Thou

Belgium's Thou mixes dreamy, dramatic pop with post-trip-hop beats. The six-piece group features vocalist/organist Does de Wolf, vocalist/guitarist Bart Vincent, guitarist Pim de Wolf, bassist Bart Depoortere, drummer Geert De Waegeneer, and arranger/sonic manipulator Hans Rabaey. The group's first two albums -- 1997's Une Poupee Pour M'amuser and 1998's Hello in This Sun led to comparisons to Bristol's pre-eminent trip-hop duo, <a href="spotify:artist:6liAMWkVf5LH7YR9yfFy1Y">Portishead</a>, a connection that was reinforced on their third album and U.S. debut Put Us in Tune. The group recorded at <a href="spotify:artist:6liAMWkVf5LH7YR9yfFy1Y">Portishead</a>'s home studio, borrowing their discarded rhythm tracks for their own songs. <a href="spotify:artist:12VaqyEhgwDRuFfEqbnrpz">PJ Harvey</a> guitarist/producer <a href="spotify:artist:1UAM4fJFTeyMZbhTVUKiXk">John Parish</a>, violinist Richard Hunt, <a href="spotify:artist:5UjqeSp9dX6Nrge7WdDukr">Roni Size</a> bassist Si John, and Belgian singer <a href="spotify:artist:3LOGphuviv0SaDBgdnx9Cs">Mauro</a> also collaborated on Put Us in Tune, which was released by SeeThru in early 2001. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi