Product Description

'So Much For The City' is the debut album by Dublin five-piece, The Thrills. Their sound is influenced by US West Coastacts of the 60's and 70's such as Buffalo Springfield and The Beach Boys - and the majority of the album was recorded in California. The singles, 'Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)', 'Big Sur' and 'One Horse Town' are all included.

Track Listing

1. Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)
2. Big Sur
3. Don't Steal Our Sun
4. Deckchairs And Cigarettes
5. One Horse Town
6. Old Friends, New Lovers
7. Say It Ain't So
8. Hollywood Kids
9. Just Travelling Through
10. Your Love Is Like Las Vegas
11. 'Til The Tide Creeps In/Plans

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11381 in Music
• Released on: 2003-06-30
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Better than Prozac
This is a stunning album. Beautiful songs, sung in a beautifully original voice with gorgeous melodies and hooks-a-plenty. The album flows easily from pure pop to heartfelt tunes with emotional depth and not one song is filler: it really is all killer. They should prescribe this on the NHS - the best anti-depressant around. Superb.

A Time-grower
I heard "Big Sur" at a friend's house and feel in love with the vocal harmonies, the sweet 60s-lyrics and the melodies. However, when I bought it later, I was disappointed, and I did not think the material could live up to the hype. Then I started to play it every night before bedtime, and now some of the songs have grown on me, and the album itself has become one of my favorite night records at the moment.
My favorite so far is "Your Love Is Like Las Vegas" (which nobody else mentions....). Just give the album some time and let it grow on you. Right now I would give it 3,5 stars, but later it might increase further.

Derivative candyfloss
Take anything by the Beach Boys and filter through anything by The High Llamas and this is what you will get. Seven boys and girls with goofy retro haircuts have spent some time with their older cousin's stylish record collection and So Much For The City is the result. So, what do we learn from this collection of re-heated Beach Boy tunes? We learn that California is so very cool, as if the LA riots and crack houses never existed and if the US wasn't turning into a fascist police state. No, these kids have been touring in their gas guzzling Buick Roadmaster wagon, sucking on their Bud and Marlboro lights and, sadly, writing all about it. Avoid this stale, pre-chewed bubble gum at all costs and head directly to the High Llamas and then on back to Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys.