One of NYC\u2019s most vital, new rock voices, The Thing has announced their self-titled album will be released on August 6 with today\u2019s release of \u201cMr. Useless\u201d and \u201cThe Waltz.\u201d As reverent of the city’s gritty past as they are hungry to reinvent it, the new double-single marks the third release from the album rollout \u2014 unveiling The Thing in packages of A\/B-sides. Recorded entirely analog, self-produced, and tracked live to tape without the use of a computer, the result is The Thing at their most immediate and unfiltered \u2014 Stream today\u2019s new tracks.<\/p>\n
In the Byrds-tinged \u201cMr. Useless,\u201d The Thing employs David Bowie\u2019s cut-and-paste lyrical method to tell a story about \u201cfinding meaning in life, as opposed to sitting and watching and waiting for fate to step in,\u201d according to guitarist Michael Carter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Waltz\u201d is one of those songs you remember what you were doing the first time you heard it. Soul-stirring and cinematic, it moves at a molasses-sweet pace until lead singer Zane Acord punches through with the strained \u201cI hate the way I love you.\u201d Then following his cue, the rest of the band goes into total overdrive before one hell of a release. Acord shared that he \u201cwrote about a toxic relationship: even though it’s bad for you, you love it.\u201d<\/p>\n
With each set of singles released, the accompanying artwork is one piece of the puzzle that will eventually build out the album artwork.<\/p>\n
Known for their relentless work ethic, dynamic live shows and staunchly DIY ethos, The Thing are torchbearers of the current NYC scene, and a vanguard of what the city\u2019s rock history means under a modern lens. Formed in New York City in 2022, the band have since played more than 300 shows across North America and Europe.<\/p>\n
Having most recently joined Wine Lips for two shows in New York City, The Thing is next headed to Europe. While playing internationally, the band will make stops at Relache Festival in France, Best Kept Secret in The Netherlands and the sold out Freak Valley Festival in Germany. This week, they announced their residency at New York\u2019s Night Club 101 this July. Tickets for The Thing\u2019s upcoming tour are on sale now here.<\/p>\n
UPCOMING TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n EUROPE<\/p>\n May 28 – Venezia, Italy – Caracol Olol Jackson<\/p>\n May 29 – Belgrade, Serbia – KC GRAD<\/p>\n May 30 – Velenje, Slovenia – \u0160ale\u0161ki \u0161tudentski klub<\/p>\n May 31 – Budapest, Hungary – Szimpla Kert<\/p>\n June 1 – Zagreb, Croatia – Mo\u010dvara<\/p>\n June 2- Modena, Italy – Nowhere Club<\/p>\n June 4 – Perpignan, France – Le Nautilus<\/p>\n June 5 – Zaragoza, Spain – La Lata De Bombillas<\/p>\n June 6 – Bordeaux, France \u2013 Relache Festival<\/p>\n June 7 – Sopelana, Spain – La Atalaia de Gardoki<\/p>\n June 8 – San Sebastian, Spain – Dabadabass<\/p>\n June 9 – Seignosse, France – Black Flag<\/p>\n June 10 – Nantes, France – Venue TBA<\/p>\n June 12 – London, England – The Shacklewell Arms<\/p>\n June 13 – Nottingham, England – JT Soar<\/p>\n June 14 – Amiens, France – P\u00e9niche C\u00e9lestine<\/p>\n June 15 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands \u2013 Best Kept Secret Festival<\/p>\n June 16 – Kusel, Germany – Kinett<\/p>\n June 17 – Brussels, Belgium – La Source<\/p>\n June 18 – Berlin, Germany – Neue Zukunft<\/p>\n June 19 – Siegen, Germany \u2013 Freak Valley Festival<\/p>\n June 20 – Frankfurt, Germany – Dreik\u00f6nigskeller<\/p>\n June 21 – Memmingen, Germany – Mood Club<\/p>\n NORTH AMERICA<\/p>\n July 10 – New York, NY – Night Club 101<\/p>\n July 17 – New York, NY – Night Club 101<\/p>\n July 24 – New York, NY – Night Club 101<\/p>\n August 22 – Amagansett, NY – The Stephen Talkhouse<\/p>\n So far from the LP, they\u2019ve shared \u201cAbove Snakes\u201d \/ \u201cDave\u2019s TV\u201d and \u201cCan You Help Me?\u201d \/ \u201cFamily Business.\u201d A sampler platter of the band\u2019s singular approach to rock music, recent highlights include the praise of Rolling Stone at SXSW and the cover of Spotify\u2019s Fresh Finds Rock playlist.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE THING:<\/strong><\/p>\n What is The Thing? It\u2019s a New York band, sure, but it\u2019s also an ethos. A return to rock & roll\u2019s roots \u2014 to garage bands toiling between the family minivans, to groups like the Beatles and their unique alchemy, to tape machines and live band recordings instead of slick studios and myriad songwriters. \u201cWe’ve kind of adapted the ethos of: with restriction comes creativity \u2014 old becomes new. And throughout every part of the process that remains true,\u201d says guitarist\/vocalist Jack Bradley.<\/p>\n Never is that more apparent than on their self-titled third record, out August 6th on their own label. A rough and tumble suite of 12 songs that nods to everyone from The Kinks to The White Stripes, The Thing sounds like old New York revivicated and remixed. \u201cIt showcases all of us, all of our different personalities,\u201d says bassist\/vocalist Zane Acord. \u201cIn The Thing, we\u2019re a collective band. We hang our hats on being a true band \u2014 where we all have the spotlight. I think that gives us a different edge.\u201d That album follows 2023\u2019s debut, Here\u2019s the Thing, and The Things Is, which dropped the following year.<\/p>\n The four members of Thing came from intersecting backgrounds, lending to their rock-and-roll-as-melting-pot vibe. Acord grew up with a drummer dad who hipped him to bands like Led Zeppelin and Grand Funk Railroad; he met guitarist\/vocals Michael Carter \u2014 an avid Beatles fan \u2014 in middle school. The duo went on to collect Bradley in high school, an aspiring producer with a studio in his basement and a yen for psych rock. Jazz drummer Lucas Ebeling linked up with the band when everyone found their way to New York in 2022. They\u2019ve since played more than 300 shows across the world.<\/p>\n The band\u2019s self-titled work, then, is a culmination of all those influences \u2014 and all that hustle. \u201cWe threw all of our different various influences throughout \u2014 all the decades of rock and roll and adjacent genres \u2014 and ended up with something of our own,\u201d Bradley says. \u201cOur contribution to the genre. Our style. Our\u2026 thing.\u201d<\/p>\n LONG LIVE THE THING.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n For more information on The Thing, please visit:<\/p>\n Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music<\/p>\n For The Thing press materials and inquiries, please contact:<\/p>\n Madi Florence | madi@bighassle.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of NYC\u2019s most vital, new rock voices, The Thing has announced their self-titled album will be released on August 6 with today\u2019s release of \u201cMr. Useless\u201d and \u201cThe Waltz.\u201d As reverent of the city’s gritty past as they are hungry to reinvent it, the new double-single marks the third release from the album rollout …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3409,"featured_media":15,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-27389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-united-states","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-MyPR_Logo_Square.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3409"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27390,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27389\/revisions\/27390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}