September 16, 2004 - If you're going to attempt to produce your dreaded sophomore album within a year of releasing your first, it can't hurt to have help in big places.
June 15, 2004 - Self-described symphonic-rockers The Polyphonic Spree and U.K. jam-band Gomez, two acts on the day-two bill of this summer's Lollapalooza tour, will embark on a co-headlining club outing that plays during Lollapalooza's off days.
May 19, 2004 - The Thrills' lead singer, Conor Deasy, was cautiously optimistic when his band's debut album, "So Much for the City," hit stores in the U.S.
April 19, 2004 - Irish quintet The Thrills took the stage at about 11:15 p.m. in Chicago on Friday (4/16), surely knowing that "One Horse Town," from its late 2003 debut album "So Much for the City," had been in heavy rotation on local alternative radio station WXRT's extremely narrow daytime playlist.
December 31, 2003 - The year 2003--with its harrowing mix of war, blackouts, earthquakes, wildfires, SARS and mad cows--wasn't the year to push the envelope musically; it was a time to curl up with the familiar and bury your head under a blanket.
If you're going to attempt to produce your dreaded sophomore album within a year of releasing your first, it can't hurt to have help in big places.
