Since Sled Island is coming up here in Calgary, I thought I'd highlight one of the many bands I am stoked to see!
The Thermals are great. Mixing indie chord structures, punk aggression, and smart lyrics, there one of those rare bands who do exactly what they want to do as artists. They are politically informed, angry as hell, and not about to take shit from anyone. And "The Body, The Blood, The Machine" is my favorite album by them!
You can hear passion in every track of this album, from the organ of the opener track ("Here's Your Future," my personal favorite track) to the fuzzed out feedback of the closing track. Curiously unique is the fact that for the most part, The Thermals maintain a nice balance of instruments, not letting a single element or distorted guitar overpower one another. To often you'll hear a punk release where all you can hear is the guitar, but not so here. Every ounce of there energy as musicians shines through!
The lyrics deserve special mention, conjuring up an imaginative (but not entirely unlikely) world under the rule of some Christian super power, some fascist regime. But the single reason I like this album so much is what it inspires in me. As the singer snarls "I might need you to kill," I feel a stirring in my chest. It makes me, personally, wanna get up off the floor and write notes to politicians, scrawl on signs, ask questions... that kind of stuff. I hope it means as much to you as it means to me.
The lyrics deserve special mention, conjuring up an imaginative (but not entirely unlikely) world under the rule of some Christian super power, some fascist regime. But the single reason I like this album so much is what it inspires in me. As the singer snarls "I might need you to kill," I feel a stirring in my chest. It makes me, personally, wanna get up off the floor and write notes to politicians, scrawl on signs, ask questions... that kind of stuff. I hope it means as much to you as it means to me.
The Thermals will be playing Sled Island here in Calgary, playing the Distillery on the first, Olympic Plaza on the second, and the Republik on the third of July. Olympic Plaza is an all ages gig, so don't miss out on these guys!
1. Here's Your Future
2. I Might Need You To Kill
3. An Ear For Baby
4. A Pillar Of Salt
5. Returning To The Fold
6. Test Pattern
7. Saint Rosa and the Swallows
8. Back To The Sea
9. Power Doesn't Run On Nothing
10. I Hold the Sound
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