Pitchfork: Tralala Frolic With Broadcast, Release Christmas EP

Tralala Frolic With Broadcast, Release Christmas EP

As a modern-day, MTV-savvy Polonius might remark, simplicity is the soul of pop. Conjure a winning hook, repeat it enough times, and you may well lodge your craft into the minds of the masses for eternity. With that power in mind, New York's Tralala have come together bent on world domination. The septet knows the pop game inside and out, having assembled a cabal of comely female vocalists and a trove of two-chord guitar riffs upon which their unsophisticated but damn catchy lyrics may prance.

Recently voted "Best Bangs in a Local Band" by The Village Voice, Tralala take those lovely locks on the road tonight for a tour almost as short as the careers of many flash-in-the-pan acts, opening for Broadcast in select east coast cities. Their manifest pop destiny is yours to experience here and now:

11-10 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
11-11 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
11-12 Washington, DC - Black Cat *

* with Broadcast, Gravenhurst

Following up this summer's self-titled Audika Records debut, Tralala have just graced us with a Christmas EP, cunningly titled Fa La La La La with TRALALA. Released in a limited run of 1,000 copies, and probably at least as good as Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas, Fa La showcases the following three hall-decking originals:

01 Christmas Never Comes (When You're Alone)
02 Holiday Hearts
03 Everybody Christmas Time

Fa La La La La with TRALALA is available at New York City's Other Music. In our fantasy world, a Tralala mash-up with England's Pipettes will soon be available on some geezer's too-hip-for-life blog.