It’s 2025 and Milwaukee power-pop jangle combo Trolley are celebrating their 30th anniversary with the release of “A Carnival of Grey and White”, full length album number five, in addition to numerous critically noteworthy EPs, singles and compilation tracks.
Trolley has continually mined the past and present for it’s melodious, urgent, and colorful soundscape. Since 1995, the Milwaukee band has released a series of albums built from the best elements of psychedelia and punk, classic pop and the hard driving beat of the Mod era.
After a productive first twenty-five years, the band was in the middle of recording its latest when guitarist, vocalist and producer Mike Perotto passed away.
Finishing the record and dedicating it to his memory, guitarist/vocalist Paul J Wall and bassist/vocalist Terry Hackbarth meticulously built on the charging sound of the band. The resulting record, “A Carnival of Grey and White” will be released October 3rd, 2025.
