<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5885" src="https://rockthepigeon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/12-12-18-The-This.jpeg" alt="12 12 18 The This.jpeg" width="446" height="446" />&#8216;Casual Encounters&#8217; by The This is spunky, twinkly post-punk with an ethereal, poppy flair. The group began, &#8220;as a solo recording project by guitarist/vocalist Evan Matthiesen between producing local bands in the Victoria, British Columbia area,&#8221; but has recently been &#8220;realized as a real life band featuring Jimbo Rai and Seth Eggler on bass guitar and drums respectively.&#8221; The band says, &#8220;this self-produced track&#8230; explores themes of infidelity, paranoia and mistrust in a relationship of the digital age.&#8221; These guys definitely have a strong take on a well-treaded genre. They aren&#8217;t exactly floating into uncharted waters here, but the way they fuse a hot, modern production approach with a more restrained, jazzy take on indie rock or post-punk sound is well done. There&#8217;s a lot of character and some very strong musicianship on here. Check out &#8216;Casual Encounters&#8217; below!</p>
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<p>http://thethis.bandcamp.com/</p>
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<p class="p1">Noah Zucker // IG &#8211; @zucker.n // Twitter &#8211; @zuckern13</p>