Candythief, despite their name, have never knowingly stolen anything, not even from the stationery cupboard. The hard-grafted sounds you will hear on Technicolour Wilderness, their first full length ‘long player', follows on from critically acclaimed Fence Records release Like/Unlike.
This latest auditory offering takes a spin round the flavoursome worlds of folk, country and rock, before spitting it all out in an adulterated blend of gypsy psychedelic punk, fusing spookily catchy melodies with irresistible rhythms.
The band features the talents of singer/songwriter, Diana de Cabarrus, with one Jem Doulton assisting on drums/vocals, and the two Jasons, Mr. Dickinson on the fiddle and Mr Simpson on bass.
Shaun Keaveny featured the opening track of the album on his BBC 6 music breakfast show; the same track also received air time from Gideon Coe and Marc Riley on 6 Music, & material from the album has recently been played on radio 2 & radio 1

.....and here's what they had to say ....
‘Immaculate orchestration and incredibly erudite song-writing make for an extremely rewarding experience.' Rough Trade (about 'like/unlike')

'This is an outstanding album and if you ever get a chance to see them live then take it.' www.frukie.co.uk

‘From the Fife-based musical family that gave us The Beta Band, Lone Pigeon, KT Tunstall and King Creosote, comes the latest amazing find. Simply beautiful range of songs in this off-kilter take on folk.' Pure Groove

‘From the opening notes of ‘Foreign Sands', a stunning piece of catchy folk-pop, full of infectious melodies, with fiddle and boisterous percussion to the fore, topped off with Diana de Cabarrus's distinctive, warm vocals, to the gentle, uplifting closer, A Good Day', Candythief display an unnerving knack for a killer melody, with plenty of twists, turns and thorns, developing a simple palette of basic colours and textures to push the boundaries into something more wide-screen, vivid, ambitious and, well, technicolour.' Is This Music?

‘One of the very finest on Fence, combining striking songwriting and great vocals. Semi-acoustic country/folk singer-songwriting that deserves praise heaped upon it... thoroughly recommended.' Small Fish