A dozen years into its career, Thrice is still evolving. Following 2005’s experimental/atmospheric Vheissu and four-part concept album The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II (2007) and Vols. III & IV (2008), the California quartet—vocalist/guitarist Dustin Kensrue, guitarist/engineer Teppei Teranishi and Breckenridge brothers Eddie (bass) and Riley (drums)—has issued the edgier, hard-rock-leaning Beggars (Vagrant). On paper, such a description might make you believe the LP is a return to the post-hardcore days of Thrice’s first three albums, though Beggars is far more mature and varied than that. Unfortunately, the record was leaked in July, forcing the band to change the release date and marketing plan for Beggars, but Thrice seems to have come out of all this extracurricular drama unscathed. As the foursome prepares for its upcoming U.K. tour, they are also guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with them.
Dustin Kensrue: Tom Waits is one of my favorite humans and my favorite recording artist. I had the pleasure of seeing him on his latest Glitter And Doom tour, a pleasure I never thought I would have, due to his infrequent and strange touring schedule. Check this to get a look at the routing of the tour I saw, and a look into the character that Waits has built around himself and his music for the past 40 years. I recommend buying Rain Dogs (probably because it was my own gateway drug), or you can check out NPR’s great recording of one of his shows on the aforementioned tour.
