Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves is an English alternative rock band, formed in 2012 in … Read Full Bio ↴Nothing But Thieves is an English alternative rock band, formed in 2012 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. They consist of lead vocalist and guitarist Conor Mason, guitarist Joe Langridge-Brown, guitarist and keyboardist Dominic Craik, bassist Philip Blake, and drummer James Price. Their style of music has been compared to the likes of Foals, The Neighbourhood, and Civil Twilight, and they have been played on alternative and active rock radio.

Nothing But Thieves’ origins lie in schoolmates Conor, Joe and Dave’s efforts in a variety of bands in their hometown of Southend, Essex. They gained valuable experience on the local live circuit, even if they weren’t going to change the world. Then Dom joined their school in the sixth form and everything went up a notch. A classically trained guitarist from the age of six, Dom brought a musicality and learning to the table which made everyone sit up and take notice. Not that this puts him on a pedestal with his bandmates. They all agree that it’s the mix of his formal training with Joe’s self-taught chops which lies at the heart of the Nothing But Thieves sound.

They released their debut ep, "Graveyard Whistling" on July 18, 2014. The band's single "Itch" picked up Hottest Record and Track Of The Day accolades on Radio 1 and also made it onto the Radio 1 playlist, as well as being added in regular rotation of Sirius XM new hard-rock channel Octane. The same year they signed to RCA Records.

They released their self-titled debut album on October 16, 2015. Frontman Conor Mason said in an interview about the album: Since this record was our first album we especially wanted to make each song stand out in the best way possible. I guess there are tones, lyrics and themes that tie in throughout the album; however, we generally wanted each song to have its own space and world. Overall, I think we achieved the variety we were after and it’s nice that our fans feel the same way too.

They released their sophomore album, called "Broken Machine", on September 8, 2017. The concept for the album came alive soon after the band had written and demoed “Broken Machine,” the 4th track, which became the centerpiece of the album. Lead singer Conor Mason describes it as a metaphor for systems that seem perfect on the surface but cracked underneath, whether that’s mental health, love, religion, or even politics. The singles leading up to the album’s release are “Amsterdam,” released on May 2, 2017, “Sorry” released on August 14, 2017, “Broken Machine” released on August 21, 2017, “I’m Not Made By Design” released on August 26, 2017, and “Particles” released on January 11, 2018.

They released a new ep, titled "What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way?" on October 19, 2018. The lead single of the ep, "Forever & Ever More", was supported by a music video. On October 23, 2020, the band released Moral Panic. Which then followed with a tour in 2021 with Yonaka and Airways.

The band released three singles in 2023, "Welcome to the DCC" on March 15, "Overcome" on May 10 and "Keeping You Around" on June 23, before finally releasing their fourth studio album, "Dead Club City" on June 30, 2023, which peaked number 1 in the U.K Official Album Charts. They then released the single "Oh No :: He Said What?" on January 29, 2024 before dropping the deluxe edition of "Dead Club City" on March 15, 2024, this included the addition of new songs such as "Time :: Fate :: Karma :: God" and "Pure You" as well as the stripped edition of beloved songs from the original album.
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Nothing But Thieves Lyrics


Afterlife Afterlife Oh, what a terrible thought 'Cause I've lived with…
Amsterdam People don't know much Need a whiskey crutch To think of som…
Ban All the Music Cut me off from the rest of the world It's my…
Before We Drift Away I wonder where I float to When I return to dust? A…
Broken Machine I'm just a broken machine I can't do anything My wheels have…
can you afford to be an individual I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be It's stubborn…
Ce n'est Rien Our thoughts and prayers shall salvage the earth Honest opin…
City Haunts City haunts been hauntin' me Changes keep draggin' me Sleaze…
Crazy I saw you down the neighborhood And I understood Spiritual h…
Do You Love Me Yet Another zero to sell me off Negotiate with the universe To g…
Drawing Pins Every light is blinding Every minute lasts all day Every t…
Emergency Let me be absolutely clear This is mine but I'll let…
Excuse Me His space crowds out your space, your space His space crowd…


Foreign Language Sometimes I don't understand you Same road, just different d…
Forever Down in the gutter and looking for trouble Or something to…
Free If We Want It I walk beside I walk beside myself To see what's left Of you…
Futureproof They're shutting down the protest, yeah, we're so on trend Q…
Get Better I know you think I'm kinda strange Sitting in this microwave…
Gods You can call it what you want It doesn't really matter Had…
Graveyard Whistling All that afterlife I don't hold with it All your gods are…
Green Eyes :: Siena I swear it's true The last thing I expected was to…
Hanging Blue one is a little chiller Use it to take the…
Hell Yeah It's just a little bit warmer Than you're used to up…
Holding Out for a Hero Where have all the good men gone And where are all…
Honey Whiskey This party's pretty boring I don't think it's for me Lucy'…
Hostage When I'm in the dark Sometimes I feel like a hostage Keep…
I I'll meet you at the divide To break the spell A point…
I Was Just a Kid I was just a kid I needed answers I found a screen Promised…
I'm Not Made by Design I live on oxygen, a bastard monkey boy Do what the…
If I Get High I'll meet you at the divine To break the spell A point…
If I Were You If I were you I'd treat them better If I were you I'd…
Impossible Took a breath, let it go Felt the moment settle so I…
is everybody going crazy I saw you down the neighborhood And I understood Spiritual h…
Itch There's a rumbling in my head It's getting louder and louder…
Keep you around Your lips want anyone else Mine taste like everyone else Oh,…
Last Orders We left the cliff Wandered down the Broadway to the Alps F…
Life's Coming in Slow The sand in the hourglass keeps dripping away Yeah, you can…
Live Like Animals The TV tells us to be scared We'd make a difference…
Lover Please Stay Lover, I know you're weary. Eyes are tired from the night L…
Members Only I've been hearing this all my life Sorry, sir, this is…
Miracle Baby I went to see a psychic On a downtown LA street Couldn't…
Moral Panic This is the last day of my life Yours too Haven't you…
Neon Brother If you open my chest see that two hearts are…
Nothing_But_Thieves_-_Emergency Let me be absolutely clear This is mine but I'll let…
Number 13 Oh, you're bringing me down to my knees First I'm your…
Oh No :: He Said What I guess the future was a bad idea Like it's 1999 It's…
Overcome I don't wanna fight My money's in a bag in the…
Painkiller I'll light two cigarettes Then I'll give you one Oh that n…
Particles It's been like a year since I've been home Flirting with…
Phobia I love the night but not the stars The fame suckers…
Pop the Balloon Blow up the moon Pop the balloon Do it for you Kill the…
Pure You The drip drop of the April drizzle The Prague clock strikes…
Real Love Song This is a love song, real love Dirty rip out the…
Reset Me I think it's the time To hold down rewind Tear this city…
Six Billion Sometimes the cord likes to break Sometimes the light tries…
Soda I'm an exception It's hard to accept Because I try to be…
Sorry You might kill me with desire Wind me tighter than a…
Take This Lonely Heart I feel younger everyday The more I grow, the less I…
Talking to Myself I'm just talking, talking, talking to myself again Yeah, now…
Tempt You Darling, I'm gonna build you something Sweety, you need some…
There Was Sun There was Sun Shone down upon me Felt so warm on me Golden l…
This Feels Like The End Oh, look at this place, what a waste, it's such…
Time :: Fate :: Karma :: God You can call it what you want It doesn't really matter …
To Fly You've Got to Fall Girl spoke in way too softer voice For all the boys…
Tomorrow Is Closed Oh, it's too late Come watch the waste Dirty English sky It'…
trip switch Sharing secrets with another world Rubbing shoulders with so…
Unperson We lose all control of our senses, so slowly Give them…
Wake Up Call We met when we were young I told you where to…
Welcome To DCC Welcome to the DCC, Dead Club City Wake up in the…
You Know Me Too Well Summer was long And it′s suffocating when you're alone I gav…
Your Blood You know it's your blood that I bleed Tell me that…


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