Alicja Trout

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Alicja Trout
Origin Memphis, Tennessee
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, artist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard
Years active1996–present
LabelsContaminated Records
In the Red
Empty Records
Website Contaminated Records

Alicja Anna Trout [1] is an American, Memphis-based rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.

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She is best known for her work with the synth-heavy Lost Sounds, which she started with Jay Reatard. Her current band, the River City Tanlines, were named an essential Memphis band by Spin Magazine in December 2007. [2]

Trout also owns and operates Contaminated Records, her own independent record label. She graduated from Memphis College of Art with an MFA in 1997. In 2009, she was featured on the MTV show $5 Cover.

Other musical projects

After the Lost Sounds "abruptly yet not unexpectedly" disbanded in May 2005, Trout's focus switched to the River City Tanlines, a more rock and roll oriented band. [3] Trout has also played a part in a number of other Memphis-based rock bands, including: The Clears, The Fitts, The CC Riders, Mouserocket, Destruction Unit, and Black Sunday. [4]
In March 2016, Certified PR Records released a 12-inch LP record of her latest solo project, "Alicja-Pop!". [5] Currently, Trout maintains River City Tanlines and Mouserocket, a re-boot of Lost Sounds called Sweet Knives, and Fresh Flesh, a band in which she is not the primary songwriter. Sweet Knives did a midwest/east coast tour in August 2016.

Selected discography

The Clears

The Fitts

The Lost Sounds

7-inch singles

  • Lost Sounds 7-inch (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2000, SSLD 001)
  • 1 + 1 = Nothing 7-inch (Empty Records US, 2001, MTR-387)
  • No One Killer 7-inch (The Holy Cobra Society, 2004, THCS 004)
  • Demos & Outtakes Vol. 2 3×7″ (Rockin' Bones, 2004, RON 052)
  • Motorcycle Leather Boy 7-inch (Tic Tac Totally, 2008, TTT-011)
  • Split 7-inch w/ Vanishing (Cochon Records, 2003, Coch 012)

Albums

  • Memphis Is Dead LP/CD (Big Neck Records!, 2001, BN-014)
  • Black-Wave 2×LP/CD (Empty Records US, 2001, MTR-392)
  • Outtakes & Demos Vol. 1 CD-R (Contaminated Records, 2001, no cat.no.)
  • Outtakes & Demos Vol. 1 LP (Hate Records, 2002, hate 24)
  • Recent Transmissions CD-R (Contaminated Records, 2002, no cat.no.)
  • Rats Brains & Microchips LP/CD (Empty Records US, 2002, MTR-397)
  • Demos II CD (On/On Switch, 2003, OOS/004)
  • Future Touch 12-inchEP/CDEP (In The Red, 2004, ITR 115)
  • Lost Sounds LP/CD (In The Red, 2004, ITR 117)
  • Lost Lost: demos, sounds, alternate takes & unused songs 1999–2004 LP/CD (Goner, 2012, 84GONE)

Compilations inclusions

  • Fields And Streams 2×CD (Kill Rock Stars, 2002, KRS-341)
  • Pain In The Big Neck CD (Big Neck Records!, 2004, BN-035)
  • Static Disaster The U.K. In The Red Records Sampler CD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 1313)
  • We Hate The Underground CD (The Holy Cobra Society, 2006, HCS 005)

CC Riders

Mouserocket

Alicja-Pop!

Alicja Trout

Destruction Unit

Nervous Patterns

River City Tanlines

Black Sunday

Sweet Knives

as Daphne Diaphanous

References

  1. ↑ "RAT IN THE CITY". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Mehr, Bob (December 4, 2007). "Rock City: Memphis | SPIN | Profiles | Spotlight". SPIN. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Home". lostsounds.net.
  4. ↑ "Turn It Down: Alicja Trout, the Interview!...A Lost Sound For a New Album!". Turnit-down.blogspot.com. October 2, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Certified PR Releases". Certifiedprrecords.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

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