The Thermals Visit 'The Take Away Show'

Enjoy 'I Know It's Too Late' (in Seattle) below. Watch the complete set here.


MP3: The Thermals - A Stare Like Yours

The Thermals Record Daytrotter Session

The Portland-based trio performed:

Everything Thermals
I Might Need You To Kill
Misfit
Returning To The Fold

Download the full set here.

Visit The Thermals on MySpace.

MP3: The Thermals - Pillar Of Salt

The Thermals Debut New Clip

Check out the highly entertaining video for 'Returning To The Fold' below. MP3 at bottom.


MP3: The Thermals - Pillar Of Salt

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #234

The Thermals - Live On KEXP

Listen to KEXP here.

Read my review of The Thermals @ McCarren Park (with Ted Leo) via this link. Visit The Thermals at their MySpace page.

MP3: The Thermals - Live On KEXP

Ted Leo & The Thermals @ McCarren Park: Sweat It Out

Another scorching Sunday, another visit to Williamsburg's McCarren Park. This week we were treated to the always-delightful sounds of The Thermals & Ted Leo, respectively.

While I've seen Ted more times than I can recall over the last six years, I have to declare that yesterday's show was probably the best I've witnessed of him and The Pharmacists, to date. Performing a bevy of tunes from each of their studio albums (focus on Living With The Living), Ted & the gang failed to falter under the excruciating Brooklyn heat.

Including Music Slut faves - 'Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? + 'Me & Mia' - early into the set, those in attendance were even graced with an impromptu & undeniably fabulous cover of Daft Punk's 'One More Time' (something tells me that the track will be a mega-success on The Hype Machine as soon as it's properly ripped)! Superb.

View Ted Leo + The Pharmacists' upcoming tour dates here at TL's MySpace page.

MP3: Ted Leo - Bomb.Repeat.Bomb

The Thermals came out to a rapturous applause sometime around 4:30 and performed an impressive best-of 45-minute set. The last time I saw The Thermals, they wowed me with an abbreviated stint during CMJ at Studio B (read my mini-review here).

The Portland-based trio have truly carved a great niche for themselves since their formation, back in 2002. The Sub Pop signees produce some of the most engaging post-punk/straightforward indie-rock anthems in recent memory. I predict a long and well-respected career for The Thermals. Yesterday's show only confirmed my postulation.

Keep up to date on all things Thermals here at the band's official site.

Next week's final McCarren gig features Ghostland Observatory & Yacht, amongst other unannounced acts. Keep an eye on ThePoolParties.com for more info as it's released.

MP3: The Thermals - No Culture Icons

The Thermals Hosting 'Subterranean' This Sunday

According to a MySpace bulletin the band just put up: Hutch and Kathy will be hosting Subterranean on MTV2 this Sunday at 1:00am, please watch if you have it! We picked great videos by Cat Power, Cursive, Death Cab For Cutie, The Gossip, Panther, Guided By Voices, They Might Be Giants, and more! There will also be more Thermals stuff at Sub.mtv2.com so check it out! xo

MP3: The Thermals - Body, Blood, Machine (via AmpCamp)

Post #950: The Thermals & Ra Ra Riot & The Horrors @ Studio B (CMJ Day 4)

On Friday night, Jen and I took to the outstretches of Greenpoint to check out the Product Shop NYC-curated CMJ evening. The line-up was quite stellar and diverse, with everybody from NME-buzzers to up-and-rising indie bands to local faves on the bill. Sadly we were still getting ourselves situated and into the venue when Sam Champion was doing their shtick, but from the little we heard, it sounded alright.



The first full act I saw was The Thermals. By the time the Portland act came on, Studio B was completely packed. With good reason, might I add! The band sounded tight during their 35-minute set. It's easy to see why all the hype is being generated in their direction. They can easily become a household name next to Spoon or The New Pornographers. Everybody loved them on Friday, and I haven't got one bitchy thing to say. Can't wait to see them again.

MP3: 'How We Know'

Next up was the relatively unknown, Ra Ra Riot. In spite of what Chris declared in his post about the band, your sluts were loving Ra Ra Riot.



The Syracuse natives feature a cello, violin, keyboard, bass, drums and guitar in their live show and on their recordings. To some extent, the multitude of instruments might feel a bit overdone at this point, Ra Ra Riot proved that it can be done right, their own way. Ending their set with a great great cover of 'Hounds Of Love', I'm eager to hear what's next for Ra Ra Riot.


It seems that their next NYC show is on 12/13 at Sin-e. Check out some tunes of theirs on their MySpace page!

Ok, now it was time for The Horrrors. The NME cover boys, the next best thing since sliced bread, the... worst band I've ever seen live in my entire life!!


I'll let Jen put up the proper review of The Horrors as she stayed for entire 25 minute set (I don't know how she managed it) and I left after about 7. Maybe 6. Contrived, predictable, excessively loud and just simply BAD. Two thumbs up on all that teased hair though, Robert Smith would be so proud!