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 Melbourne’s
independent music scene to take Australia by storm
with their acclaimed debut album Guillotine. As
their songs ‘Black & White Radio’, ‘Tie Up My
hands’, ‘Run The Red Light’ and ‘Russian Roulette’
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 ‘sold out’ 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 India’s initial success, and demonstrates
the band’s growth, both as songwriters and
musicians. This can be clearly heard in the band’s
brooding, foot-stomping fi rst single ‘I Said I’m
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 ‘God Is Dead, Meet The Kids’
depicting a soulless and morally bankrupt Internet
generation, quickly followed by the blistering power
and angst of ‘This Dance Is Loaded’. There’s the
tragedy of adolescent love in ‘Airport Tags’, humor
and irony in ‘You Will Die & I Will Take Over’
before the journey ends in the faith and hope of
‘The Golden Years’. 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.