The Thick - ​The Thick

The Thick 

​The Thick 
self-released; 2017

​3.9 out of 5

By Corrine Cassels

The Thick is a Toronto-based band consisting of Charlie Rosenberg and Richard Stirling who have been playing together since their high school days. The duo’s self-titled debut EP The Thick features six tracks of rock, blues, Indie and garage-band styles combined to create a truly unique and entertaining sound.

​The first track “I Said Go” started with a solid rock foundation which Rosenberg’s vocals take to a more indie dimension. His voice is playful and melodic with a pretty impressive range and tone. The combination of the hard guitar/drum combo and the more lighthearted vocal give it a very cool original vibe.

​The style is reminiscent of Weezer with more modern influences like Cage the Elephant and even a touch of The Killers with interesting vocal arrangements, all with the raw garage sound of The White Stripes. It makes for a really interesting mix. The second track “Make Up Your Mind” was a little lighter and playful - but at this point, I was in love with Rosenberg’s voice. He uses it so strategically yet it comes off as effortless. It gives the edgy rock sound a sophistication that I don’t think it would have without it.

“I Wanna Love” reminded me of Jet with a hard almost punk rock sound with cool old school rock guitar solos and a definite garage band feel.

“Be My Villain” was darker with a bluesy funk sound and a sexy edge in the vocal that was totally swoon-worthy. The lyrics were clever and catchy and the overall feel was pure fun. It was easily my favorite track on the EP. “Let Me Into Your Love” was a tad slower than the rest of the track with more of a dramatic arrangement. The final track “Polaroid Tunescape” was whimsical and had a little folk to it.

I really loved The Thick. The combination of old-school garage band rock n’ roll with the artistic styling of modern Indie and little tastes of blues and funk make it exciting and unique. Rosenberg and Stirling mesh well together and make an amazing songwriting team. Smart lyrics are paired with impressive vocal arrangements and delivered with a raw edgy style that feels completely real and authentic. The Thick is officially my favorite new artist and I’ll be anxiously waiting for more. I suspect this isn’t the last time I’ll be hearing their name, and I don’t mean the dozens of times it’ll be popping up on my personal playlists, because it will, I can assure you of that.

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