The Thermals
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| The Thermals | |
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 The Thermals current lineup (left to right): Westin Glass, Kathy Foster and Hutch Harris (photo by Alicia J. Rose) |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Indie punk |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Kill Rock Stars, Sub Pop Records |
| Associated acts | Hutch & Kathy, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Forbidden Friends |
| Website | www.thethermals.com |
| Members | |
| Hutch Harris Kathy Foster Westin Glass |
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| Past members | |
| Jordan Hudson Ben Barnett Caitlin Love Lorin Coleman Joel Burrows |
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The Thermals are an American indie punk band based in Portland, Oregon. The group was formed in 2002. With influences heavily rooted in both lo-fi punk, as well as more standard rock, the band's songs are also known for their political and religious imagery.[1]
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[edit] History
The Thermals came together in 2002 with Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster, who had been band mates before, most notably in the folk duo Hutch & Kathy. Their first album, More Parts per Million, was released in 2003 by Sub Pop Records. The record was recorded and performed entirely by Hutch Harris, who played every instrument and recorded the record on a 4-track cassette machine in the kitchen of his house. The first live line-up was Harris with Kathy Foster on bass, Jordan Hudson on drums and Ben Barnett on guitar [2] Their follow up album Fuckin A was mixed by Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla, although the sound remained much the same.[3] Ben Barnett had left the band by this point, so Hutch Harris took over on guitar for this album.
Their third album, The Body, The Blood, The Machine, won the group much recognition, appearing on multiple top album lists for 2006 (including those of NPR, The AV Club and Pitchfork).[4] Jordan Hudson dropped out of the band during the recording of their third album. Kathy Foster took over percussion duties in the recording studio, which Lorin Coleman performed on tour.[5] Produced by Brendan Canty of Fugazi, it was a politically charged concept album designed to showcase a path of religious tyranny that America might take.[6]
The Thermals' fourth album, Now We Can See, was released on a new label, Kill Rock Stars, and produced by label associate John Congleton. Again, Foster worked as the percussionist on the album. Westin Glass joined the group as a drummer after the album was finished and supported them on tour. He is the band's current percussionist.
Teaming up again with Walla, The Thermals fifth album, Personal Life was released September 7, 2010.
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Hutch Harris - vocals, guitar (2002–present)
- Kathy Foster - bass, vocals (2002–present)
- Westin Glass - drums, vocals (2008–present)
[edit] Former Members
- Jordan Hudson - drums (2002–2005)
- Ben Barnett - guitar (2002–2003)
- Caitlin Love - drums (2006)
- Lorin Coleman - drums (2007–2008)
- Joel Burrows - guitar (2007)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- More Parts per Million (2003)
- Fuckin A (2004)
- The Body, the Blood, the Machine (2006)
- Now We Can See (2009)
- Personal Life (2010)
[edit] Singles and EPs
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2003 | "No Culture Icons" | Sub Pop |
| 2004 | "How We Know" | Sub Pop |
| 2007 | "A Pillar of Salt" | Sub Pop |
| 2008 | "Returning to the Fold" | Sub Pop |
| 2009 | "Now We Can See" | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2009 | "We Were Sick" | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2010 | "Canada" | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2010 | "Separate" | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2010 | "I Don't Believe You" | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2010 | "Never Listen To Me" | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2011 | "Not Like Any Other Feeling" | Kill Rock Stars |
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2007 | Insound Tour Support 2.0 | Insound |
| 2008 | LIVE at the Echoplex - December 7, 2007 | Kufala Recordings |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2003 | The Wonder of the Underground Pressed On Plastic, Vol. 1 | Meow Meow |
| 2004 | Sub Pop: Patient Zero | Sub Pop |
| 2006 | To Elliott: From Portland | Expunged Records |
| 2006 | Terminal Sales Vol. 2: This Delicious | Sub Pop |
| 2007 | Bridging the Distance: a Portland, OR covers compilation | Arena Rock Recording Co. |
[edit] References
- ^ "The Thermals Interview". http://www.unfoldamsterdam.nl/featured/the-thermals-interview/.
- ^ ."More Parts Per Million". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7990-more-parts-per-million/.
- ^ "Fuckin A info". http://www.subpop.com/releases/the_thermals/full_lengths/fuckin_a.
- ^ "Thermals Award info". http://www.subpop.com/channel/news/the_thermals_are_hosting_subterranean_jan_8th.
- ^ "Thermals Interview". http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6429-the-thermals/.
- ^ "Thermals Interview". http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6429-the-thermals/.
[edit] External links
- The Thermals (official website)
- The Thermals at Sub Pop Records
- The Thermals on FreeIndie
- The Thermals at Allmusic
[edit] Interviews
- The Thermals Interview with Kathy Foster at Aural States (May 2009)
- The Thermals Interview with Hutch Harris at Aural States
- 2007 The Thermals Interview at Bandega.com
- Interview: The Thermals Interview by Jason Crock at Pitchfork Media
- Interview explaining The Body, The Blood, The Machine from Oct. 2006 on Aversion
- The Politics of Punk: Interview with The Thermals with the Center for American Progress
- The Thermals' Kathy Foster Gets Lasso'd
- Soundcrank Podcast Hosted by The Thermals
- Why aren't "post-pop-punks" The Thermals hotter? Interview by Joshua Ostroff at AOL Music Canada
- The Thermals CC Interview
- The Thermals interview April 2009
- Article
- Interview
- Spectrum Culture: interview
