Consider the Thief
| Consider The Thief | |
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| Origin | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock Post-Hardcore (Earlier material)[1] Experimental Rock (later material) |
| Years active | 2007–2009 |
| Labels | None |
| Associated acts | Mozart Season |
| Members | |
| Dryw Owens Sean O'Sullivan Jordan Wells Zack Walkingstick Lucas Allen |
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Consider The Thief was a Christian experimental rock band from Sacramento, California that formed in 2007 and broke up in 2009.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early beginnings and Soldiers and Saints (2007–2008)
Consider the Thief was formed when members of local Sacramento act Heartshed started a new group with ex-Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Sean O'Sullivan, whose writing credits include Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean and Downtown Battle Mountain. O'Sullivan's abrupt departure from the group[2] coincided with the recording of their debut EP, "Soldiers and Saints". The EP received coverage in Alternative Press' "AP&R" section in September 2008.[3]
[edit] Signs and Wonders (2009)
According to the bands' blog,[4] the recording process for Signs and Wonders began in November 2008. According to guitarist Sean O'Sullivan, "[they] decided [they] wanted to take a leap of faith and write songs that didn’t rely on what had become a crutch for [them]: screaming and busy guitar/drum work".[5]
The band has been featured twice in Alternative Press, most recently as one of their "100 Bands To Know" for 2009 in the March issue.
The record, which came out on June 16, 2009 leaked on various sites on June 12, 2009, and is currently available for digital download via digital retailers such as Amazon.
The band announced their break-up in August 2009 with a final show in September. Guitarist Sean O'Sullivan went on to play for Early States for a brief period and drummer Luke Allen joined Equal Vision Records band Mozart Season. Dryw Owens runs a studio in Sacramento, California called Real Sound Studios. In 2010, Dance Gavin Dance announced that Sean O'Sullivan would be joining the rest of the members to perform a reunion show of the original line up at the Sactown Awards, but would not be returning to the band or recording on future releases.
[edit] Members
- Dryw Owens – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keys, programming
- Sean O'Sullivan – guitars
- Jordan Wells – vocals, guitar, accordion, organ
- Zack Walkingstick – bass, guitars
- Lucas Allen - drums
[edit] Discography
Studio albums
- 2009: Signs and Wonders
EPs
- 2008: Soldiers and Saints EP
