Trans Am
Thing

Pulsating with synths and guitars and buttressed by determined stomp, Trans Am’s latest robotic brain-fry is a study in sudden sound. Power-trio freak...

Kudos to Trans Am not only for sticking together for 20 years, but also for sounding so idiosyncratic throughout. Straddling always on the cusps of ex...

After twenty years and a plethora of releases, D.C.’s Trans Am is still going strong. Staying together is itself rare; consider how many couples have...

Onefoolproof plan for avoiding the clichés of rock lyrics is to play rock withoutlyrics. It's worked for Trans Am for 20 years -- more or less. But ke...

About a month ago I came across a well-worn copy of Trans Am's 1997 release Surrender To The Night on vinyl. I knew nothing of the D.C. based trio, bu...

Trans Am's obsession with irony both predates and has outlived this tiring phenomenon. Their very name evokes retro, jock-rock and bad haircuts - pret...

In rock ‘n’ roll and electronic music, there’s nothing wrong with being totally ridiculous, and few bands understand this better than Washington, D.C....

What can a band do to stay fresh and interesting on their ninth studio album Well, if you're Trans Am, you keep doing just about what you've always d...

Trans Am turn 20 this year-- the original trio of Nathan Means, Philip Manley, and Sebastian Thomson is still together. It's hard for a band that oper...

With 20 years worth of experience under their belts, Trans Am don't exactly fall into the novice bracket. Yet, in some circles, they're still somethin...