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  Hear the Thermals' Haunted Scorcher 'The Sunset'

  March 28, 2013 – Thermals frontman Hutch Harris told SPIN the arc of his Portland punk trio's April 16 album Desperate Ground is "about someone learning to deal with the harsh reality around them." The now-Saddle Creek-signed band has already shared napalm-blasting opener "Born to Kill" and its fantastically bloody video. …
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  Watch the Thermals' Blood-Spattered 'Born to Kill' Video

  March 21, 2013 – These days a band that isn't busy being born is busy doing, um, something else. …
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  The Thermals Move to Saddle Creek for 'Desperate Ground' LP

  January 31, 2013 – The Thermals recently announced that they'd be getting nostalgic with former label Sub Pop to reissue the punkers' first three albums on vinyl on March 5. …
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  The Thermals' First Three Albums to Be Reissued by Sub Pop

  January 24, 2013 – Just in time for the Thermals' upcoming sixth album (expected later this year), Sub Pop is reissuing the Portland pop-punks' first three records on vinyl, the label announced today (January 24). …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  September 11, 2010 – This week, Kings of Leon debuted the video for their new song "Radioactive," the xx took home Britain's prestigious Mercury Prize, and Metallica revealed plans for a new live album. Meanwhile, SPIN.com brought you a rundown of the 20 Best Songs of Summer, got an inside look at Of Montreal's over-the-top fall tour with Janelle Monáe, and caught up with Maynard James Keenan about upcoming Puscifer and Tool projects! …
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• The Thermals, 'Personal Life' (Kill Rock Stars)

  August 23, 2010 – Staunch skepticism propelled the Thermals through their transcendent 2006 concept album, The Body, the Blood, the Machine, as the Portland trio merrily scorned the foundations of Christianity with a pop-punk adroitness that belied their lo-fi roots. …
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  Thermals Drummer Talks About His Favorite Book

  April 9, 2009 – Usually the musicians talking about their favorite books in SPIN.com's ongoing Book Club series are lyricists and songwriters -- which makes sense because if you write the words, you're probably influenced by reading words. For this installment, we asked Westin Glass, drummer (and non-songwriter) for the Thermals, to recommend a novel. …
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  40 Hot Performances & Interviews from SXSW!

  March 25, 2009 – By now, you've probably checked out our photo gallery of the best concert photos from this past weekend's SXSW -- but what about our video coverage, featuring exclusive interviews and performances? Over the four-day music conference in Austin, TX, we corralled some of the weekend's hottest acts for acoustic sets -- and for interviews with intrepid guest reporter, John Norris. The result? …
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  Anti-SXSW Party: Mess With Texas!

  March 22, 2009 – For years, there have been Austin shadow parties and festivals in opposition to SXSW's corporate juggernaut -- the best, known affectionately as Fuck by Fuck You, booked local (and international) punk bands to squall and scream and spill beer all over the backyard of a venue called the "Typewriter Museum" (the 2009 event was redubbed Type by Type Writer). …
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  Portland's Rock Elite Attend Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks' 'Gardenia' Video Premiere

  August 18, 2008 – Portland, OR's indie rock upper crust -- including members of Spoon, Sleater-Kinney, the Thermals, Quasi, and many more -- packed the air-conditioned confines of Valentine's Saturday night (Aug. 16), swilling drinks and boogying at the downtown haunt frequented by the city's creative underclass. The occasion? …
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