Madam Trashy

See, you thought you were listening to sludgy stoner rock, but you can't help feeling like your time machine made a mistake and took you back to a grunge show in early 90s Seattle instead. Would grunge + sludge be slunge? Who cares. Madam Trashy blends the two seamlessly in this debut by exploiting all the similarities and adding hints of funk in the dark spots in between. Book of Dead is just that amazing. - Metal Storm

[Reposting of Exploding in Sound's Review above]
"There’s a nice back story to this record that involves Madam Trashy surviving Jack Endino’s acid-test and landing the former Nirvana producer to mix their debut record. Cue the Kickstarter campaign to fund this excursion which ended up, to the bands astonishment, over-subscribed. This Williamsburg trio are completely worth it, however. It’s difficult to put a finger on their modus operandi, their sound is eclectic and unique, yet alluringly familiar. ’Book of Dead’ instantly rocks, yet takes more than a customary spin to digest. Their compositions segue from light to dark, sometimes in the space of mere seconds. While, there’s a certain finesse to their compositions too, yet they’re not afraid to let loose (check the frenzied end of ‘In The Dark’ for hard evidence). Madam Trashy are clearly a band of many contrasts.

Instrumentally, this outfit are a powerful unit, there’s a precision to their music that reminds of Queens of the Stone Age or, perhaps, ‘Badmotorfinger’ era Soundgarden, honed through over a decade of playing together. The guitars are cranked up, heavy as slab of marble and particularly satisfying, the bass work is skillful and surprisingly funky, while the syncopated drums take left-turns, hitting tricky time signatures when you least expect. The interplay between all three can be mesmerising. Indeed, ‘Subterfuge’ displays telepathy rarely witnessed since The Mars Volta’s ‘De-Loused In The Comatorium’.

‘Tiny Hands’ is another definite highlight with its chunky riffs and anthemic chorus that soon gives way to a wandering guitar solo, that seems like it has a life of its own, over a muscular bass and drum exchange. ’In Sleep’ is irresistibly melodic and it’s simply a joy to behold to listen to a band like this in full flight on the Primus-like title track. Only the final acoustic-led track ‘Building Song’ feels like a let down, simply because it seems superfluous against the quality of the preceding six tracks.

Still Madam Trashy has made a bold statement here, announcing that they’re a force to be reckoned in the rock world and we’re surely going to be hearing much more from them. A band most definitely worth caring for." - Phantom Channel

"Madam Trashy's debut Book Of Dead was mixed by Jack Endino (Nirvana/Soundgarden) and brings forth all that stoned goodness we love from listening to bands like Queens of The Stone Age, Kyuss and The Melvins. Trashy’s simplicity is why we mess with them so hard. Expertly mixing the captain crunch rumble of the aforementioned bands with their own driving melodies and clean arrangements, this band is strikingly composed only one record in. They let their songs come to the fore, simply and directly without mucking things up with unnecessary sonics. " - Free Williamsburg.com

"Madam Trashy é um power trio surpreendente. Seu som é uma mistura de stoner, grunge e doses de prog.
Coloque no liquidificador porções de Kyuss, Helmet, King Crimson, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Tool e Dream Theater, bata bem e o resultado aproximado você encontrará em “Book of Dead”.
A energia está presente em altas doses e a criatividade e técnica idem (o baixo é especial).
Debut originalíssimo e arrebatador, mais um que não sairá tão cedo do meu play." - Let-srock.blogspot.com

"3-piece prog ~ grunge ~ metal band from [ Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY ]. The band members are: Jake Bloomfield-Misrach, Brian Murphey and Garth MacAleavey. For the release of their debut album ” Book of Dead ” Madam Trashy has recruited legendary Seattle producer Jack Endino [ Nirvana, Soundgarden, High on Fire ] and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign that has drawn the support of fans from all over the world.
Building on influences such as [ The Melvins ] ~ [ Radiohead ] ~ [ Kyuss ] and [ King Crimson ] ” Book of Dead ” melds the creativity that is synonymous with their Williamsburg home with the raw power of the early 1990’s Seattle scene. Known for their energetic live shows and vivid video projections, [ Madam Trashy ] is gaining the attention of local and international audiences.
~~~~~~~~ ( ” The band’s sound is as magnetic as it is aggressive ” – Beacon Pass. This definitely goes for fans of [ Kyuss ] ~ [ The Grasshopper Lies Heavy ] ~ [ Hawkwind ] ~ [ Saiga ] ~ [ Sahara Surfers ] ~ [ Queen Of The Stone Age ] and the likes. A sound that you sure might want to have a go based on the quoted tags. [ BandCamp ] | [ FaceBook ] ). ~~~~~~~~" - Siren Sound

"Brooklyn's Madam Trashy are getting ready to release their full length debut Book of Dead on Wednesday, May 11th, and to celebrate the band will be having an album release party that same night at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge.

The album will released digitally through Bandcamp, iTunes, and all the usual digital outlets on 5/11, so be sure to check them out. Book of Dead was produced by legendary Seattle grunge pioneer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney) and finds the band taking a page from the 90s grunge and alternative/metal scenes." - Exploding in Sound

"Tomorrow (Saturday), Brooklyn’s own Madam Trashy is playing a free show at your spot Spike Hill. You have no excuse not to go really. Madam Trashy played at BAL’s Northside showcase in June and absolutely killed it.. we give Madam Trashy mad props and hope you’ll all go see them slay shit tomorrow night." - Free Williamsburg.com

"I recently discovered these blokes via the worldwide interweb, or whatever we are calling it these days, and I’m pleasantly surprised.

I hear influences as varied as Alice In Chains, Twisted Root, Masters of Reality, Soundgarden, and some pyschedelia thrown in too. MADAM TRASHY has a cool detachment filled with a hard rock groovy-ness played by quality musicians. These guys can play and I really like their debut.

Another influence I hear is the mighty LOVE/HATE, one of my favorite much underappreciated bands from the early 90's. Chances are these guys probably never heard of LOVE/HATE but the way the music rolls and flows at times really feels like they have listened to a LOT of LOVE/HATE.

These boys from Brooklyn may have a chance to break thru. Give MADAM TRASHY a listen, I think you’ll agree."

- Richard Burton - Heavy Metal Messanger

"There’s a nice back story to this record that involves Madam Trashy surviving Jack Endino’s acid-test and landing the former Nirvana producer to mix their debut record. Cue the Kickstarter campaign to fund this excursion which ended up, to the bands astonishment, over-subscribed. This Williamsburg trio are completely worth it, however. It’s difficult to put a finger on their modus operandi, their sound is eclectic and unique, yet alluringly familiar. ’Book of Dead’ instantly rocks, yet takes more than a customary spin to digest. Their compositions segue from light to dark, sometimes in the space of mere seconds. While, there’s a certain finesse to their compositions too, yet they’re not afraid to let loose (check the frenzied end of ‘In The Dark’ for hard evidence). Madam Trashy are clearly a band of many contrasts.

Instrumentally, this outfit are a powerful unit, there’s a precision to their music that reminds of Queens of the Stone Age or, perhaps, ‘Badmotorfinger’ era Soundgarden, honed through over a decade of playing together. The guitars are cranked up, heavy as slab of marble and particularly satisfying, the bass work is skillful and surprisingly funky, while the syncopated drums take left-turns, hitting tricky time signatures when you least expect. The interplay between all three can be mesmerising. Indeed, ‘Subterfuge’ displays telepathy rarely witnessed since The Mars Volta’s ‘De-Loused In The Comatorium’.

‘Tiny Hands’ is another definite highlight with its chunky riffs and anthemic chorus that soon gives way to a wandering guitar solo, that seems like it has a life of its own, over a muscular bass and drum exchange. ’In Sleep’ is irresistibly melodic and it’s simply a joy to behold to listen to a band like this in full flight on the Primus-like title track. Only the final acoustic-led track ‘Building Song’ feels like a let down, simply because it seems superfluous against the quality of the preceding six tracks.

Still Madam Trashy has made a bold statement here, announcing that they’re a force to be reckoned in the rock world and we’re surely going to be hearing much more from them. A band most definitely worth caring for."

-Michael Heneghan - Exploding in Sound

This was a feature on their website about us playing the premier of Tchula Junction's film "Werewolf." - Le Chat Noir

"...a power trio that is well-versed in bringing the force but is also keen on making sure you’re humming along as the music leaves your ears ringing." - Billy Suede - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

"Call it metal, call it stoner rock, call it grunge, and you still haven’t captured its essence. The band's sound is as magnetic as it is aggressive. Book of Dead’s title track slithers into your eardrums and proceeds to engulf your brain with its relentless riffs, sinister vox and apocalyptic drumming." - Lizzie Plaugic - Beacon Pass