Biography
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Born In
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Alicja Trout is a Memphis-based American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and artist.
She is best known for her work with the synth-heavy Lost Sounds, which she started with Jay Reatard. Her current band, the River City Tanlines, were named an essential Memphis band by Spin Magazine in December 2007.
Trout also owns and operates Contaminated Records, her own independent record label. In 2009 she was featured on the MTV show $5 Cover.acts Lost Sounds
River City Tanlines
Jay Reatard
The Fitts
The Clears
Mouserocket
Destruction Unit
Black Sunday Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Rock
Synthpunk
Synthpop
Garage Rock
Rock and roll
Punk rock
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician, artist
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard
Years active 1996 - present
Labels Contaminated Records
In the Red
Empty RecordsOther musical projects
After the Lost Sounds "abruptly yet not unexpectedly" disbanded in May 2005, Trout's focus switched to the River City Tanlines, a more rock and roll oriented band. Trout has also played a part in a number of other Memphis-based rock bands, including: The Clears, The Fitts, The CC Riders, Mouserocket, Destruction Unit and Black Sunday.
In April 2010, Certified PR Records released a 7 inch record of her latest solo project, "Alicja-Pop!".
Selected discography
The Clears
The Clears LP (Resort Theory Entertainment, 1997, RT 006)
The Clears CD (Smells Like Records, 1997, SLR 23)
The Fitts
I Can't Break Away 7" (Contaminated Records, 2003, CR 001)
I Have To Laugh 7" (Big Neck Records!, 2003, BN-026)
The Lost Sounds
7-inch singles
Lost Sounds 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2000, SSLD 001)
1 + 1 = Nothing 7" (Empty Records US, 2001, MTR-387)
No One Killer 7" (The Holy Cobra Society, 2004, THCS 004)
Demos & Outtakes Vol. 2 3x7" (Rockin' Bones, 2004, RON 052)
Motorcycle Leather Boy 7" (Tic Tac Totally, 2008, TTT-011)
Split 7" w/ Vanishing (Cochon Records, 2003, Coch 012)
Albums
Memphis Is Dead LP/CD (Big Neck Records!, 2001, BN-014)
Black-Wave 2xLP/CD (Empty Records US, 2001, MTR-392)
Outtakes & Demos Vol. 1 CD-R (Contaminated Records, 2001, no cat.no.)
Outtakes & Demos Vol. 1 LP (Hate Records, 2002, hate 24)
Recent Transmissions CD-R (Contaminated Records, 2002, no cat.no.)
Rats Brains & Microchips LP/CD (Empty Records US, 2002, MTR-397)
Demos II CD (On/On Switch, 2003, OOS/004)
Future Touch 12"EP/CDEP (In The Red, 2004, ITR 115)
Lost Sounds LP/CD (In The Red, 2004, ITR 117)
Compilations inclusions
Fields And Streams 2xCD (Kill Rock Stars, 2002, KRS-341)
Pain In The Big Neck CD (Big Neck Records!, 2004, BN-035)
Static Disaster The U.K. In The Red Records Sampler CD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 1313)
We Hate The Underground CD (The Holy Cobra Society, 2006, HCS 005)
CC Riders
Riders CD-R (Ft. Jay Reatard, Jeffrey Evans) (Contaminated Records, 2001, no cat.no. - Limited Edition of 100)
Mouserocket
You're Alright 7" (Loverly Music, 1999, cat.no.?)
Missing Teeth 7" (Wrecked Em Records, 2003, wrecked 005)
Mouserocket CD (Empty Records US, 2004, MTR-403)
Alicja-Pop!
Shining Apple b/w Walking The Cow (Daniel Johnston) 7" (Certified PR Records, 2010, CPR012)
Destruction Unit
My Disease 7" (Contaminated Records/Discos Cagados, 2001, cat.no.?)
Let's Lie 7" (Disordered Records/Lo-Fi Records, 2008, DISO-002.5/LF-45010)
Self Destruction Of A Man LP/CD (Empty Records US, 2004, MTR-401)
Death To The Old Flesh LP/CD (Empty Records US, 2006, MTR-416)
Nervous Patterns
Nervous Patterns CD-R (Contaminated Records, 2003, no cat.no.)
Nervous Patterns LP (Cochon Records, 2004, Coch 015)
River City Tanlines
Black Night 7" (Misprint Records, 2004, msp 0150)
Gimme Whatever 7" (Goodbye Boozy Records, 2005, GB 23)
The Devil Made Me Do It 7" (Contaminated Records, 2005, CR 006)
Saw You Hiding 7" (KenRock, 2005, KEN42)
Black Night 7" (Last Day Entertainment, 2007, LDE02)
Modern Friction 7" (Savage Records, 2008, SAV 7017)
Split 7" w/ The Intellectuals ("In My Mode Rollin) (Gonna Puke, 2007, GPK 018)
I'm Your Negative LP (Dirtnap Records, 2006, ZZZ 67)
Black Sunday
I Don't Wanna Work 7" (Zaxxon Records, 2006, ZR 004)
Dancing Knives 7" (Misprint Records, 2006, msp 0170)
Cut Out 7" (Tic Tac Totally, 2006, TTT-002)
Gli Amanti D'Oltretomba 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2007, SSLD 031)
Tronic Blanc LP/CD (Dirtnap Records, 2005, ZZZ 57)
Black Rabbit Of Death CD-R (Contaminated Records, 2006, no cat.no.)
as Daphne Diaphanous
"Guntown" on The Sore Losers Soundtrack 2xLP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1997, SFTRI 338)
Contaminated Records Official Web site
River City Tanlines on MySpace
Art by Alicja Trout
Contaminated Records on MySpace
Certified PR Records website
Other sources
Turn it Down Interview with Alicja
Spin Magazine Memphis music feature
Lost Sounds Web site
Commercial Appeal Story
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