"Theft World came together when the Lip Critic's frontman, Bret Kaser, had his identity stolen. The incident led to the band meeting the culprit, a young fan who admitted to the crime. With Kaser's stolen social security number, he had made hundreds of purchases, including copies of the group's entire discography, believing that there were secret codes hidden in the songs that comprised a scavenger hunt."
"Instead of taking legal action, the band asked to hear more about his theories, recording him as he elaborated on the intricate world he believed was embedded in Lip Critic's music. The resulting 12 songs include the fan's imagined characters and surreal realms. "Theft World is an ode to the power and pervasiveness of stealing," the band wrote in a press release. "It's about taking something ugly and using it to make something cute.""
Lip Critic finished a third album titled Theft World, set for release via Partisan on May 1. The record grew from frontman Bret Kaser's identity theft by a young fan who used Kaser's social security number to make hundreds of purchases, including the band's discography, while believing secret codes formed a scavenger hunt. The band recorded the fan describing an intricate imagined world and incorporated his characters and surreal realms into twelve songs. Theft World treats stealing as creative material, transforming ugliness into charm. Lip Critic will support the album with a North American tour beginning February 19.
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