THURSDAY / ENVY – Thursday / Envy Soul Warsaw was the pre-Joy Division

Warsaw was the pre-Joy Division moniker of Ian Curtis

which went to number one on the UK charts

David Matthews worked as the band leader for James Brown at the time

and mixed and mastered by Greg Saunier (Deerhoof)

making it their longest gap between albums

THURSDAY / ENVY – Thursday / Envy Soul Warsaw was the pre-Joy Division" The pairing of a so called emo band from New Jersey and a screamo post rock band from Japan may seem odd. But for those well versed in the recordings of both Thursday and Envy, this partnering of punk minded individuals makes a lot of sense. Thursday begin the split with "As He Climbed the Dark Mountain." The sound set forth by the New Jersey quintet is akin to their most recent full length. The music is heavily textured and melodic, falling