Not many bands hit their fourth album still on an upward trajectory, but Nothing But Thieves are still climbing. After headlining London’s O2 Arena for the first time on the back of 2021’s Moral Panic, they’ve entered the UK album chart at #1 for the first time with latest effort Dead Club City. It’s an album that finds the band incorporating more synths as they flirt with dance and hip-hop grooves, but it’s also a concept album that takes cues from Rush and ELO. Guitarist Joe Langridge-Brown calls it “retro-futuristic”, and it proves the band can get more creatively ambitious and expand their audience at the same time.
In an era of squeezed budgets it’s increasingly rare for a band to have the luxury of time to make an album, but by recording closer to home with guitarist/keyboardist Dominic Craik co-producing, Nothing But Thieves gave themselves room to experiment. “Previously we’ve worked with Mike Crossy in LA,” explains Dom. “We would
