Thanks for Everything

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Thanks for Everything
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ReleasedAugust 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
Recorded2018
Third Eye Blind chronology
We Are Drugs
(2016)
Thanks for Everything
(2018)
Screamer
(2019)
Singles from Thanks for Everything
  1. "Fuck Forever"
    Released: June 30, 2018

Thanks for Everything is an EP by Third Eye Blind. It consists of seven cover songs, and was released on August 24, 2018.

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Third Eye Blind American alternative rock band

Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993. The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major-label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an unsigned artist. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1997, with the band largely consisting of Jenkins, Cadogan, Arion Salazar, and Brad Hargreaves (drums). Shortly after the release of the band's second album in 1999, Blue, with the same line-up, Cadogan was released from the band under controversial circumstances.

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Background

After extensive gaps in album releases by the band between their last studio albums, six years between Out of the Vein (2003) and Ursa Major (2009), followed by another six years until Dopamine (2015), Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins announced the band would be moving away from full-album releases in favor of more frequent, smaller EP releases moving forward. [1] Jenkins made good on the promise, just a year later releasing the seven-track EP We Are Drugs . [2] The band's next plans included releasing a 2017 EP called Summer Gods, to coincide with a tour of the same name, and would have explored a variety of new sounds for the band, including trap music. [2] However, the EP was not finished in time to be released during the tour, and was instead changed into simply a live album of performances from the tour. [3] In June 2018, it was announced that the next EP was instead to be titled Thanks for Everything, and to consist of seven cover versions of various songs of Jenkins' selection. [4] The change in plans was attributed to, and inspired by, the band's trips to local museums and galleries during the Summer Gods touring, and the proceeds from the EP go towards the Andy Warhol Museum. [5] Jenkins stated that the act of reinterpreting and recording cover songs of various genres that had influenced the band over the years was done to help find inspiration for the creation of a future studio album. [6]

<i>Out of the Vein</i> 2003 studio album by Third Eye Blind

Out of the Vein is the third studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on May 13, 2003, Out of the Vein is the band's first album with guitarist Tony Fredianelli, who replaced longtime guitarist Kevin Cadogan in 2000. It would also be Third Eye Blind's final album with Elektra Records.

<i>Ursa Major</i> (album) 2009 studio album by Third Eye Blind

Ursa Major is the fourth studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on August 18, 2009 on the group's own Mega Collider label, Ursa Major was the group's first studio album in over six years. The first single from the album was Don't Believe a Word, which debuted on the radio June 5, 2009.

<i>Dopamine</i> (Third Eye Blind album) 2015 studio album by Third Eye Blind

Dopamine is the fifth studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on June 16, 2015. It is the band's first studio album since 2009's Ursa Major. The album's first single, "Everything Is Easy", was released on May 8, 2015, along with a cover version of the Beyoncé song "Mine". The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, selling over 21,000 copies in its first week.

Composition and themes

The EP consists of the band's reinterpretations of seven vastly different musical artists: Happy Diving's "10", Babyshambles's "Fuck Forever", Santigold's "This Isn't Our Parade", Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren", Chastity Belt's "Joke", Queens of the Stone Age's "In the Fade", and Bon Iver's "Blood Bank". [7] "Blood Bank" is a song the band had previously been performing at live concerts as early as 2012. [8] Consequence of Sound described their version of "Fuck Forever" as "less consciously sloppy than [Babyshamble's frontman Pete] Doherty's original cut" but still having "an anthemic, cathartic feel that's no doubt born from his views on the US's current political climate." [7]

Happy Diving

Happy Diving is an American rock band from Oakland, California.

Babyshambles English rock band

Babyshambles is an English rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from the Libertines. As of 2013 the band includes Mick Whitnall, Drew McConnell and Adam Ficek. Babyshambles have released three albums Down in Albion (2005), Shotter's Nation (2007) and Sequel to the Prequel (2013), three EPs and a number of singles.

Fuck Forever single

"Fuck Forever" is a song by English rock band Babyshambles. It was released as a single on 15 August 2005 and is their most successful single, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was in danger of becoming a lost single due to its controversial title and lyrics, but it was eventually released and has become the closing number in the band's live sets. In May 2007, the NME placed "Fuck Forever" at number 24 in its list of the "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever", and as the 245th greatest song of all time in 2014.

Release and promotion

The EP was first announced on June 22, 2018, alongside the release of the first single, "Fuck Forever". [9] It was released on August 24, 2018. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."10" (Happy Diving cover)3:42
2."Fuck Forever" (Babyshambles cover)3:41
3."This Isn't Our Parade" (Santigold cover)3:40
4."Song to the Siren" (Tim Buckley cover)3:13
5."Joke" (Chastity Belt cover)3:47
6."In the Fade" (Queens of the Stone Age cover)3:45
7."Blood Bank" (Bon Iver cover)3:43

Source [11]

Personnel

Band

Stephan Jenkins musician

Stephan Douglas Jenkins is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. Under Jenkins's leadership, all five of Third Eye Blind's albums ranked in the top 40 of Billboard's Top Album Sales chart: Third Eye Blind (1997) ranked 25th, Blue (1999) ranked 40th, Out of the Vein (2003) ranked 12th, Ursa Major (2009) ranked 3rd, and Dopamine (2015) ranked 7th. Jenkins wrote or co-wrote all of the band's most notable hits, including "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", "How's It Going to Be", "Losing a Whole Year", "Graduate", "Deep Inside of You", "Never Let You Go" and "Blinded".

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Blue is the second studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on November 23, 1999. The album's creation was difficult, namely due to power struggles and arguments between frontman Stephan Jenkins and lead guitarist Kevin Cadogan, leading to a quick but isolated recording experience between members. The album was generally well received by critics, and was certified platinum by the RIAA, but performed below the band's prior album, the multi-platinum Third Eye Blind. While managing to stay together for the creation of the album, shortly after its release, the band fired Cadogan, touring in support of the album with replacement guitarist Tony Fredianelli. As such, the album was the last to feature Cadogan, and the last to be released without significant gaps and delays prior to release.

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Jumper (song) single by Third Eye Blind

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Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band. Formed in San Francisco, California, in 1993. The band currently consists of Stephan Jenkins, Brad Hargreaves (drums), Alex Kopp, Kryz Reid, and Alex LeCavallier as of 2014. It has formerly included Kevin Cadogan, Arion Salazar, and Tony Fredianelli, Abe Millet. Their official discography consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, sixteen singles, and twenty music videos.

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<i>We Are Drugs</i> 2016 EP by Third Eye Blind

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