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Pickpocket Releases “Refraction”
New Albums

Pickpocket Releases “Refraction”

Melbourne, Australia’s Pickpocket has returned with their third album, entitled “Refraction”. The eight-piece jazz/funk/fusion band’s new effort is described as a “journey from the 80’s funk sounds” to some “Dub/RnB vibes”.

Pickpocket Releases “Permutations”
New Albums

Pickpocket Releases “Permutations”

Australian instrumental funk band Pickpocket have returned with a new EP called Permutations. Anchored by bassist Craig Strain, the band explores their sound even further this go around. “This release sees the band delving into some deeper grooves and richer harmonic textures while paying homage to our musical roots and attempting to push into newer musical spaces, there’s even a...

Pickpocket’s “Sojourn” Was a Long Time Coming
New Albums

Pickpocket’s “Sojourn” Was a Long Time Coming

Craig Strain’s band Pickpocket has released its debut album, Sojourn, after a decade’s worth of work. Strain, who is the band’s leader, primary songwriter and bassist, first began playing bass at age 14. He’s worked in a variety of genres throughout his career, including jazz, hip hop, folk, pop, rock, country, rnb, soul and funk. And now, he’s celebrating the...

Pickpocket: North By North West
Bass Videos

Pickpocket: North By North West

No Treble reader and bassist Craig Strain sends us this video of his band Pickpocket having fun doing live rehearsal recordings of some of their tunes. This one is called “North by North West” and was written by Craig, about his time living in Vancouver. Love the groove, that bass tone, and the horns. Craig said “Unfortunately the bass cam...