The Thrills

There has been more than one artist known as The Thrills.

1. 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, bass player Padraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan.

Their big break came with their debut album So Much for the City(2003) which became an Irish number one. The five members spent a month on vacation in San Diego where they wrote several of the tracks for the album such as One Horse Town. The band have since recorded two further albums Let’s Bottle Bohemia(2004) and Teenager (2007).

The band often cites Neil Young, The Beach Boys and The Monkees as its main inspirations. The band took part in the Band Aid 20 charity assemble in 2004.

2. The Thrills was a punk band that formed in Boston in 1977. During the first wave of punk, they were one of Boston’s most popular bands, in large part due to singer Barb Kitson’s commanding voice and punky-starlet looks. They changed names in 1980 due to a name conflict, and went on to release the City Thrills EP in 1981.

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The Thrills Albums

0.0 0.0 2002-2007 The Thrills
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0.0 0.0 Big Sur The Thrills
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June 9, 2003 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Don’t Steal Our Sun The Thrills
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July 16, 2007 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Let’s Bottle Bohemia The Thrills
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February 18, 2008 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Let’s Bottle Bohemia The Thrills
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0.0 0.0 N.A.F.I.T.C. The Thrills
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February 23, 2004 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Not For All The Love In The World The Thrills
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June 24, 2004 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Nothing Changes Around Here The Thrills
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July 16, 2007 Read More →


0.0 0.0 One Horse Town The Thrills
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March 10, 2003 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Santa Cruz (You’re Not That Far) The Thrills
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July 16, 2007 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Santa Cruz Ep The Thrills
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0.0 0.0 So Much For The City The Thrills
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February 18, 2008 Read More →


0.0 0.0 So Much for the City (bonus disc) The Thrills
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0.0 0.0 Teenager The Thrills
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July 23, 2007 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Irish Keep Gate-crashing The Thrills
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November 30, 2004 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Midnight Choir The Thrills
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0.0 0.0 Whatever Happened To Corey Haim? The Thrills
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August 9, 2004 Read More →



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