Trixie Mattel Premieres Groovy, 1960s Inspired Album, ‘Barbara’
All we need is the beach. It may be the middle of winter, but oh, honey, Trixie Mattel is back with a groovy album for fans to enjoy. On Feb. 7, 2020, this RuPaulās Drag Race alumna released her third full-length album, complete with a 1960s sound. Hereās what we know about Trixie Mattelās latest album and what fans are saying about it on social media.
Trixie Mattel, formerly the winner of āRuPaulās Drag Raceā is now releasing a 1960s-inspired album
Summer came early for Trixie Mattel fans. You may know her as a contestant on RuPaulās Drag Race and from her YouTube series, with Katya Zamolodchikova, UNHhhh. This drag queen is also a beauty mogul, creating the company Trixie Cosmetics. During live performances, Trixie Mattel tap dances, plays the clarinet, and even performs original songs.
She first released her album Two Birds in 2017, rising in the singer-songwriter charts on iTunes. The following year, she premiered her second country-folk album One Stone. Now, Trixie Mattel is departing from country music with her recently-released album, entitled Barbara. This full-length rock album premiered on Feb. 7, 2020.
Trixie Mattel released the YouTube video, entitled āOne Night Only,ā ahead of her album release
Fans first got a peek into the drag performerās album with videos posted to YouTube. On Jan. 27, Trixie Mattel posted a 22-minute-long āstand-upā show, where she performed for some of her dolls. Literally. In between jokes and crying about past lovers, Mattel shared a few of the songs off of Barbara. That includes āJesse Jesse,ā āGold,ā and āMalibu.ā
Within 12 hours, the video earned over 100,000 views, and praise from fans of the chart-topping artist. Trixie Mattel also released āMalibuā as a single, which is currently available on streaming platforms Spotify and Apple Music.
āWhat??? What did [you] say ??? Sorry what??? I canāt hear you, Iām listening to āJesse Jesseā by Trixie Mattel in the Barbara album,ā one Twitter user said.
āSo.. āMalibuā by Trixie Mattel is a summer bop and I want more songs like this. I love songs that have a beachy vibe like that, send me [recommendations, I donāt care] about genre or language, whatever. Beach vibes pls,ā another Twitter user said.
Trixie Mattelās āBarbaraā has eight new songs for fans to listen to
If you like the groovy music of the 1960s, Trixie Mattelās got you covered. Barbara has eight songs, six of which were written by the Malibu Barbie herself. Logo reports, āone of the other tracks, āStranger,ā was written by Patrick Haggerty and Robert Hammerstrom of Lavender Country fame.ā
āA decade of being Trixie has me looking back at my initial sketches of her with freshly painted-on eyes. Sheās still the plastic paragon Iāve always imagined; a Malibu-mod fashion doll with a darkened witābut now thereās more,ā Trixie said in a statement.
āWhile Hollywood has afforded me a life of astroturf and pink hi-balls, Iāve also been wisened by deep love and suspicious tan lines. I created Trixie Mattel with a āSide A/Side Bā to the character, so this recordās two-part feel is as natural to me as teasing my hair.ā
Fans can see Trixie Mattel performing live during her āGrown Upā tour, which takes place during 2020. To learn more about this drag performer, visit her website. Music by this drag performer is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and most streaming platforms.