Tacocat

Tacocat

A sideview of Cobain and Novoselic onstage

Performing at the EMP Pop Conference, 2015
Background information
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Surf Pop
Years active 2007–present
Labels Hardly Art
Associated acts Childbirth
Website tacocatdotcom.com
Members
  • Emily Nokes
  • Bree McKenna
  • Lelah Maupin
  • Eric Randall

Tacocat is a surf pop quartet from Seattle, WA founded in 2007 consisting of Emily Nokes, Bree McKenna, Lelah Maupin, and Eric Randall.[1] Tacocat gained popularity in 2014 following the release of their second album NVM, engineered by Conrad Uno. The album received many positive reviews in the music press including Pitchfork,[2] AllMusic[3] and PopMatters.[4][5] It also reached the CMJ top 10 college radio albums. The band toured the USA and Europe in support of their album NVM.[6]

Tacocat humorously address feminist themes in many of their songs. For example the song Hey Girl uses sarcasm to mock street harassment and the song This is Anarchy mocks the politics of the "white male" anarchist. The song Crimson Wave is a period-positive beach anthem featuring red imagery and humorous menstruation metaphors. The music video for Crimson Wave[7] gained over 10,000 views in a single week on YouTube.[8] The band also jokes about other themes, like experiencing seasonal affective disorder in Seattle on Bridge to Hawaii, and waiting for a late bus on FU #8.[2]

History

Drummer Lelah Maupin and guitarist Eric Randall first met in Longview, Washington while working together at a Safeway grocery store.[9] Randall met bassist Bree McKenna while his band was practicing at her home. Lelah Maupin met Emily Nokes in a graphic design class. The four bonded over their mutual affection for 1990s music, the Riot grrrl movement, and Kevin Costner's Waterworld and started making music together, performing at small shows and releasing singles.[10][11] They released their debut album Shame Spiral in 2010 followed by the Woman's Day EP in 2011. In 2011 they signed with Hardly Art, a Subpop imprint and released their second EP, Take Me to Your Dealer.

Bree McKenna admitted to being the illegitimate child of MTV news correspondent Kurt Loder.[12] Loder has said Bree was born at a low point in his life and regrets not being able to be a better father.[13]

Lelah Maupin has her mother's feet.[14]

Eric Randall's spirit animal is a 40-year-old woman.[15]

2014 tours

Tacocat went on national tour in March 2014 playing many shows in the Pacific Northwest as well across the United States in such places as Los Angeles, Tucson, New Orleans, Atlanta, Baltimore, Columbus, Las Vegas, New York City, Miami, Boston, and Little Rock. [6] They also toured Europe in fall 2014 with visits to many major cities including Barcelona, Berlin, London and Vienna.[16]

Discography

Albums

Shame Spiral (Don't Stop Believin' Records, 2010)

NVM (Hardly Art, 2014)

EP

Woman's Day (Minor Bird Records, 2011)

Take Me to Your Dealer (Hardly Art, 2012)

References

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  1. ↑ http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/four-takes-on-tacocats-nvm/Content?oid=19138205
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19049-tacocat-nvm/
  3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/nvm-mw0002605410
  4. ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/review/178778-tacocat-nvm/
  5. ↑ http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/13916-tacocat-nvm.php
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.imposemagazine.com/photos/tacocat-march-tour-photos#1
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFH1BBdxGjw
  8. ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/blog/tacocat-crimson-wave-video-premiere1
  9. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tacocat/id287701058#fullText
  10. ↑ http://www.hardlyart.com/tacocat.html
  11. ↑ http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/sexist-queers/Content?oid=8743257
  12. ↑ http://www.vice.com/read/your-favorite-band-dave-mustaine
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dryz35ME21w
  14. ↑ http://nomealone.blogspot.com/2011/08/seattle-q-with-lelah-maupin.html
  15. ↑ http://frontpsych.com/tacocat-interview/
  16. ↑ http://tacocatdotcom.com/