Trust Fall (Side A)

Trust Fall (Side A) is a four-track EP by alternative rock band Incubus. It was released in 2015 on Island Records. It was the first release from the band since their 2011 album, If Not Now, When?.

Trust Fall (Side A)
EP by Incubus
Released	May 12, 2015
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	19:36
Label	Island
Producer	Mike Einziger, Brandon Boyd
Incubus chronology
If Not Now, When? (2011) Trust Fall (Side A) (2015) 8 (2017)
Singles from Trust Fall (Side A)
"Absolution Calling" Released: February 5, 2015 "Trust Fall" Released: March 11, 2015

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.[1] 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.[2]

Promotion

The lead single from the EP, "Absolution Calling", debuted on KROQ. It was followed by a music video.[3]

Trust Fall (Side A) was supported by a 2015 Summer tour in the United States,[4] following an earlier tour in 2015 through Australia and Southeast Asia.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trust Fall"	6:23
2.	"Make Out Party"	4:50
3.	"Absolution Calling"	4:37
4.	"Dance Like You're Dumb"	4:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from EP's liner notes.[5]

Incubus

• Brandon Boyd – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, melodies, percussion, producer, engineer
• Michael Einziger – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals, string orchestration and arrangements, conducting, producer, engineer
• Jose Pasillas II – drums, engineer
• Chris Kilmore – 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 – mixing
• Cameron Barton – mix engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Artwork

• Brandon Boyd – art direction
• Brian Bowen Smith – photography

References

1. "Brandon Boyd talks NEW Incubus in 2015 and Sons of the Sea with Oz on 91x". February 23, 2014.
2. "#LETSTALKMUSIC welcomes Brandon Boyd & Mike Einziger (Incubus)". April 24, 2015.
3. "Incubus - Absolution Calling Music Video". March 6, 2015.
4. "Incubus and Deftones announce summer tour". April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
5. Trust Fall (Side A) (booklet). Island. 2015.