Artist description Tracy Husky was born in 1998 and began playing shows around Boston and Cambridge in 1999. As a three-piece band, they use a blend of stimulating, thought provoking lyrics, and big guitars mixed with solid drum's and bass to create their unique, moody, intellectual pop rock sound.

Music Style moody, intellectual pop rock

Musical Influences Sonic Youth , Janes Addiction, The Cure, The Doors, Metallica, The Beatles

Artist History The name Tracy Husky was suggested by a couple of friends. Here's the story. One day, while outside on a smoke break, a delivery truck was passing by and spray-painted across the side of the truck, a message read: "I love Dan, and Tracy Husky can't have him." Who is Tracy Husky? Whoever she is, the things she did got her name spray-painted across a truck making deliveries all around the city. All right! Whether or not she's a total Bitch doesn't matter to us. The message was an example of knowing what you want and making sure you get it. Our songs focus on people searching for answers to their own personal dilemmas. So, we became Tracy Husky. And although we don't know who she really is, she will always be on our guest list

Group Members Scott Harrison, Eric Bowman, Keiffer Infantino

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums

Albums Tracy Husky EP

Press Reviews The Noise - Boston, MA June 2000TRACY HUSKY New Shiner Records Tracy Husky 5 song CD "As with the rose, surface beauty serves as a distraction from the bite of the thorns. The five tracks on Tracy Husky’s self-titled debut are beautiful in a mod, Brit.-pop kind of way, so it’s easy to overlook the fact that these little gems also ROCK. Singer/ guitarist Scott Harrison, bassist Keiffer Infantino, and drummer Eric Bowman obviously took copious notes during Rock ‘n’ Roll Composition 101. Harrison has sculpted some memorable vocal lines, which float comfortably over the compositions. Elements of Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, and early REM mingle with the harder edge of the “Siamese Dream” era Pumpkins, mid period Husker Du, Sugar, and Agent Orange. This is songcraft at it’s finest; power pop with equal emphasis on the power AND the pop. The general theme running through Harrison’s lyrics is disillusionment, and a search for a place in life. This is fortunately accomplished without any trace of the obnoxious whining (i.e. Morrisey) and self-importance (i.e. Morrisey) sometimes found in conventional alt/pop. No, Tracy Husky does not reside in the same neighborhood as Eddie Vedder. So what do we have here? Hooks? Galore. Strong songwriting skills? No question. What sets the band apart? The delivery. Tracy Husky is a strong hint at what the band is capable of delivering on a stage. Although the studio polish is obvious, the disc sounds as if it were recorded live. Tracks like “Burst” and “Capture My Flag” leap from your speakers, and “High” build to a show-closing climax. Very powerful stuff. Alas, there’s one major downfall; this material is screaming for vocal harmonies. The sound of the band is just too lush not to have more vocals. Otherwise, it’s all aces. Tracy Husky could be on the verge of doing some major damage this year; be forewarned." (Brian Westbye)Northeast Performer - Somerville, MA May 2000 TRACY HUSKY - Self-titled "Tracy Husky are on to something that is both jarring and strangely appealing on their self-titled debut. And this loose-form trio play their brand of rock as unassumingly as a garage band rehearsing for a high school dance. Nervous guitar textures, a few tuning and tempo peccadilloes, and Scott Harrison's sour-smirk melodies fit together like a wallet in a worn back pocket. The disc's opener, "Burst", crackles with the kind of spirit that brings to mind a frayed version of Placebo, or maybe Galaxie 500 if they were excitable. When Harrison sings "heaven knows I'm good as gold" he couldn't have put it better. Though the band offer up a mere sock draw full of songs here, it's obvious that Tracy Husky's little tic's and quirks add up to nothing but sweet imperfection." (Alan Levesque)

Location Boston, MA - USA

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