Thieves is the second studio album by Australian indie rock

Australian indie rock

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 band British India

British India (band)

British India are an Australian indie rock and garage rock band. The band formed in Melbourne in 2004, comprising lead vocalist, lyricist and guitarist Declan Melia, guitarist Nic Wilson, bassist Will Drummond and drummer Matt O'Gorman...

, released on 19 July 2008, but also sold early by the band at album launch parties. Thieves was also selected as Triple J

Triple J

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's Feature Album in that month, beating both The Vines

The Vines

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' album Melodia as well as The Living End

The Living End

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's album White Noise

White Noise (The Living End album)

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. In August 2008 it was announced that Thieves was nominated for an ARIA Award

ARIA Music Awards

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 for Best Independent Release.

Track listing

Some songs are listed differently inside the booklet than they are on the back Inlay. For instance, "You Will Die and I Will Take Over" is listed as "You Will Die, I Will Take Over" and "The Golden Years" is listed as "The Golden Years (Angel Complication)" and on iTunes "God Is Dead (Meet the Kids)" is listed as "God Is Dead, Meet the Kids".

Charts

Charts (2008)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	5

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
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