Trash Kit

VINYL FORMAT. Trash Kit are a gang of facepainted flag-bearers who have a wild feel for melody and a heartfelt kick inside each song. Mixing chaos, considered songcraft and overlapping harmonies in equal measure the female trio sound as joyful as they are focused. Rachel Aggs, Rachel Horwood and Ros Murray formed the band in early 2009, and since then have been lighting up London, energizing the UK underground with their raw performances and promise. Trash Kit have a sound of their very own, it's both urbane and primal, drawing on the potential of punk and the naturalism of an internal folk music. With their self-titled debut album they have successfully captured their narrative enthusiasm without losing any charm. There's a stripped back quality to their music that packs the bravest of punches. Both Rachels tangle their vocals with each other whilst expressive drumbeats and impulsive guitar lines pin down the songs. Rachel Agg's guitar playing is as much informed by African fingerstyle patterns as the percussive attitude of various no wave shredders. It often sounds like the guitar lines leap just ahead of the pursuing drums like a musical chase. Rachel Horwood approaches her rhythms with an untamed freedom, pushing her drumming forward into the realms of lead instrument. With the inclusion of handclaps, tattered cymbals and djembe (played with a stick as part of the kit) her vivid drumming sounds nothing short of gripping. The album, recorded in just a handful of days, sees them skip-rope through seventeen of their colorful compositions, even finding time to work in passages of violin, noisy freak-outs and some saxophone touches courtesy of guest musician Verity Susman. The group vocals and wordless singing that weaves through the album are another key part of the band, allowing them to express the uncertain in a way which showcases their boundless delight in making music in its most fun and natural form.