Over the past couple of years, Nothing But Thieves have risen from underground up-and-comers to guaranteed stars in the making. On the evidence of last year’s eponymous debut album and a firecracker of a show at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town (not to mention support slots scored with the likes of Muse), Nothing But Thieves are set to become global household names by 2018 at the latest. I had a quick chat with NBT vocalist Conor Mason as his band look forward to a set of recently announced winter shows… Read more…
Watching a band get big feels great when you know they really deserve it. There’s no doubt that Nothing But Thieves have put the time in and then some – and last night, they kicked off their latest UK tour in front of a rammed 2,300-capacity O2 Forum.
It went pretty well.
I remember seeing Nothing But Thieves play a small-scale set in Guildford back in the day – and at the Forum, they were greeted like the Proper Rock Stars they’re finally becoming. From Read more…
Today is a big day for fans of arena-ready rock with a twist. Nothing But Thieves have just released their eponymous debut album – and it is an absolute banger. Having been blown away by said album and raved about it in this review, TMMP talks to Nothing But Thieves frontman Conor Mason about Nothing But Thieves, supporting Muse, bad stage dives, and the future…
Your debut album is due out this month. What thoughts and feelings are going through your minds right now?
If I’m honest, I can’t quite believe it. We’ve all been in bands since we were kids. To have a debut album coming out on a major record label is quite ridiculous.
How did NBT come to be? What’s your origin story?
Story starts with Joe and I meeting at school. He was a couple years older, and we started a band together when we were kids.
Dom joined our school to do music; Phil is Dom’s cousin; and Price used to play in bands supporting us in Southend. So we nabbed him…
What’s your earliest musical memory?
Singing I Believe I Can Fly in the shower with my mum. Weird aye. What’s weirder is my memory span only stretches a couple years back.
If you had to pick just one moment as a highlight of your journey so far, which would it be and why?
I would have to say playing with Muse to 40,000 people. We may Read more…
Word of advice: You’ll need a pair of headphones handy when listening to this album. There are so many deep-in-the-mix layers and subtle touches in there, and you don’t want to miss out on a single one.
Nothing But Thieves have come a long way over the past few years, and are on the edge of exploding. When it happens, it will be entirely deserved – and for proof, look no further than this album. Nothing But Thieves is consistently massive in terms of ambition and flawless in execution, not to mention sensual, emotive, and breathtaking – often all at once.
Excuse Me‘s polite title conceals a slow-burning opener, lulling the curious into a false sense of security before erupting in Read more…
Who are Nothing But Thieves? They’re one of the fastest-rising rock acts in the UK right now – and if you’ve never heard of them, stick with TMMP here as we list off five reasons why over the next year, you’re not going to be able to escape them…
They’re sitting on a shit-ton of anthems.
Nothing But Thieves don’t do small songs. From the mournful heartstring tugs of fan favourite Graveyard Whistling to Last Orders‘ spacious groove and guttingly direct lyrics and more recent cuts like the ultra-funky Ban All The Music, the sci-fi fuzz of Itch, and the none-more sexy Trip Switch, there’s no arguing quality-wise here. The worst you could reasonably say is it’s not your thing; if you’re set on slating NBT’s songwriting, you’re nothing more than a master of rectal Read more…
