Regarded as one of London’s best live bands, able to transverse subcultures and genres, they’ve already toured with Pete Doherty, The Rolling Stones and The Sex Pistols, opened up for The Libertines and shared stages with grime stalwarts like Kano and Wiley.
Regulars on the club circuit, brothers Mensah (vocals/ guitar) and Kwame Hart (bass), Mark Lenihan (guitar) and Marcus Harris (drums/ backing vocals) represent a previously unheard voice of south London, where more often than not, the art of MCing rules the speakerbox. Influenced by ska, hip-hop, indie, and all that goes in-between, they’re especially inspired by Prince and Jimi Hendrix, embodying the fiery tones of those who refuse to be labelled and will destroy any box you try and put them in. They are the sound of today’s guitar wielding youth.
Championed by muso’s from NME, RWD, The Guardian and MTV Base, It’s nearly two years since their critically acclaimed debut, On The Brink, was released on Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood’s, Wooden Records. Sadly, with the label becoming defunct soon after, an amicable split left the band with some valuable lessons learnt. Currently in the studio putting the finishing touches to their second album, Brixton based Four-piece The Thirst aren’t letting the recent set backs dampen their funk laced rock spirit. Used to hustling to make ends meet, driving around the country in rickety tour vans (at times even getting towed to gigs), the self-schooled group believe it’s the constant shit that fertilises their ever-evolving sound.
Since the release of their independent debut ‘On the Brink’ there has been growing demand for London’s electric grooving quartet ‘THE THIRST’ to release new material. The Thirst developed their sound what they call ‘electric-groove’ encompassing a mix of their original rock sound with funk and soul, and this year see’s The Thirst drop their anticipated EP. “Laugh with the Sinners” as the first instalment of a two-part release comprising of nine tracks that highlights the ambition of the bands music. The lead single off the EP is ‘Set it Alight’, Powered by a funky baseline, Electric riffs and honest song writing. “Laugh with the Sinners” EP is available from www.thethirst.co.uk as a limited Free Download now.
