Part of a spate of Scottish indie-pop bands that emerged in the late-’80s, Trashcan Sinatras released a string of blissful, clean-cut guitar-pop records at a time when radio favored modern-rock with a grittier edge. It’s unsurprising that commercial success eluded them, then, and the band disappeared after their 1996 album A Happy Pocket. They resurfaced in 2004 with Weightlifting, a typically melodic album, and followed it up with this year’s In the Music, a softer collection that features a guest spot from, of all people, Carly Simon.
Trashcan Sinatras
Tonight @ Shank Hall, 8 p.m.
