Trashcan Sinatras at The Troubadour

Brookville singer Andy Chase (one third of Ivy) produced the last two Trashcan Sinatras albums, so it's no great surprise that Brookville sound like a more abrasive TCS. They had some catchy songs and you could imagine them getting a track on 'The OC' or whatever TV show currently plays indie music for people that don't like indie. Unfortunately, despite having some good songs Chase isn't a great singer and this is what lets the band down...

The sound wasn't great for Trashcan Sinatras - a few minor technical issues over the first half-dozen songs and then everything was just too loud for my liking. The Trashcans aren't a band you need to hear at full volume, where much of the lightness and subtlety are lost - indeed some of the vocals were too low in a guitar heavy mix. Perhaps if Frank Reader had shown up for the soundcheck things may have been different (I have my spies!) Having said that, an average sounding Trashcan Sinatras is better than most other bands... Similar set to the Coach House a couple of weeks ago...