The fact that Noel Gallagher dubbed IV Thieves ‘`the biggest band in Britain’` is something that might alienate potential fans rather than win the hearts of many music lovers out there. The best approach to listen to IV Thieves is without paying attention to Gallagher’s words. This Texas-based four piece is indeed able to provide some perfect tracks about urban tedium and decadence with sun-kissed harmonies and stomping choruses. The only problem is that their music sounds a bit too familiar since it is possible to detect in it echoes of tracks by other (supposedly) working class bands already dubbed by the music press as the biggest bands in the UK.