Hey – this is my second mailbox dump this month, not including the things I've posted individually. You can't say I'm not right on top of things! Alongside the something-for-every-taste-bud tracks, there are a few goodies here: Telling on Trixie and Ash are both solid "indie" bands; the songs here are catchy and stuck in my head even after the first listen. The Rest is soothingly creepy. They kind of remind me of a lo-fi Jesus and Mary Chain. My pick of the litter is Radical Sons, out of St. Louis. They sound a little [...]
New York indie rockers Telling On Trixie's brand new release, Ugly, Broke & Sober is as much a confirmation as it is musical excellence. Derek Nicoletto's latest body of work is nothing short of stunning, from the incredible guitars of Tommy Kessler on Mad About You to Marco Colasacco's precise piano on Eden (Take A Bite) to Nicoletto's passionate and hopeful vocals on the title track, Telling on Trixie has firmly established themselves as a band whose songs you need to hear because of the messages their music brings, messages of hope, despair, recovery and moving on. Messages of passion, [...]
Quick Resume: Telling On Trixie is a New York City rock band created from a partnership of opposites- Derek and Brad. They are joined by three other smart-ass brats, Tommy, Matt and Andrew. They are telling you that even the loudest of guys sometimes feels like hiding; even the shyest of guys can play rock music on huge stages for rowdy fans. In February, ToT played live for 3 million listeners on Sirius Radio. Their songs have now played on over 400 radio stations, ranging from New York's Q104.3 FM, to college radio stations, to 50+ [...]
Released a little over a year ago, NY NY's Telling on Trixie's self-titled debut album still sounds as good today as the first time I heard it. Derek Nicoletto's soulful vocals on Orion's Light are perfect; the backdrop instrumentals don't overtake him on a single occasion. Featuring wonderful organs, powerful-yet-not-overpowering rock guitars and anthemic lyrics truly sung from the heart, ToT is Nicoletto (loud vocals) and Brad Small(quiet vocals), Tommy Kessler on lead guitar, bass player Matt Aronoff and Andrew Frawley on drums. The band is in the process of a unique program [...]
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