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There are some great things about seeing a band like the Thermals. For one, you know you're gonna see at least twenty of your favorite The Thermals songs in one night. And even at a less-than-sold-out show that was a late-add to a pair of sold-out gigs Friday and Saturday, tired crowd and tired band, there wasn't a moment where Hutch and Kathy weren't full on. Maybe it was Hutch's "four martini breakfast." Or maybe it's just the effect of that good Kill Rock Stars money. (On his suit and tie: "I went to the stock exchange today, that's why I'm dressed up. We're so rich now. Richer.") It was a good setlist: Lots of Now We Can See and The Body, The Blood, The Machine, some More Parts Per Million, only "How We Know" from Fuckin' A (needs more Fuckin' A), and covers of Nirvana's "Sappy" and the Breeders' "Saints." Apparently this run was was all about the raucous Saturday show at Bowery, but even on a lower key night, the Thermals represented in the same way they register their Big Idea punk-pop: disarming with superficially sloppy charm but delivering taut, smart tunes with methodically misleading ease. Photographer Santiago Felipe was on hand to flesh out this gallery, and here's last night's setlist and the upcoming tour dates: Continue reading The Thermals @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn 5/11/09...
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The Thermals: – “The Sunset” Video
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In Portland punks the Thermals’ video for “The Sunset,” the second single from their new album Desperate Ground, badass bassist Kathy Foster gets a star turn. She plays a boxer training for a big fight with, as far as I can tell, the camera operator, and she also gives us her version of Rosie Perez’s [...]
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The Thermals: Stream The Desperate Ground
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Portland trio the Thermals have been cranking out urgent, strident, catchy-as-all-hell pogo-punk anthems for more than a decade now, and recent jams like “Born To Kill” and “The Sunset” show absolutely no signs that they’re showing down. Their album Desperate Ground lands next week, and you can g...
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Since 2002, the Thermals have crafted raucous, ebullient post-pop-punk tunes that are ridiculously catchy and singularly intense. Over the years, Hutch Harris, Kathy Foster, and — for the last few albums — Westin Glass, have honed their craft from their homebase in Portland, Oregon, releasing five records filled with thoughtf...
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The Thermals: – “The Sunset”
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“The Sunset” is the Thermals’ follow-up to Desperate Ground-first single “Born To Kill.” The track is much more self-reflective than “Born To Kill” but is still packed with the same anthemic energy that post-pop punk demands. Check it out below. Desperate Ground is out 4/16 vi...
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Heroic Portland punk power trio the Thermals will release their new album Desperate Ground next month, and they’ve just given us the self-directed video for the anthemic first single “Born To Kill.” The video stars frontman Hutch Harris as a wild-eyed lunatic and the other two Thermals as mysterious government types...
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