''Thieves'' is the second studio album by

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band

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, released on 19 July 2008, but also sold early by the band at album launch parties. The album was co-produced by

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and Glenn Goldsmith. It peaked at No. 5 on the

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. ''Thieves'' was selected as

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's Feature Album in that month, beating both The Vines' album '' Melodia'' and

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's album ''

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''. At the

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it was nominated for Best Independent Release.

Track listing

Some tracks are titled slightly differently inside the booklet compared with the back inlay. For instance, "You Will Die and I Will Take Over" is listed as "You Will Die, I Will Take Over" and "The Golden Years" is listed as "The Golden Years (Angel Complication)" and on iTunes "God Is Dead (Meet the Kids)" is listed as "God Is Dead, Meet the Kids".

Personnel

* Will Drummond – bass guitar * Declan Melia – vocals, guitar * Matt O’Gorman – drums * Nic Wilson – guitar

Charts

Release history

References

External links

British India's Myspace
{{Authority control 2008 albums British India (band) albums Shock Records albums Albums produced by Harry Vanda