Tracy Island is an electric duo that plays lo-fi, poppy, garage rock music with sophisticated lyrics, which draws comparisons as eclectic as Richard Thompson and The Bangles. Since the year 2000, Liza & Ian Roure’s musical collaborations mixing New York City new wave, West Coast jangle-psychedelia, and British folk rock have been heard worldwide on three studio albums featuring Liza’s songwriting as Liza & the WonderWheels (2002-2010) and several more as The Larch (1997-2014) – see also www.dadaparadox.com featuring Ian’s songwriting and 12-string Rikenbacker guitar with Liza on melodica, keyboards and vocal harmonies. 2003: AND THE WONDERWHEELS is released - “Here we have a singer/songwriter with not only the intellectual capacity to craft great songs but to also perform them with a flair that has not been seen for some time. Liza, together with the WonderWheels, has released an album full of many reference points but one that is also distinctly individual; labels do not need to be put on an artist such as this nor on her very tight band. Liza and the band shine in their own right, making this a must buy album.” – Tony Bates, 94.1 FM 3WBC, Melbourne, Australia 2006: MEET THE ANIMAL is released - “…what they do is make great music for the people of New York. The band is a cross between traditional folk and melody, scratch punk and gritty rock and roll… Track 7 “Loops” reminds me a lot of Yo La Tengo. Quite a compliment! Visit the band. Get on the mail list. Pick up some music!” – Ryan Spaulding, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Boston, US 2010: PAVLOV’S GARAGE is released - “Their best album… Liza’s always had ferocious vocal chops…The opening cut After Last Night perfectly captures the vibe of being stuck at the dayjob but still resonating from the fun of the previous evening… The catchy, riff-driven Where’s My Robot Maid sarcastically pokes fun at blind faith in technology… Learning Lessons, a pounding girl-power anthem comes on like an edgier version of the Motels... The backbeat anthem Straight to the Body evokes the Go Go’s…The two big live hits here are the ferociously sarcastic Petroleum… and No Exceptions… There’s also The Hats, a scampering rocker… Smug Ugly which shifts the time back another ten years to the early 70s with a darkly psychedelic bluesy vibe… and Take Us to the Stars, the only rock song to celebrate climbing Mount Rainer… a creepy, breathtaking art-rock epic driven by Ian’s magisterial, otherworldly bluesy guitar… Count this among the best and most satisfying releases of 2010.” – Alan Young, Lucid Culture, New York, US Duo performances since the summer of 2012 under new project name Tracy Island have been well received for allowing intimate access to Liza’s Deborah Harry-esque vocals, politically aware lyrical intricacies and memorably melodic tunes, as well as Ian’s guitar virtuosity. About one of the first ever Tracy Island shows in New York City – “Thursday night at Local 269 began auspiciously with Tracy Island… Jauntily and methodically, they made their way through a mix of new songs and old favorites, voices and guitars hypnotically intertwining, Liza’s casual jangle and percussive riffage against Ian’s precise chords, terse accents and the occasional likety-split wah-wah solo. The most stunning song of the bunch was a newer one, Cold Wind, which took on an unexpected gravitas and ominous majesty. An older song dating from Liza’s days at the leader of a band from the Continental scene… had a paisley underground Rain Parade/Mazzy Star vibe; one of the newer ones brought a Spanking Charlene punk-pop defiance… Newer flavors appeared as well, particularly a slow, resolute, twangy southwestern gothic anthem. It became obvious early on that they’ve got plenty of material for an album…” – Delarue, New York Music Daily (July 2012) And now for 2015 the first Tracy Island album is finally ready! It is called WAR NO MORE. The nine songs were written by Liza, and Tracy Island played all the instruments on the album with Liza laying down vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, drums, drum programming and percussion and Ian contributing electric 6 and 12-string guitars, vocals, bass, and percussion. WAR NO MORE was recorded by Wayne Koehler at the Comfy Cave in Brooklyn, and mastered by Scott Anthony at Storybook Sound. You are invited to help us celebrate with a CD release party at the Bowery Electric in Manhattan on Tuesday evening, November 3 with Rebecca Turner at 7pm (www.rebeccaturner.net), Tracy Island at 8pm and The Kennedys at 9pm (www.kennedysmusic.com) . Tickets are $7 online pre-sale or $9 at the door. 21+ - www.theboweryelectric.com The creative heart of Tracy Island beats strongly and wants us all to become simultaneously both a more genuine and more iconic version of what we already are. Sail up and knock on the clubhouse door for art rock sounds that feel unique, accessible and true.