Alicja-Pop – I'm Here I'm There / Not Gonna Be Dumb – New 7"

Loads of shimmering pop beauty can be found at the center of much of what Trout does, and it's always great hear that center rise to the surface…the songs drenched in melancholy and strum…fresh linen dropped like a bed spread over a mound of grass and dirt...earthy as digging for nightcrawlers and polished like a stone…another gem from this queen of Memphis.  -- winch

Illustrious Memphian creative Alijca Trout (Sweet Knives, Lost Sounds, River City Tanlines) returns with a new single under her solo-slash-group venture, Alicja-pop. Following in the haunting garage-pop reverberations of 2021's, "Howlin'", A-pop weave together a crisp double-A side of wistful r'n'r gold. "I'm Here I'm There" rides a driving rhythm beneath Trout's icy cool and confident layered vocals. Both propulsive and ethereal - stretching seamlessly to the flip, "Not Gonna Be Dumb", a euphoric dip into post-punk. Coated in synth and a piercing guitar lead, chants of "Time...it wa-a-a-aves you on" harmonize in a chilling finish to Alicja-pop's latest slice of brilliance.

released September 29, 2023

Alicja Trout - guitar, synth, vocals

Lori McStay - drums, vocals

Jared McStay- guitar

Andrew Geraci - bass