New Music: The Trucks

These are the Trucks, tuff rock grrls from Washington state whose best song (T------) I can't even publish in the paper. Like most women, they terrify and titillate me all at once. I review these lovely ladies + three other acts in this Sunday's LISTEN TO THIS column, found every weekend in the Latitudes section of your St. Pete Times. You should stop by sometime. In a sea of healthy journalism, I'm a bag of Funyuns. Enjoy.

THE TRUCKS

Album: The Trucks (Click Pop)

In stores: Now

Why we care: These in-your-face Bellingham, Wash., grrls (emphasis on the rr) are not for the squeamish. Mixing funky beats, Kraftwerkian keyboards and punk menace, the out-of-control Trucks do whatever they darn well please. This includes scaring the ever-loving crap outta me.

Why we like it: There’s a pop sweetness underlying the profane outbursts and sexual recklessness. The Trucks throw a pretty mean party, too, with fist-pumping choruses, danceable grooves and a ferocious female-empowerment message.

Reminds us of: Tattoos and tiaras.

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Grade: B