Trailer Trash Tracys at The Lexington

Trailer Trash Tracys at The Lexington

18 September, 2009
by: Gina Louise

Admittedly, whilst stumbling across Trailer Trash Tracys' MySpace page, I at first thought they weren't for me. Encountering their song Candy Girl, my mind conjured up grimy images of Christina Aguilera and 50 Cent and I disregarded them from my musical collection; yet as I risked a listen, an odd feeling washed over me.

Much as I imagine Heroin satiates the typical junkie, I felt complete musical contentment coursing through me, in a peculiar wave of nostalgic pleasure. With a sound half way between My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and the Mary Chain, Trailer Trash Tracys are an immense mix of reverb, ethereal vocal moaning and heavy guitars, and leave you feeling all tingly inside.

With a limited array of songs on their Myspace page, I was eager to see some more from the band, and anticipated a great set as they headed The Lexington. With a solid structure to the majority of their work, their songs do all admittedly sound pretty similar; yet while I wasnt expecting any out of the box thinking, neither did I want to. After perfecting a mashing of shoegaze noise, they stick to it, and I hope the day the mainstream demands a change in their music never comes. Their songs are all hazy creations that command attention without overtly demanding it; their sound unpretentious and laidback, it is easy to see how this band could be flippantly, yet unjustifiably overlooked.

Completing their own sound check, there is no readying pause between the deafening DJ music and the start of their set, and they launch straight into their first song. The petite singer houses an enormous voice within her tiny frame, capable of penetrating any raucous crowd and bringing them to a stormy silence. Though her voice lacks violence, it has a gravity that pulls you into their songs and crushes you in a bear hug of musical intensity. Her sensual voice is barely audio over the crashing guitar riffs, but she is compelling none-the-less.

Their music hosts a certain nostalgia for lethargic Sunday mornings in bed, and plies me with a tiredness that I'm adamant isn't caused by the spectacular Spoonfed party the evening before. This is exactly the music that I need right now, something warm and fuzzy to soothe away all the aches and pains of the working week.

Awaiting my favourite tune 'Candy Girl', I'm thrilled when the undeniable melody kicks in. With a burst of sporadic singing, I'm reminded of the Cocteau Twins phatic linguistics and ambitious melodies. It's easy to disregard the backing as you get sucked into the indecipherable lyrics, yet the drumming is superb, and the reverberating guitars are so apparent you almost forget about them.

All too soon their short set is over, and though it was rather superb, I am not satiated. Releasing 'Candy Girl' on September 14 2009, I am definitely investing in a copy, and suggest you all do the same.

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Gina Louise