FUTURE THIEVES
So we’re less than a week out from Thanksgiving and into the
dreaded “Christmas Music” season. You know what I mean, you go to the store,
work, hell you even go into your favorite restaurant for lunch and there it is.
“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snoooooooow…” Just remember you have 26 days
to get your Christmas shopping out of the way. I know, I know don’t remind you right!
But I digress. What is the best way to counter the season ear blahs? Why with a
great new earworm for your listening pleasure!
Forming in October of 2013, Future Thieves based out of
Nashville first started gigging and touring on a three song EP before laying
down the first tracks during the summer of 2015 of their initial release
Horizon Lines. After finally releasing it in October of 2015, Future Thieves
hit the road performing at such festivals as; Summerfest, Bonnaroo, Forecastle,
slots at SXSW. Moving forward, the band continued creating new material on the
road which led to exposés by American Songwriter and Reverb Nation’s Connect
“Discover” concert series.
Horizon Lines comes off at times like a contemplative,
top-down, soundtrack for a day trip on a perfect summer day. At other times lead singer Elliot Collett’s
voice has hints of emotional rasp and release of better days. Horizon Lines
musically can best be described as a melodic, expressively airy rock album with
strokes of heavier grooves that I’m sure gets the crowd swaying and dancing.
It’s a fun album, wrapped with poignant lyrics and stirring storytelling.
The heartening thing is that the music feels genuine in a
way that says drummer Gianni Gibson, “The one thing we all found common ground
on is when you listen to a band’s record, you want to know that there are
humans still playing the music. That’s what makes the true connection. I want
someone to listen to our song “On Fire” in headphones and truly feel like you
are transported. It takes you somewhere.”
For a first unsigned indie album, Horizon Lines was a
magnificent start to what looks to be a promising career. With an expanding fan
base, gigging across the U.S. from NYC to L.A., and especially their home base
of Nashville, Future Thieves is a band that if they are playing near you, that
you should absolutely make a point of seeing. Live on stage is where they
thrive and are known to throw a twist to their songs, just to keep things fresh
and their fans on their toes.
About Hunter: Hunter is a freelance music writer that concentrates on finding outstanding, unsigned, unknown and under appreciated bands from around the world and unabashedly wields them onto the unsuspecting and the great unwashed. His work has appeared on music sites kilScene (NYC/Brooklyn), Mother Church Pew (NYC), and East of Eighth (Nashville). One of his writings has even been shared and press quoted by a Grammy Nominated artist (Do the Grammy's even matter anymore?!) After a particularly difficult and surreal week of work about five years ago Hunter decided to search the dark, dusty corners and obscure underbelly of the Internet. It was after hearing one of the same 30 songs that a so called "New Rock" radio station played yet again on his way home. That is what started him n his quixotic quest. Since then through many seasons of bleeding ears, anguish, and many neurotic episodes, he has learned well how to hone the power of the Internet in his search. Along with that, he has a vast array of concerts and music rouges throughout the US and around the world, and his goal is to find some of the most unique, fresh, and kick you in the ear hole artists and bands. You can follow him on Twitter or Facebook (if you can find him!) About Hunter: Hunter is a freelance music writer that concentrates on finding outstanding, unsigned, unknown and under appreciated bands from around the world and unabashedly wields them onto the unsuspecting and the great unwashed. His work has appeared on music sites kilScene (NYC/Brooklyn), Mother Church Pew (NYC), and East of Eighth (Nashville). One of his writings has even been shared and press quoted by a Grammy Nominated artist (Do the Grammy's even matter anymore?!) After a particularly difficult and surreal week of work about five years ago Hunter decided to search the dark, dusty corners and obscure underbelly of the Internet. It was after hearing one of the same 30 songs that a so called "New Rock" radio station played yet again on his way home. That is what started him n his quixotic quest. Since then through many seasons of bleeding ears, anguish, and many neurotic episodes, he has learned well how to hone the power of the Internet in his search. Along with that, he has a vast array of concerts and music rouges throughout the US and around the world, and his goal is to find some of the most unique, fresh, and kick you in the ear hole artists and bands. You can follow him on Twitter or Facebook (if you can find him!)
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