The Thermals

Infobox musical artist |
Name = The Thermals

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Origin = Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Sub Pop
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URL = [http://www.thethermals.com/ thethermals.com]
Current_members = Hutch Harris
Kathy Foster
Past_members = Scott Yarmovsky
Jordan Hudson
Caitlin Love
Ben Barnett
Lorin Coleman

The Thermals, formed in 2002, are an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon on the label Sub Pop Records. Following the recent departure of drummer Lorin Coleman, the group is currently comprised of Hutch Harris (vocals and guitar) and Kathy Foster (bass). [ cite web
url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49210-drummer-lorin-coleman-leaves-the-thermals
title = "Drummer Lorin Coleman Leaves The Thermals", by Pitchfork Media ] Original guitarist Ben Barnett (of Kind of Like Spitting fame) left shortly after "More Parts per Million" was released in 2003, reverting guitar duties back to Hutch. Coleman joined the group in 2006, after the original drummer, Jordan Hudson, left the band.

A 2003 article in "Willamette Week" (an alternative weekly published in the band's hometown) describes the band's sound as the "natural byproduct of many hours in skanky basements."

Hutch and Kathy have recently finished writing for the upcoming album, "Now We Can See". [ cite web
url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142403-thermals-harris-talks-new-lp-sub-pop-dolls
title = "Thermals' Harris Talks New LP, Sub Pop, Dolls", by Pitchfork Media ] The two plan on splitting drum duties during recording and are currently looking for a replacement drummer. [ cite web
url = http://www.thethermals.com
title = "Thank You Lorin!", by The Thermals ]

Discography

tudio albums

Compilations

Trivia

*The band turned down a $50,000 offer for the right to use their song "It's Trivia" (from "More Parts Per Million") in a Hummer commercial. Harris commented on the decision in a February 2006 asap article: "We thought about it for about 15 seconds, maybe...it was a really easy decision. How could we go on after soundtracking Hummer? It's just so evil." [cite web
url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/35964/Trans_Am_and_the_Thermals_Say_No_to_Hummer#35964
title = "Trans Am and the Thermals Say No to Hummer", by Pitchfork Media ]

*Before forming The Thermals, Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster played together in the bands: Haelah, Urban Legends, and Hutch and Kathy. Kathy Foster also currently plays for the All Girl Summer Fun Band. [cite web
url = http://www.jealousbutcher.com/hutchkathy/jbhk.html
title = “Hutch and Kathy”, by Jealous Butcher ]

*Colin Meloy of the Decemberists and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie make cameos in the video for "Pillar of Salt."

*"I Hold the Sound" appeared in NHL 2K7's 2K beats.

*Hutch briefly joined Modest Mouse on tour as a second guitarist after the departure of Dan Gallucci in 2004, but has not been featured on any recordings.

*"A Passing Feeling" appeared on MLB 2K7's 2K beats.

*"Pillar of Salt" is a demo track on Microsoft's Zune.

*The band appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly as a musical guest

*The Thermals toured briefly with Cursive in 2006.

*The band toured with U.K act The Cribs in 2007.

* "Here's your Future" featured in the second episode of the third season of the tv show Weeds in 2007. The song plays over the final moments and the end credits.

* "Here's your Future" will also be featured in the upcoming video game Saints Row 2.

References

External links

* [http://www.thethermals.com/ Official website]
*MySpace|thethermals|The Thermals
* [http://www.subpop.com/artists/the_thermals The Thermals] at the Sub Pop Records
* [http://www.freeindie.com/2007/01/the_thermals.html The Thermals] on FreeIndie
* [http://www.roxwel.com/player/thethermalsapillarofsaltartistcommentary.html "A Pillar of Salt" artist commentary]
* [http://www.wweek.com/editorial/2918/3686/ Unraveling the Thermals] , a March 2003 article from "Willamette Week"

Interviews

* [http://auralstates.com/2007/11/the-thermals-w-hutch-harris.html The Thermals Interview] at Aural States
* [http://www.bandega.com/band/view/the-thermals#interview 2007 The Thermals Interview at Bandega.com]
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/38015-interview-the-thermals Interview: The Thermals] Interview by Jason Crock at Pitchfork Media
* [http://www.aversion.com/bands/interviews.cfm?interview=340 Interview explaining "The Body, The Blood, The Machine"] from Oct. 2006 on Aversion
* [http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/06/thermals.html The Politics of Punk: Interview with The Thermals] with the Center for American Progress
* [http://www.daytrotter.com/lassoed/516/the-thermals-kathy-foster-gets-lassod The Thermals' Kathy Foster Gets Lasso'd]
* [http://soundcrank.com/Interview.aspx?interviewid=1032 Soundcrank Podcast Hosted by The Thermals]
* [http://music.aol.ca/article/the-thermals/231/ Why aren't "post-pop-punks" The Thermals hotter?] Interview by Joshua Ostroff at AOL Music Canada