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Nominated as breakthrough artist at the next Brits Awards, The Thrills were in Montreal lately to promote their first album, So much for the city. We had the chance to meet keyboardist, Kevin Horan, and drummer, Ben Carrigan, at the Cabaret Music Hall, just before their gig, to discover a little bit more about this emerging band from Dublin, Ireland.
Often compared to the Beach Boys or to Neil Young, The Thrills told us that they wanted to be more different anyway, to be more distant of these comparisons. "There's worst than that, some artists are compared to Marilyn Manson for example", said Kevin, "but it's flattering to be compared to great artists such as The Monkees,The Beach Boys, etc...It's sure that it's really similar concerning our sound and that Conor's voice is almost the same as Neil Young's one, but we are different from them. Our songs are quite more reflective than their songs. We try to express our own experiences as Irish people living in the States during our recording sessions than those songs about girls, beachs, etc."
So, the roots of that album, So much for the city came from their life experiences. Ben told us: "The album made reference to the stage we were two years ago. We were young Irish folks recording stuff in San Diego and this record showed our state of mind of that moment". Kevin added: "We've always appreciated those bands from the sixties when we were younger like those ones coming from the Californian West Coast. Though, our band name come from one band created by Phil Spector. That's why we hae tried to have a similar sound, but without copying it obviously. But, it's quite hard to reproduce it on stage, that's quite a challenge for us".
We have then discussed about the production of that record. They worked with Tony Hoffer, the producer behind the Smashing Pumpkins, Supergrass and many others. "Tony was really great with us, he loved the classics and he knew how to bring a modern touch to our songs because of his work with Beck, Air, etc," told Kevin.
The Thrills are currently on a North American Tour and are working at the same time to the follow-up to So Much For the City. According to Kevin and Ben, the next one will be practically the same for the sound but it's possible that other influences will be mixed up with it. And as Ben loves jazz music, maybe a jazz solo project on the way, Who knows?
Often compared to the Beach Boys or to Neil Young, The Thrills told us that they wanted to be more different anyway, to be more distant of these comparisons. "There's worst than that, some artists are compared to Marilyn Manson for example", said Kevin, "but it's flattering to be compared to great artists such as The Monkees,The Beach Boys, etc...It's sure that it's really similar concerning our sound and that Conor's voice is almost the same as Neil Young's one, but we are different from them. Our songs are quite more reflective than their songs. We try to express our own experiences as Irish people living in the States during our recording sessions than those songs about girls, beachs, etc."
So, the roots of that album, So much for the city came from their life experiences. Ben told us: "The album made reference to the stage we were two years ago. We were young Irish folks recording stuff in San Diego and this record showed our state of mind of that moment". Kevin added: "We've always appreciated those bands from the sixties when we were younger like those ones coming from the Californian West Coast. Though, our band name come from one band created by Phil Spector. That's why we hae tried to have a similar sound, but without copying it obviously. But, it's quite hard to reproduce it on stage, that's quite a challenge for us".
We have then discussed about the production of that record. They worked with Tony Hoffer, the producer behind the Smashing Pumpkins, Supergrass and many others. "Tony was really great with us, he loved the classics and he knew how to bring a modern touch to our songs because of his work with Beck, Air, etc," told Kevin.
The Thrills are currently on a North American Tour and are working at the same time to the follow-up to So Much For the City. According to Kevin and Ben, the next one will be practically the same for the sound but it's possible that other influences will be mixed up with it. And as Ben loves jazz music, maybe a jazz solo project on the way, Who knows?
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