Trash Kit Trash Kit (Upset The Rhythm)
3/5
By: Stephen Maughan
The debut album from this London-based band is both catchy and passionate. On the one hand, it's a sparkling debut from Rachel Aggs, Rachel Horwood and Ros Murray who obviously, inspired by the great riot grrl bands of the 90's (more of than in a moment), have a great deal to say, and mix a punk DIY attitude with a jazzy, upbeat, and at times poppy feel. On the other it does lack the emotional knockout punch found in the likes of Kathleen Hanna’s or The Slits’ records.
Trash Kit are a new band, and at times this shows here, but let's not ignore their promise. Already winning many admirers in London with their energetic live shows this short album (less that 30 minutes) is sure to win them more fans, particularly with songs like 'Bad Books', 'Tattoo' and 'Pig Cat' which succeed in being edgy, arty, and catchy. But in other cases ('Fame'), whilst you can admire the effort, some songs don't quite come together in the same way a band like Sleater-Kinney seemed to do so well from the word go.
Indeed, writing about Sleater-Kinney, or how brilliant the first Slits album was, or that many of us never quite got over the effect of hearing the astonishing first Bikini Kill LP doesn't seem fair. I suspect this is because Trash Kit are 3 girls. Very few reviewers would be so harsh to compare a new punk boy trio with the first Ramones record. Trash Kit are not some copy-cat band, but have taken elements of former girl bands and created their own style, an ability many bands – male and female – are tiresomely unable to do.
Overall Trash Kit is an exciting album from a promising new London band, and what sets this apart from the countless other London debuts is not the fact we have 3 talented girls in their 20’s (though admittedly it does add a certain coolness to the proceedings), but the fact Trash Kit have passion, ideas, and direction in their music that sets them apart.
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