Ghost Car - Release album 'Truly Trash' !!!

Another trashy album for you!!!

Ghost Car, the London based international Punk quartet, have released their debut album ‘Truly Trash’ following their signing to One Little Independent Records. The riotous, quick witted collection of eleven Garage Rock bangers is out now. The album provides Ghost Car with a platform to rage against political injustices, as their unified harmonies attack patriarchal inequality, homophobia, racism and toxic relationships. ‘Truly Trash’ is a call to reclaim autonomy and to revolt against the powers that uphold an archaic nationalist system. Right out the gate ‘Truly Trash’ makes its intentions clear Riff-heavy ballad ‘Terrible Feelings’ rises in raw intensity as group harmonies build toward a Shoegaze noise out, while follow-up ‘Selfish, Spoiled’ uses frenzied synth to drag the sound in a 60’s Psychedelic Rock direction.

Call and response gang vocals permeate the entire record as back to back choruses keep energy levels at maximum, evident on ‘Mechanical Soul’ which boasts huge glam guitars and caustic drums of pure fury. On the eruptive ‘Basta’:

 “It was written from the perspective of someone commenting on being a queer woman being happy with her sexuality. We’ve had a lot of men at our gigs in the past sexualising or infantilising us, so this is a massive f*ck you to them” - Maeve Henry (Ghost Car) / “It felt important to reiterate the fact that your sexuality doesn’t define the type of person you are. There is still a lot of biphobia around, even in certain queer scenes, and a perception that it’s not a valid sexual identity. It’s important to call this out” - Cece Corapi (Ghost Car)

 
The LP continues with the punchy Riot grrrl of ‘Embleton Road’ and ‘Clown Town’ which show the band at their sarcastic best, oozing B52's and Delta 5 swagger with jaunty B-Movie melodies. The latter of which makes comment on the circus of errors by the Conservative government, with particular focus on Boris Johnson, following Brexit. With band members hailing from England, Ireland, Italy and Spain, Ghost Car are keen advocators for freedom of movement, a belief only strengthened following the events in Ukraine.

I think it’s important that we become more aware of these issues, but we need to make sure that we don’t stop there and always look at it from a more internationalist point of view. And to consider what that means for everyone.” Grungy Pop-Punk anthem and lead single ‘Sex’ channels the likes of Stiff Little Fingers and The Undertones, mixing with the bands amalgamated influences from 60's girl groups like The Ronettes and The Shangri Las to the explosive Rock 'n’ Roll of The Runaways.

‘Conch Pearl’ and ‘Sushi Addict’ deal in distorted, jumped up chaos, and ‘No History’ is about our reliance on digital technology and a reminder to try to live life spontaneously. Album finale ‘Truly Trash’ is a defiant message seeped in ethereal, doomy layers of ferocity. Singer / Keyboardist / Thereminist Clara Bleda’s closing comment; “F**k Trump, F**k Boris, F**k the right wing”, while Maeve adds; “F**k the DUP too”. Originally the album was due to be released by Burger Records, however as accounts of sexual assault and exploitation of women by associates of the label came to light the band pulled out of the planned release. As activists for feminism and members of the LGBTQ+ community, Ghost Car practice what they preach, and aim to spread their mantra of inclusivity and equal rights as loud as possible.

'Truly Trash' tracklisting Below:

01 Terrible Feelings
02 Selfish, Spoiled
03 Mechanical Soul
04 Basta
05 Embleton Road
06 Clown Town 
07 Sex
08 Conch Pearl
09 Sushi Addict
10 No History
11 Truly Trash

Check Out! the Video for 'Conch Pearl' Below...