Thing-One

With a discography that plays like several different bands rolled into one, Thing-One started out as a live hip-hop group that incorporated rap, rock, soul, and jazz, before morphing into an indie rock band with dancy overtones. Similar sounding to Dismemberment Plan or Arcade Fire by the time of their third release, at the band's formation in 2003, leader Joey Palestina was practically solely influenced by rap. Inspired by Nas, GZA, Biggie Smalls, and a lesser-known rapper named Esthero, Palestina and his buddy Spencer Miles started freestyling at a basement party in Glen Rid...