“With a wall of guitars punctuated against a mathematically tight rhythm section, RX EP shows a dark, menacing contrast compared to last year’s outstanding True Believers in the Long Walk Home. For better or worse, these guys have yet to make the same album twice and probably never will, but as each release gets closer to a perfect post-rock outing, you can probably expect the unexpected on their next full-length.” - The Weekly Dig

“For every moment of hushed beauty here, like the gently plucked acoustics and heavy-hearted piano balladry of “Chemical Division,” there’s a counterbalancing blast of snarling, vampy rocking, countrified twang, or moody, electronic ambience. It’s an impressively diverse sonic palate for the young Cambridge band, whose songs break and crest on waves of sudden momentum shifts. “Mars Vigila” is the highlight: a rhythmically complex burst of chiming, ethereal elegy and melting guitar delay broken up by breast-beating, shouted catharsis. Through it all they maintain a surprising sense of melodic focus for a group stitching so many ideas into such a tightly woven whole.” - Boston Magazine

“The four talented bandmates have perfected a clattering steamroller of a CD, from the opener “First News From the Zephyr” to the well-composed “Mars Viglia” through to cinematic closer “There Were Sparrows,” Their second full-length release carefully walks the line between making airtight grooves and falling apart completely. The guys are a literal bunch, too, with themes that speak beyond the regular-joe rock of booze, sex and more booze. True Believers … makes us so. ” - The Weekly Dig

“I Heard a Pin Snap Loose” - While Thick as Thieves is locally regaled for their mega-adventurous guitar rock, “I Heard a Pin” is a gorgeous little acoustic number putting due emphasis on the sweet tones of Tyler Littwin’s vocal. It’s hard to fathom a prettier song coming out of Boston this year.” - The Boston Phoenix

“It has delicate, more introspective passages, but more often it’s entirely unrestricted in whipping up the guitars and blazing out in a slightly distorted manner, recalling early ….Trail of Dead or even Dinosaur Jr., at a push. Keys also make the odd appearance, effectively backing up more accessible moments like The Octopus. To summarize, wonderfully nostalgic without being old hat.” - Heavier~Than~Air

“On the bands debut, Thick as Thieves write songs that, for all their appealing hooks and smooth vocals, are filled with doubt and ambivalence. The band often plays with a tense, suspenseful softness, seemingly holding back while containing its sound within a limited frame…the sound is arresting” - Northeast Performer

“There was hardly a damn thing wrong with Thick As Thieves’ auspicious debut, last year’s We Planted Driftwood and Nothing Changed, which smuggled bits of Television homage into a jarringly original post-punk presentation.” - The Boston Phoenix

” …the whole album feels more coherent than most major-label releases. Not many bands can vary their sound as effectively as from stellar rockers like “An Empire Sound” to delicate musical moments like “Telegraphs to Spitfire.” Plus, their lyrics are gorgeous and evocative” - Avoid Peril

“Although an average track length under four minutes isn’t usually the mark of what would be described as epic, these compositions are certainly worthy of the label. The group seamlessly transitions between numerous musical themes creating dynamic soundscapes and an engrossing musical experience ” - The Philler

“[Here’s To Waking Up is] mellow ethereal road trip Americana with a beautifully tasteful production, and pedal steel” - IAC (Independent Artists Comp)  

“That is something we cannot do. If that [guitar] hits somebody, if that goes through our frickin’ wall… never again.. never again” - Club owner