“Life imitates art far more than art imitates life� opined Oscar Wilde, who, in modern times, would undoubtedly be a Trucks fanatic.
“One of the tracks,� reveals singer / xylophone player Marissa Naselle Moore, “that’s definitely based on real life experience is the ‘why the fuck don’t you go down on me’ song.� (That would be “Why The ?�)
Meet the Trucks, a Bellingham, Washington based femme fatale electro-punk quartet who are so determined to grab the brass nipple ring that anything other than success will result in possible death by misadventure. “Basically, if we don’t hurry up and make some money, we might get our knees broken� quips Moore. “We’d probably go out with a ‘bang’ I’m sure.�
Moore, along with lead vocalist / keyboardist Kristin Marie Allen-Zito, bassist/vocalist Faith Elizabeth Reichel, and Lindy Marie McIntyre on drums have unleashed a self-titled debut collection frothing with irony, sexual abandon, and erotic imagery that pays synthetic homage to the pop yearnings of the Bangles and B-52s with the vulgar techno grit of Peaches. The frank and forthright libretto of “Titties� which poses the eternal query directed at heterosexual males “what makes you think we can fuck / just because you put your tongue in my mouth /and you twisted my titties baby� are among the many proclamations of what Moore claims is “art therapy� from “really hot girls with stinky pits.�
Typically adorned in near fetish clothing and boldly forsaking any reverence for pop music history, theory, or even the chords they’re playing at any given moment, the Trucks began life together in 2003 in response to the Western Washington University Women’s Center for female talent at the school’s annual music festival. Moore enlisted some friends and nailed the gig, writing and rehearsing songs during a month long stretch. One gig led to another and their bad reputation flourished. Though they tragically lost original drummer Liz Whitmore to liver cancer, you won’t find any shoe-gazing or a “woe is me search for pity� in the Trucks cannon, which values entertainment over all else.
The results of the Trucks songwriting process, which consists of “throwing out ideas as we go along, picking out whatever notes sound good on the xylophone, Casio…� was produced by Paul Turpin, who provided the voice of reason amongst the foursome in times of discord. Yet the Trucks initial bow boasts an improvisational vibe not found on most modern day pop records. “Though I’d be honored if Cyndi Lauper covered one of our songs… maybe in like fifteen years, American Idol can do some of our material.�
As for Moore’s shining moment, go no further than “Man Voice,� a cut wherein the Trucks founder alters her alluring girl-ish timbre into a smoky, neo-testosterone injected baritone sans studio trickery. “It’s an alter ego� she muses. “I’m a Gemini, and that could be the reason why I can make such a transformation that’s been trying to get out for years. He’s finally liberated and he’s really enjoying it!�
Tom Semioli
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The Trucks' album The Trucks is out October 17, 2006 on Clickpop Records.
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