Traschcan Sinatras – “Ever The Optimist” (Released 31t July 2026)

Description //TCS Recordings//   £27.99 – 1xLP, “Goldfinch Gold” Vinyl in Hand Numbered Sleeve   £25.99 – 1xLP, Standard Edition Vinyl   Having surprise announced their return after four years away with a standalone February single, legendary Scottish five-piece, Trashcan Sinatras, follow up with their first album in ten years.   Espousing the “less careerist and more careering” definition of a life inside Trashcan Sinatras over the last forty years, the unchanged line up of Reader, Paul Livingston (guitars), John Douglas (guitars), Stephen Douglas (drums) and Davy Hughes (bass) has slowly shaped eleven new songs via writing sessions scattered between mountain cabins, late-night poker sessions and quiet everyday routines.   Having celebrated a four-decade journey as a band, Trashcan Sinatras’ story began in 1986, signing to Go! Discs two years later. Their formation in Irvine on Scotland’s west coast. blew a fresh breeze into observational, literary and frequently romantic British guitar music. Initially supercharged by their 1990 debut album Cake and the standout single Obscurity Knocks, a further five albums followed, including 1993’s I’ve Seen Everything, featuring hit track, Hayfever, and  their third record, A Happy Pocket, originally released in 1996 and rediscovered by a new generation in 2023 when its reissue returned the band to the UK Official Albums Chart.