The alternative rock trio True Womanhood definitely has an unique sound. The vocals are run through a malfunctioning tape delay, creating a melancholy tone. The best way to describe them is “Radiohead’s younger cousin.” Really, it’s hard to describe them any further than that since each song is so much different than the last. The first time I listened to “Dream Cargoes”, I had to lay my head back and let the trippy, upbeat yet dark sound waves take me away. I couldn’t get it out of my head for a while (which is a good thing). Expect great things from these guys.

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True Womanhood are a trio formed in 2008 in Washington, DC. The band members are Thomas Redmond (vocals, guitar) Melissa Beattie (bass) and Noam Elsner (drums, electronics). True Womanhood passionately rejects the mass hallucination of nostalgia for an imaginary time when everyone was 14, having sex and smoking weed all day at the beach
True Womanhood bonded over a shared nostalgia for the songwriting craft of 1980's British groups such as the Smiths and Joy Division and an interest in the futuristic beats and sounds of modern day electronica, dubstep and hip hop. The trio's devotion to both these seemingly disparate poles has yielded songs that at once can be strident and melodic, experimental and addictive, a unique blend of textures intricately woven into cohesive pop songs. This skillful assembly is especially evident in its explosive live delivery, where True Womanhood make use of an ever evolving stage set up which has based itself around the likes of timpani, industrial blades, and antique drum machines and synths triggering new age electronics.
Their debut EP, Basement Membranes, on the Baltimore label Environmental Aesthetics,was recorded mainly at the DIY venue and effects pedal factory Death By Audio in Brooklyn, before the finishing touches were applied with the help of J. Robbins (Jawbox) at his studio in Baltimore. It was released in 2010. The group's first full-length album, recorded and mixed by Robbins, is complete pending release. In the short time they've been together, True Womanhood has had the opportunity to perform both in and outside of their home city with hip, national acts such as HEALTH; A Place to Bury Strangers; Titus Andronicus; The Antlers; Times New Viking; Xiu Xiu; Beach Fossils; These Are Powers; Bear Hands; Crystal Antlers; Indian Jewelry; The Mae Shi; AIDS Wolf.