The Thermals Transmit Warm, Poppy Punk

What can I say? I am a sucker for Portland, and its myriad bands.

The Thermals are one of its best, sure-shot pushers of power-pop, or pop-punk, or whatever they are calling bouncy, crunchy, smart grooves these days.

I reviewed the power trio’s latest effort for Metromix. And it was good.

The Thermals, Now We Can See
[Scott Thill, Metromix]
If geopolitics and the economic meltdown have got you down, turn the Thermals’ newest effort up to 11 and mosh your cares away. From the apocalyptic thrash of “When We Were Alive” to the sweet-and-sour bounce of “We Were Sick,” there is much to celebrate for fans of high-octane sonics that barely pass the three-minute mark. Almost every song clocks in beneath that perfected timeframe, whether it’s the head-bobbing opener, “When I Died,” or the rollicking closer, “You Dissolve.” Complexity creeps in somewhat on the dissonant middle track “At the Bottom of the Sea,” but for the most part the Thermals’ latest effort is an unpretentious power-pop classic stripped down to the essentials. MORE @ METROMIX

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