Trash Aesthetics is a British

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

founded in 2004 by Rob Fawkes and Claire Hewitson and active until 2014. Based in

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, it specialised in releasing limited-edition runs of singles by both local bands and international acts whose work is difficult to come by in the UK. Having started helping Rob and Claire with the label in 2007, Adam Killip took over running Trash Aesthetics in 2010. ''TA701'' (The label's first release) was a 480 copy 7" clear-vinyl pressing by

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called "She's Hearing Voices" which was released to critical acclaim, with

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labelling the track "genius". This was followed the same year with another limited single called ''22 Grand Job'', this time by

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which was met with similar enthusiasm in the music press. 2005 saw the release of more limited 7"s by

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tap dancing indie troop

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(signed to

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label in the US) and

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based country / power-pop 5 piece The Tailors. That year also saw the release of a 10" EP by Los Angeles based three-piece Bedtime for Toys who went on to work with artists such as

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and

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. The label released The Tailors successful debut album ''Wakey Wakey'' in 2007 as well as an extremely limited 7" single by Projections (a side project of the band

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) and

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. 2009 saw the release of two more 7" singles by Mi Mye and

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Releases

2004 * TA701 Bloc Party - She's Hearing Voices * TA702 The Rakes - 22 Grand Job 2005 * TA703 The Tailors - A New Hairdo * TA704 Tilly and the Wall - You and I Misbehaving * TA1001 Bedtime For Toys EP 2006 * TA705 Projections / Luke Abbott - Muted / Repus Tekram 2007 * TACD01 The Tailors - Wakey Wakey * TACD02 The Tailors - Come Dig Me Up 2009 * TA706 Mi Mye - The Last * TA707 Richmond Fontaine - You Can Move Back Here 2010 * TACD03 Treecreeper - Juniper 2011 * TA708 Richmond Fontaine - Lost in the Trees * TA709 H Hawkline / My Sad Captains - You Say You Love Me / Little Joanne * TA710 Chuck Prophet - The Left Hand and the Right Hand 2012 * TA711 Mark Eitzel / Sacri Cuori (featuring Isobel Campbell) * TA1202 H Hawkline - Black Domino Box

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