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| To mark the 25th anniversary of Trailer Bride's 1996 debut, Yep Roc has made it available again – well, digitally, sans pics & notes. |
Here's the scoop...
Trailer Bride’s 1996 self-titled record is a long-lost relic of the blooming Chapel Hill, NC music scene of the ‘90s. The group combined the worlds of indie rock and alt-country with a gothic, lo-fi sound that centers around Melissa Swingle’s atmospheric vocals and cryptic lyrics. Swingle started Trailer Bride following the demise of her band Pussy Teeth and would later go on to form the indie rock duo The Moaners with Laura King (Bat Fangs, Speed Stick), but the dark, southern sound that defines Trailer Bride’s debut record provides a mystifying listening experience a quarter-century later. No Depression said it best in their 1997 review: "They’re impossible to describe, but whatever you wanna call it, they sound really good.”
Sez Melissa Swingle:
Hey friends, this album will be coming out for the first time ever in digital release Friday (November 5) at 9 AM on Bandcamp. This is the very first Trailer Bride album that came out 25 years ago. It was lost to history and the guys that played with me on this Bryon Settle, John Goolsby, and Robert Mitchener were and are such talented musicians! This came out on a long now- defunct lable Walt Records out of New York and few copies were pressed. This was recorded at The Yellow House with Bryon and Mike Beard and my sister Amy Deevers Long sang some harmonies. Thanks to Yep Roc Records for helping facilitate. You can download it (Friday Nov.5) at https://ffm.to/trailerbride/bandcamp.
Listen to "Sorry Times," "Trailer Bride" and "Trains At Night" below.
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