Leeds-based band Thank have today released their much-anticipated, high-energy single, ‘Writing Out A List Of All The Names Of God,’ coinciding with the announcement of their signing to the renowned record label, Big Scary Monsters.
The song captures the essence of the band’s talents, featuring lightning-fast, jungle-influenced drumming, dissonant guitar melodies, and anguished lyrics against a backdrop of intense synth noise. The band describe the track as a ‘diss track’, yet it exudes a palpable sense of unease and urgency. The lyrics are then inspired by a profound yearning to hold cherished memories as we age and face feelings of desperation and hopelessness.
Speaking on the track, vocalist and guitarist, Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe says:
I think the recorded version might actually be the first time we successfully played the whole thing through.
He continues:
It’s a diss track, in response to another diss track – noise rock as a genre needs more diss tracks, I feel (see The Jesus Lizard – Mouth Breather). It’s also loosely based on something I saw pinned up in my grandpa’s study one of the final times I visited before he moved to a nursing home, he had handwritten a list of different names used to refer to God, I guess because he had become so forgetful and this was something he specifically didn’t want to forget.
Thank has sold out many headline dates across the UK and will be performing at this year’s ArcTanGent festival at the end of August. They have plans for live dates and new music in 2024, signaling a strong commitment from the band.
