Behind the music – The Trash Blues

The Trash Blues launch their new album, Wildlife in Items, at The Different Sunday Social Membership Presents in The Wild Duck, Dublin this Sunday, 25 September at 4.00pm. we requested them the BIG questions . . .

As soon as described as a “Punk Pixies”, Liz and Ro are influenced by The Stooges, Unhealthy Brains, Speaking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Skinny Lizzy, Queens of the Stone Age, Blondie, John Lee Hooker, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Ramones.

2020 noticed them taking part in assist to ex-The Boys man Duncan Reid, Dublin punk legends Paranoid Visions and, proper earlier than the lockdown, New Wave heroes The Vapors.

After a tough two years away coping with lockdown, harm and tragedy, the band have pulled collectively a brand new album.

“We have touched upon a whole lot of genres on this report. Some are apparent and a few much less so. It’s a mash-up of the music we like to hearken to, performed the best way we wish to play it,” they are saying.

“We all the time write music with a stay viewers in thoughts and we’re all the time considering ‘Would we take pleasure in this if we have been on the surface listening in?’. If the reply’s sure, then it’s a keeper. There’s no labouring over a music, it both works or we transfer on. We’re not right here to bore ourselves or anybody else.”

Inform us three issues about your self . . .

We’re a band. We’re from Dublin. We’re our personal groupies. We’ve already mentioned an excessive amount of.

How would you describe your music?

Ro: We by no means know the best way to reply this one!

Liz: Er…excessive power. Rockin’. Thrashy. Punky. Just a little bit bluesy.

Ro: We positively don’t sound like The White Stripes or The Black Keys, if that’s any assist. Somebody as soon as instructed me we sounded just like the ‘Punk Pixies’ which I assumed was nice.

Who’re your musical inspirations?

Ro: A lot to attract from. The Stooges, Black Sabbath, Punk, Blues. Once I was a child, I used to be captivated by John Lee Hooker. It’s that scene from The Blues Brothers the place he’s taking part in on the road. I’d by no means seen or heard music so stripped down and uncooked. That was the primary time I spotted there was extra to music than what was pushed out over the mainstream radio and TV. That has all the time remained an inspiration to this present day.

What was the primary gig you ever went to?

Liz: The primary gig I ever went to was in an area boozer, watching my brother play drums in his band. They have been known as On The Degree (I feel!).

Ro: I feel mine was in Salthill in Galway, an outside stage on the seafront in the summertime of 1980 one thing. The band was Bounce the Gun. It wasn’t a kind of moments the place you see a band stay and say to your self “that’s what I wish to do after I develop up”. That will come later.

What was the primary report you ever purchased?

Ro: Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson. Sure. I’m that outdated!

Liz: So Lonely by The Police. Yeah, I’m that outdated too!

What’s your favorite music proper now?

Ro: I Met My Pet On The Web by Harmful Dave and the Aspect Results. One in every of our fav Irish bands. Verify them out and see for your self. They’ll be supporting Unhealthy Manners quickly in Dublin. They’re the canine’s.

Favorite lyric of all time?

Liz: That’s a simple one. The Man who bought the World by Bowie. I like that line ‘I gazed a gazely stare’.

In the event you may solely hear to at least one music for the remainder of your life, what would it not be?

Liz: Contact Too A lot by AC/DC.

Ro: Rise by PiL. I’d put that up there as my favorite music ever. There are such a lot of hooks in that music. There isn’t a incorrect time to hearken to it. It’s of its time but timeless and Lydon is good on it.

The place can individuals discover your music/extra info?

You possibly can verify us out on Bandcamp, Insta and Fb.