Nothing But Thieves debut album out February 5th
Music News | Oct 15th, 2015
UK band Nothing But Thieves will be releasing their self-titled debut album on February 5th via RCA Records. Pre-orders are happening now and you can get it over here. If you pre-order the album, you will get five instant songs including the their hit “Trip Switch.”
Drawing inspiration from the bombast of Muse and the unpredictability of Arcade Fire, the songs on Nothing But Thieves re-imagine the majesty of rock and roll, simultaneously kicking and comforting the listener. It’s a worthwhile adventure.
The band performed at both Reading & Leeds festivals this summer, following a recent support slot with Muse and tours with Twin Atlantic, AWOL Nation and Darlia. In response to their set at Lowlands Festival this summer, All Things Loud declared, “Nothing But Thieves will undoubtedly be selling out stadiums in five years’ time.”
“The Southend five-piece runs up debts to Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Muse, early Coldplay and blue-eyed soul,” notes the London Sunday Times. The publication agrees, “The audacity with which they set about these templates is genuinely thrilling, as if they’re on their third or fourth album, not prepping for their first. Stadiums surely beckon.” The tracks have seen multiple radio playlist additions across Radio X, Kerrang! and Radio 1 in the UK and now the world is starting to take notice, as the upcoming debut has also seen substantial airplay on Triple J Radio in Australia as well as KCRW & KROQ in the U.S. Nothing But Thieves has also landed on 2013 ‘Best New Artist’ lists of iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, MTV and XFM, to name a few.
It’s fair to say Conor Mason (vocals), Joe Langridge-Brown (Guitars), Dom Craik (guitars), Philip Blake (bass) and James Price (drums) form a definitive and unique sound and things have certainly moved up a gear from their early days writing in Craik’s Southend garage. At once thunderous yet delicate, raw yet methodical, they evoke the profound dynamics of music’s more creative imaginations.
Dom’s electronic “noodling”, Conor’s “old school” rocking, and Joe’s forays into “Riff Central” fused to form “a weird monster,” which the band grabbed by the tail and rode as it thrashed. As Joe shaped lyrics from the melodies the songs dictated, the definitive Nothing But Thieves sound began to take shape and together with producer Julian Emery (Lissie) their album was born.
Recorded between Angelic Studios, Little Drummer Boy and Hits & Arts Studios and mixed by Cenzo Townshend (Maccabees, U2, Florence & The Machine, Thirty Seconds To Mars) and Adam Noble (Placebo, Don Broco, Kids In Glass Houses), Nothing But Thieves will undoubtedly take the band to the next level. They’ve always had the songs, now they have the platform.
Nothing But Thieves Track Listing
1 – Excuse Me
2 – Ban All The Music
3 – Wake Up Call
4 – Itch
5 – If I Get High
6 – Graveyard Whistling
7 – Hostage
8 – Trip Switch
9 – Lover, Please Stay
10 – Drawing Pins
11 – Painkiller
12 – Tempt You (Evocation)
13 – Six Billion **BONUS TRACK**
14 – Neon Brother **BONUS TRACK**
15 – Hanging **BONUS TRACK**
16 – Honey Whiskey **BONUS TRACK**
The band is currently on tour in Europe as well:
TOUR DATES
15 Oct 2015 Kingston, UK Banquet Record Store [All Ages]
15 Oct 2015 Kingston, UK New Slang [18+]
16 Oct 2015 Southend, UK HMV Southend
18 Oct 2015 Marlborough, UK Sound Knowledge
19 Oct 2015 Bristol, UK Rise
20 Oct 2015 Leeds, UKHMV Leeds
21 Oct 2015 Manchester, UK HMV Manchester
22 Oct 2015 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy 3
23 Oct 2015 Leeds, UK Leeds Wardrobe
24 Oct 2015 Glasgow, UK Glasgow G2Tickets
26 Oct 2015 Newcastle, UK Newcastle Academy 2
27 Oct 2015 Norwich, UK Norwich Waterfront Studio
28 Oct 2015 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Rainbow
30 Oct 2015 London, UK London Electric Ballroom
31 Oct 2015 Manchester, UK Vevo Lift Halloween Show
01 Nov 2015 Cardiff, UK Cardiff Clwb Lfor Bach
02 Nov 2015 Brighton, UK Brighton Patterns
05 Nov 2015 Berlin, Germany Berlin Privat Club
06 Nov 2015 Luebeck, Germany Luebeck Festival
08 Nov 2015 Warsaw, Poland Proxima
09 Nov 2015 Vienna, Austria B72
10 Nov 2015 Milan, Italy Biko
11 Nov 2015 Bologna, Italy Locomotiv
13 Nov 2015 Zurich, Switzer landKinski
14 Nov 2015 Cologne, Germany Blue Shell
15 Nov 2015 Gent, Belgium Charlatan
17 Nov 2015 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotown
18 Nov 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands Bitterzoet
20 Nov 2015 Oslo, Norway Parkteateret
22 Nov 2015 Stockholm, Sweden Klubben
23 Nov 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega
25 Nov 2015 Paris, France Pop Up Du Label
26 Nov 2015 Bristol, UK Thekla
29 Nov 2015 Liverpool, UK Arts Club
