The Thermals will release fourth album Now We Can See (Kill Rock Stars) on April 7. What? Can’t hear you. Blasting this thing like it was a secret Pixies album recorded after Frank Black did Teenager Of The Year and wanted to get revenge on Green Day for Dookie. (This was in or around 1994, children.) It’s sharper and more focused than the Portland, Ore., group’s good-but-sloppy previous output on Sub Pop. Here is an mp3 of the title track and first single, though it’s seriously the third- or fourth-best song on the album. Or stream audio below.
The Thermals’ “Now We Can See”:
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Update: “When I Died”:
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SUCKS
Nahhh….Doesn’t “suck” but I wonder if the singer realizes how much he sounds like Weird Al Yankovic (check the vocals starting at around :37).
They’re so high in that picture. Song is great though. I actually liked they’re “sloppy” records. “More Parts Per Million” was like swift kick in the ass
disappointing… lyrics are lazy and trite, especially the chorus. I really loved their previous album, even though I usually felt guilty for enjoying it because it was so likable, the lyrics brought some depth to it, made my affection for it okay. If the rest of the album is like this they’re turning more into the hold steady by the minute.
Like I wrote in the post, it’s definitely not the best song on the record; I don’t like that vocal hook, either. I’m updating the post with a stream of the opening track, “When I Died,” which is really great.
“When I Died” is fantastic. Can’t wait for this album.
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