The Thirst

The Thirst

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Thirst


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Brixton, London, England
Genre = Indie Rock
Years_active = 2005 – present
Label = Wooden Records
URL = http://www.thethirst.co.uk/
Current_members = Mensah Cofi-Agyeman Kwame Cofi-Agyeman Mark Lenihan Marcus Harris

The Thirst are an indie band based in Brixton, London. The band consists of brothers Mensah (vocals/guitar) and Kwame Cofi-Agyeman (bass), Mark Lenihan (guitar) and Marcus Harris (drums/backing vocals).

History

Mensah received an electric guitar from his parents around the age of 14,Walker, Danny (2008) " [http://www.rwdmag.com/articles/7022/About-to-Blow-The-Thirst.html About to Blow: The Thirst] ", RWD Magazine] and after a few years he decided to get his brother, Kwame, a bass guitar, buying it from 'cash converters'. This inspired friends Mark and Marcus to complete the band by purchasing a second guitar and drum kit respectively. The main inspiration behind starting the band was their strong musical upbringing and appreciation as well as the need to stay away from the life of street crime in London. "I [Mensah] started playing now and again and got these three round just smoking and trying to stay off the road. My mum allowed us all to come round her house and chill out. She’d rather that than us hanging on the corner smoking weed." Their musical influences include Jimi Hendrix, punk, drum n bass, and local hip-hop.cite web|title=The Thirst|publisher=Isle of Wight Festival|url=http://community.isleofwightfestival.com/blogs/bands/pages/the-thirst.aspx|last=Marshall|first=Julian|date=2007-03-27|accessdate=2007-11-23] Moore, Michelle (2008) " [http://download.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/interview_view.cgi?FeatureID=604 Interview with The Thirst] ", Room Thirteen, June 21 2008]

The Thirst's first performance consisted of hastily created songs to fill their two forty-five minute acoustic sets. From there The Thirst continued to constantly gig all around London. Their explosive live performances, cultivated by constant gigging around London for a year, garnered a strong fanbase and more public awareness." [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/04/15/londoncalling_the_thirst_feature.shtml The Thirst] ", BBC London, 15 April 2008] Fortunately they were spotted at The Jamm in October 2006, which lead to their recording contract with Ronnie Wood's new record label, Wooden Records (est. 2004).

They have performed at a number of festivals, including Isle of Wight Festival 2007, Hyde Park Calling, Electric Gardens, the Dorking Rock Festival, and Glastonbury, as well as exclusive support performances with The Rolling Stones in Croatia July 2007, and two one-night support acts for The Sex Pistols November 2007.Harkness, Craig (2008) " [http://www.isthismusic.com/the-thirst-3 The Thirst - My Everything (review)] ", is this music?, 12 July 2008] [http://www.dorkingrockfestival.com/thethirst.html Dorking Rock Festival 07 - The Thirst] ] " [http://channel4radio.com/show/index.php?Id=454 Channel 4 Radio - Festival Fever] "] [http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/performance.aspx?id=2179 Glastonbury Festivals 2008 line-up] ]

While working with renowned producer, Jake Fior (The Libertines), The Thirst have released "The Thirst EP" (23 July 2007), the single "Ready To Move" (29 October 2007) and, finally, on 26th May 2008, they released their debut album, "On the Brink", to a generally positive critical reaction.Reid, Michelle (2008) " [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/thirst_0508.htm The Thirst - On The Brink (review)] ", musicOMH] Jones, Huw (2008) " [http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/43119/the-thirst--on-the-brink-wooden-released-260508 The Thirst - On The Brink (review)] ", Gigwise, 13 May 2008] Garrard, Steven (2008) " [http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/06/thirst-on-brink-album-review.html The Thirst - 'On The Brink' (album review)] ", Noize Makes Enemies] Goodwin, Tom (2008) " [http://www.clickmusic.com/articles/8261/The-Thirst---On-The-Brink.html The Thirst - On The Brink (review)] ", Click Music]

In March 2008, they played at the SXSW festival in Texas, and were picked out by Tom Robinson as the highlight of the festival." [http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,2266918,00.html The Beautiful South] ", The Guardian, March 21 2008] They later performed a live session on Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show "Brain Surgery". [http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/marc_riley/tracklisting_20080327.shtml Marc Riley's Brain Surgery Tracklisting Thursday 27th March 2008] ]

In July 2008 the band signed to Sentric Music for publishing [ [http://sentricmusic.com/artists.aspx Sentric Music - Artists] ] .

Discography

Singles:
* Ready to Move (29 October 2007)
* Sail Away (28 April 2008)

EPs:
* "The Thirst" EP (23 July 2007)

Albums:
* "On the Brink" (26th May 2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/thethirstrockband The Thirst Myspace]
* [http://www.thethirst.co.uk Official Website]


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