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| Alicja Trout (aka Alicja-Pop) of Lost Sounds and River City Tanlines releases her new Howlin' album on November 12th. |
Here's the scoop from Black & Wyatt Records...
Alicja Trout (Alicja-pop) first became infatuated with songwriting at 16 years old when she heard a tape by a classmate’s older brother Tim Feleppa. Tim made music on a 4-track cassette recorder in his little NYC apartment. It was like nothing she ever heard on the radio, and she wanted to make some too. Several of her friends were really into this tape of great poppy lo-fi songs, experimental drones, and cool sound effects. Several years later she got her own recording set-up and was trading ideas and tapes with musical friends. She was a part of the “4-trackers” who were making songs at home with headphones and whatever weird cheap or discarded gear they could get their hands on. This was Alicja’s biggest influence and inspiration for Alicja-pop. Even though her musical style can manifest as rough and dark, Prince was always a mainstream influence because of his diverse catalog and the fact that he wrote and recorded it all.
Each song on this new Alicja-pop album explores a different style and theme. Howlin’ is a collection of several years of songs. Some tracks are minimal with one instrument, some are studio recordings with layers of vocal harmonies and instrument overdubs. Some tracks fall in between. Each song included on Howlin’ is crafted with catchy hooks and easy flowing chord progressions. Alicja-pop is both a solo endeavor and a group venture. Alicja-pop performs as a live band currently featuring Lori McStay, Jared McStay, and Andrew Geraci. Alicja Trout also performs with River City Tanlines, Mouserocket, and Sweet Knives (ex-Lost Sounds).
Get a copy of Alicja's new Howlin' album via Bandcamp right here. Check out "Incandescent Time Continuum" below.
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