The Body, The Blood, The Machine was one of my favorite albums of 2006, but I was on a sabbatical from the forum at the time and wasn't here going on and on about it. Simply put, it's one of the best punk records in the last 4 or 5 years in my opinion.
I initially found out about The Thermals in 2004. I was flipping through CDs at my favorite music store, and came across the below album cover:
My initial response was, "That may be the coolest album cover and title EVAR". I then flipped the CD over and realized they were on Sub Pop records, which was easily my favorite label at the time, and instantly purchased it. There are a number of incredibly catchy and infectious punk tracks on it (How We Know, A Stare Like Yours, Forward, etc), but nothing too deep or mind blowing. The amount they grew in 2 years with the release of The Body, The Blood, The Machine was incredible. A concept album about politics, religion, and society; yet just as rocking and catchy as their past efforts.
The Thermals have a new album coming out on Kill Rock Stars Records in April, and based on the debut single, Now We Can See, it looks to be just as enjoyable. Listen here:
"Now We Can See" [MP3/Stream] | Pitchfork
I HIGHLY recommend this band to anyone into punk, garage, or just plain ole raw rock and roll that has some intelligence behind it, but it still as catchy and rocking as can be. Hopefully there are some other fans around here, let yourselves be known! If you're not yet a fan, please check out the below songs and immediately become one, as they make FANTASTIC videos. If I haven't interested you enough in checking them out.... the female bass player is extremely cute, the frontman looks like Stephen Malkmus, and Ben Gibbard is in the 'Pillar of Salt' video.
YouTube - The Thermals - A Pillar of Salt
YouTube - The Thermals - Returning to the Fold
YouTube - The Thermals - How We Know
I initially found out about The Thermals in 2004. I was flipping through CDs at my favorite music store, and came across the below album cover:
My initial response was, "That may be the coolest album cover and title EVAR". I then flipped the CD over and realized they were on Sub Pop records, which was easily my favorite label at the time, and instantly purchased it. There are a number of incredibly catchy and infectious punk tracks on it (How We Know, A Stare Like Yours, Forward, etc), but nothing too deep or mind blowing. The amount they grew in 2 years with the release of The Body, The Blood, The Machine was incredible. A concept album about politics, religion, and society; yet just as rocking and catchy as their past efforts.
The Thermals have a new album coming out on Kill Rock Stars Records in April, and based on the debut single, Now We Can See, it looks to be just as enjoyable. Listen here:
"Now We Can See" [MP3/Stream] | Pitchfork
I HIGHLY recommend this band to anyone into punk, garage, or just plain ole raw rock and roll that has some intelligence behind it, but it still as catchy and rocking as can be. Hopefully there are some other fans around here, let yourselves be known! If you're not yet a fan, please check out the below songs and immediately become one, as they make FANTASTIC videos. If I haven't interested you enough in checking them out.... the female bass player is extremely cute, the frontman looks like Stephen Malkmus, and Ben Gibbard is in the 'Pillar of Salt' video.
YouTube - The Thermals - A Pillar of Salt
YouTube - The Thermals - Returning to the Fold
YouTube - The Thermals - How We Know