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Trophy Wives
12+ albums
pop punkEasycorepunkrockLocal
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There are at least three artists who use this name: 1. A metal band from Louisville, Kentucky 2. A pop punk band from Providence, Rhode Island 3. A post punk band from Austin, Texas. 1. First conceived in the summer of 2007 by veterans of many of their city's more noteworthy and distinguished bands of recent years, Louisville, Kentucky's TROPHY WIVES has, in an incredibly short timespan, established themselves as a veritable force to be reckoned with in their own right, on their own terms. Vocalist/guitarist Billy Bisig (ex Elliott, Lords) and bassist Tony Ash (ex Coliseum, Nixon), frustrated with the demise or inactivity of some of their former projects and the directions in which some of the others were heading, got together and began writing and demoing numerous songs in their shared warehouse practice space over a particularly hot and humid Kentucky summer. Within a few short months, having written an abundance of material with ex Nixon/Lords drummer Eric McManus filling in, drummer Geoff Paton (ex Young Widows, Breather Resist) was enlisted as a full time member. Countless shows later, having won the praises of diverse and enthusiastic crowds both in their hometown and beyond, the then three-piece band found a kindred spirit in second guitarist and southern California transplant Elliott Turton. With their lineup firmly in place, the quartet has forged a highly distinctive sound, accentuated by Bisig and Turton's dual guitar interplay, calling to mind both the hook-laden
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