New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Trixie Mattel has dropped her third album 'Barbara', digging her heels even further into the music world with a two-part collection of songs that will transport you to a surf party one second and to a fireside beach singalong the next.
Press have already praised the album which marries an amped-up, plugged-in 60s/70s rock sound with Trixie's chart-topping* folk music to create not only a record that "is a joyride down the Pacific Coast Highway" (Vanity Fair) but also one which showcases the diverse talents of an artist who has - be it with her music, writing, comedy, or cosmetics entrepreneurship - redefined what it means to be a drag artist in 2020.
Album highlights include first single "Malibu," which Billboard called "a surf-rock jam complete with plugged-in guitars, a hand-clap chorus and some strong summer vibes," her sugary ode to her celebrity crush
Jesse Eisenberg on the aptly titled "Jesse, Jesse", and a touching cover of LGBTQ+ country music trailblazing act Lavender Country's "I Can't Shake The Stranger Out Of You" (retitled "
Stranger"), a devastating lovelorn examination of the complexities of sexual intimacy in the gay community.
Watch Trixie in the studio with Lavender Country's Patrick Haggerty during the recording of "
Stranger".
Listen to her chat about the new album with host Ari Shapiro on NPR's All Things Considered: "Trixie Mattel Balances Genre, History And Humor On 'Barbara'"
'Barbara' was released by PEG Records, a member label of Warner
Music Group's Alternative Distribution Alliance. PEG Records is a division of Producer Entertainment Group, an LGBTQ-focused management company representing many of today's biggest drag artists.
Trixie has also just embarked on her North American "Trixie Mattel: Grown Up" tour in conjunction the release of 'Barbara', before taking the tour internationally in April. Dates and ticket info available at https://www.trixiemattel.com/.
'Barbara' Tracking Listing:
SIDE A:
1. "
Malibu" **
2. "We Got The Look" ^^
3. "
Girl Next Door" **
4. "Jesse Jesse" ++
SIDE B:
5. "Gold" ++
6. "I Don't Have A Broken Heart" ++
7. "I Do Like You" ++
8. "
Stranger" ##
++ written by Trixie Mattel
** co-written by Trixie Mattel & Nick Goldston
^^ written by Ashley Levy of the Blah Blah Blahs
## written by Patrick Haggerty and Robert Hammerstrom (of Lavender Country)
Trixie has turned her success as the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race
All Stars into pop culture gold, also co-creating and starring in the wildly successful comedy web show UNHhhh with fellow Drag Race alum Katya Zamolodchikova, which was later adapted into the Viceland program The Trixie & Katya Show. Trixie is the subject of the documentary "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts" which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last spring, and she also recently released her new comedy special "Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend". She is also the founder and CEO of Trixie Cosmetics, which aims to bridge the gap between a youthful fun irreverent spirit & high quality products. Trixie recently was named one of the OUT100, made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, wrote a guest-essay for NPR, and had numerous other appearances throughout the media landscape including Vogue, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, and more.
* previous album 'One Stone' topped the iTunes Singer/Songwriter and Billboard Heatseekers charts.
