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Left to right: John Douglas, Paul Livingston, Stephen Douglas, Davy Hughes, Francis Reader
The Trash Can Sinatras, now generally known as Trashcan Sinatras, are a Scottish band who began in 1987. Their largest hit single was "Obscurity Knocks" taken from their first album Cake. The follow-up I've Seen Everything was released in the UK, USA and Japan in 1993, followed in 1996 by the UK-only album A Happy Pocket. (Note: The single "Hayfever" (1993) from I've Seen Everything may be considered a bigger hit than "Obscurity Knocks." ) After their record company Go! Discs folded, the band continued to record and play live issuing various CDs and demos via their website to a small but devoted band of followers. They finally returned in 2004 with Weightlifting which was warmly received by critics, and the band completed a 25 date US tour in October/November 2004. They are currently working on material for their fifth album.
[edit] Members
- Stephen Douglas (drums, vocals)
- Francis Reader (vocals, guitar)
- Paul Livingston (lead guitar)
- John Douglas (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- David Hughes (bass)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
Album |
| US Modern Rock |
| 1990 |
"Only Tongue Can Tell" |
#8 |
Cake |
| 1991 |
"Obscurity Knocks" |
#12 |
Cake |
[edit] Trivia
- "Hayfever" made an appearance on the MTV animated series "Beavis and Butthead". Though they thought some of the visual effects of the video were cool, Butthead declared a "bad feeling" about the video and summed up the group as "just another bunch of British mama's boys".
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