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Western Fifth : Stand Like A Thief
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These songs create an audio landscape of hard times and cold winters with sweet reverie and the sad twangs of yesteryear.
Genre: Country: Alt-Country
Release Date: 2008
Stand Like A Thief
Western Fifth
Record Label: Western Fifth
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. We\'ve Got the Rain 2:19 Album Only
2. Hello, Goodnight 4:22 Album Only
3. In the End I Went Away 4:19 Album Only
4. Wait Until Dark (A Good Time to Shine) 5:23 Album Only
5. Smiles of Gold 3:44 Album Only
6. (today) 2:01 Album Only
7. A Matter of Principle 3:22 Album Only
8. Madeline 3:54 Album Only
9. Revolving Door Blues (A Good Time to Fall) 4:19 Album Only
10. 100 Broken Angels 5:00 Album Only
11. I Will Keep You Warm 5:29 Album Only
12. I Am Not Cold Anymore 2:29 Album Only
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Album Notes

“The other day I stood up and screamed from the bottom of my
heart. My guts, my throat, and my chest, were all torn apart.
Wake up my sweet darling. Get your ass out of bed. My heart is
failing. Pretty soon I’ll be dead.”
Much like their sound, the lyrics on Western Fifth’s debut album
are lonesome and haunting. During the season where the flowers
bloom in Minnesota, the group locked themselves in Fur Seal
Studio in Minneapolis. The result? “Stand Like A Thief”. Just in
time for the long, cold winter.
“Stand Like A Thief” displays the band’s ability to create a
steadfast vision and translate it effectively to tape. There seems
to be some sort of a concept going on here though lead singer
Ryan Holweger modestly declines “Not really a concept. We
didn’t intentionally set out to do a concept album.” Contrary to the triptych of songs “We’ve got the rain”, “(today)”, and “I am not cold anymore”. Even read together, there appears to be a theme. The album has a unique blend of confidence and defiance; lonliness and acceptance. A great and almost erie listen from beginning to end.
Since their inception in 2006, Western Fifth has released a self-titled ep, toured various cities in the Midwest and Southern United States, and more importantly, earned a devoted local fanbase. Now set to release “Stand Like A Thief”, Western Fifth are ready to share their refined sound to a wider audience.

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