“I’m really excited to get back on the road and play live again, but I’m even more excited about having the opportunity to share the stage with two bands that I really love,” says drummer Riley Breckenridge on the band’s blog. Experimental rockers Thrice formed in 1998 in Irvine, California, and are on tour performing their latest album Beggars with Manchester Orchestra and O' Brother.
Drawing inspiration from the Beatles and comparisons to Radiohead, Thrice isn’t your average rock band. They’ve been around the block, grew weary of what was on that block, and reinvented themselves time and again. They pioneered a power-punk and screamo trend with their 2003 album The Artist in the Ambulance and headlined Coachella in 2006, but abandoned that sound and aesthetic for a more mature and atmospheric one. Lead singer Dustin Kensrue’s solo efforts have been largely folksy and existential, providing an insight into the depth of the band’s range and intent.
Beggars, which was recorded in a studio built in guitarist Teppei Teranishi’s home, provides a sophisticated unification of the band’s 12 year experimental growth. According to a review on BBC’s website by Mike Haydock, “they’re at the peak of their game.” They’ve smoothed out the roughness, toned down the angst, and hammered out an album so powerful that it makes you wonder why you’d ever listen to another contemporary rock band. In addition to their obvious talent for producing out-of-this-world melodies and sincere lyrics, they’re a band you can take home to mom: they donate a portion of their album sale proceeds to charities which aid breast cancer patients, support at-risk youth, sponsor literacy, and more. You’d be hard-pressed to find another modern rock band that combines such musical talent with old-fashioned goodwill.
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