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THIEVES IN SUITS

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LIMBO LIVE VOLUME 1 GLASGOW LAUNCH :
Click below image to see poster in more detail :LIMBO LIVE VOLUME 1 Out now !
Go to limbolive.co.uk to buy!
This fantastic cd features 14 scottish bands - Zoey Van Goey, Found, Punch & The Apostles, Meursault, Over The Wall, Come On Gang!, Kid Canaveral, Night Noise Team, Haight Ashbury, Thieves In Suits, Sparrow and The Workshop, Cancel The Astronauts, A-lix and Isosceles.
CLICK BELOW IMAGE TO SEE LIMBO LIVE VOLUME 1 ARTWORK IN BETTER DETAIL
OXJAM compilation - OUT NOW !
Also available at Avalanche , Cockburn street, Edinburgh is Avalanches album of the month , The Oxjam compilation, featuring " To The Bone " from ourselves , and many other excellent tracks from Scotlands finest bands, the likes of Broken Records, FOUND, James Yorkston ,Eagleowl , Come On Gang and many more .All for a good cause
http://avalancherecords.myshopify.com/
Upcoming release - Debut EP
COMING JUNE 2009 ...
Booking Enquiries
For live booking enquiries / Management - Contact Steven Mason :
[email protected] or through myspace if you prefer
The things people say
" ...Thieves in Suits show that Scottish jangular art rock is alive and strumming furiously ..."
DAILY RECORD - MAY 2009
"..angular post-punk intensity .."
SCOTSMAN.COM - MAY 2009
"Many whispers about a highly-charged, indie rock trio from Edinburgh had spread through the city: tonight in the Mill Thieves in Suits prove with full energetic force that these are not just whispers, the music is an overwhelming reality.... Simply made for the stage, their songs are unreleased classics ... pop enveloped by comfortable and well-written lyrics "
MUSICNEWS.COM- APRIL 2009
"....another high octane gem from edinburghs Thieves In Suits....fantastic songwriting ... "
TOM ROBINSON BBC 6music - MARCH 2009
"...nice driving machinegun atmospheric indie, done well..."
TOM ROBINSON - TWITTER - MARCH 2009
"... a breathless freepostpunk explosion and reverbed anxiety. "
RAMPAGE MUSIC REVIEWS BLOGSITE - FEBUARY 2009
"... a glorious cacophony of tracks .... a blinding set in a great finale to another great night"
LIMBO REVIEW - FEB 2009
"... reminds of something from the 80's that I didnt like .."
OLAF FURNISS - BORN TO BE WIDE/ SCOTSMAN- FEBUARY 2009
" ...an art rock pace... an arm-windmilling frenetic slice of pop... the Edinburgh trio are already causing a live stir....."
DAILY RECORD - DECEMBER 2008
" ..... Edinburgh trio Thieves In Suits with" Boy Malicious" ,a barnstorming end to this weeks Radio Scotland and Radio One podcast..."
VIC GALLOWAY- SEPTEMBER 2008
"...one of Scotlands most exciting new bands ... we especially love their song " To The Bone " ...
BABBLE AND BEAT MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 2008
"....Thieves In Suits aren't short in the lyrical department either, with a very current indie-rock sound and a future anthem or two in the making.."
LIMBO REVIEW - AUGUST 2008
Some nice people who have played us:
Vic Galloway (Radio One and Radio Scotland)
Jim Gellatly (Radio Scotland and Radio Magnetic))
Steve Lamacq(6music)
Video from gig at club LIMBO :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INTVhzsuNmwLIVE video from gig @ The Mill- Cab. Vol:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/04/2008
Band Members:

left to right :

Jake Miller- Drums

Scott Longmuir- Vox + Guitar ,

Paul Barrett - Bass

Influences: monotomy, crap people, scary girls, noisy bands, hangovers, saying the wrong thing, insincerity, pompous and pretentious arseholes, rudeness, good books, bad jokes, deceit, vinyl records, vhs, betamax, bowl cuts, arguing couples, nhs prescription glasses, fat children, one night stands, charity shops, art, odd socks.
Sounds Like:

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Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

LIMBO LIVE VOL. 1- OUT NOW + REVIEWS + BABY

So the LIMBO LIVE VOLUME ONE cd is now available if you didnt notice, get in there quick as before may 1st you can get it at a reduced price, click below link for more info.  Just listened to the whol...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:33:00 GMT

TOM ROBINSON BBC 6MUSIC INTERVIEW-AIRPLAY & PODCAST + LIMBO LIVE CD ,DEBUT EP & OXJAM CD

Cheers to Tom robinson for having us for our 3rd and fourth appearance on his shows . This time the tune comes with an interview from Scott and Jake(before and after the tune" Boy Malicious") .You can...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:24:00 GMT

merryeverythingnewyearcheereveryone

Well it's nearly over (the year that is - no us!). The lead up to xmas was hectic. Last minute shopping was hell on earth. Me and Jake met up but it ended with us in the city cafe on a whisky mission....
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:06:00 GMT

MORE AIRPLAY - Tom Robinson BBC 6music + Steve Lamacq BBC 6music+ 6music Podcast+ German Radio

Big thanks to Tom Robinson at 6music for playing us once again. If you want to hear back go to the below link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinsons_introducing/ tracklisting_20081214.s...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:48:00 GMT

DAILY RECORD review

Heres the first tabloid review for Thieves In Suits by The Daily Records Rick Fulton  : http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewIma ge&friendID=373154550&albumID=7487...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:33:00 GMT

Random NME Letter

I was bored and decided to send ol NME a letter last week telling them to come do something on us Edinburgh music types. They printed it, and unbelievably they didn't delete our name. wicked. They did...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:15:00 GMT

PODCASTS GALORE

Purveyors of the finest badges in the land BADGES FOR BANDS have taken one of our songs for their 3rd ever podcast .They have supplied badges for the likes of Arcade Fire, Forward Russia and Mika ,Gla...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:13:00 GMT

Jim Gellatly Radio Magnetic Podcast + Tom Robinson BBC 6music + Sunny Govan + UCLA radio

We are pleased to announce that Thieves In Suits  have  featured on Tom Robinsons 6music show for the 1st time http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinsons_introducing/ tracklist...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:44:00 GMT

XFM UPLOADED PAGE +THIEVES IN SUITS WEBSITE

We now have a page over at XFM uploaded http://www.xfmuploaded.co.uk/thievesinsuits/Default.aspx   we also have a brand new website which is still in the works www.thievesinsuits.co.uk   ...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:07:00 GMT

JAKE INTERVIEWED FOR KOREAN TV+THIEVES IN SUITS LIVE SHOW FOR KOREAN TV

Jake was interviewed for Korean Television yesterday . The show will be broadcast in Korea in  Dec/January, we will put a link to it when the time comes  . The film crew will be returning to...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:18:00 GMT