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"...slinky dance beats, Beach Boys-like group-vocal harmonies, and touches of many styles..."
-- Jay Lustig, THE STAR LEDGER
JULY 9th 2007
4 Song EP REVIEW
RICH QUINLAN, JERSEY BEAT MAGAZINE
"I still do not understand why these guys are not signed and nationally revered geniuses. As I have said each time I have had the pleasure to review this band, what Thing-One does is normally a million miles away from my usual musical selections, but something about this act is hypnotic. They only continue to refine and improve their skills with these four tracks, starting with the bass-heavy "930". With a subtle disco beat that ebbs and flows throughout the song and nimbly wraps itself around a slick guitar riff, the track demonstrates a new level of sophistication for this band. Not relying as heavily on tales from childhood, Thing-One's members are maturing as people and performers, and are allowing themselves to take more chances."
"The dance floor-ready beat of "Pointy Shoes" is another illustration of the increased intricacy of the playing. These four efforts do not retain as much of the trip-hop elements as the band's earlier work, moving instead into a denser, more substantial realm. These songs feel tighter and fleshed out, as if not a second is unaccounted for by any of the players. The jazz underpinnings that made the earlier work so mesmerizing is still present in each of the tracks, as heard with the beautiful piano neatly nestled in the mix of 'Bedford Falls". "Bedford Falls" is the third track on the new EP, but is the first time that a traditional hip-hop delivery is used, and it is integrated with a more conventional singing style that dominated the first two efforts. The closing "Goodnight Jenn" begins as a heartbreaking track shrouded in more mystery than the other works, with understated vocals entwined with a thick bass line and a stunningly atmospheric soundscape that eventually surrenders to a transcendental groove."
"It is rare to listen to a band develop over time and still remain true to their initial ideas. Thing-One has the atypical ability to challenge themselves and their listeners without alienating what original fans loved about the band. Someone with more money than I needs to get this band on a label and have them tour the world, for this talent is too good to keep to ourselves on the East Coast."
"...infectious dance rock..." -- The Deli Magazine
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