Trash Island (album)

Trash Island
Trash Island
Studio album by Drain Gang
Released	12 September 2019
Length	22:04
Label	Year0001
Producer	Whitearmor; Mechatok; Lusi;
Bladee chronology
Ecco2K chronology
Thaiboy Digital chronology

Trash Island is a collaborative studio album by Swedish collective Drain Gang, released on 12 September 2019 through Year0001. It is sung by Bladee, Ecco2K and Thaiboy Digital, and all songs were produced by Whitearmor, with "Acid Rain" and "You Lose" also being produced by Mechatok and Lusi, respectively. The song "1:1" features Yung Lean.^[1] It was recorded in a visit to Bangkok, Thailand, as Thaiboy Digital was deported from Stockholm in 2015 due to visa complications. The artwork was done by Ecco2K.^[2] According to Bladee, "The world is a trash island. You have the power to create your own reality."^[3]

Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews gave a score of 6.5.^[4] It was described as "iconic" by Sophie L Walker of The Line of Best Fit, which also described track "Victim" as a "classic".^[5] Keegan Brady of Rolling Stone described "Western Union" as a "widely beloved track".^[6]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"1:1" (feat. Yung Lean)	Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, Yung Lean	3:16
2.	"30th Floor"	Thaiboy Digital, Bladee	2:09
3.	"Waterfall"	Thaiboy Digital, Bladee, Ecco2K	3:34
4.	"Victim"	Bladee, Thaiboy Digital, Ecco2K	2:33
5.	"Western Union"	Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, Bladee	2:00
6.	"The Void"	Bladee, Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital	3:31
7.	"Acid Rain"	Bladee, Ecco2K	2:24
8.	"You Lose"	Ecco2K, Bladee, Thaiboy Digital	2:37
Total length:			22:04

References[edit]

^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (12 September 2019). "Drain Gang Relishes in Trance Pad-Heavy Cloud rap on 'Trash Island'". Hypebeast. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ "Drain is officially a genre: here are five Drain Gang albums to stream now". Dazed. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ Angell, Jack (17 September 2019). "Being Bladee, a rare interview with the Drain Gang CEO". The Fader. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (23 October 2023). "Thaiboy Digital, Bladee & Ecco2k :: Trash Island". RapReviews. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ Walker, Sophie L (28 February 2022). "Drain Gang are not in the business of meeting your expectations | Live Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ Brady, Keegan (19 April 2022). "Inside the Cathartic Bliss of Drain Gang, Gen Z's Emo Torchbearers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[1] Ingvaldsen, Torsten (12 September 2019). "Drain Gang Relishes in Trance Pad-Heavy Cloud rap on 'Trash Island'". Hypebeast. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[2] "Drain is officially a genre: here are five Drain Gang albums to stream now". Dazed. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[3] Angell, Jack (17 September 2019). "Being Bladee, a rare interview with the Drain Gang CEO". The Fader. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[4] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (23 October 2023). "Thaiboy Digital, Bladee & Ecco2k :: Trash Island". RapReviews. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[5] Walker, Sophie L (28 February 2022). "Drain Gang are not in the business of meeting your expectations | Live Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[6] Brady, Keegan (19 April 2022). "Inside the Cathartic Bliss of Drain Gang, Gen Z's Emo Torchbearers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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v t e Bladee
Studio albums	Eversince (2016) Red Light (2018) Trash Island (with Drain Gang) (2019) Exeter (2020) 333 (2020) Good Luck (with Mechatok) The Fool (2021) Crest (with Ecco2K) (2022) Spiderr (2022) Psykos (with Yung Lean) (2024)
Mixtapes	Cold Visions (2024)
Related articles	Drain Gang Year0001

v t e Ecco2K
Studio albums	Trash Island (with Drain Gang) (2019) E (2019) Crest (with Bladee) (2022)
EPs	PXE (2021)
Related articles	Drain Gang Year0001