5 Years Behind, the debut studio album from Brooklyn DIY punk band THICK, is out today via Epitaph Records.
On the record, THICK confronts the countless disappointments and injustices they deal with every day: the reckless hypocrisy of people in power, social media’s erosion of genuine connection, dudes who feel inexplicably entitled to share their most loathsome opinions. But even in their most exasperated moments, THICK manage the impossible feat of coming off confident and carefree even as they expose their deepest insecurities.
5 Years Behind came to life at Studio G Brooklyn with producer/engineer Joel Hamilton (Iggy Pop, Jolie Holland). In making the record, the band took a more spontaneous approach, sometimes completely reworking songs at the eleventh hour in order to channel the most immediate emotion into each track. “It was really important to us that the songs feel emotionally connected to our reality, so that it feel as natural as possible to play them,” notes vocalist, bassist, & guitarist Kate Black.
Recently, the band released the music video for the politically charged single “Mansplain”—a blistering, brilliantly sarcastic takedown bookended by a sound collage of massively infuriating comments from men.
THICK is Nikki Sisti (guitar, vocals), Kate Black (bass, vocals, guitar), and Shari Page (drums, vocals).
5 YEARS BEHIND TRACKLISTING
- 5 Years Behind
- Sleeping Through the Weekend
- Bumming Me Out
- Fake News
- Home
- Mansplain
- WHUB
- Won’t Back Down
- Can’t Be Friends
- Your Mom
- Party with Me
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