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Trans Am is a three-piece American band from Bethesda, Maryland, that was one of the originators of "post-rock" in the mid-1990s. Their work combines elements of Krautrock , heavy metal , hardcore punk , synthpop , electronic music , and folk music .
Trans Am is the debut album by the American band Trans Am, released on January 30, 1996, by Thrill Jockey Records. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [ 3 ]
Trans Am may refer to: Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, an automobile model; Trans Am (band), an American post-rock band Trans Am, their 1996 debut album, or the title song "Trans Am" (song), a 2015 song by Thompson Square; Trans-Am Series, an American automobile racing series; Trans Am Bike Race, an annual cycling race across the United States
Entertainment Weekly called the album "a blend of Wire-esque jaggedness, arena-rock machismo, and the occasional dance-friendly beat." [7] The Washington Post deemed it "a great record from a band pushing all the dance/noise/punk envelopes."
[1] The New York Times wrote that the band "has finally embraced free-form rock with a beat rather than derivative kitsch." [ 10 ] SF Weekly thought that "overall the album is a success—dark at times, frenetic at others, but always covered in a sticky layer of garage-sale gunk."
Futureworld is the fourth album by the American band Trans Am, released in 1999. [6] The band uses lyrics in their songs for the first time, employing vocoder synthesis. [ 7 ]
Sex Change is the eighth studio album by Trans Am, released in 2007. [5] Track listing "First Words" – 4:14 "North East Rising Sun" – 4:45
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