Trembler Returns With New EP "Total Sorry"

EP Review by Sarah Hobson

Trembler dropped “Total Sorry” on January 29, 2026, and is following up the EP release with a live performance at Starseed Hostel on March 15, 2026. Previous releases from the band include “Trembler” (2019) and “Folding” (2022). “Total Sorry” features five songs and is the band’s first output with their new lineup of Luke Gonzales, CJ Anderson, Ceej Burton, Nate Dietrich, and Martin Long. The project reflects on the band’s past iteration and identity while introducing a new beginning—described as a “controlled reset.”

Gonzales, Trembler’s lead songwriter, describes the EP as, “a short collection of songs about change and the fallout around it.” He continues, “It is meant to be listened to as a whole, not just as a single song pulled out of context.”

“Sugar,” an experimental opening track, features ambient sound and a voice over. Gonzales shares that the song works as a collage to send the message that Trembler is exploring their sound following the band’s first two albums. “It is an examination of both social and self obliteration, and cosmic connection.”

Left to Right: Martin Long, Ceej Burton, CJ Anderson, and Luke Gonzales

Next is “Total Sorry,” the EP’s title track. The song functions as an apology to past band members and describes a situation where everyone is to blame. It is followed by “Gonzales Shoulder,” which focuses on Gonzales’ point of view towards the band and life in general. “The big one being my willingness to ignore issues in myself and in others,” he explained, “which is generational in my family, hence the ‘Gonzales’ shoulder. Think cold shoulder but in a way my family is historically guilty of; the key word here is ‘guilt.’”

Track three is titled “Wilt” and is about loss. “The song is about losing my closest friends, having my view of something that consumed so much of my life splinter and leave, and wondering whether it was hollow all along,” said Gonzales. “It’s generally a good representation of the central feeling I was trying to capture on this EP, which is why it's the single. It's sad, but in my opinion sober in its acceptance of how things are over now, in an attempt to move on.” 

The EP closes with “Love Leave The Body” which returns to the familiar Trembler style and nods towards where the band is headed next. “This EP can be thought of as an appetizer to the forthcoming LP,” said Gonzales. 

Trembler formed in 2019 and “Total Sorry” is their first release with Rite Field Records, a label they were signed to in October 2025. The band’s sound is grounded in alternative rock with blends of emo and slowcore genres. The EP was recorded and mixed by Ceej Burton at Shinytone Recording Studio and mastered by Corey Coffman. Rite Field Records defines this era of the band further: “As new music approaches, Trembler is not just maturing alongside modern guitar music, they are quietly insisting on a place within it, treating each release less like a genre exercise and more like another chance to redraw the borders.”

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