-order it here.

-VN