ARTiST: British India
TiTLE: Thieves
LABEL: Flashpoint
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 37:01 min
SiZE: 57,3 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Aug-05-2008
RELEASE DATE: Jul-19-2008
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. God Is Dead (Meet The Kids) 03:29
02. This Dance Is Loaded 03:10
03. I Said I'm Sorry 03:37
04. Put It Right Down 03:04
05. Funeral For A Trend 04:00
06. Airport Tags 04:05
07. You Will Die And I Will Take Over 03:40
08. Mona Lisa Overdrive 03:54
09. Nic The Poet 03:02
10. The Golden Years 05:00
Release Notes:
Exactly one year ago, in July 2007, British India
emerged from the fertile underbelly of MelbourneÆs
independent music scene to take Australia by storm
with their acclaimed debut album Guillotine. As
their songs æBlack & White RadioÆ, æTie Up My
handsÆ, æRun The Red LightÆ and æRussian RouletteÆ
became arm-raising, air-punching anthems at venues
and festivals across the country, British India
developed a hard-earned reputation for explosive
live shows. For 11 months following the release of
their debut album, the band toured constantly and
played repeat æsold outÆ shows nation-wide as well
as major festivals such as the Big Day Out,
Homebake, Golden Plains, Pyramid Rock, and Come
Together.
Now in July 2008, just 12 months from the release of
Guillotine, the four high school friends are ready
to take on the nation again, this time armed with
their second album Thieves. Thieves is an album that
celebrates the garage pop which has characterised
British IndiaÆs initial success, and demonstrates
the bandÆs growth, both as songwriters and
musicians. This can be clearly heard in the bandÆs
brooding, foot-stomping fi rst single æI Said IÆm
Sorry.
Again produced by Easybeats legend Harry Vanda &
Glenn Goldsmith, Thieves is jam packed with
brilliant pop melodies, high-octane rock & roll, and
the budding lyrical genius of Declan Melia. The
journey begins with æGod Is Dead, Meet The KidsÆ
depicting a soulless and morally bankrupt Internet
generation, quickly followed by the blistering power
and angst of æThis Dance Is LoadedÆ. ThereÆs the
tragedy of adolescent love in æAirport TagsÆ, humor
and irony in æYou Will Die & I Will Take OverÆ
before the journey ends in the faith and hope of
æThe Golden YearsÆ. Thieves shows just how far
British India have come in only a year, and their
rise will continue in 2008.
Watch out Australia, British India will be stealing
the hearts of pretty young things across the nation
with Thieves.