Imagine standard Decoded Feedback sound with a tint of Dirk Ivens (Dive/Sonar) vocals, a shot of Suicide Commando bass lines, and lots of sampled guitar licks.
Thistle ride the melodic “swish” of ringing cymbals and fuzzy guitars, not so much overpowering you but slowly ebbing away at the senses with patience.
Having been burned by Leadfoot releases, I kept waiting for them to suck, but instead I got excellent tune after excellent tune of hard-rockin’ highway music.