First Impressions is the first release by Thrice

Thrice

Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....

. It was released independently by the band, and is now long out of print and considered extremely rare. The exact release date of this EP is unknown, though it is believed to have been released in late 1998 or 1999.

The fourth track, "T&C", features a dialog from the popular anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 Dragonball Z. The title of the track, and the tracks melody, is derived from the NES

Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

 game, T&C Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage. The song would later be re-recorded for Thrice's first full-length album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

, Identity Crisis. It is the only track from this EP to be re-released on another album.

Track listing

• All music written by Thrice
• All lyrics written by Dustin Kensrue

1. "All Eyes" – 3:14
2. "Lockdown" – 3:51
3. "Opaque" – 3:56
4. "T&C" – 3:57
5. "Second Sight" – 3:59
6. "Freedom" – 3:44
7. "Better Days" – 7:01