Thieves On The Overpass

Alternative stoner/garage rock band formed in Ankara, Turkey in 2019.

TOTOP laid its foundations in 2019 in Ankara, when [a=Atıl Doğan] (Drums) got angry and asked [a=Mehmet Ali Akınoğlu] (Vocal, Guitar) for a guitarist to form his band, and Mehmet Ali (aka Mali) said, "Why don't I play, dude?". The duo, who are best friends from the high school and the neighborhood, have been hanging out together since they were 15. Bros came together for projects before, but all have been postponed; until 2021. COVID-19 came to their aid. Having free time because of the pandemic, Mali almost alone built İNN, a recording studio in his neighborhood. Exactly 4 months after the end of its construction, they started to record songs on March 18, 2021.

The name of the band comes from the fact that the duo was being watched from the overpass for hours by thieves during the recordings. Playing only guitar at first, Mali became the vocalist of the group and played bass for the recordings out of necessity. He also did the mixing and mastering.

Recording ended after 1.5 years and the first single [r=27656493] was released on May 26, 2023. Before the second single [r=27657633] was released Atıl's other buddy Kağan Torpil (Bass) joined TOTOP.

The first album [r=29959648] was finally released on March 1st, 2024 after a 3 year process.