''Trust Fall (Side A)'' is a four-track EP by

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. It was released in 2015 on

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. It was the first release from the band since their 2011 album, '' If Not Now, When?''. A sequel to this EP was later released 5 years later in 2020 as '' Trust Fall (Side B)''.

Background

The writing and production of the EP began in late 2014 following a Sons of the Seas tour fronted by

Brandon Boyd Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author and visual artist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Incubus, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums. In ad ...

. The EP was the first of "at least two" EPs that Incubus planned to release in 2015; they ultimately did not release a second EP that year. Brandon Boyd and Mike Einziger stated in an interview for #Letstalkmusic that the EP format was chosen so they could release some new songs prior to a tour, then finish the rest of the album when they returned.

Promotion

The lead single from the EP, "Absolution Calling", debuted on

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. It was followed by a music video. ''Trust Fall (Side A)'' was supported by a 2015 Summer tour in the United States, following an earlier tour in 2015 through Australia and Southeast Asia.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from EP's liner notes.

Incubus

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, melodies, percussion, producer, engineer *

Michael Einziger Michael Aaron Einziger (born June 21, 1976) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Incubus, and has also co-written, produced and collaborated with a wide array of a ...

– lead guitar, piano, backing vocals, string orchestration and arrangements, conducting, producer, engineer * Jose Pasillas II – drums, engineer *

Chris Kilmore Chris Kilmore (born January 21, 1973) is an American musician and DJ. He is the turntablist and keyboardist of the rock band Incubus since 1998. Allmusic–Incubus bio./ref> Discography * '' Make Yourself'' (1999) * ''When Incubus Attacks V ...

– piano, keyboards, Mellotron, organ, turntables, engineer * Ben Kenney – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineer

Production

* Seth Waldmann – engineer * Matthew O'Driscoll – assistant engineer * Dave Holdredge – additional engineering *

Dave Sardy David Stuart Sardy (born 1967), more commonly known as D. Sardy, is an American composer, musician, songwriter, and multiple Grammy winning record producer. He came to prominence as the leader of 1990s noise rock band Barkmarket before turning ...

– mixing * Cameron Barton – mix engineer *

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...

– mastering

Artwork

– art direction * Brian Bowen Smith – photography

References

{{Incubus 2015 EPs Incubus (band) albums