The Thermals

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The Thermals

Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	Sub Pop
Website	thethermals.com
Members
Hutch Harris Kathy Foster
Former members
Scott Yarmovsky Jordan Hudson Caitlin Love Ben Barnett Lorin Coleman

The Thermals, formed in 2002, are a 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).^[1] 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, Politics Don't Sell Records. The two plan on splitting drum duties during recording and are currently looking for a replacement drummer.^[2]

1 Discography
2 Trivia
3 References
4 External links
- 4.1 Interviews

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year	Title	Label
2003	More Parts per Million	Sub Pop
2004	Fuckin A	Sub Pop
2006	The Body, The Blood, The Machine	Sub Pop

[edit] Singles and EPs

Year	Title	Label
2003	No Culture Icons	Sub Pop
2007	A Pillar of Salt	Sub Pop
2007	Insound Tour Support 2.0	Insound
2008	Returning to the Fold	Sub Pop

[edit] Compilations

Year	Title	Label
2003	The Wonder of the Underground Pressed On Plastic, Vol. 1	Meow Meow
2004	Sub Pop: Patient Zero	Sub Pop
2006	To Elliott: From Portland	Expunged Records
2006	Terminal Sales Vol. 2: This Delicious	Sub Pop
2007	Bridging the Distance: a Portland, OR covers compilation	Arena Rock Recording Co.

[edit] Trivia

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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."^[3]

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.^[4]

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.