The band Thieves Like Us not only shares in name with Robert Altman’s 1974 shoot em’ up feature “Thieves like Us” , but is one near shot for shot remake that I actually enjoy.  In this aural version, two guys from Sweden meet up with an American at a picnic in a Berlin park and begin to go from disco to disco dancing and drinking in a vast foreign city. After deciding they had heard and seen enough euro trash electronic they didn’t like, they formed their own self described”POP BAND”. In this version, instead of breaking out of prison and robbing banks—they enjoy being locked away on stage and stealing the dance floor at clubs the world over.

Thieves like Us – Really Like to See You Again

The band’s newest EP, “Really Like To See You Again “, is a soundtrack of Bowie inspired synth melodies, Iggy Pop drawn rhythms, and Hip Hop laced break beats which would intertwine seamlessly with any Altman shot love scene, bank heist, or car chase.

In this listener’s opinion, I just hope they end up in gay Paris’ in their final scene instead of closed curtains ala’ David Caradine.

Words by Dustin Downing

Thieves Like Us – Party in My Head Remix