The Thrills
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| The Thrills | |
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| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Alt-country, Folk rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | Virgin (2002-2008) |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Conor Deasy Daniel Ryan Pádraic McMahon Kevin Horan Ben Carrigan |
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The Thrills are an Irish indie rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin. The band is made up of lead vocalist Conor Deasy, guitarist Daniel Ryan, guitarist and bass player Pádraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan. Their big break came with their debut album, So Much for the City, which became an Irish number one. The band members took a summer holiday in Santa Cruz where they wrote several of the tracks for the album such as "One Horse Town". The band's second album, Let's Bottle Bohemia, enjoyed similar success to the band's debut, largely on the back of the single "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?". The band often cites Neil Young and the Beach Boys as its main inspirations. The band took part in the Band Aid 20 charity assemble in 2004.
Their third album Teenager (which was recorded in a former morgue[1]) was released in the Republic of Ireland on 22 July and Central Europe on 25 July 2007. They were dropped by EMI after the poor performance of their Teenager album.[2]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- So Much for the City (27 May 2003) #1 Republic of Ireland, #3 UK
- Let's Bottle Bohemia (13 September 2004) #1 Republic of Ireland, #9 UK
- Teenager (23 July 2007) #48 UK
[edit] Singles
- "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (11 November 2002)
- "One Horse Town" (10 March 2003) #18 UK
- "Big Sur" (9 June 2003) #17 UK
- "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (re-issue) (25 August 2003) #33 UK
- "Don't Steal Our Sun" (24 November 2003) #45 UK
- "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?" (30 August 2004) #22 UK
- "Not for All the Love in the World" (15 November 2004) #39 UK
- "The Irish Keep Gate-Crashing" (21 March 2005) #48 UK
- "Nothing Changes Around Here" (16 July 2007) #40 UK
- "The Midnight Choir" (download only) (29 October 2007)
[edit] Other contributions
- WFUV: City Folk Live VII (2004) - "Santa Cruz"
- Music from the OC: Mix 2 (2004, Warner Bros./Wea) - "Big Sur"
- Eklektikos Live (2005) - "Say it Ain't So"
- The Acoustic Album (2006, Virgin) - "Santa Cruz"
[edit] The O.C.
Adam Brody, who played Seth Cohen on The O.C., is a fan of The Thrills.[citation needed] Their music featured in two episodes of The O.C. including a guest appearance by the band members themselves on the second season episode "The Ex-Factor", where they played "Saturday Night", "Not For All the Love in the World" and "The Curse of Comfort".
"Big Sur" appears on the soundtrack and compilation album, Music from the OC: Mix 2.
[edit] Other media
"Big Sur" from So Much for the City features in commercials on French television, for the Midi-Pyrénées tourism center.
"One Horse Town" from So Much for the City was used as the title music for the second and third series of the BBC sketch comedy series Tittybangbang, and is currently featuring in commercials for Volvo.
"There's Joy to Be Found/The Boy Who Caught All the Breaks" featured in the 17 October 2007 episode of Private Practice.
[edit] References
- ^ Balderston, Adele. "The Thrills Awaken Inner Adolescence with 'The Midnight Choir'". SPIN. http://www.spin.com/articles/thrills-awaken-inner-adolescence-midnight-choir. Retrieved on 2009-01-21.
- ^ Lauria, Peter and Garrity, Brian (15 January 2008). Hands' Pink Slips, The New York Post, Retrieved on 2 July 2008.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 558. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
