Evoking many online arguments about how to define their sound (Insert any noun before “-Gaze”), Thistle have nailed the most hyped trend in guitar music directly on the head with a shouty American-inspired sound that pleases almost all who hear. They’re undeniably fantastic with recent hit ‘it’s nice to see you, stranger’ delving into their most experimental side yet with impossibly droney guitar effects and new layered textures that keep their songs feeling fresh and exciting going forward.