"The Thing" Punch Back With Gritty, All-Analog Third Album

Written By: Big C

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What happens when four scrappy musicians toss the rulebook and make rock music the old-school way? You get The Thing. The self-titled third album is a riotous, analog-fueled ride which resurrects the raw spirit of NYC’s underground rock scene. Fueled by a shared ethos of “restriction breeds creativity,” The Thing turn limitations into electricity. Fully recorded on tape and rolled out track by track since March, the full 12-song album is now here. Their sound is vintage grit with modern guts, closing the album with the chaotic groove of Malört and the irresistibly high-octane Irresistible. Bassist/vocalist Zane Acord explains:

We’re a real band. All four of us are in it, live, raw, and in the room.

Guitarist/vocalist Jack Bradley adds:

We threw all our influences in — all the decades of rock and roll — and ended up with something of our own. Our contribution to the genre. Our… thing.

Without ever losing their own edge, the band just wrapped a four-night SOLD-OUT residency in NYC. But what really cements this record as their masterstroke is the emotional depth beneath the distortion, from tracks like Alive (The Sword) that tackle personal growth, to The Waltz, a hazy dive into toxic love, and the cathartic howl of Something To Say. Channeling everything from The Kinks and The White Stripes to Led Zeppelin and Bowie, the thing is ment to be played out loud. Stream "The Thing" now and follow on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.

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