ARTiST : Company Of Thieves
ALBUM : Ordinary Riches
LABEL : Independent
GENRE : Indie
RELEASE : 2007-08-08
STREET : 2007-05-29
ENCODER : LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
QUALiTY : 182kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 78.03 MB
PLAYTiME : 00:59:21
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
1. Old Letters 5:41
2. In Passing 3:57
3. Oscar Wilde 4:42
4. Quiet On The Front 5:18
5. Pressure 4:42
6. Around The Block 3:38
7. Even In The Dark 4:46
8. Under The Umbrella 5:59
9. Past The Sleep 4:53
10. The Fire Song 4:04
11. The Tornado Song 4:59
12. New Letters 6:42
59:21
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Company of Thieves is on the tip of your tongue for a few key
reasons: ChicagoÆs Union Station, moody Mondays, and an urgent
energy meant to spread the sound of organic rock music. Guitarist
Marc Walloch and Vocalist Genevieve Schatz met by chance in
Union Station through passing mutual friends. They formed a fast
friendship over their love for the Beatles and their loathing of moody
Monday nights in the city, starting a weekly Monday Music Night
with fellow artists/musicians at MarcÆs studio apartment for a fix.
Dorian Duffy, a coast dweller from Rhode Island who came to
Chicago on a gamble hoping to expand his musical horizons was
often in attendance, clad with a an open mind and smooth, down-
home style of bass playing. Marc and Genevieve spent an entire
summer writing the foundations for what is now Company of ThievesÆ
first full length album, Ordinary Riches, knowing Dorian would provide
the bass soon after. The three fell into fall with a bitter sweet energy,
eager to play and lacking a drummer. Open-mic nights at cozy coffee
shops became home to the sounds of the future Thieves, helping the
three find a family in the community of local singer/songwriters. Aching
for a beat, the three recorded acoustic demos and posted up fliers
around the city in search for their fourth member. After several attempts
to find the soul, hope started to dwindle and winter was just around
the corner. It wasnÆt until Genevieve bumped into an old show-mate,
Mike Ortiz, at Union Station that everything started to take a turn.
They luckily were rushing towards the same crowded train and happened
to find that the only two seats left were together. Gushing about their
current musical happenings, it was soon realized that the Thieves and
Mike went hand in hand. He came to rehearsal with a love of the
sound and a soulful, steady pace, completing the Company and kicking
off six-months of blood, sweat, and tears that went into the writing and
recording of Ordinary Riches with good friend and legendary Producer
Sean O'Keefe (Fall out Boy, the Hush Sound, This is Me Smiling).
The rest is history.
http://www.companyofthieves.net