Tramp Stamps (band)

Tramp Stamps is an American pop-punk band from Nashville, Tennessee. The trio consists of lead singer Marisa Maino, guitarist Caroline Baker, and drummer Paige Blue. After initially gaining popularity on the platform TikTok, the group had received backlash for controversial lyrical content, usage of punk culture aesthetics without understanding their meanings, and their alleged ties to the commercial music industry.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Tramp Stamps
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresPop-punk
Years active2020–present
LabelsMake Tampons Free, AWAL
MembersMarisa Maino
Caroline Baker
Paige Blue

The band played pop punk,[8] often merging elements of pop music and skate punk.[9] Tramp Stamps' music had been characterized as "feminist punk" by Vice News and "queer punk" by Rolling Stone.[10][11] Since 2020, the band had released music through their own label, Make Tampons Free.[12]

History

All three members have worked in the music industry prior to the band's formation. Blue worked as a songwriter and had produced music that appeared on shows on MTV, DirecTV, Starz[6] and advertisements for Apple and Sephora.[1] Baker and Maino signed deals with Dr. Luke's publishing company Prescription Songs.[1] Maino is a writer and solo artist, and Baker is a recording artist under the stage name "Carobae".[13]

According to Maino, who describes the band as her, Baker, and Blue "just fucking around", she had previously written songs with Blue and was a fan of Baker's writing as they all had worked for AWAL; they decided to write a song as a trio after a night of drinking, which became "I'd Rather Die". Maino suggested they form a band independently to record their work, to which Blue and Baker responded positively. Tramp Stamps marketed their work through covers on TikTok, and first started getting attention after releasing their debut single "Sex with Me". The band received significant criticism and negative attention on social media after releasing "I'd Rather Die".[14]

Due to Maino, Blue, and Baker's careers as professional songwriters and their supposed "co-opting" of queer and punk aesthetics, Tramp Stamps has been accused of being "industry plants", but Maino has denied these claims, stating, "There [are] some times where I wish that was true, so then I could be like, "this is somebody else's fault", instead of some bullshit that I did".[14]

Band members
  • Caroline Baker – guitar, background vocals
  • Paige Blue – drums, background vocals
  • Marisa Maino – lead vocals

Discography

Extended plays
  • We Got Drunk and Made an EP (2021)

Singles
  • "Sex with Me" (2021)
  • "1-800-miss-ur-guts" (2021)
  • "I'd Rather Die" (2021)
  • "The Legend of Jennifer" (2021)
  • "Not So Silent Night" (2021)

References
  1. Chaudhry, Aliya (April 24, 2021). "Is This Viral Band Really Who They Say They Are?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. "The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: Is the Punk Band 'Tramp Stamps' Fake?". Lifehacker. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. "Tramp Stamps: Why TikTok is mad at this viral pop punk band". Dazed. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. Jennings, Rebecca (April 20, 2021). "How a pop-punk girl group became the most hated band on TikTok". Vox. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  5. "Stop Calling Artists 'Industry Plants'". www.vice.com. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  6. Asarch, Steven. "Why the viral pop-punk TikTok band The Tramp Stamps was accused of being an 'industry plant'". Insider. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  7. Lopatto, Elizabeth (April 16, 2021). "TikTok teens roast pop-punk group for posting cringe". The Verge. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  8. Rindner, Grant (April 12, 2021). "Carobae On Releasing Her Own Music and Female Producers". Nylon. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  9. "Bands Aren't Dead, They Just Look a Little Different". PAPER. March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  10. "Here's Why People Are Mad at This Viral Pop Punk Band Tramp Stamps". www.vice.com. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  11. Shaffer, Claire (April 15, 2021). "Queer Punk Band With Ties to Dr. Luke Sparks Backlash on TikTok". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  12. "TikTok Band Tramp Stamps Might Be Industry Plants — But That's Not Why They're Bad". Popdust. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  13. "Caroline Baker Inks With Prescription Songs". MusicRow. December 18, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  14. "Talking to Tramp Stamps' Marisa Maino". YouTube. January 28, 2022.
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