J.A. Scott, Steve Barnat, Dylan Cranmer & Ryno Hanson are 4 more mature, colorful quirky gentlemen (together 180 + years old), who find each other in Memphis, TN, musically (and with the necessary sense of humor) under the name the Toy Trucks, which is already something but not yet Much says about their common goals. What they do is done based on "equal parts cheap beer, cheap tension and cheap tricks...". They sing together about "love, confusion and gastrointestinal complaints and...", songs that their frontman Scott writes.
Bandleader, songwriter Jeremy Scott (ex Reigning Sound) managed to write and gather enough songs for their one-of-a-kind full-length album with the telling title ' Rockets, Bells and Poetry '. He does this with-so he says himself-a "anything but worthless love song"-ethos, which he developed during the multi-year existence of the band and which resulted in the 11 songs on their first LP.
After recording the album, the band (J.A. Scott: vocals, Dylan Cranmer: guitar, Ryno Hanson: Bass & Steve Barnat: drums) appeared to be familiar with Rascals-like grooves ("Don't Be So Easy"), creepy real crime ballads ("57 Bayview" ), modified Del Shannon-like psychodrama (the punk/rock-like "Hot Tears") And Honest Straightforward r'n'r ("I'm On the Dish But I Ain't No Rag"). The only strange duck in this rock bite is "questions" the song John Easdale wrote and, about which I also ask myself. On the B-side of the LP there are still "Show You Love" (which brings some rest), "Reverso destructo", the pounding "Captain Remo" and "Schoolbus" (a short tear-jerker genre Eddy Wally).
In their intent to accommodate the fans of garage rock/power-pop, including some shrewd Memphis ' cynicism, the Toy Trucks are sure to succeed.
"In their intent to encourage garage rock/power-pop enthusiasts, including some odd Memphis cynicism, The Toy Trucks certainly succeed... "(ESC for Rootstime.be)
Eric Schuurmans-