2010–2013: Formation and TRST Alfons and Postepski met in late 2009, started writing songs together, and at number thirty-seven on
Under the Radar's Top 50 Albums of 2012. Soon after the release of the album Postepski left the band to focus on Austra's growing commitments and her own solo project Princess Century.
2014–2015: Joyland on 15 April 2014
Joyland was released on 3 March 2014 by
Arts & Crafts. The album received generally favorable reviews.
MusicOMH gave it a score 4 out of 5, describing the album as doing an "excellent job of sharpening and streamlining Trust’s sound into something even better than that displayed on the debut." The album debuted at No. 12 on the
Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. It was promoted by three singles: "Rescue, Mister" accompanied by a music video directed by Sabrina Ratté, "Capitol" with a music video directed by Will Joines, and "Are We Arc?" accompanied by a music video directed by Malcolm Pate. On 13 March 2015, Alfons released the single "Slug" exclusively to YouTube.
2016–2019: The Destroyer In 2016, Alfons said that the upcoming third studio album was "being finished late last month". The album was set to be released in 2017 but the release date was delayed. The album was recorded in a 150-year-old farmhouse near the north of Toronto and in Los Angeles. On 6 December 2017, the artist premiered music video for "Destroyer". The clip was directed by Justin Tyler Close and
Ryan Heffington In the following year, TR/ST collaborated with singer
ionnalee on the song "Harvest" for the album
Everyone Afraid to Be Forgotten. On 5 February 2019, TR/ST released a video for the single "Gone" and announced an upcoming two-part album
The Destroyer, with a release date of 19 April 2019 for the first collection of songs, followed by three singles, "Unbleached", released in February, "Grouch", released in March, and "Colossal", released in April. The record marked the return of former member Maya Postepski as a collaborator. On 25 July 2019, Alfons released the second single, "Iris", off his fourth studio album
The Destroyer (Part 2). The track was produced by Alfons, mixed and additionally produced by Damian Taylor and live drums were played by Lia Braswell. On the same day, the artist announced the release of the album, release date and artwork credits via
Instagram with the digital pre-order being available on
iTunes. The track was followed by other three singles: "Destroyer", officially released on 29 August 2019 and premiered on
Flood Magazine, "The Stain", released on 19 September 2019 and premiered on Magnetic, and "Cor", released on 10 October 2019 and teased on
YouTube before the premiere. In contrast to the
industrial sound and immediacy of
The Destroyer, follow up-release
The Destroyer (Part 2) is primarily a
dream pop and
ambient album with arrangements that differ from earlier TR/ST releases.
2023–present: TR/ST EP and Performance In 2023, Alfons signed to
Dais Records and released the single "Robrash", which served as the lead single from the self-titled
TR/ST EP. The EP was released on 26 January 2024 with no prior announcement, featuring collaborations with
Cecile Believe and
Jake Shears, an official release of the 2015 single "Slug", and a cover of the
Pet Shop Boys' song "
Being Boring". This was followed by the singles "Soon" in May 2024 and "All at Once" in July 2024, as well as the announcement of Alfons' fifth studio album
Performance, released on 13 September 2024. A music video for the title track on the album "Performance" was directed by
Bryan M. Ferguson and released 10 September 2024 prior to the album's release. ==Members==