The Thrills

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Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s) Indie rock, Alt-country, Folk rock
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) Virgin
Website Official website
Members
Conor Deasy
Daniel Ryan
Padraic McMahon
Kevin Horan
Ben Carrigan

The Thrills are an Irish indie/rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin. The band is made up of lead vocalist Conor Deasy, guitarist Daniel Ryan, guitarist and bass player Padraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan. Their big break came with their debut album So Much for the City which became an Irish number one. The band members took a summer holiday in Santa Cruz where they wrote several of the tracks for the album such as "One Horse Town". The band's second album, Let's Bottle Bohemia, enjoyed similar success to the band's debut, largely on the back of the single "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?". The band often cites Neil Young and the Beach Boys as its main inspirations. The band took part in the Band Aid 20 charity assemble in 2004. Their third album Teenager was released in the Republic of Ireland on July 22 and Central Europe on 25 July 2007. They were dropped by EMI after the poor performance of their Teenager album[citation needed].

More recently, their cover of Okaeri was confirmed for the fourth Shrek[citation needed].

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Singles

  • "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (2002)
  • "One Horse Town" (2003) #18 UK
  • "Big Sur" (2003) #17 UK
  • "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" (re-issue) (2003) #33 UK
  • "Don't Steal Our Sun" (2003) #45 UK
  • "Whatever Happened To Corey Haim?" (2004) #22 UK
  • "Not For All The Love In The World" (2004) #39 UK
  • "The Irish Keep Gate Crashing" (2005) #48 UK
  • "Nothing Changes Around Here" (2007) #40 UK
  • "The Midnight Choir (download only) (2007)

[edit] The O.C.

Adam Brody, who plays Seth Cohen on The O.C., is a fan of The Thrills, and they have been featured in two episodes of The O.C.

  • "Big Sur" was played in Season 1, Episode 17, "The Rivals".
  • "Big Sur" appears on the soundtrack and compilation album Music from the OC: Mix 2.
  • The Thrills made a second appearance on the OC in Season 2, Episode 9, "The Ex-Factor", where they played "Saturday Night", "Not For All the Love in the World" and "The Curse of Comfort".

[edit] Other media

"Big Sur" from So Much for the City is currently being featured in commercials on French television, for the Midi-Pyrénées tourism center.

"One Horse Town" from So Much for the City is currently being featured in commercials for Volvo.

"There's Joy to Be Found/The Boy Who Caught All the Breaks" was featured in the October 17, 2007 episode of Private Practice.

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