So Much For The City: White Vinyl LP
INTGDS003LPLabel: Integral Distribution Services
Release Date: 25th October
Never did Dublin ever feel as close to LA as it did in 2003 on The Thrills debut 'So Much For The City'. A collection of sunkissed west coast country pop harmonies that'd still bop if it was released today (or in 1972).
‘So Much For The City’ is the debut album from the Irish indie band, The Thrills.
It was released on 27 May 2003 and quickly achieved success in Ireland, spending 61 weeks in the Top 75 of the Irish Albums Chart. The album also won Album Of The Year at the National Music Awards. It gained significant popularity in the UK, debuting at #3 and remaining in the charts for 25 weeks
The single ‘Big Sur’ reached #17 in the UK and remains their highest charted position in the country to date.
The album was nominated for the 2003 Mercury Prize and was included in the book ‘1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die’.
The song ‘Santa Cruz (You’re Not That Far)’ was ranked by Q Magazine at Number 550 on their list of the 1001 Best Songs Ever Made.
Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)
Big Sur
Don't Steal Our Sun
Deckchairs And Cigarettes
One Horse Town
Old Friends, New Lovers
Say It Ain't So
Hollywood Kids
Just Traveling Through
Your Love Is Like Las Vegas
'Till The Tide Creeps In