sentences:  The group's format of black singer/white instrumentalist was not in itself unusual, but as a black frontman who was also a flamboyantly "out" homosexual (with presentation to match) McAlmont was seen as an exotic rarity, as was his striking three-octave voice.McAlmont's outrageous dress sense (and taste for cross-dressing) also became notorious, with one review describing him as "a strawberry daiquiri in a dress".The outspoken and photogenic McAlmont became a minor celebrity on the London indie scene, while the quieter Freeman took more of a smaller role in interviews and concentrated more heavily on Thieves' multi-layered and complex musical arrangements with producer/engineer Michael J. Ade.