The story
Trashcan Sinatras are a Scottish indie rock band that were formed in Irvine, Scotland in 1986. The band's music makes frequent use of pop harmonies and wordplay.
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Band · from Irvine · since 1988
Trashcan Sinatras
Stories
Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.
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Loved on linr
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Records
Albums 8
- Ever The Optimist
Ever The Optimist31 Jul 2026Vinyl - Wild Pendulum
Wild Pendulum4 May 2016Vinyl - Brel
Brel9 Nov 2011Vinyl - In the Music
In the Music22 Apr 2009Vinyl - Weightlifting
Weightlifting31 Aug 2004Vinyl - A Happy Pocket
A Happy Pocket26 Jul 1996Vinyl - I've Seen Everything
I've Seen Everything4 May 1993VinylListening Party - Cake
Cake25 Jun 1990Vinyl
EPs 3
- Games For The ZX Spectrum
Games For The ZX Spectrum17 Jun 2026 · EPVinyl - Lay of the Land
Lay of the Land25 Nov 2022 · EPVinyl - Obscurity Knocks E.P.
Obscurity Knocks E.P.1990 · EPVinyl
Singles 11
- The Bitter End
The Bitter End24 Feb 2026 · SingleVinyl - Lay of the Land
Lay of the Land15 Jul 2022 · SingleVinyl - Ways
Ways13 Nov 2020 · SingleVinyl - The Closer You Move Away From Me
The Closer You Move Away From Me22 May 2020 · SingleVinyl - Snow
SnowDec 1999 · SingleVinyl
- To Sir, With Love
To Sir, With Love2 Dec 1996 · SingleVinyl
- How Can I Apply...?
How Can I Apply...?19 Aug 1996 · SingleVinyl
- Twisted and Bent
Twisted and Bent20 May 1996 · SingleVinyl
- Hayfever
Hayfever13 Apr 1993 · SingleVinyl
- I've Seen Everything
I've Seen Everything1993 · SingleVinylListening Party
- Circling the Circumference
Circling the Circumference1990 · SingleVinyl
- Zebra of the Family 2 · 2019 · compilation
- Brel: Acoustic Performances From Glasgow · 2010 · live
- Live Series Radio Sessions volume 2 · 2010 · live
- Fez · 2005 · live
- Zebra of the Family: Demos and Debris · 2003 · compilation
- On a B Road: B Sides & Cover Songs · 2003 · compilation
Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
Is a record missing?
TIM’S LISTENING PARTY
Tim Burgess pressed play
One album by Trashcan Sinatras, played together at the same time, with the band’s own stories as the songs go by.
Tim Burgess’s Listening Parties. Replays on timstwitterlisteningparty.com.
Members
Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with Trashcan Sinatras in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
In playlists
Playlists with Trashcan Sinatras in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
If you like Trashcan Sinatras
- Teenage Fanclub3 sources agree
- Belle and Sebastian2 sources agree
- The House of Love2 sources agree
- Morrissey2 sources agree
- Pulp2 sources agree
- James2 sources agree
- Camera Obscura2 sources agree
- Echo & the Bunnymen2 sources agree
- The Boo Radleys2 sources agree
- The Go-Betweens2 sources agree
- Guided by Voices2 sources agree
- The Charlatans2 sources agree
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Trashcan Sinatras’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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