Triggers and Slips

Existing somewhere between country, folk, and roots rock, Triggers & Slips have been making music, blurring the lines of genre for over a decade. Breaking these rules and proverbial boundaries has resulted in a fiercely loyal following akin to other genre-benders like Lucero and Frank Turner in their hometown of Salt Lake City. With their 2012 debut EP and two albums under their belt, the band is now set to share their most fully formed and emotionally mature work to date, What Do You Feed Your Darkness?

While the music is unabashedly honky-tonk in its origins – piano, twangy electric/acoustic guitar work, and lead singer/songwriter Morgan Snow’s country drawl that belies his roots as a sixth-generation Utah native – the songs themselves subvert classic country storylines of love, loss, and substance abuse by viewing them through a gritty, real-world lens. Snow has lived every line and every phrase within.

There's a lot of heartache in country music, and Triggers & Slips aren’t afraid to lean into those traditional themes in their songwriting. What sets them apart is their ability to find hope and resilience in their work, rather than a punchline (as so much modern country music does). It’s meant to be a light in the darkness. In fact, Snow credits his foray into songwriting and performing as the very thing that saved him from himself over a decade ago, and it remains the rock on which he leans — the band’s name itself being a reminder of the constant struggles we all face as individuals.