Thigh Master / Early Times
Album: Early Times   Collection:General
Artist:Thigh Master   Added:Mar 2017
Label:Bruit Direct Disques  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-06-08 Pull Date: 2017-08-10
Week Ending: Aug 13 Aug 6 Jul 30 Jul 23 Jul 16 Jul 9 Jul 2 Jun 25
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 30, 2017: The Fuzz Deli
Whiplash
4. Aug 03, 2017: Totally A
Flat City
2. Aug 09, 2017: The Fuzz Deli
Company
5. Jul 27, 2017: Totally A
Flat City
3. Aug 03, 2017: moodswings
D.D.
6. Jul 20, 2017: Totally A
Flat City

Album Review
Nick Bien
Reviewed 2017-05-31
Angsty garage rock from Brisbane, Australia local favorites. Their debut album 4 years after formation, this consistent collection of tunes features straightforward drums-bass-guitar arrangements; jangly, distorted licks; emotional, layered vocals; and cynical lyrics "fueled by sarcasm or social observation". Similar to Cloud Nothings, Yuck. "Early Times manages to capture the band’s spontaneous live energy — with the sun-soaked optimism and scrappy pop-bent guitars playing off frontman Matthew Ford’s anxious-or-nonchalance vocal oscillation." - Rolling Stone. FCC Clean. Try 3, 10, 1, 13, 2.

1) Ditch * (3:37) moderate tempo rock, reminiscent of Guided By Voices, picks up in chorus. 2) Rics B.C. * (3:05) nice guitar-vocal duet in chorus, stuttery syncopated beat, nice guitar melody, much angst. 3) Company ** (1:47) lead single, faster, cheery, catchy guitar hook. 4) Room Doom (3:34) dramatic a la Modest Mouse, slow midsection, cool polyrhythmic guitar solo toward end. 5) Canned Opening (3:41) another moderate rock anthem, nice bass part in the verses. 6) Hippy View (1:25) bass intro, quick burst of energy, then atmospheric guitars and feedback. 7) Treehouse A.P. (3:06) groovy bassline, lots of tension build-up & release. 8) Whiplash (2:32) more chordal movement than other songs, otherwise another straight-up punk tune. 9) Brunno Brawl (2:28) song about getting into a fight with skaters, somewhat awkward chord progression. 10) D.D. ** (3:17) cool snare drum, summery sound, tempo slows for last minute or so & drums drop out giving it a neat ending. 11) Baroona (3:41) starts with bass by itself, very slow, then picks up into the same old. 12) Hassa Been (0:44) short, gritty guitar/vocal, based on "the common superficial Australian socialite". 13) Flat City * (2:46) heartfelt ballad with beautiful guitar riff & chords

Track Listing
1. Ditch   7. Treehouse A.P.
2. Rics B.C.   8. Whiplash
3. Company   9. Brunno Brawl
4. Room Doom   10. D.D.
5. Canned Opening   11. Baroona
6. Hippie View   12. Hassa Been
  13. Flat City