Ripping like all hell broke loose out of Brooklyn, NY, The Thing have today released their sophomore album, The Thing Is, via Bandcamp and digital platforms. In eleven tracks, The Thing takes a firm hold on the reins of their instrumentation, knowing the exact moment to let go and let it fly off the walls. It’s grunge, psych-rock, a little bit Western at times, gravelly goodness that insights a whole lotta angst. The Thing are on an endless crusade when it comes to achieving the exact sound they’re looking for, even if that’s driving across the country for a specific instrument, religiously indebted to the DIY forefathers who came before. Committed to doing everything they can in-house, the band records at their East Williamsburg studio, Onion Records, creates their own ...