Gravy Train!!!! were an

electroclash Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a genre of music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) ...

band from

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. The band released material on the labels S.P.A.M. Records, Cold Crush,

Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally known ...

, Cochon Records, and

Retard Disco Retard Disco is an American, Los Angeles-based record label. The label launched with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003. The label subsequently released over two dozen records by artists including Partyline, Epsilons, ...

. The band had four members (represented by the four exclamation marks in the band name), that went by the pseudonyms Chunx, Funx, Hunx, and Junx. Chunx and Funx formed the band in 2001 as a vehicle for recording humiliating songs about an ex-lover. It was for this purpose that their first single, "Hella Nervous", was recorded. Shortly after, the two-piece recruited two openly gay backup dancers, Hunx and Drunx. Drunx was later replaced by Junx. Gravy Train!!!! toured with

Bratmobile Bratmobile was an American punk band from Olympia, Washington, active from 1991 to 2003, and known for being one of the first-generation "riot grrrl" bands. The band was influenced by several eclectic musical styles, including elements of pop, ...

and

Le Tigre Le Tigre (, ; French for "The Tiger") is an American electronic rock band formed by Kathleen Hanna (of Bikini Kill), Johanna Fateman and Sadie Benning in 1998 in New York City. Benning left in 2000 and was replaced by JD Samson for the rest ...

Discography

Albums

* ''Hello Doctor'' (2003) * ''Are You Wigglin?'' (2005) * ''All the Sweet Stuff'' (2007)

Singles

* "Ghost Boobs" (2004)

EPs

* ''The "Menz"'' (2002)

DVDs

* ''Stame the Batch!'' (2004)

References

External links

* Electronic music groups from California Kill Rock Stars artists Musical groups established in 2001 Musical groups disestablished in 2010 Musical groups from Oakland, California Queercore groups Retard Disco artists {{US-band-stub