Artist description A sonic skyscrapper of noise, melody, and emotion.

Music Style Post-Punk Indie Math Rock

Musical Influences Lighterthief draws their influences from their environment, friends wielding knives, divorces, distortion, dysfunction, rednecks, drugs, samples, sound FX, low self-esteem and bands like fugazi, superchunk, cap n' jazz, my bloody valentine, polvo, rites of spring, pixies, afghan whigs, sunny day real estate, slint, jimmy eat world, built to spill, egg hunt, bad brains, sonic youth, hot water music and anything that is honest and has passion.

Similar Artists We don't care...it's your cross-word puzzle.

Artist History Formed in the winter of 1999, so we could escape the closed-minded-desolate-illusion-filled landscape around us but wound up crashing and burning in it. Lighterthief alumni: Andrew Prall (co-founder guitar/vocals [of the divorce portrait]Dave Bercaw (co-founder drums) Joe Cearley (played bass '99 and '01) John Windland (bass '00 [of Fissure Shaft & Bearded Intruder]) Chris Davis (bass '00-'01 [of Crispy & The Critters])

Group Members Andruw- guitar/bass/voice Dave- drums/jujitsu Joe- bass/guitar/voice

Press Reviews This was taken from [Cross My Heart With A Knife]#5 (http://www.cmhwak.com) :: lighterthief :: by: matt| " self titled cd " Now this is some different stuff. Its not screamo, its not anything. Its a lot of everything. There is so much music in this cd and there is no way anyone could ever pinpoint exactly what this is. Its probably going to scare you when you first hear it. Its somewhat overwhelming but after listen number 5 or so it gets awesome. There is so much in ever song that it would just take too long to try to describe them. The singing for the most part is, I dont know. Sassy? I think thats a good word. Its neat and echoey. The music, like I said, is everywhere but for the most part its rock. It isnt really hardcored out or something of that nature. Its pretty in some parts and its ass shakin in other parts. This cd at some point reminded me of all of these bands... Elastica, The Faint, Dead Kennedys, Blood Brothers, Rockwell(i always feel like somebodys watching me), Metallica and Bruce Springsteen among many many more. Tons of stuff in just 4 songs. I think everyone could enjoy this no matter what kind of music youre into really. Well, there isnt a lot of gangsta rap influence to this but hey... who knows? Picking up this cd will probably ensure you getting laid by an attractive person. Your first encounter with it may be like many first physical encounters. It might not be too fun for a while and it may actually huirt. But you know youre gonna like it so you keep on and keep on and finnaly there you are having the time of your life all lubed up. I mean, rocking out to this cd. Get it. label:: shortcut for thinking 308 hartford drive hamilton, oh 45013

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Location Cincinnati, Ohio - USA

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