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\"\"<\/a>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t so much about coming back so quick, we\u2019ve just started out there and saw how well it was doing so for us it just made sense to come back it\u2019s like we wanted to fit it in and not leave Australia out for a long time because it was so good the last time we were there so it made sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Release: Following on from their recent SOLD OUT tour in December, Nothing But Thieves have announced their return to Australia for shows in July. The tour will kick off in Sydney, and take to Brisbane, Sydney then Melbourne before finishing up at the Capitol in Perth on Thursday 31st<\/sup>\u00a0July. On the back of their rollicking 2017 album\u00a0Broken Machine<\/em>\u00a0and 2015 self-titled debut album, Nothing But Thieves\u00a0have gained a huge amount of attention through hits on Triple J including “Trip Switch” and “Amsterdam”\u00a0and are widely expanding their fan base around the globe with each new tour they conclude. Fans are encouraged to act quickly to not miss one of the\u00a0most anticipated show of the year.<\/p>\n

While in his flat in London Conor gave us a call to talk about Nothing But Thieves return to Australia, their newest album, advice, learning curves, and more\u2026<\/p>\n

You guys were just here in December last year and heading back next month, what do you think it is about Australia that just loves you guys?<\/strong>
\nYou know what? That\u2019s a tough question why do people love us? I don\u2019t know? Why do people love anything? It wasn\u2019t so much about coming back so quick, we\u2019ve just started out there and saw how well it was doing so for us it just made sense to come back it\u2019s like we wanted to fit it in and not leave Australia out for a long time because it was so good the last time we were there so it made sense.<\/p>\n

For those who haven\u2019t seen you and those lucky enough to get tickets, what can people expect at a Nothing But Thieves show?<\/strong>
\nI mean it\u2019s very energetic, it\u2019s a high paced show we have a range of songs but we try and keep the hour and twenty five set keep it going you know what I mean. We like to think our sets are well crafted so there\u2019s moments of peace through it but there\u2019s a lot of high energy rock and we have a lot of fun, we just kind of lose ourselves in the music and stuff and we try and immerse the crowd as much as possible and I think people react to that and people keep coming back. Without being arrogant I\u2019d like to say we\u2019re a good live band and we pride ourselves on that so people keep wanting to come back and see us.<\/p>\n

Broken Machine has been out now for about nine months, how has the album cycle been so far for it and for you?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s been good, it\u2019s gone quick to be honest I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s been nine months, it\u2019s like it came out yesterday but we\u2019ve been touring so much that time\u2019s just flown. It\u2019s been good, it\u2019s been a really good year and I think the album\u2019s reacted well and I think it\u2019s gone down better than the first album which is great because it went down well.<\/p>\n

In the two years since your debut album what for you has been the most notable change in how you work in the studio?<\/strong>
\nHmm\u2026 we kind of just knew what we were doing. We were eighteen \/ nineteen when we were recording the first album and writing it so it was just having fun and not really knowing what to do, but this second album we\u2019ve all been around producing and been in the studio a lot more and it just clicked, we knew what to do and it happened really quick, we put it together in six weeks and the first album we did in three or four months so it was a lot quicker but that pressure kind of made us very creative you know?<\/p>\n

Was there one piece of advice you were given when you started this band that has stuck with you over the last six years<\/strong>
\nYeah actually, it was from our manager who just basically said \u2018no one wants to listen to shit songs even if you look good\u2019 which is quite funny, I completely agree it was like what it translated to us was you just need to write and write and write and not worry about anything else around within the band and stuff like that because we just wanted to get out there and tour straight away when we were kids and we had no real good material so our manager pushed us to write continuously and we wrote for like a year and a half until we had any songs for the first album and we just made things kind of acceptable I guess because it was poor *laughs* but yeah I\u2019d say just write and write and write until it clicks, that\u2019s how it starts.<\/p>\n

In being a band for over six years, what would you say has been the most notable learning curve for Nothing But Thieves?<\/strong>
\nI think the most notable learning curve for us is there\u2019s no manual on how to be in a band you just kind of see, you see on TV and as much as you see the glamorization of it you also see the terrible parts of it as in you see people dying early and the drug addictions and all that stuff and families breaking up, so you get thrown into this whirlwind lifestyle that as I said there\u2019s no guidebook so you\u2019ve got to kind of teach yourself what it is, so for us that first few years of touring it all just kind of escalated very quick and especially for myself it was very much I just developed sleeping issues quickly and nightmares and stuff, so for me it was learning how to control the lifestyle we live and then kind of make it more home like in a sense and have the odd break, We just toured for three years straight so for me was just figuring out how to do it and not kind of kill myself basically and not be over the top *laughs*.<\/p>\n

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Nothing But Thieves Australian Tour Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

THURSDAY 26 JULY\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY LIC\/AA \u2013\u00a0NEW SHOW –\u00a0<\/strong>Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

FRIDAY 27 JULY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 EATONS HILL, BRISBANE \u00a0LIC\/AA \u2013\u00a0VENUE CHANGE –\u00a0<\/strong>Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

SATURDAY 28 JULY\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY (+18) \u2013 SOLD OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n

SUNDAY \u00a029 JULY\u00a0\u2013 FORUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE (+18) –\u00a0Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

TUESDAY 31 JULY\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 CAPITOL, PERTH (+18) –\u00a0Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong>\u00a0Essex, England<\/p>\n

Band members:\u00a0<\/strong>Conor Mason \u2013 Vocals, Joe Langridge-Brown \u2013 Guitar, Dominic Craik \u2013 Guitar \/ Keyboards, Philip Blake \u2013 Bass, James Price – Drums<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.nbthieves.com<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Latest Release:<\/strong> Broken Machine (Out Now)<\/p>\n

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