The Thought Criminals is a London, UK Alternative Electronic act formed by Kirlian Blue (synths, backing vocals) & Rocky Goode (vocals, lyrics), in 2004. They made their first album, Die Young : Stay Pretty, with the help of a dance producer Tony Messenger & mixer Rob Henry, in 2008. The vocals are tongue-in-cheek & quintessentially South London.

The Thought Criminals are proudly a self manufactured act. Created by Kirlian Blue & given its balls by, front man, Rocky Goode. They had no style gurus or ‘Malcolm McLaren’s to help them. They don’t claim to be talented musicians - but they do claim to be performers , with very strong musical ideas, lyrics, originality & direction!

The Thought Criminals built up a cult following - Headlining well known London venues, such as: The Mass , Camden Underworld, Dublin Castle, Goldsmiths College, 333, Studio 11, Club Aquarium & The Hope & Anchor. The band has also played in Sweden and Ireland. Enigma! joined the band in 2009.

The Band has been featured on Promo Compilations aside acts such as Depeche Mode, Moby and Jarvis Cocker in the US. The band also had a hit No.14 on the College Radio Charts in Canada with the single I Wanna Be a Celebrity !

The Thought Criminals have secured deals with labels, internationally: WTII Records (USA / Canada / Mexico) & Electric Fantastic Sound (Northern Europe). From day one, The Thought Criminals have blended the styles of dark early 80’s electronic music with modern dance music. The Thought Criminals are influenced by acts such as The Prodigy, Gary Numan, John Foxx, The Sex Pistols, Soft Cell, Ultravox, Japan.