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Claire St. Men of Letters The Octopus Introductory track "Overshore", with its incredibly dreamy i. The remaining songs demonstrate focused songwriting capable of packing a plethora of ideas. The group seamlessly transitions between numerous musical themes creating dynamic soundscapes and an engrossing musical experience sure to make listeners thankful that the quartet chose to form Thick as Thieves following the dissolution of Sawyer.
Tyler Littwin's vocal melodies were the band's greatest asset, weaving infectious hooks throughout tightly performed, often folk-based noise rock. While Thick As Thieves performed dynamically and had decent stage presence, the band's songwriting was most impressive.
Often adventurous in structure, the core arrangements seemed wholly organic, as though they were initially written on an acoustic guitar and arranged for live rock later on.
One highlight of the set was "Here's To Waking Up," featuring a catchy chorus melody reminiscent of s Brit pop. Heavy Rotation Record's Thick As Thieves is keeping rock and roll at the forefront while inklings of indie float in and out from behind the strings. After some initial setbacks the two started piecing together extended works in odd time signatures, and structural forms. It's hard to nail down a description of the band since they have such a wonderfully unique sound in today's world of monotony.
Littwin's melodies and lyrics are catchy enough to stick, but avoid any threat of being generic bubblegum pop. Their music ranges and changes from Radiohead like ambience with sweet vocals floating on heavy reverb over slow picking guitars and synthesizers to upbeat pop rock numbers that rely on harmony and melody more than crunching guitars and solos. Ambient guitar slides, arpeggios and slides drift through atmospheric sound scapes created by honed and able musicians that set the listener in a state of buoyancy in the Thieve's gently rippling orchestration that gradually progress with intensity before smashing in to the rock that waits below.
In the most generic of terms, Thick As Thieves can presently be described as Alternative Rock but with tracks that creep along and others that explode with high octane guitar riffs and screams, it will be very interesting to see in what direction the Thieves move from here. For more information visit Thick As Thieves on myspace. This is really the kind of band that makes the Boston music scene so vibrant.
Their sound manages to be both accessible and exploratory: it is guitar-based but happy to use all sorts of keyboards for effects , with a vocalist who at times sounds like Billy Corgan with the sensitivity of Elliott Smith. The songwriting is remarkable as well; every riff is fluid and in perfect balance with the vocal melodies.
There is an extremely high level of musical communication between the instruments, and the whole album feels more coherent than most major-label releases. From the Boston Phoenix review of the Heavy Rotation show at the BPC: "But the evening's highlight was a set by Thick As Thieves, who recruited a second drummer and a string quartet to join them for two powerful, layered rock originals. Not very good at jogging, though.
Not at all. Curveball aaaand strike! The similarity, however, ends there; there is a certain sense of modern alienation in the music of the two bands, but while the Liars have channeled that detachment into forward-facing avant-garde, Thick as Thieves returns to the source. Its sound, built on the simple template of solid rock music, pulls us back to a time before that ubiquitous alienation even existed. Or so we think. The band often plays with a tense, suspenseful softness, seemingly holding back while containing its sound within a limited frame.
Thick as Thieves struggle when they are trying to play in a more dynamic register. This is a band that, on its debut, is still in the process of exploring its strengths and weaknesses. We Planted Driftwood and Nothing Changed allows us a peek into this process - a listening experience that is equal parts fascination and exasperation.
Still, when Thick as Thieves is on, the sound is arresting. Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.
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