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| Pitchfork |
 Sensitive clubbers of the world, unite. Thieves Like Us singer Andy Grier, an American, met keyboardist Björn Berglund and drummer Pontus Berghe, both Swedes, when they all lived in Berlin. The Tron-loving filter-house electro-poppers now call Paris home, and French label Kitsuné picked up their big single, the euphoric but also melancholic downtown-metro ride "Drugs in My Body". Debut album Play Music was variously conceived and created in Berlin, Vienna, New York, London, Rio de Janeiro, and Stockholm.Finally getting a belated U.S. release, the disc justifies some but not all of its carbon footprint. New Order's 1984 hit "Thieves Like Us" exemplified how those UK synth-pop icons could take something "so uncool"-- like love of tech gadgetry-- and give it a certain expensively wasted glamor. "Drugs in My Body" adapts this strategy for our post-Daft Punk ears. It's hyper-urban strobe-pop, with aching vocals and a tightly coiled Durutti Column sample that could appeal not only to don't-call-it-blog-house LastNightsPartyers, but also to Factory-worshiping indie bedwetters like me. The full album should be an okay soundtrack for a hoverbus tour of some retrofuturistic metropolis, but it's somewhere just outside of track 3 when the Dramamine starts to kick in. Play Music slows down more often than your Justice Mobile Digitalisms, and when it does it tends to lose some focus. Unfortunately, the horn-haunted nighttime cityscape of "An Easy Tonight" sounds less like the City of Lights than the City That Makes Me Kinda Sleepy; the solid but unremarkable kosmische of "Lady" needs something a little more distinctive alongside its tasteful woundedness. Most of the singing was recorded at home, which helps it sound sincere, but also helps it sound like a specific, time-fixed notion of sinceirty (won't anyone just let Ian Curtis rest in peace?). Shoulda-been instrumental "Program of the Second Part" suggests, "Sing along to Suicide."...full text |
| Tashed |
| Thieves Like Us is a musical vehicle — an elegant starship, pointed straight to the heart of the listener. They align themselves musically with Europe, and consider Paris their home (although none of them are French). Many have tried to define their sound, and while they have a variety of diverse influences, they consider themselves a pop band. Having heard Play Music, we too do not wish to define them either. It isn’t easy to do that in the first place, with each track resulting in a different experience altogether. It is littered with disco vibes, lovely electronica and even catchy melodies, clearly displaying the emotional depth of their songs....full text |
| Theskyreport.blogspo |
| Play Music, the awesome debut LP from Thieves Like Us, is finally getting an official release thanks to Shelflife Records. Thieves Like Us are two parts Sweden, one part New York, and all parts electro-pop bliss. You may remember the track "Drugs in My Body", a global blog smash that was included on the Maison Kitsune 4 compilation in 2007. You may also remember the Tron-like video for "Program of the First Part" from last summer. Now we have the full-length LP, partially recorded in New York, Berlin, Vienna, London, Rio, and Stockholm. Check out the great new track "Your Heart Feels" and the video for "Drugs in My Body" below. Play Music hits stores in the US on April 7th, but it will be available sooner at Shelflife....full text |
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