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Two great groups, but I’m not so sure I’d align the Trashcans’ as successors to Big Country.
Performer Magazine’s Carmen Velez, however, seemed to think so in her review of debut album, ‘Cake’.
1991 Performer Magazine Vol. 1, Issue 7 (Canada)
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A four-star review in Classic Pop magazine was bestowed upon the recent reissue of the Trashcan Sinatras’ second album, ‘I’ve Seen Everything’.
At the slightest touch of being bias, I’d have went with five-star.
2021 Classic Pop Magazine Issue 71 September/October
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Let me guess. The Smiths?
Here’s a review of the Trashcans debut album ‘Cake’, which appeared August of 1990 in Japanese music magazine Crossbeat.
10 out 10 no less.
Translation:
We have been waiting and waiting for this first album from the Trash Can Sinatras, and the two singles that have already been released from it are outstanding. Their guitar sound reminds us of early Aztec Camera or The Housemartins and that clear guitar sound, so familiar to “that-band-that-starts-with-S.” (sic) I don’t think I am exaggerating at all.
The sound and excitement that this album gives you are reminders of that sound. If you categorise them as ‘80s British acoustic music, they are very orthodox. But you can see their originality in the last song on this album which has not only emotional lyrics but also a collage of sound. The Trash Can Sinatras prompt us to appreciate something which we might otherwise take for granted, like the blue sky peering out from behind the clouds, and to remember something important that we are on the verge of forgetting.
Crossbeat Magazine (Japan) August 1990 Vol.3 No.8
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‘Spoofs’ was the original working title for the Trashcan’s debut album before it was changed to ‘Cake’.
Prior to it’s 1990 release, some music publications did review it under the original title. One such publication was Tennents Live! News – a magazine produced as part of the Tennents Live! music sponsorship programme which focused on the Scottish music scene.
Here’s the review, however, Tracey Pepper was hardly wetting her pants at what she’d just heard.
July 1990 Tennents Live! News Issue #9
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David Roberts wasn’t happy with The Trashcans’ third album, ‘A Happy Pocket’ in this two-star review from Q Magazine. According to David, the band had moved away from their coy, jangly sound to cardboard, cartoon pop.
Well, really!
Q Magazine, September 1996
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