Tag Archive for: The Thermals

Punk still relevant for today’s music scene


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The genre of punk has long been sliced and diced into various subgenres, and nowadays it seems that just about every slightly hardcore indie band seems to slap the “post-punk” or “prog-punk” label onto itself. In the 1970s, the meaning of punk was clear as hair gel — no one was confused about the dude […]

Recent release’s new direction leads to mixed results


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Part of The Thermals’ draw has always been their ability to craft quick-paced, simple, energetic and infectious pop/punk/indie/rock songs. On the band’s latest album, Personal Life, things are different. With Personal Life, for instance, the lyrics fit with the title of the album. Although previous albums were filled with political or religious commentary, most of […]