T.R.I.P. (album)

{{short description|2017 album by The Lights Out}}

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| artist = The Lights Out

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| released = February 1, 2017

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| genre = Rock

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| label = Self-released

| producer = Benny Grotto

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T.R.I.P. (pronounced "trip") is the fourth full-length album from The Lights Out. It was pre-released on November 12, 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2016/11/03/rock-band-releases-album-on-a-can-of-beer-thanks.html|title=Rock band releases album on a can of beer thanks to Aeronaut Brewing|website=Bizjournals.com|accessdate=2017-01-23}} on specially-formulated cans of craft beer brewed by Aeronaut Brewing Co., with its released digitally on February 1, 2017.

The album is a collection of stories about traveling through alternate dimensions,{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/brew-news-what-the-election-results-mean-for-beer.html |title=Brew News: What The Election Results Mean For Beer :: Drink :: Features :: craft beer :: Paste |website=Pastemagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-23}} with every song presented as a report back from another reality The Lights Out has visited.{{cite web|author= |url=http://beerstreetjournal.com/aeronaut-brewing-releasing-beer-album/ |title=Aeronaut Brewing & indie band release a "beer can album" |publisher=Beer Street Journal |date=2016-11-02 |accessdate=2017-01-23}} The beer can, meanwhile, contains a set of instructions for drinkers to take over the phenomenon of the social media, a phenomenon that triggered a response from the band, telling the drinker what an alternate reflection of themselves is doing right now in a parallel world; the instructions are accompanied by a link to the album's digital site.{{cite web|last=Colburn |first=Randall |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/boston-sci-fi-rockers-lights-out-release-album-pac-246268 |title=Boston sci-fi rockers The Lights Out release new album on a pack of beer · Newswire · The A.V. Club |website=Avclub.com |date=2016-11-21 |accessdate=2017-01-23}}

The beer is an Imperial Session IPA{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/features/entry/36_things_you_need_to_know_that_happened_this_week/P1 |title=36 things you need to know that happened this week - Features - Alternative Press |website=Altpress.com |date=2016-11-06 |accessdate=2017-01-23}} crafted to pair with the music.{{cite web|last=Johnston |first=Zach |url=http://uproxx.com/life/craft-beer-music-album-release/ |title=Band Uses Beer Cans To Release Album |website=Uproxx.com |date=2016-10-25 |accessdate=2017-01-23}}

T.R.I.P. is an acronym for The Reckonings In Pandimensionality. It is the first studio album ever released on a can of beer.{{cite web|author=Cat Wolinski |url=http://mensjournal.com/food-drink/articles/beer-is-the-new-vinyl-boston-based-band-releases-album-on-a-beer-can-w449734 |title=Beer is the New Vinyl: Boston-Based Band Releases Album on a Beer Can - Men's Journal |website=Mensjournal.com |date=2016-11-10 |accessdate=2017-01-23}} With T.R.I.P, the band is reportedly aiming to reintroduce the physical discovery of music that they feel has been lost in the digital age and create a full sensory experience for the listener.{{cite web|url=http://vanyaland.com/2016/11/11/drink-lights-aeronaut-brewing-company-release-new-album-beer-can/ |title=Drink It Up: The Lights Out and Aeronaut Brewing Company release new album on a beer can |website=Vanyaland.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-23}}