Exclusive Interview with Thieve
Take ex members of New Loud Rockets,(Philip), Ashtray Electric (Andrew), and Die Helde (Fred) then add a bass playing friend (Jako)and you’ve got Thieve.
Their ‘motto’ and reason for picking the band name comes from the fact that “everybody steals.” Andrew says “The trick is to embrace your plagiarism, and then you are free to do whatever you want”
Andrew and the bassist Jack were trying to get Thieve up and running and “seeing who we could poach.” He says “not many people believed in a project with a couple rough ideas, but after a few toots I convinced Phil to jump on board and Fred soon followed.”
Their sound has been influenced by the respective bands they’ve all played in-but “to a degree, as it definitely doesn’t sound like anything either of us has done before.”
They have a few warm up shows planned with aKING and Ashtray in May and then are off to Boksburg in June to record a full length album at B Sharp Studios. After that Andrew says “it’s pretty much tour, tour, tour and do it all again.”
Their upcoming music video will be due for release sometime in the very near future…All that can be promised is “fireworks and flames.”
Andrew says “We don’t know much about the industry yet, but we are definitely trying to sell out…Thieve is a pop band.”
Their musical influences are “way too varied to pinpoint any band in particular, but I can say that any form of feel good melody tends to catch all of our attention.”
For them making music is better than a 9-5 and “playing in front of a big rig always raises the ole arm hairs. Anyone who says they don’t enjoy applause is a liar.”
Their new single Last Day December is out and available on the Bellville Rock City compilation as well as at Rhythm Online, being featured on the BRC package and to them “was obviously a great opportunity and served as a well needed platform. Although there was a certain amount of shit we had to deal with, not having gigged yet or having an album, a few people felt slightly sour..”
The song showcases the bands talent and abilities-if the rest of their music is anything like it, expect great thing from these guys! Enjoy the video for their first single ‘Last Day December’ below.
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