@ Schubas, Chicago, June 6
by Andrew Clayman
Published in Chicago Innerview, June 2010
As Scottish pop bands go, the Trashcan Sinatras have never quite enjoyed the cult status of The Pastels or Aztec Camera, let alone the mainstream recognition of Belle & Sebastian or Travis. Just the same, their sound nestles rather nicely between all four of those bands — a charismatic mix of jangly guitars, librarian’s lyrics, and mostly muscle-less melodrama.
Back in 1990, the Trashcans did make a brief college radio splash with the ironically-titled single "Obscurity Knocks", but the band’s subsequent releases went tragically overlooked even as they arguably built a bridge between Scotland’s '80s and '90s guitar-pop sounds. The band returned from an 8-year hiatus with the acclaimed 2004 LP Weightlifting and their fifth album, In the Music, is finally available in the States nearly a year after its overseas release. On stage, the Trashcan Sinatras are what Frightened Rabbit might sound like when they’re 20 years older, and much more accustomed to heartache.
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