Trailer Trash Tracys at The Bull and Gate

Trailer Trash Tracys at The Bull and Gate

01 April, 2009
by: Domzig

The back-room of the Bull and Gate is a weird place. You have to pass through two sets of shady looking doors to even get in there, and when you do, the whole falling-down feel to the place makes for an ambience that is somewhere between a decrepit old music hall and a seedy gambling den. In fact it's the perfect venue for a debut show.

Set to release a 7” on London-based indie label No Pain in Pop, Trailer Trash Tracys sum up most of the reasons why the capital's noise pop scene seems to be in overdrive lately. Sounding like a combination of The Ravonettes and the soundtrack to a David Lynch movie through a heck of a lot of reverb, they've been enjoying a fair bit of hype without even stepping foot onto a stage as a full band.

As soon as the first bass notes chime out, a warm, desert air drifts in from somewhere. As sparse, electronic drums beat a rhythm to looping guitar noise and precise, almost to the point of being robotic bass it's as if the back of the venue falls away to reveal a Nevada highway stretching out to the horizon.

As the set progresses, Trailer Trash Tracys' sound becomes more layered and harder to decode. The tempo increases, the guitars become more layered and psychedelic. As the music reaches a bit of a crescendo, Suzanne's breezy vocals become more other-worldly, and start to come across like a radio heard when you're half asleep – lyrics and concepts are difficult to pick out but the overall effect is pretty disorientating, although in this case up-lifting.

After way too short a time, the band comes to a crashing end and without a word put down their guitars and drum sticks and enigmatically file off stage. I suppose this is always the down-point of watching a band as new as this, they just don't have the songs to go round, although keeping it short rather than packing in the filler of half-finished songs and covers is pretty commendable.

Trailer Trash Tracys peddle a blend of psychedelia that is neither nerve-shredding or overly conceptual, but rather submerges you in a warm, hypnotic bath of sound – it's more a 'where am I?' type of freak out than a 'what the hell is this?' moment.

Believe the hype, these guys are amazing.

Trailer Trash Tracys play a warehouse party alongside labelmates Gentle Friendly on Friday - here's a facebook link for you to look at. The band are also at Proud on the 6th of April.

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Domzig