Sunday 12 November 2017

Thieves Asylum - Transparent (Single Review)

Having already supported The Pigeon Detectives, Cast and Dexters this four piece Stoke-On-Trent based alternative rock band, have made a great impression on their local music scene, and have already developed a firm local fan base in their hometown. New single ‘Transparent’ is to be released on the December 1st however, on the 13th of November, the track will be aired on Moorland FM on The Quiet Revolution, 103.4fm at 7pm.


Transparent opens with a collision of instruments that soon goes into a melodic beat with a hypnotising guitar riff. The vocals are held out at the end of each odd line on the chorus which creates a catchy hook.


“You block out all conversation, to stop you falling under without warning. And the constant look that you keep giving us, it holds no satisfaction. Do you want to discuss?”


The song is sugarcoated in a distracting sense, away from the lyrics. It’s as though someone is mysterious and they hide their thoughts because they do not want to talk about whatever it is that is going on in their head. The song then notes that the person they’re talking about has transparent/ achromatic eyes. Therefore you can’t even read their eyes to be able to tell how they are feeling, they’ve become soulless.


“We get nowhere when we feel closer”


This person is nigh on impossible to read and as soon as you think you’re getting somewhere, you’re straight back to square one. They are a complete enigma.

Energetic track with influences of The People in there, a definite indie dance track.


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