Thirdman (formaly known as Augustine) combines a disaffected
love-affair with minimalist art rock with infectious hooks and
smart lyrics aimed at destroying the behemoth of popular music's
singular focuses.
"This impressive debut album is big-broad stroke indie rock that exorcises
any stigma one might associate with the term "indie rock". With
enough straight-ahead song construction to avoid alienating fans of grandiose,
vocals-up-front guitar rock, Augustine manages to throw in unconventional
rhythms, dynamic scares, and almost per-song episodes of guitar thunder and
extravagance. Augustine sounds nothing like what outsiders associate with
Memphis and is a vital component to the di-pigeonholing of our independent
music scene. As such it's easy to imagine this band finding a sizable audience
outside the city limits."
- Andrew Earles - The Memphis Flyer
"The debut album from rock band Augustine has been one of the
most eagerly anticipated local releases of the year. Lyrically, the
album is tied together by an overarching despair and paranoia. Bereft
of the standard love songs, the world the politically charged band
paints in words is one of corporate conspiracies and governmental
duplicity. It's a predictable world outlook for an angry young man
in the day and age, but one that's given remarkable voice on tracks
such as "Spaceships In the Parking Lot," where the robots
of blind faith are represented by Dirk Kitterlin's jagged, staccato
bass line. Or "Roll Commercial," in which lead singer Toby
Vest's media shill orchestrates real-life misery for the television
cameras before being drowned out by one of guitarist Jake Vest's
extraordinary, fiery Jeff Beck-like guitar solos. Whether it's 1985
or 2005, this is a tremendous debut."
- Mark Jordan - The Commercial Appeal
Members:
Toby Vest - Guitars, Keys, Bass, Vocals
Jake Vest - Guitars, Keys,
Bass, Vocals
Jeff Schmidtke - Guitars, Keys
Dirk Kitterlin - Bass, Keys, Trombone
Preston Todd - Drums, Percussion,
Bones
www.thethirdman.com
www.myspace.com/thethirdmanmusic
www.livefrommemphis.com/thethirdman
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