{"id":12294,"date":"2012-11-19T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=12294"},"modified":"2012-11-19T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T15:10:57","slug":"jennifer-herrema-royal-trux-on-accelerator-sex-woman-in-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2012\/11\/19\/jennifer-herrema-royal-trux-on-accelerator-sex-woman-in-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"ROYAL TRUX: Jennifer Herrema on sex, Accelerator and being a woman in rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might not have heard of crazy-influential garage rock duo Royal Trux, but safe to say your favourite bands (The Kills, Primal Scream) have. We talk to lead singer Jennifer Herrema about the band’s long-lasting influence.<\/p>\n

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14 years on, the band have reissued their masterpiece Accelerator, which still sounds exactly as frenetic, full-on and brutal as it did over a decade ago. Frontwoman Jennifer Herrema was pretty much the proto-female for every woman who’s ever picked up a guitar and rocked out, and we sit down with her for a Royal Trux re-do.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 14 years since Accelerator. How do you feel about what you guys have achieved?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know, I was just thinking of how it doesn\u2019t seem very long gone. That album in particular seems pretty timeless. But I love all of the records, you know.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re right, it sounds completely timeless. Because there are so many bands out there that are channelling that garage sound right now\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s funny because even major label bands are kind of capitulating to the lo-fi sound as an aesthetic choice as opposed to out necessity. Back in the day that\u2019s what we did, we did the best with what it was. <\/p>\n

Are there any bands out there right now that you think are kind of carrying on the flame?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of bands that have that soundbut they\u2019re not working under the same circumstances. We were rolling like, broken amplifiers around on a skateboard to get them to the next place. <\/p>\n

Do you think that erodes the kind of authenticity of the sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah it does, but you know like it\u2019s only in my head! I know so much stuff unfortunately, it taints things for me. But it doesn\u2019t really erode the sound for kids that are just listening. If they like the sound, they like the sound and more power to it. <\/p>\n