Bonnie Trash: How Healing from Grief and Gothic Post-Punk Music Shaped Their New Album Mourning You

Music has a wonderful quality, regardless of genre, of being able to create a shared experience out of something increibly personal and individual. Listening to music creates that individual connection, experiencing live music creates that collective shared experience.When two sisters worked through the lost of a grandparent and the grief caused by it, they created music that expressed their personal experiences with grief, but also how those experiences intertwined. They created "harmonized dialogue."Sarafina and Emma from the Canadian gothic post-punk band Bonnie Trash are guests on the Chord Progression Podcast today. With their new album, Mourning You, set to release, discover the band and the beauty in their art as we discuss:Why playing songs heavier in a live setting is done to create that colletive moment between people, and enhance that individual emotional experience.How Bonnie Trash became an art and how the influence of heavier music mixed with childhood stories created their gothic post-punk sound.The new album Moruning You, and how we heal through grief though the concept of "harmonized dialogue."This episode gets deep into artistry that any lover of music and empath will get behind. Tap the subscribe button to not miss out on any other episodes.Find Bonnie Trash Online:Twitter: https://x.com/BonnieTrashBand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonnietrashband/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bonnietrashYouTube: https://youtu.be/gEPFUHNzbrk?si=VWS51Clf-tuVn8WyWebsite: https://www.handdrawndracula.com/artists/bonnie-trash/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72wuUu4nxDyhGDm7FPiXt5?si=LP5_qN5GR4az5Qcro0PxpgApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bonnie-trash/1386411140Check out our sponsor: DarkFusion Systems!Use code "CPPOD" for $100 off of your computer build!https://darkfusionsystems.comFollow us on social media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/chordprogressionpodcastTwitter:https://twitter.com/cppodofficialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/chordprogressionpodcast/YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCqRKZCDMcFHIYbJaLQMfDbQChord Progression Podcast (Spotify):https://open.spotify.com/show/53XWPGrIUvgavKF5Fm6SLkChord Progression Podcast (Apple Podcast):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chord-progression-podcast-the-gateway-to-new-rock-and-metal-music/id1454876657Chord Progression Podcast (Amazon): https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b8dad803-444c-4a73-8aa5-67b4fc43f4baChord Progression Podcast (iHeart Radio):https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-chord-progression-70632531/Podcast Webpage:https://mysongoftheday.com/my-song-of-the-day-rock-2000-today/chord-progression-podcast/Welcome: (0:00)Playing Songs Heavier Live? But Why?: (1:14)Why Music is Best Enjoyed Live: (10:11)The History and Inspiration of Bonnie Trash Music: (18:49)The Idea of "Mourning You" Telling the Story of Individualized, Harmonized Grief: (25:41)The Sonic Expression of Harmonized Dialogue of "Mourning You": (32:20)The Cathartic & Helpful Emotional Release in Art and Through "Mourning You": (40:29)3 New Artists to Check Out: (51:59)Kevin's Final Thought; The Depth Felt Through Harmonized Dialogue: (56:32)