The Thoughts

Aiding & Abetting say nice things

The good folks at Aiding & Abetting were kind enough to check out our record and include it in the "Also Recommended" section of their website. Thanks! We recommend checking them out at www.aidabet.com.

 

The Thoughts Consider the Bear (Brass Tax Cooperative)
Pretty and often exceedingly-crafted songs. Sorta in the folk/roots/americana universe, though I can't quite pin these songs down. Perhaps that's a good thing. Sometimes solid music should simply be appreciated as such.

Review from Plumbiferious Media

The good folks at Plumbiferious Media posted a thoughtful write up of Consider the Bear. Here's an excerpt from their March 12th posting:

"The Thoughts is a fairly interesting band. Its three members all studied music, and their music quite happily shows off this trait. In addition, one member is listed exclusively as a violinist...

"The Thoughts certainly creates an interesting array of sounds. “Constellations” is filled with flowing, emotive lyrics, complemented by the violin harmony, while “Equation” follows nicely by letting the vocals kick back a notch, even giving the violin a quite lengthy, and frankly, perfectly constructed solo. “Blue on Gray” continues with yet another considerably distinct sound, and most tracks follow in the wonderful pattern of not sounding exactly the same as one another, something that might seem a no-brainer, but for whatever reason is neglected by far too many artists. As a general remark, the sounds The Thoughts aim for, and generally construct, is quite impressive...(extra credit must go to the drummer, for matching the sounds of such a light album so amazingly well)."

Charming comments from WLUR 92.5 FM

Our new friends at WLUR, a great college radio station down in Lexington, Virginia had these nice things to say about our little record:

"The Thoughts' unusual violin/guitar/drums lineup does them well on Consider the Bear and bears strong resemblance to Andrew Bird, especially with the tender lyrics and warbly vocals."

Thanks!