And so in October 1990, Go! Discs made another effort with the release of Circling The Circumference. It was a remixed version of one of the songs featured on Cake, and while it does capture much of what brought the band to my attention (i.e. jangly guitars, clever lyrics and fine harmonies), it did strike me as a wee bit of a strange choice as a single with its difficult to decipher chorus and tune that was very reminiscent of some of those that The Smiths had specialised in turning into minor chart hits a few years earlier.
mp3 : The Trash Can Sinatras - Circling The Circumference
mp3 : The Trash Can Sinatras - My Mistake
mp3 : The Trash Can Sinatras - White Horses
But given it is a slightly different verion than that from the LP, I thought it worth digging out again and brightening up your Monday with. Oh and I make no apologies for again featuring the dreamy cover version of the 60s telly series that was on the b-side of the 12"
Oh and a reminder that one of the best fan sites out there is Five Hungry Joes and it is devoted to all things to do with Trashcan Sinatras (as they are now known!!!). Click here.
3 comments:
Hi JC
I agree when it came out i thought it was a bit of an odd choice for a single. I like it better now than when it came out
It's a fine tune for any morning, not just Monday's.
Thanks for the mention JC.
JC I don't know how you do it. I stumbled across your blog a good while ago, googling for info on the revered Chris Thomson. Then I came across your post last Monday, quite by accident. Trash Can Sinatras! The Obscurity Knocks EP is a staple of my music intake even though the transfer of my original audio cassette to mp3 is lamentably poor. Now I've found it twice, I'll be following your blog more closely. I may be a welsh girl down in London but musically I live in Scotland. Thanks too for the Twilight Sad. Good to see it didn't all stop happening in the late 1990s! Chani
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