So Much For The City
by The Thrills
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So Much For The City is ranked as the best album by The Thrills.
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So Much For The City track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 06/01/2026 09:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,233 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 18:57 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2025 07:57 | TonySayers61 | 25,085 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2025 04:05 |  AAL2014 | 4,079 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2024 20:14 |  EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
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Indie. Starts off well with the first three tracks (Santa Cruz, Big Sur, Don't Steal Our Sun). Bit of a drop off in the second half of the album though, although it's a pleasant listen with only a couple of boring tracks.
pedro1976 03/05/2023 14:45 | #294729 | TOP COMMENT
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4 or 5 good songs amongst a lot of weaker tracks, side 2 a particular slog to get through - so boring... 4 good songs from 11 (or 12 if counting the 'hidden' track) - not good... would've made a better EP.
Highlights; Don't Steal Our Sun, Santa Cruz, Big Sur, One Horse Town (basically most of side 1)
teague 09/09/2020 21:28 | #257974 | TOP COMMENT
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Really disappointing. The songs are absolutely nothing special at all, but the singing is what really drove me nuts. He sounds like a bad cross between Wayne Coyne and Neil Young, two singers I actually enjoy very much, but imagine every one of the attributes people don't like about their voices and you get this guy.
1. 75
2. 95
3. 60
4. 60
5. 70
6. 65
7. 90
8. 55
9. 40
10. 90
11. 75
Irish band The Thrills is refreshingly original in their nostalgic take on folky rock music. Embracing their inner Beatles, Beach Boys and other 60s rock and pop acts, So Much For The City is a stunning debut filled with feel-good songs to brighten anyone's day. Singer Conor Deasy's vocals are soothing to listen to, even if they don't carry all notes with equal power. The instrumentation is varied, focused on traditional instruments to give the music a folk-rock tinge, close to The Waterboys.
Overall, this album offers easygoing music, mostly in a rhythmic and up-tempo fashion, but with a couple of sluggishly slow track thrown in as well. The variation in terms of sound is surprisingly little.
A solid, but pretty safe debut that could have easily done more with its promising concept and the admittedly unique sound the band has crafted. The standout tracks are the upbeat ones, such as "Big Sur" and "Say It Ain't So". The rest are perfectly acceptable as well.
Not brilliant, but good. Pity they never really followed it up. It was good at the time though.
RaineyWins 02/01/2010 07:45 | #8754
Missing 4 tracks; Santa Cruz (You're not that far), Don't Steal Our Sun, Say It Ain't So and 'Til the Tide Creeps In
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