Here is a summery of some of the reviews and such about Thrice’s Alchemy Index project.

* Full Review: Thrice – The Alchemy Index Vols. 3 & 4
* Full Review: Thrice – The Alchemy Index Vols. 1 & 2
* Thrice: Air Or Earth?
* Thrice Vs. Jon Foreman

Music out today worth buying

* The Kooks – Konk
* Thrice – Alchemy Index Vols. 3 & 4 ‘Air and Earth’
* Phantom Planet – Raise The Dead

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The Alchemy Index is Thrice’s attempt to capture the 4 elements and recreate them musically. The feat is one that sounds almost ridiculous, but amazingly it works. There will be 4 EP’s in total [Fire, Water, Earth, Air] which will be split and combined into two albums, the 2nd of which is Vols. 3 & 4 [Air and Earth].

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Volumes 3 & 4 take on recreating the elements of “Air” and “Earth” through both melody and mood. On the previous album, “Fire” and “Water” may have felt more like the elements they were depicting, but the new record is probably a step up in overall enjoyment. “Air” is spacial and floats while “Earth” is gritty and raw full of acoustic instruments.

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