Thinland - Tracing the Cracks

'Intelligent, luxuriant & compelling indie rock/pop/folk. Falls somewhere between Elliot Smith, REM, Radiohead, Nick Drake, The Eels, U2, etc. New album 'Tracing The Cracks' is an album that NEEDS to be heard. It's dreamy, imaginative and inspiring. Listen to it again & again & again...' - Kings of A&R, New York (April 21, 2003) ********** Thinland (2001-2007) was an indie pop band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band's combination of acoustic and orchestral elements, poignant and introspective lyrics and compelling melodies gave Thinland an unique sound that ranged from acoustic folk songs with string arrangements to indie pop and rock songs with aggressive guitars and melodic hooks. Thinland's material has been compared to Elliot Smith, Radiohead, The Church, R.E.M., U2, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Beck, The Verve, David Sylvian and the Eels. Thinland's line-up included Jeff Crandall (guitar/vocals), Jason Fritts (bass/vocals), Aaron Kerr (cello) and Patrick Hennessey (drums). Additional musicians on Tracing the Cracks include Mellow Drunk's Leigh Gregory (guitar), Frank Spencer (dulcimer), Beth Spencer (vocals), Sena Thompson (violin, viola), David Hanners (guitar) and Randy Gildersleeve (slide guitar). Jeff Crandall and Aaron Kerr reformed as Swallows in the summer of 2007. The new line-up includes multi-instrumentalists Frank Spencer and Tyson Allison (The Sleeper Pins, Gliss).

1) These Last Days
2) Fire God
3) Heat and Light
4) Walk on
5) Uh Huh
6) Rarebird
7) Suffocate Susan
8) Hard Luck
9) More Trouble Than I'm Worth
10) Water for the Man
11) Maria
12) I Don't Belong to the Sun