{"title":"Thank","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoise rock \/ post-punk \/ no wave band from Leeds, United Kingdom. Known for their unique blend of genres and energetic live performances, this band has been making waves in the music scene since their formation. With a raw and powerful sound, they have gained a dedicated following and critical acclaim. Their music is characterized by distorted guitars, aggressive vocals, and experimental song structures. Whether you're a fan of noise rock or post-punk, this band is sure to leave an impression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"thoughtless-cruelty-2","title":"Thoughtless Cruelty","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Utilising phat grooves and electronic scrapings to bring noise rock kicking and screaming into the volatile 2020s, Thoughtle ss Cruelty is snotty and abrasive, fuelled by impotent rage.” JR Moores, The Quietus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A kind of mad melding of Pissed Jeans and Lady Gaga.” Dominic Haley, Loud and Quiet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This Leeds band pairs brawny arrangements with furious, bug -eyed vocals.” Bandcamp Daily. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank formed in 2016 out of Leeds’ notorious DIY collective CHUNK, cycling through a few lineups before eventually settling on Lewis Millward, Cameron Moitt and Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe (3\/4 of short lived riff machines Pink Rick), plus powerhouse drummer Steve Myles (Cattle, Groak, Khuda) and harsh noise\/musique concrète polyglot Theo Gowans, better known as Territorial Gobbing. During this time they gained acclaim for the EPs ‘Sexghost Hellscape’ and ‘Please’, toured in mainland Europe, and caught the attention of heavy hitters like Idles. The band’s debut full length ‘Thoughtless Cruelty’ was originally released via Box Records (Lower Slaughter, USA Nails, Psychic Graveyard) and Exploding In Sound (Pile, Big Ups, Krill) in February 2022. This release is a stark observation of human cruelty filtered through the band’s grim fascinations including long term nuclear warnings, CNN’s Turner Doomsday Video (opening song 'From Heaven' is a partial reworking of the Latin verse from 'Nearer My God To Thee', the hymn performed in that video), the writings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and the business-as-usual liberal politics which has given way to the global rise of the far right. Clear influences can be heard throughout the album; Xiu Xiu in the looped 808s of 'Plausible Deniability' and the chaotic xyl ophones of 'Paris Syndrome', The Body in the layers of dense distortion smothering ‘A Social Contract’ and ‘Punching Bag’, and These New Puritans in the blunt syncopation of 'From Heaven' and the sparse grandeur of ‘No Funeral’. 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Over the next half - decade they gained acclaim for the EPs ‘Sexghost Hellscape’ and ‘Please’, toured in mainland Europe, and caught the attention of heavy hitters like Idles with their combination of anxious disco grooves and harsh noise freakouts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank become the latest in a string of artists to release via Yard Act’s Zen F.C. label, following on from the likes of Nuha Ruby Ra, Baba Ali, Benefits and Yard Act themselves all of who’s 7” broke into the UK vinyl singles charts and Sheffield’s one man rave collective Acid Klaus who’s Step On My Travelator LP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zen FC","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\" | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50482730008907,"sku":"2027428","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50482730893643,"sku":"2028189","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/iHvvekTQ_56a456a5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727555383"},{"product_id":"thoughtless-cruelty","title":"Thoughtless Cruelty","description":"\u003cp\u003eBox Records is pleased to welcome the debut album from Leeds noise rock band Thank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThoughtless Cruelty\u003c\/i\u003e is a stark observation of human cruelty filtered through the band’s grim fascinations including long term nuclear warnings, CNN’s Turner Doomsday Video (opening song 'From Heaven' is a partial reworking of the Latin verse from 'Nearer My God To Thee', the hymn performed in that video), the writings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and the \"business as usual\" liberal politics which has given way to the global rise of the far right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike Thank’s previous material, which was largely honed at gigs and then recorded almost entirely live, the pandemic found the band in unchartered territory as they hit the studio having not been in the same building for months, including most of the album’s writing period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSays vocalist Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe on the recording of the album - \"It was a very different way of working for us; most of the songs did not have an arrangement figured out, we added layers to serve each track without worrying about how it would translate in a live setting. I guess that's the norm for a lot of bands, but it was a very novel experience for us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is an undeniably fascinating and enthralling album which sees the band incorporating more melody than on previous releases (on EXAG' Records, Hominid Sounds, Buzzhowl Records). Clear influences can be heard throughout; Xiu Xiu in the looped 808s of 'Plausible Deniability' and the chaotic xylophones of 'Paris Syndrome', The Body in the layers of dense distortion throughout, and These New Puritans in the blunt syncopation of 'From Heaven', as well as less obvious reference points like Drunk In Hell, Tears For Fears and Marie Davidson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Box Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50512742908235,"sku":"1137566","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/3e97d79d-f8df-48e9-a261-5ff692a95479_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727906174"},{"product_id":"i-have-a-physical-body-that-can-be-harmed","title":"I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rock band Thank from Leeds’ concoction of anxious disco grooves, harsh noise\nfreakouts and inscrutable sprechgesang bluster was borne out of their hometown’s\nnotorious – and now sadly defunct – DIY collective Chunk . 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