The Thermals are an indie/pop-punk band based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The group was formed in 2002.

History

The Thermals were formed in 2002 by Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster, who had been band mates before, most notably the folk duo Hutch & Kathy. Their first album, More Parts per Million, was released in 2002 with band mates Jordan Hudson (on drums) and Ben Barnett (on guitar) Their follow up Fuckin A was mixed by Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla, although the sound remained much the same. Ben Barnett had dropped out of the band by this point, so Hutch Harris took over on guitar for this album.

Their third album, The Body, The Blood, The Machine, would win them the most recognition, appearing on multiple top album lists for 2006 (including NPR's, The AV Club's and Pitchfork's). Jordan Hudson dropped out of the band during the recording of another planned third album, so Kathy Foster took over percussion duties in the recording studio, with Lorin Coleman playing on tour. 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.

Their most recent album Now We Can See was released on a new label, Kill Rock Stars and produced by label associate John Congleton, with Foster still working 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.

Discography

Studio albums

• More Parts per Million (2003)
• Fuckin A (2004)
• The Body, the Blood, the Machine (2006)
• Now We Can See (2009)

Singles and EPs

Year	Title	Label
2003	No Culture Icons	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

Live albums

Year	Title	Label
2007	Insound Tour Support 2.0	Insound
2008	LIVE at the Echoplex - December 7, 2007	Kufala Recordings

Compilations

Year	Title	Label
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.

References

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External links

• The Thermals (official website)
• The Thermals at Sub Pop Records
• The Thermals on FreeIndie

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