^definitely agree with Burn The Sleet, that and Backdraft are probably the best Fire tracks. Digital Sea is a good water one, my favorite is probably Lost Continent though.
i dont really know much about thrice, but i saw them at Reading last year and they were awesome. havent bothered checking them out yet though cos im an idiot!
softer?!? u got songs such as
"cold cash and colder hearts"
"under a killing moon"
"silhouette"
"paper tigers"
"abolition of man"
and you say it's lighter? some of slipknots **** is lighter than a few of these songs!