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Stealing The Show
Stealing The Show
hangri-La. It refers to a mythical, remote, and
Sidyllic place, often described as a utopia or
earthly paradise, originating from the fictional Ti-
betan land of eternal youth in James Hilton's 1933
novel, Lost Horizon. But now, it also refers to the
debut album of rising UK rockers Thieves of Liberty,
and the record has the potential to be something spe-
cial. Something very special indeed. Not only does it
contain some truly superb slices of classic rock, but it
is set to be the launchpad to bring the quintet to the
greater attention of the ever bright British rock
scene. Already, it has been a catalyst to them having
the opportunity to play more and more stages
around the country, and these thieves are more than
ready to steal the show.
THIEVES OF LIBERTY
aking the time to speak to Black Velvet is
Tlead singer James Boak, the very definition
of a cheeky, cheery chap and drummer Tom
Bushby, who are joined on stage by Kieran Wilson
and Liam Lindsley on guitars and Pete Kinmond
on bass. They are clearly as eager and enthusias-
tic to talk to us as we are to them as they look to
spread the word of the Thieves.
Speaking about how 'Shangri-La' became a
physical reality, vocalist James tells Black Velvet,
"The amount of times we used to get told, ‘You
need an album to help you play here and doing this
and doing that,’ so we really dived into it. And it was
at that time where all of us were still getting used
to working with each other creatively, and now it's
got to a point where we are ready to take the next
step and do more.
"We're used to each other more now. We're
like a little family and we've travelled pretty much
the whole of the country in the last year. Going for-
ward, we are really looking forward to doing all the
new things together that will come our way."
Thieves Of Liberty originally formed almost ten