WEEKEND VIDEO
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Company of Thieves
“Oscar Wilde”
Ordinary Riches
2009
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Company of Thieves is a band out of Chicago made up of Genevieve Schatz on vocals, Marc Walloch on the guitar, and Mike Ortiz playing drums. Their sound is kinda Feist-y. Soft, throaty melodic vocals over jagged, bluesy riffs and rhythms. Just a pinch of attitude. But before you get to all that, you’re much more likely to hear of Company of Thieves as the band behind “Oscar Wilde” — basically a musical remake of Rushmore with the band cast in all the leading roles. Lady-in-chief Genevieve Schatz plays Max the choirmaster, JV boys’ basketball manager, and kung-fu yellow belt, to name a few. The video is so engrossingly true to Wes Anderson’s quirky masterpiece that you’ll have to watch it twice before you even hear the song. Why don’t you go ahead and do that right now?