Royal Trux by Royal Trux

Deluxe freshly remastered edition of Royal Trux’s seminal debut album, originally released on their own Royal Records label in 1988.

Fierce and uncompromising, this long overdue re-issue comes with rejuvenated artwork and brand-new liner notes. Formed in 1987 by Neil Hagerty (vocals, guitar), formerly of Pussy Galore, and his then girlfriend Jennifer Herrema (vocals), Royal Trux successfully dismantled alternative rock with a discordant guitar and time signatures akin to Miles Davis on an unholy mission circa ‘Bitches Brew’ or Manson strumming in his prison cell.

Often described as a garage rock act, Royal Trux were far more complex, an unravelling surge of ideas, influences, mangled theories and out-there meandering, setting the blueprint for lo-fi indie amid their intricate reflections on their self-destructive lifestyle. “Their music was wild and their lives even wilder.” The Guardian / “A chop-shop approach to pop history.” Pitchfork.

Tracklist

1.	Bad Blood	2:51

2.	Incineration	2:17

3.	Strawberry Soda	2:43

4.	Hashish	2:07

5.	Sanction Smith	1:42

6.	Zero Dok	2:39

7.	Touch	2:34

8.	Bits and Spurs	5:03

9.	Esso Dame	2:27

10.	Sice I Bones	3:24

11.	Gold Dust	1:40

12.	Jesse James	3:53

13.	Andersonville	5:53

14.	The Set-up	2:21

15.	Walking Machine	3:01

16.	Hawk'n Around	3:14

Credits

released January 1, 1988

Neil Hagerty – vocals, guitar, percussion, production
Jennifer Herrema – vocals, organ, percussion, production

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