Trailer Trash Tracys

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Trailer Trash Tracys
Origin London, England
Genres Indie rock, Dream pop, shoegazing
Years active2009present
Labels Domino Records
Double Six Recordings
No Pain In Pop
MembersSusanne Aztoria
Jimmy Lee
Website trailertrashtracys.com

Trailer Trash Tracys are an English experimental rock/dream pop band that originated in London, England.

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Career

The band was founded in 2011 by songwriters Susanne Aztoria and Jimmy Lee. They were later joined by bassist Adam Jaffrey and drummer Dayo James. [1] The band's début album Ester was released through Domino Records on 9 January 2012 in the United Kingdom. Critics have identified dream pop [2] and shoegazing [3] elements in their sound. Susanne Aztoria has garnered critical acclaim, her vocals being described as sublime [4] and honeyed. [5] August 11, 2017 was the release date of the second album Althaea, which gained generally positive reviews.

Touring

The band has toured with The xx, [6] The Vaccines and The Kills. Additionally, they have played with bands including The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, [7] Forest Swords and Real Estate. They have played multiple music festivals around the world as well including The Great Escape, Hinterland Festival in Glasgow, South by Southwest in Austin. [8] and Nail In The Cross Festival in London.

Song usage

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum details
2012Ester
2017Althaea

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2012"Candy Girl" (Vinyl only)Ester
2011"You Wish You Were Red"

Members

Current

Past

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