Kid, a native of Brighton, England and the brains behind Trash Wednesday, not only played all the instruments on the album himself, but also served as the album’s producer. The disc’s press release describes Kid as "the Trent Reznor of power pop," though this may be a little too ambitious. His voice sounds much like the aforementioned groups, and at times like a hushed Billy Corgan. Kid’s British accent gets old after a while, even sounding fake after too many listens.

"Song of Love," the song that features the famous yodel, sounds like something out of an old obscure Proclaimers record. But still, it’s yodeling and it’s fun. "Katerina" is one of the album’s better tracks, with its mixture of crisp and dark guitar tones and it’s bouncy, singable chorus. "Stop Tina Modotti" is another high point, with its swell vocal harmonies and right-on-cue stops. The guitars do a good job of filling the sonic landscape of the song, with several parts going at any given time. The album’s most haunting song is the one it leaves us with, the gloomily titled "The Thrill is Gone." "Metal rain falling / it flew through the sky / like a free falling stone / when the bullet came down / tore her flesh to the bone / ripped out her eyes / and it smashed in her head," Kid mourns. Words perhaps written down on a matchbook after the death of a dear friend.

Though the album does have a few high points, including a reverent cover of the Vibrators classic "Baby Baby" for a little fun in the sun, it does little to distinguish itself from any of the other two bit Brit-Pop bands out there. The yodeling is interesting, but Trash will have to do more than that if they’re aiming for originality. You can’t judge a book by its cover, but this is one band you can judge by its name.

Artist	Trash Wednesday
Title	Trash Wednesday
Label	CTP Records
Reviewer	Shelby Rushing
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website	www.trashwednesday.com

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