Dubbed the “barn burner” of our live set we felt the need to write a quintessential soul tune reminiscent of the ‘60’s classic hits for this one. The lyrics and music came rather quickly once the concept of stealing someone’s heart was established. We knew the rhythm section needed to be solid and subtle to get that feel and timelessness of the Motown sound and yet relevant to todays listeners. Once the instrumental tracks were laid down and the lead vocals, we had a ball creating those multi tracked girl group backing vocals. Alan Evans (of SoulLive) did the mixing & mastering for “The Thief” and we think his knowledge and expertise of the R&B / Soul genre have really given the song the edge it needed to make it truly special.

THE PLAYERS: Larry Jackson Music - Bass Steve Bankuti - Drums Ryan Claunch -Keys Nick Grondin - Guitar Bijon Watson - Trumpet Ben Romanow - Sax Brian Thomas - Trombone