Thomas Truax
Merging a fevered imagination and solid songwriting with a mad scientist’s brain for weird gadgets, American singer Thomas Truax is a true one-off.
He is known for his menagerie of unique self-made instruments including a motorized drum machine made of bike wheels, spoons and other found items called ‘Mother Superior’ and a souped up Gramophone called ‘The Hornicator’
But don’t let the novelty fool you. He is also a talented guitar player, storyteller, and performer who crafts rich, poetically evocative songs about insects, trees, technology, love, the human condition, and a lifelong obsession with things lunar. His music evades easy pigeonholing as his songs flit between art rock, post-punk, and a distinctive brand of surreal Americana.
His ten studio LPs include highly-rated covers album ‘Songs From The Films Of David Lynch’.
His most recent album ‘Dream Catching Songs,’ features renowned drummer Budgie (Siouxsie & the Banshees, the Slits, The Creatures) thundering along with Truax’s self-made mechanical drummer Mother Superior. It’s garnered rave reviews and plays on BBC radio 6.
Though he usually performs solo, other notable past supporters and collaborators have included Jarvis Cocker, Duke Special, James Smith of Yard Act, Richard Hawley, Bob Log III, Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls/Violent Femmes) and the late author Terry Pratchett.
“Truax is shaping up nicely as one of the great rock eccentrics.” -UNCUT
“Endlessly inventive and creative…A show not to be missed!” -Oxford Times
“The spectacle of Truax’s live set is unlike anything that you’ll see elsewhere, but if it was all about the mechanical stagecraft it wouldn’t keep bringing us back. Thankfully the songs sparkle with the same sense of invention, imbued with humour and heart” -Joyzine
Artist: Thomas Truax / The Retinal Circus / Kate Arnold
Venue: Centrala
Date: 08 March 2024
Tickets: https://skiddle.com/e/37273083